The men's 4x200 metre freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 relay was a swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928 to Saturday August 11, 1928.There were 182 participants from 28 countries competing...

 programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Saturday August 11, 1928.

The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while Japan replaced one. Fifty-five swimmers from 13 nations competed.

Medalists

Austin Clapp Austin Clapp Austin Rhone Clapp was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in New Hampshire and died in Santa Clara, California... George Kojac George Kojac George Harold Kojac was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medals in the 100 m backstroke event and in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in the 100 m freestyle event.He was born in New York City and died in... Walter Laufer Walter Laufer Walter Laufer was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event and silver medal in the 100 m backstroke event... Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...

Nobuo Arai Nobuo Arai was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam where he won a silver medal in Men's 4x200m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in the semifinal of 1500 m freestyle event and did not start in the semifinal of 400 m freestyle event and did not advance in both... Tokuhei Sada Tokuhei Sada was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. There he won the silver medal in Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay event.-External links:*... Katsuo Takaishi Katsuo Takaishi was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.At the 1924 Olympics he was fourth in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event and fifth in the 100 m freestyle event and in the 1500 m freestyle event.... Hiroshi Yoneyama Hiroshi Yoneyama was a Japanese swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a silver medal in 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fifth in the semifinal of 400 m freestyle event and did not advance.-External links:*...

Garnet Ault Garnet Ault Garnet Walter Ault was a Canadian swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event... Munroe Bourne Munroe Bourne Frederick Munroe Bourne was an international backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.... Walter Spence Walter Spence Walter Percy Spence was a swimmer from British Guiana who competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics... James Thompson James Thompson (swimmer) James Thompson was a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in Dundee, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1906....

Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Paul Samson and David Young both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals. Also the Japanese Kazuo Noda

Kazuo Noda

was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Shizuoka.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metre freestyle event as well as of the 1500 metre freestyle competition...

 who swam in the semi-final is not listed as silver medalist.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record	9:49.6			1927
Olympic Record	9:53.4	Ralph Breyer Ralph Breyer Ralph Theodore Breyer was an American swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In the 1924 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He also competed in the 400 m freestyle event, but did not start in the semifinal.He died in Los Angeles, California.-External links:*...   Harrison Glancy Harrison Glancy Harrison Smith "Harry" Glancy was an American swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In the 1924 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event....   Wallace O'Connor Wallace O'Connor James Wallace "Wally" O'Connor was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics....   Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...  (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	July 20, 1924

The United States with Paul Samson, Austin Clapp

Austin Clapp

Austin Rhone Clapp was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in New Hampshire and died in Santa Clara, California...

, David Young, and Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...

 set a new world record in the semi-final with 9:38.8 minutes. In the final the United States with Austin Clapp

Austin Clapp

Austin Rhone Clapp was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in New Hampshire and died in Santa Clara, California...

, Walter Laufer

Walter Laufer

Walter Laufer was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event and silver medal in the 100 m backstroke event...

, George Kojac

George Kojac

George Harold Kojac was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medals in the 100 m backstroke event and in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in the 100 m freestyle event.He was born in New York City and died in...

, and Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...

bettered the world record to 9:36.2 minutes.

Semifinals

The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Place	Swimmers	Time	Qual.
1		9:38.8	QF WR
2		9:42.6	QF
3		10:03.2	qf
4

Semifinal 2

Place	Swimmers	Time	Qual.
1		9:55.0	QF
2		10:16.6	QF
3		10:31.4
4
5

Semifinal 3

Place	Swimmers	Time	Qual.
1		9:46.6	QF
2		11:50.6	QF
3		10:03.2
4

Final

Place	Swimmers	Time
1		9:36.2 WR
2		9:41.4
3		9:47.8
4		9:57.0
5		10:01.8
6		10:15.8
7