Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 15, 2004 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 75 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:13.17 WR | |||||||||
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 South Africa (RSA)Roland Mark Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend, Ryk Neethling |
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 Netherlands (NED)Johan Kenkhuis, Mitja Zastrow, Klaas-Erik Zwering, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Mark Veens* |
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*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. |
United States (USA)
Ian Crocker, Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, Jason Lezak, Nate Dusing*, Gary Hall, Jr.*, Gabe Woodward*
The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay took place on 15 August at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.
The South African team (Roland Mark Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend, and Ryk Neethling) set a new world record of 3:13.17 to solidify their country's triumph with a gold medal in the event. Defending Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband swam a fastest split of 46.79 to take the silver for the Dutch in a national record of 3:14.36, leaving the U.S. team of Ian Crocker, Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, and Jason Lezak with the bronze in 3:14.62, their worst result in Olympic history.
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