Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 99 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:19.03 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The final of the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1] 23 teams participated in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Chris Cavanaugh (50.13) Robin Leamy (50.10) David McCagg (49.89) Rowdy Gaines (49.14) |
3:19.26 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 5 August 1982 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)David Edgar (52.69) John Murphy (52.04) Jerry Heidenreich (50.78) Mark Spitz (50.90) |
3:26.42 | Munich, West Germany | 28 August 1972 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 2 August | Heat 3 | Neil Brooks (50.36) Greg Fasala (50.35) Michael Delany (50.03) Mark Stockwell (49.20) |
 Australia |
3:19.94 | OR |
| 2 August | Final | Chris Cavanaugh (50.83) Mike Heath (49.60) Matt Biondi (49.67) Rowdy Gaines (48.93) |
United States |
3:19.03 | WR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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5 | United States |
Chris Cavanaugh (50.83) Mike Heath (49.60) Matt Biondi (49.67) Rowdy Gaines (48.93) |
3:19.03 | WR |
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4 | Australia |
Greg Fasala (51.00) Neil Brooks (49.36) Michael Delany (50.26) Mark Stockwell (49.06) |
3:19.68 | OC |
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3 |  Sweden |
Thomas Lejdström (51.29) Bengt Baron (50.83) Mikael Örn (51.28) Per Johansson (49.29) |
3:22.69 | NR |
| 4 | 7 |  West Germany |
Dirk Korthals (51.11) Andreas Schmidt (51.48) Alexander Schowtka (50.91) Michael Gross (49.48) |
3:22.98 | NR |
| 5 | 6 |  Great Britain |
David Lowe (51.38) Roland Lee (51.17) Paul Easter (50.82) Richard Burrell (50.24) |
3:23.61 | NR |
| 6 | 2 |  France |
Stéphan Caron (51.03) Laurent Neuville (51.38) Dominique Bataille (51.17) Bruno Lesaffre (51.05) |
3:24.63 | NR |
| 7 | 8 |  Canada |
David Churchill (51.73) Blair Hicken (51.13) Alex Baumann (51.28) Sandy Goss (50.56) |
3:24.70 | NR |
| 8 | 1 |  Italy |
Marcello Guarducci (51.53) Marco Colombo (51.21) Metello Savino (51.54) Fabrizio Rampazzo (50.69) |
3:24.97 | NR |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 515–517. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
