Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 26.[1]
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 26, 2012 (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:09.17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United States |
6:58.55 | Rome | July 31, 2009 |
| European record |  Russia |
6:59.15 | Rome | July 31, 2009 |
| Championship record | Russia |
7:06.71 | Budapest | August 14, 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
12 nations participated in 2 heats.[2]
Final edit
The final was held at 18:48.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Paul Biedermann Dimitri Colupaev Clemens Rapp Tim Wallburger |
 Germany |
7:09.17 | |
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4 | Gianluca Maglia Riccardo Maestri Samuel Pizzetti Filippo Magnini |
 Italy |
7:13.10 | |
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3 | Dominik Kozma Gergő Kis Péter Bernek László Cseh |
 Hungary |
7:13.60 | |
| 4 | 6 | Dieter Dekoninck Glenn Surgeloose Louis Croenen Pieter Timmers |
 Belgium |
7:15.58 | NR |
| 5 | 8 | David Brandl Markus Rogan Christian Scherübl Dinko Jukić |
 Austria |
7:19.32 | |
| 6 | 7 | Viacheslav Andrusenko Pavel Medvetskiy Alexander Selin Evgeny Kulikov |
Russia |
7:19.45 | |
| 7 | 2 | Dorde Marković Stefan Šorak Velimir Stjepanović Radovan Siljevski |
 Serbia |
7:20.20 | |
| 8 | 1 | David Karasek Dominik Meichtry Alexandre Liess Jean-Baptiste Febo |
 Switzerland |
7:22.30 | NR |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.