| Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been established in 1908. The competition was held from Friday July 18, 1924 to Sunday July 20, 1924.
Fifty-seven swimmers from 13 nations competed.
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Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows also Lester Smith as gold medalist in this competition even though he did not participate in this event...
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 10:04.4 | Perry McGillivray Pua Kealoha Norman Ross Duke Kahanamoku |
Antwerp (BEL) | August 29, 1920 |
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| Olympic Record | 10:04.4 | Perry McGillivray Pua Kealoha Norman Ross Duke Kahanamoku |
Antwerp (BEL) | August 29, 1920 |
The United States with the line-up Ralph Breyer, Harrison Glancy, Richard Howell, and Wallace O'Connor broke the world record and the ten minute barrier in the semi-final with a time of 9:59.4 minutes. In the final when Johnny Weissmuller replaced Howell, the Americans improved their time again to 9:53.4 minutes.
The fastest two teams in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Breyer, Harrison Glancy, Richard Howell, and Wallace O'Connor (USA) | 10:41.6 | |
| 2 | Renato Bacigalupo, Agostino Frassinetti, Gianni Patrignani, Emilio Polli (ITA) | 11:05.2 | |
| 3 | Ivo Arčanin, Ante Roje, Vlado Smokvina, Atilije Venturini (YUG) | 12:02.4 | |
| 4 | Ramón Berdemans, Pedro Méndez, Julio Perejordi, José Manuel Pinillo (ESP) | 12:02.4 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Henning, Gösta Persson, Orvar Trolle, Georg Werner (SWE) | 11:15.4 | |
| 2 | Gé Dekker, Otto Hoogesteyn, Sjaak Köhler, Frits Schutte (NED) | 11:35.6 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moss Christie, Frank Beaurepaire, Ernest Henry, and Ivan Stedman (AUS) | 10:21.2 | |
| 2 | Torahiko Miyahata, Kazuo Noda, Kazuo Onoda, Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) | 10:24.2 | |
| 3 | Václav Antoš, Stanislav Bičák, Viktor Légat, Rudolf Piowatý (TCH) | 11:12.8 | |
| 4 | Juan Behrensen, Tomás Jones, Jorge Moreau, Alberto Zorrilla (ARG) | 11:25.0 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Middleton, Henri Padou, Édouard van Zeveren, Émile Zeibig (FRA) | 10:41.4 | |
| 2 | Harold Annison, Albert Dickin, Edward Peter, Leslie Savage (GBR) | 10:52.6 | |
| 3 | A. Buydens, Joseph Callens, Émile Thienpondt, Martial van Schelle (BEL) | 11:14.8 |
The fastest two teams in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed teams advanced to the final.
Sweden replaced Thor Henning and Gösta Persson with Arne Borg and Åke Borg and Great Britain replaced Leslie Savage with John Thomson. Both teams advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moss Christie, Frank Beaurepaire, Ernest Henry, and Ivan Stedman (AUS) | 10:27.0 | QF |
| 2 | Harold Annison, Albert Dickin, Edward Peter, John Thomson (GBR) | 10:31.2 | QF |
| 3 | Guy Middleton, Henri Padou, Édouard van Zeveren, Émile Zeibig (FRA) | 10:39.4 | |
| 4 | Gé Dekker, Otto Hoogesteyn, Sjaak Köhler, Frits Schutte (NED) | 11:29.0 | |
| — | (TCH) | DNS |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Breyer, Harrison Glancy, Richard Howell, and Wallace O'Connor (USA) | 9:59.4 | QF WR |
| 2 | Arne Borg, Åke Borg, Orvar Trolle, Georg Werner (SWE) | 10:08.2 | QF |
| 3 | Torahiko Miyahata, Kazuo Noda, Kazuo Onoda, Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) | 10:12.4 | qf |
| 4 | Renato Bacigalupo, Agostino Frassinetti, Gianni Patrignani, Emilio Polli (ITA) | 11:00.4 |
In the final Johnny Weissmuller replaced Richard Howell in the American team and Boy Charlton replaced Ivan Stedman in the Australian team.
| Place | Swimmers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Breyer, Harrison Glancy, Wallace O'Connor, and Johnny Weissmuller (USA) | 9:53.4 WR |
| 2 | Boy Charlton, Moss Christie, Frank Beaurepaire, and Ernest Henry (AUS) | 10:02.2 |
| 3 | Arne Borg, Åke Borg, Orvar Trolle, Georg Werner (SWE) | 10:06.8 |
| 4 | Torahiko Miyahata, Kazuo Noda, Kazuo Onoda, Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) | 10:15.2 |
| 5 | Harold Annison, Albert Dickin, Edward Peter, John Thomson (GBR) | 10:29.4 |