Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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| Swimming at the 1968 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 men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place 21 October.[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greg Rogers, Graham White, Bob Windle, Mike Wenden (AUS) |
8:04.8 | |
| 2 |  George Smith, Ron Jacks, Sandy Gilchrist, Ralph Hutton (CAN) |
8:10.5 | |
| 3 |  Hans Ljungberg, Olle Ferm, Gunnar Larsson, Lester Eriksson (SWE) |
8:10.9 | |
| 4 |  John Thurley, Raymond Terrell, Bobby McGregor, Tony Jarvis (GBR) |
8:16.3 | |
| 5 |  Tomas Becerra, Federico Sicard, Ricardo González, Julio Arango (COL) |
8:26.7 | |
| 6 |  José Ferraioli, Michael Goodner, Gary Goodner, Jorge González (PUR) |
8:40.2 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  William Johnson, David Johnson, Andrew Strenk, Mike Wall (USA) |
8:05.1 | |
| 2 |  Michel Rousseau, Gérard Letast, Francis Luyce, Alain Mosconi (FRA) |
8:06.3 | |
| 3 |  Hans Faßnacht, Olaf, Baron von Schilling, Folkert Meeuw, Wolfgang Kremer (FRG) |
8:07.1 | |
| 4 |  Dick Langerhorst, Johan Schans, Aad Oudt, Elt Drenth (NED) |
8:17.0 | |
| 5 |  Roosevelt Abdulgafur, Tony Asamali, Leroy Goff, Luis Ayesa (PHI) |
8:41.0 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vladimir Bure, Semyon Belits-Geyman, Georgijs Kuļikovs, Leonid Ilyichov (URS) |
8:07.6 | |
| 2 | Frank Wiegand, Horst-Günter Gregor, Alfred Müller, Jochen Herbst (GDR) |
8:11.2 | |
| 3 |  Kunihiro Iwasaki, Teruhiko Kitani, Noboru Waseda, Satoru Nakano (JPN) |
8:14.1 | |
| 4 |  Juan Fortuny, Santiago Esteva, José Antonio Chicoy, Juan Martínez (ESP) |
8:23.6 | |
| 5 |  Juan Alanís, Jorge Urreta, Rafaél Cal, Eduardo Alanís (MEX) |
DQ |
Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Don Schollander (USA) |
7:52.3 | |
 |
Greg Rogers, Graham White, Bob Windle, Mike Wenden (AUS) |
7:53.7 | |
 |
Vladimir Bure, Semyon Belits-Geyman, Georgijs Kuļikovs, Leonid Ilyichov (URS) |
8:01.6 | |
| 4 | George Smith, Ron Jacks, Sandy Gilchrist, Ralph Hutton (CAN) |
8:03.2 | |
| 5 | Michel Rousseau, Gérard Letast, Francis Luyce, Alain Mosconi (FRA) |
8:03.7 | |
| 6 | Hans Faßnacht, Olaf von Schilling, Folkert Meeuw, Wolfgang Kremer (FRG) |
8:04.3 | |
| 7 | Frank Wiegand, Horst-Günter Gregor, Alfred Müller, Jochen Herbst (GDR) |
8:06.0 | |
| 8 | Hans Ljungberg, Gunnar Larsson, Olle Ferm, Lester Eriksson (SWE) |
8:12.1 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ final
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