The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.^[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Saturday 11 August 1928.

Quick Facts Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the IX Olympiad, Venue ...

Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Bronze medal team from Canada. Back row, left to right: Bourne, Thompson, Spence, and Ault
Venue	Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date	11 August
Competitors	55 from 13 nations
Medalists
Austin Clapp George Kojac Walter Laufer Johnny Weissmuller  United States Nobuo Arai Tokuhei Sada Katsuo Takaishi Hiroshi Yoneyama  Japan Garnet Ault Munroe Bourne Walter Spence James Thompson  Canada
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Fifty-five swimmers from 13 nations competed.

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

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

More information World Record, Olympic Record ...

World Record	9:49.6			1927
Olympic Record	9:53.4	Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Wally O'Connor Johnny Weissmuller	Paris (FRA)	20 July 1924

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The United States with Paul Samson, Austin Clapp, David Young, and Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record in the semi-final with 9:38.8 minutes. In the final the United States with Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, and Johnny Weissmuller bettered the world record to 9:36.2 minutes.