The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 9, 1932.
Twenty-eight swimmers from seven nations competed.
Medalists edit
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 9:34.0 |  András Wanié László Szabados András Székely István Bárány
|
Paris (FRA) | 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 9:36.2 |  Austin Clapp Walter Laufer George Kojac Johnny Weissmuller
|
Amsterdam (NED) | August 9, 1928 |
Japan set a new world record with 8:58.4 minutes. They bettered the standing world record by more than 35 seconds and broke the nine-minute barrier.
Results edit
As there were only seven nation who competed in this event only a final was held.
Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yasuji Miyazaki, Masanori Yusa, Hisakichi Toyoda, and Takashi Yokoyama (JPN) |
8:58.4 WR | 2:14.1 | 2:14.7 | 2:14.8 | 2:14.8 |
| 2 |  Frank Booth, George Fissler, Maiola Kalili, and Manuella Kalili (USA) |
9:10.5 | 2:20.2 | 2:17.0 | 2:18.6 | 2:17.7 |
| 3 |  András Wanié, László Szabados, András Székely, and István Bárány (HUN) |
9:31.4 | 2:25.8 | 2:26.5 | 2:21.3 | 2:17.8 |
| 4 |  George Larson, George Burrows, Munroe Bourne, and Walter Spence (CAN) |
9:36.3 | 2:26.0 | 2:28.0 | 2:24.0 | 2:18.3 |
| 5 |  Joseph Whiteside, Bob Leivers, Reginald Sutton, and Mostyn Ffrench-Williams (GBR) |
9:45.8 | 2:27.4 | 2:25.8 | 2:25.3 | 2:27.1 |
| 6 |  Carlos Kennedy, Leopoldo Tahier, Roberto Peper, and Alfredo Rocca (ARG) |
10:13.1 | ||||
| 7 |  Manoel Lourenço, Isaac Moraes, Manoel Villar, and Benvenuto Nunes (BRA) |
10:36.5 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links edit
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2008.