Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 30 July 2021 (heats) 1 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 74 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:26.78 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
Freestyle | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
800 m | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
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 | women | |
Medley relay | |||
4×100 m | men | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 30 July and 1 August 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's sixteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1960.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record |
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3:27.28 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [2][3] |
Olympic record |
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3:27.95 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 August 2016 | [4][5] |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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1 August | Final |
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United States | 3:26.78 | WR |
Qualification[]
The top 12 teams in this event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships qualified for the Olympics. An additional 4 teams will qualify through having the fastest times at approved qualifying events during the qualifying period (1 March 2019 to 30 May 2020).[6]
Competition format[]
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The relay teams with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[7]
Schedule[]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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30 July 2021 | 21:10 | Heats |
1 August 2021 | 11:36 | Final |
Results[]
Heats[]
The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | United States | Ryan Murphy (52.31) Michael Andrew (58.49) Caeleb Dressel (49.03) Zach Apple (46.95) |
3:26.78 | WR | |
5 | Great Britain | Luke Greenbank (53.63) Adam Peaty (56.53) James Guy (50.27) Duncan Scott (47.08) |
3:27.51 | ER | |
4 | Italy | Thomas Ceccon (52.52) Nicolò Martinenghi (58.11) Federico Burdisso (51.07) Alessandro Miressi (47.47) |
3:29.17 | NR | |
4 | 3 | ROC | Evgeny Rylov (52.82) Kirill Prigoda (59.06) Andrey Minakov (50.31) Kliment Kolesnikov (47.03) |
3:29.22 | |
5 | 7 | Australia | Mitch Larkin (53.19) Zac Stubblety-Cook (58.67) Matthew Temple (50.78) Kyle Chalmers (46.96) |
3:29.60 | |
6 | 2 | Japan | Ryosuke Irie (53.05) Ryuya Mura (58.94) Naoki Mizunuma (50.88) Katsumi Nakamura (47.04) |
3:29.91 | AS |
7 | 8 | Canada | Markus Thormeyer (53.69) Gabe Mastromatteo (59.67) Joshua Liendo (51.02) Yuri Kisil (48.04) |
3:32.42 | |
6 | China | Xu Jiayu (52.77) Yan Zibei (58.35) Sun Jiajun He Junyi |
DSQ |
References[]
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (2 August 2009). "Michael Phelps gets 5th gold as more records fall". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Phelps wins 5th gold as U.S. relay team shatters record". CBC Sports. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ Lutz, Rachel (13 August 2016). "Michael Phelps wins career Olympic gold No. 23 in medley relay". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (13 August 2016). "Michael Phelps ends career with 23rd Olympic gold medal as U.S. wins medley relay". USA Today. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results
- Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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