Dit is een overzicht van de verschillende zwemrecords op de 4×200 meter vrije slag bij de mannen, onderverdeeld in de langebaan (50 meter) en de kortebaan (25 meter).

Langebaan (50 meter) Ontwikkeling wereldrecord Nr.NaamLandTijdDatumPlaats Michael Phelps, Ricky Berens, David Walters, Ryan Lochte 6.58,55 31 juli 2009 Rome Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, Peter Vanderkaay 6.58,56 13 augustus 2008 Peking Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, Peter Vanderkaay 7.03,24 30 maart 2007 Melbourne Grant Hackett, Michael Klim, Bill Kirby, Ian Thorpe 7.04,66 27 juli 2001 Fukuoka Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Todd Pearson, Bill Kirby 7.07,05 19 september 2000 Sydney Ian Thorpe, Bill Kirby, Grant Hackett, Michael Klim 7.08,79 25 augustus 1999 Sydney Ian Thorpe, Dan Kowalski, Matt Dunn, Michael Klim 7.11,86 13 september 1998 Kuala Lumpur Dmitri Lepikov, Vladimir Pysjnenko, Veniamin Tajanovitsj, Jevgeni Sadovy 7.11,95 27 juli 1992 Barcelona Troy Dalbey, Matt Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi 7.12,51 21 september 1988 Seoel Peter Sitt, Rainer Henkel, Thomas Fahrner, Michael Groß 7.13,10 19 augustus 1987 Straatsburg Mike Heath, David Larson, Jeff Float, Bruce Hayes 7.15,69 30 juli 1984 Los Angeles Geoff Gaberino, David Larson, Bruce Hayes, Rich Saeger 7.18,87 30 juli 1984 Los Angeles Thomas Fahrner, Alexander Schowtka, Andreas Schmidt, Michael Groß 7.20,40 23 augustus 1983 Rome Bruce Furniss, Billy Forrester, Bobby Hackett, Rowdy Gaines 7.20,82 24 augustus 1978 West-Berlijn Mike Bruner, Bruce Furniss, John Naber, Jim Montgomery 7.23,22 21 juli 1976 Montréal Douglas Northway, Tim Shaw, Mike Bruner, Bruce Furniss 7.30,33 21 juli 1976 Montréal Rex Favero, Tim Shaw, Steve Furniss, Bruce Furniss 7.30,54 22 augustus 1975 Kansas City Kurt Krumpholz, Robin Backhaus, Rick Klatt, Jim Montgomery 7.33,22 7 september 1973 Belgrado John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter, Mark Spitz 7.35,78 31 augustus 1972 München Jerry Heidenreich, Tom McBreen, Mark Spitz, Fred Tyler 7.43,3 10 september 1971 Minsk Jerry Heidenreich, Frank Heckl, Steve Genter, Jim McConica 7.45,8 9 augustus 1971 Cali Gary Hall, Mark Lambert, Tom McBreen, John Kinsella 7.48,0 28 augustus 1970 Tokio Gregory Rogers, Mike Wenden, Graham White, Bill Devenish 7.50,8 24 juli 1970 Edinburgh Gary Ilman, Mike Wall, Mark Spitz, Don Schollander 7.52,1 12 augustus 1967 Oak Park Steve Clark, Roy Saari, Gary Ilman, Don Schollander 7.52,1 18 oktober 1964 Tokio Dave Lyons, Don Schollander, William Mettler, Mike Wall 8.01,8 28 september 1964 Los Angeles R. McDonough, Don Schollander, Roy Saari, Robert Townsend 8.03,7 19 augustus 1963 Tokio Steve Clark, Robert Townsend, Don Schollander, Mike Wall 8.07,6 10 augustus 1963 Chicago Tatsuo Fujimoto, Yukiaki Okabe, Makoto Fukui, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 8.09,8 21 april 1963 Tokio George Harrison, Dick Blick, Mike Troy, Jeff Farrell 8.10,2 1 september 1960 Rome David Dickson, John Konrads, Jon Henricks, Murray Rose 8.16,6 6 augustus 1960 Townsville Alan Somers, Peter Sintz, George Breen, Mike Troy 8.17,0 23 juli 1960 Toledo Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Makoto Fukui, K. Kenjo, Tatsuo Fujimoto 8.18,7 26 juli 1959 Osaka Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Toshiro Umenoto, Makoto Fukui, Tatsuo Fujimoto 8.21,6 22 juli 1959 Tokio Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, Jon Henricks 8.23,6 3 december 1956 Melbourne Boris Nikitin, Vladimir Struschanov, Gennadi Nikolajev, Vitali Sorokin 8.24,5 4 november 1956 Moskou Wayne Moore, Jimmy McLane, Donald Sheff, Dick Thoman 8.29,4 16 februari 1952 New Haven Joseph Bernardo, Willy Blioch, Jean Boiteux, Alex Jany 8.33,0 2 augustus 1951 Marseille Yoshihiri Hamaguchi, S. Murayama, Shiro Hashizume, Hironoshin Furuhashi 8.40,6 2 april 1950 Marília W. Farnsworth, L. Munson, J. Blum, R. Reid 8.43,2 24 februari 1950 New Haven Yoshihiri Hamaguchi, S. Maruyama, S. Murayama, Hironoshin Furuhashi 8.45,4 18 augustus 1949 Los Angeles Walter Ris, Jimmy McLane, Wally Wolf, William Smith 8.46,0 3 augustus 1948 Londen Masanori Yusa, Shigeo Sugiura, Masaharu Taguchi, Shigeo Arai 8.51,5 11 augustus 1936 Berlijn Masanori Yusa, Shozo Makino, S. Isiharada, H. Negami 8.52,2 19 augustus 1935 Tokio Yasuji Miyazaki, Masanori Yusa, Takashi Yokoyama, Hisakichi Toyoda 8.58,4 9 augustus 1932 Los Angeles 9.34,0 1931 Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, Johnny Weissmuller 9.36,2 11 augustus 1928 Amsterdam Paul Samson, Austin Clapp, David Young, Johnny Weissmuller 9.38,8 11 augustus 1928 Amsterdam 9.49,6 1927 Wally O'Connor, Harry Glancy, Ralph Breyer, Johnny Weissmuller 9.53,4 20 juli 1924 Parijs Perry McGillivray, Pua Kela Kealoha, Norman Ross, Duke Kahanamoku 10.04,4 29 augustus 1920 Antwerpen Cecil Healy, Malcolm Champion, Leslie Boardman, Harold Hardwick 10.11,6 15 juli 1912 Stockholm Harold Hardwick, Malcolm Champion, Leslie Boardman, Cecil Healy 10.14,0 12 juli 1912 Stockholm Kenneth Huszagh, Duke Kahanamoku, Harry Hebner, Perry McGillivray 10.26,4 12 juli 1912 Stockholm John Derbyshire, Paul Radmilovic, William Foster, Henry Taylor 10.55,6 24 juli 1908 Londen

Ontwikkeling Olympisch record Nr.NaamLandTijdDatumPlaats Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, Peter Vanderkaay 6.58,56 13 augustus 2008 Peking David Walters, Ricky Berens, Erik Vendt, Klete Keller 7.04,66 12 augustus 2008 Peking Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Todd Pearson, Bill Kirby 7.07,05 19 september 2000 Sydney Dmitri Lepikov, Vladimir Pysjnenko, Veniamin Tajanovitsj, Jevgeni Sadovy 7.11,95 27 juli 1992 Barcelona Troy Dalbey, Matt Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi 7.12,51 21 september 1988 Seoel Mike Heath, David Larson, Jeff Float, Bruce Hayes 7.15,69 30 juli 1984 Los Angeles Geoff Gaberino, David Larson, Bruce Hayes, Rich Saeger 7.18,87 30 juli 1984 Los Angeles Mike Bruner, Bruce Furniss, John Naber, Jim Montgomery 7.23,22 21 juli 1976 Montréal Douglas Northway, Tim Shaw, Mike Bruner, Bruce Furniss 7.30,33 21 juli 1976 Montréal Andrey Smirnov, Vladimir Mikheyev, Vladimir Raskatov, Sergej Kopljakov 7.33,21 21 juli 1976 Montréal John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter, Mark Spitz 7.35,78 31 augustus 1972 München Gary Conelly, Tom McBreen, Mike Burton, John Kinsella 7.46,42 31 augustus 1972 München Graham Windeatt, Bruce Featherstone, Graham White, Mike Wenden 7.49,03 31 augustus 1972 München Steve Clark, Roy Saari, Gary Ilman, Don Schollander 7.52,1 18 oktober 1964 Tokio William Mettler, Dave Lyons, Mike Wall, Robert Townsend 8.09,0 17 oktober 1964 Tokio Horst-Günter Gregor, Gerhard Hetz, Frank Wiegand, Hans-Joachim Klein 8.09,7 17 oktober 1964 Tokio George Harrison, Dick Blick, Mike Troy, Jeff Farrell 8.10,2 1 september 1960 Rome Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Makoto Fukui, Hiroshi Ishii, Tatsuo Fujimoto 8.17,1 29 augustus 1960 Rome Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, Jon Henricks 8.23,6 3 december 1956 Melbourne Wayne Moore, Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno, Jimmy McLane 8.31,1 29 juli 1952 Helsinki Yoshihiri Hamaguchi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Toru Goto, Teijiro Tanikawa 8.42,1 28 juli 1952 Helsinki Walter Ris, Jimmy McLane, Wally Wolf, William Smith 8.46,0 3 augustus 1948 Londen Masanori Yusa, Shigeo Sugiura, Masaharu Taguchi, Shigeo Arai 8.51,5 11 augustus 1936 Berlijn Shigeo Arai, Shigeo Sugiura, Masanori Yusa, Masaharu Taguchi 8.56,1 10 augustus 1936 Berlijn Yasuji Miyazaki, Masanori Yusa, Takashi Yokoyama, Hisakichi Toyoda 8.58,4 9 augustus 1932 Los Angeles Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, Johnny Weissmuller 9.36,2 11 augustus 1928 Amsterdam Paul Samson, Austin Clapp, David Young, Johnny Weissmuller 9.38,8 9 augustus 1928 Amsterdam Ralph Breyer, Harry Glancy, Wally O'Connor, Johnny Weissmuller 9.53,4 20 juli 1924 Parijs Ralph Breyer, Harry Glancy, Richard Howell, Wally O'Connor 9.59,4 18 juli 1924 Parijs Perry McGillivray, Pua Kela Kealoha, Norman Ross, Duke Kahanamoku 10.04,4 29 augustus 1920 Antwerpen Cecil Healy, Malcolm Champion, Leslie Boardman, Harold Hardwick 10.11,6 15 juli 1912 Stockholm Harold Hardwick, Malcolm Champion, Leslie Boardman, Cecil Healy 10.14,0 12 juli 1912 Stockholm Kenneth Huszagh, Duke Kahanamoku, Harry Hebner, Perry McGillivray 10.26,4 12 juli 1912 Stockholm William Foster, Paul Radmilovic, John Derbyshire, Henry Taylor 10.53,4 24 juli 1908 Londen Frank Beaurepaire, Frederick Springfield, Reginald Baker, Theodore Tartakover 11.35,0 24 juli 1908 Londen

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