Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay explained

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place from 28 to 29 July at the Swimming Stadium.^[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.

Medalists

Rank	Nationality	Name	Time	Notes
			8:31.1	[2]
			8:33.5
			8:45.9

Results

Heats

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Heat One

Place	width=620	Swimmers	width=90	Time	width=90	Notes
1		8:55.9
2		8:59.7
3		9:01.4
4		9:01.9
5		9:17.9
6		9:26.6

Heat Two

Place	width=620	Swimmers	width=90	Time	width=90	Notes
1		8:50.9
2		8:54.6
3		8:58.7
4		9:09.0
5		9:45.5

Heat Three

Place	width=620	Swimmers	width=90	Time	width=90	Notes
1		8:42.1
2		8:52.3
3		8:59.3
4		9:10.9
5		9:13.7
6		9:15.7

Final

^[4]

Place	width=620	Swimmers	width=90	Time	width=90	Notes
		8:31.1
		8:33.5
		8:45.9
4		8:46.8
5		8:52.6
6			8:52.9
7		8:55.1
8		8:56.9

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165953/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/SWI/mens-4-x-200-metres-freestyle-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 28 September 2016 . Sports Reference.
2. Web site: Helsinki 1952 4x200m freestyle relay men . IOC . 2 August 2018.
3. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1105/olympic-games-helsinki-1952/results?disciplines=SW&event=4df22b7c-58b9-4e6e-b940-911b275a3cd7&unit=heats-summary Heats Summary
4. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1105/olympic-games-helsinki-1952/results?disciplines=SW&event=4df22b7c-58b9-4e6e-b940-911b275a3cd7&unit=final Final