Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4x200m freestyle relay
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The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay at the 2009 World Championships
took place on July 31, 2009 at the Foro Italico
in Rome, Italy
. 30 countries entered the event, of which 27 swam.
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
took place on July 31, 2009 at the Foro Italico
Foro Italico
Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti...
in Rome, Italy
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. 30 countries entered the event, of which 27 swam.
Records
The existing records when the event started were:| Record | Swimmer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United StatesMichael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... (1:43.31) Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... (1:44.28) Ricky Berens Ricky Berens Richard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle... (1:46.29) Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... (1:44.68) |
6:58.56 |  Beijing 2008 |
| Championship record | United States Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... (1:45.36) Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... ((1:45.86) Klete Keller Klete Keller Klete Keller is an American freestyle swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and the 4x200 m freestyle relay. In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds... (1:46.31) Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... (1:45.71) |
7:03.24 |  Melbourne 2007Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4x200m freestyle relay The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 30 March 2007 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The top-12 finishers from this race qualified for the event at the 2008 Olympics... |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Ricky Berens Ricky Berens Richard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle... (1:44.95) Daniel Madwed Daniel Madwed Daniel Madwed is an American swimmer.-Career:Madwed competed at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, and was the youngest American male swimmer at the event... (1:45.63) Davis Tarwater (1:47.94) Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... (1:44.78) |
7:03.30 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Shogo Hihara (1:46.75) Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle.... (1:44.73) Shunsuke Kuzuhara (1:46.41) Takeshi Matsuda Takeshi Matsuda is a Japanese Olympic and Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the latter event, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200m long course butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event... (1:45.41) |
7:03.30 | AS | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Nic Ffrost Nic Ffrost Nicholas David Ffrost is an Australian freestyle swimmer and a Relay veteran, since 2006 he has contributed to the 4x200m freestyle relay to capture 8 international medals.... (1:46.93) Robert Hurley Robert Hurley (swimmer) Robert Hurley is an Australian swimmer and former world record holder in the short-course 50 metres backstroke... (1:45.96) Kirk Palmer Kirk Palmer Kirk Palmer is an Australian freestyle swimmer.He was selected in the squad for the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats, but was dropped from the finals quartet. Australia took bronze in the final.- References :... (1:46.65) Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso William D'Orsogna is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.-Career Best Times:*LONG COURSE **200m IM – 2:00.31 – 2009 World Championships**100m Freestyle – 48.41 – 2009 AIS Meet... (1:46.02) |
7:05.56 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann is a German swimmer from Halle and a former 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion. He also holds the long course and short course world records in these events.-Career:... (1:44.02) Felix Wolf (1:48.25) Yannick Lebherz (1:47.54) Clemens Rapp (1:45.81) |
7:05.62 | ER | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... (1:46.11) NR Andrew Hunter Andrew Hunter (swimmer) Andrew Roy Philip Hunter is a British freestyle swimmer.Hunter represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×200 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... (1:46.85) David Davies David Davies (swimmer) David Davies is a Welsh Commonwealth Games and Olympic distance swimmer. Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Davies swam for Wales at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics... (1:46.77) David Carry David Carry David Robert Carry is a Scottish swimmer of Faroese heritage. His specialism is freestyle, and he has represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games... (1:46.38) |
7:06.11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Yevgeny Lagunov (1:48.30) Mikhail Polischuk Mikhail Polischuk Mikhail Mikhailovich Polischuk is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (1:44.93) Sergei Perunin (1:46.53) Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Nikolayevich Sukhorukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (1:46.68) |
7:06.44 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Jean Basson Jean Basson Jean Basson is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona, under coach Frank Busch. He was on the University of Arizona swim team.-External links:*... (1:45.99) Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.... (1:46.22) Jan Albert Venter (1:47.78) Sebastien Rousseau (1:48.02) |
7:08.01 | AF | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Cesare Sciocchetti (1:47.81) Massimiliano Rosolino Massimiliano Rosolino -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:... (1:48.26) Gianluca Maglia (1:45.60) Damiano Lestingi (1:46.40) |
7:08.07 | | | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | László Cseh László Cseh László Cseh , is a four-time Olympic medalist Hungarian swimmer.-Personal:Cseh has competed in swimming from an early age, and has won numerous Hungarian swimming events. Cseh is coached by György Turi and Zoltán Nemes... (1:45.78) NR Peter Bernek (1:47.88) Zoltan Povazsay (1:47.99) Gergő Kis Gergo Kis Gergő Kis is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats... (1:46.59) |
7:08.24 | NR | |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Thiago Pereira Thiago Pereira Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year... (1:46.57) SA Rodrigo Castro Rodrigo Castro Rodrigo Rocha Castro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . He twice won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4×200 m freestyle at the Pan American Games: in 1999 and 2003.-References:*... (1:48.23) Lucas Salatta Lucas Salatta Lucas Vinícius Yokoo Salatta is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer.At his 1998 state championship, Salatta set two age records in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly with only 11 years old.... (1:48.48) Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Nilo César de Oliveira is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer. He specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships... (1:46.43) |
7:09.71 | |SA | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Colin Russell Colin Russell (swimmer) Colin Russell is a Canadian swimmer. He is a freestyle specialist, and won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.... (1:47.81) Stefan Hirniak Stefan Hirniak Stefan Max Hirniak is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the freestyle and butterfly events... (1:45.62) Blake Worsley Blake Worsley Blake Thomas Worsley is a Canadian swimmer. He competed for Canada at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 12th. He was raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and swam for the University of Denver.-References:... (1:48.71) Joel Greenshields Joel Greenshields Joel Greenshields is a Canadian swimmer. Born in Edson, Alberta, he competes in the 100m Freestyle.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the Canadian team that finished sixth in the 4x100m Freestyle event. The team had previously finished in 7th at the 2007 World Aquatics... (1:47.77) |
7:09.91 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Paweł Korzeniowski (1:46.59) Konrad Czerniak Konrad Czerniak -References:*... (1:47.49) Lukasz Wojt (1:48.25) Pawel Rupak (1:49.77) |
7:12.10 | | | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Cesar Faria (1:49.30) Jorge Maia (1:49.67) Diogo Carvalho Diogo Carvalho Diogo Carvalho is a Portuguese swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the discipline 200 metre individual medley. He currently holds 9 individual national records, 7 short course and 3 long course... (1:48.83) Fabio Pereira (1:48.68) |
7:16.48 | NR | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | Glenn Surgeloose (1:49.66) Pholien Systermans Pholien Systermans Pholien Systermans . is a Belgian swimmer who gained the Belgian 100m freestyle record in 2009.Systermans was coached at Liège Natation by André Henveaux and is currently studying at the University of Florida... (1:48.94) Stef Verachten (1:49.48) Yoris Grandjean (1:49.35) |
7:17.43 | |NR | |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | Sun Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year... (1:51.30) Xin Tong Xin Tong Xin Tong is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2003/2004 National Champions Tournament - 1st 4×200 m freestyle relay... (1:50.27) Shi Tengfei (1:49.54) Chen Zuo Chen Zuo Chen Zuo is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2001/2005 National Games - 1st 100 m free;*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100 m free/4×100 m free relay;... (1:49.39) |
7:20.50 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Daniele Tirabassi (1:49.77) Roberto Gomez (1:51.31) Alejandro Gómez (1:51.03) Crox Acuna Crox Acuña Crox Acuña is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Venezuela.He swam for Venezuela at the:*2006 South American Games*2006 Central American & Caribbean Games*2007 World Championships... (1:48.45) |
7:20.56 | |NR | |
| 17 | 1 | 9 | David Karasek (1:49.46) Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry is a Swiss swimmer specializing in the middle distance freestyle events. He currently holds six Swiss national records .... (1:48.67) Duncan Furrer (1:53.00) Simon Rabold (1:51.50) |
7:22.63 | NR | |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Artur Dilman (1:54.76) Oleg Rabota (1:51.64) Stanislav Kuzmin (1:53.70) Dmitriy Gordiyenko (1:52.98) |
7:33.08 | | | |
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Petr Romashkin (1:53.01) Danil Bugakov (1:53.47) Sobitjon Amilov (1:54.29) Daniil Tulupov (1:53.94) |
7:34.71 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Hsu Chi-Chieh (1:52.70) Chien Jui-Ting (1:53.37) Pan Kai-Wen (1:55.63) Lin Kuan-Ting (1:55.13) |
7:36.83 | | | |
| 21 | 2 | 7 | Yeo Kai Quan (1:57.33) Lim Wen Hao Joshua (1:52.67) Tan Xue Wei Nicholas (1:53.98) Lim Clement (1:54.56) |
7:38.54 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Mandar Divase (2:00.23) Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events... (2:01.54) Rehan Poncha (2:04.98) Ashwin Menon (2:01.09) |
8:07.84 | | | |
| 23 | 2 | 8 | Mohammed Al Ghaferi (2:00.57) Ali Al Kaabi Ali al Kaabi Ali Bin Abdullah Al Kaabi is the past Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the United Arab Emirates. He was appointed in 2004 on the same day of the president Shiekh Zayed's death. He was educated at The George Washington University in Washington DC. He obtained a Doctor of Science Degree in... (2:02.70) Mubarak Al Besher (2:04.63) Obaid Aljesmi (1:59.99) |
8:07.89 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 8 | Antonio Tong (2:00.51) Lao Kuan Fong (2:02.52) Wong Wing Cheung Victor (2:01.88) Ngou Pok Man (2:03.72) |
8:08.63 | | | |
| 25 | 2 | 9 | Neil Agius (1:59.92) Edward Caruana Dingli (2:03.55) Mark Sammut (2:04.69) Andrea Agius (2:03.50) |
8:11.66 | ||
| 26 | 3 | 0 | Endi Babi (1:58.90) Mario Sulkja (2:14.21) Jon Pepaj (2:07.03) Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the... (2:05.19) |
8:25.33 | | | |
| 27 | 1 | 8 | Eli Ebenezer Wong (2:02.46) Cooper Graf (2:16.29) Shin Kimura (2:15.07) Kailan Staal (2:01.92) |
8:35.74 | ||
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Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... (1:44.49) Ricky Berens Ricky Berens Richard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle... (1:44.13) David Walters David Walters (swimmer) David Walters is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He graduated from Tabb High School.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Walters earned a gold medal by swimming in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100 m... (1:45.47) Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... (1:44.46) |
6:58.55 | |||
| 7 | Nikita Lobintsev Nikita Lobintsev Nikita Konstantinovich Lobintsev is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (1:45.10) Mikhail Polischuk Mikhail Polischuk Mikhail Mikhailovich Polischuk is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (1:45.42) Danila Izotov Danila Izotov Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (1:44.48) Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Nikolayevich Sukhorukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (1:44.15) |
6:59.15 | ER | ||
| 3 | Kenrick Monk Kenrick Monk Kenrick John Monk is an Australian swimmer.He attended Quakers Hill High School for his high school education.-Career:... (1:46.00) Robert Hurley Robert Hurley (swimmer) Robert Hurley is an Australian swimmer and former world record holder in the short-course 50 metres backstroke... (1:46.47) Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso William D'Orsogna is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.-Career Best Times:*LONG COURSE **200m IM – 2:00.31 – 2009 World Championships**100m Freestyle – 48.41 – 2009 AIS Meet... (1:44.82) Patrick Murphy Patrick Murphy (swimmer) Patrick Murphy is an Australian sprint freestyle and backstroke swimmer. He is an Australian relay team veteran since 2005. He has captured 4 World Championship medals and 2 Olympic medals.... (1:44.36) |
7:01.65 | OC | ||
| 4 | 5 | Sho Uchida Sho Uchida is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Major achievements:2005 World Championships*200m freestyle 17th *400m freestyle 14th *800m freestyle 13th *4×200m freestyle relay 5th 2008 Beijing Olympics... (1:45.90) Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle.... (1:45.83) Shogo Hihara (1:45.99) Takeshi Matsuda Takeshi Matsuda is a Japanese Olympic and Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the latter event, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200m long course butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event... (1:44.54) |
7:02.26 | AS | |
| 5 | 6 | Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann is a German swimmer from Halle and a former 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion. He also holds the long course and short course world records in these events.-Career:... (1:42.81) Felix Wolf (1:47.65) Yannick Lebherz (1:47.31) Clemens Rapp (1:45.42) |
7:03.19 | NR | |
| 6 | 8 | Emiliano Brembilla Emiliano Brembilla Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... (1:46.29) NR Gianluca Maglia (1:45.85) Marco Belotti Marco Belotti Marco Belotti is a freestyle swimmer from Italy. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... (1:45.46) Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini is an Italian swimmer, who was two times 100 m freestyle world champion.-Biography:Magnini was born in Pesaro, Marche.... (1:45.88) |
7:03.48 | NR | |
| 7 | 2 | Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... (1:45.99) NR Robert Bale (1:47.18) David Carry David Carry David Robert Carry is a Scottish swimmer of Faroese heritage. His specialism is freestyle, and he has represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games... (1:46.41) Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... (1:46.09) |
7:05.67 | NR | |
| 8 | 1 | Jean Basson Jean Basson Jean Basson is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona, under coach Frank Busch. He was on the University of Arizona swim team.-External links:*... (1:46.13) Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.... (1:46.81) Jan Albert Venter (1:47.13) Sebastien Rousseau (1:48.44) |
7:08.51 |
See also
- Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
- Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay