Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 23 September 1988 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 95 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:16.53 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Chris Cavanaugh (50.83) Mike Heath (49.60) Matt Biondi (49.67) Rowdy Gaines (48.93) |
3:19.03 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Chris Cavanaugh (50.83) Mike Heath (49.60) Matt Biondi (49.67) Rowdy Gaines (48.93) |
3:19.03 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 23 September | Final | Chris Jacobs (49.63) Troy Dalbey (49.75) Tom Jager (49.34) Matt Biondi (47.81) |
United States |
3:16.53 | WR |
Results[]
Heats[]
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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4 | United States |
Chris Jacobs (49.63) Troy Dalbey (49.75) Tom Jager (49.34) Matt Biondi (47.81) |
3:16.53 | WR |
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5 |  Soviet Union |
Gennadiy Prigoda (50.24) Iurie Başcatov (49.30) Nikolay Yevseyev (49.27) Volodymyr Tkachenko (49.52) |
3:18.33 | EU |
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3 |  East Germany |
Dirk Richter (50.25) Thomas Flemming (49.70) Lars Hinneburg (50.35) Steffen Zesner (49.52) |
3:19.82 | |
| 4 | 6 |  France |
Stéphan Caron (49.97) Christophe Kalfayan (50.09) Laurent Neuville (50.04) Bruno Gutzeit (49.92) |
3:20.02 | NR |
| 5 | 2 |  Sweden |
Per Johansson (50.58) Tommy Werner (50.00) Joakim Holmquist (50.47) Göran Titus (50.02) |
3:21.07 | NR |
| 6 | 7 |  West Germany |
Michael Gross (50.66) Thomas Fahrner (50.00) Björn Zikarsky (50.40) Peter Sitt (50.59) |
3:21.65 | |
| 7 | 8 |  Great Britain |
Mike Fibbens (51.36) Mark Foster (50.20) Roland Lee (50.33) Andy Jameson (49.82) |
3:21.71 | NR |
| 8 | 7 |  Italy |
Roberto Gleria (50.51) Giorgio Lamberti (50.31) Fabrizio Rampazzo (51.19) Andrea Ceccarini (50.92) |
3:22.93 |
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 415–416. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 416. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
External links[]
 Olympic champions in men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | |
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Categories:
- Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
- Men's events at the 1988 Summer Olympics