The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
was held on 25 and 26 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
It was the thirteenth appearance of the event, which has been held from 1964 to 1972 and then at every Games since 1984.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new records were set during the competition.
Qualification
The top 12 teams in
this event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships qualified for the Olympics. An additional 4 teams will qualify through having the fastest times at approved qualifying events during the qualifying period (1 March 2019 to 30 May 2020).
Competition format
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The relay teams with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.
Schedule
All times are Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(UTC+9)[
]
Results
Heats
The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
Final
References
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Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
Olympics
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Men's events at the 2020 Summer Olympics