The 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay is an event in competitive swimming. World records are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The current long course world record holders are the US (men) and Australia (women), while the men's and women's short course world records are currently held by the US.
The men's event has been contested at the Olympic Games since 1908, while the women's event was introduced at the 1996 games; the current Olympic champions are Great Britain (men) and Australia (women). The men's event has been contested at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural championships in 1973, while the women's event has been contested since 1986; the current world champions (long course) are Great Britain (men) and Australia (women). The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) since the inaugural championships in 1993; the US are the current world champions (short course) in both events.
World record progression
Men long course
| align="center"| 47 | align="right"| 7:11.95 | | (1:49.55) Dmitry Lepikov (1:46.58) Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:48.99) Veniamin Tayanovich (1:46.83) Yevgeny Sadovyi
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Men short course
Women long course
Women short course
| 1 |align=right| 7:58.74 | | ? | ? | 198_? | ? | |(scm-w) Chinese Swimmers Set 3 Records, wire report published 1993-12-03, retrieved 2012-03-14. (List the USA as swimming the time in 1981.)(scm-w) list of 25m World Records circa September 1993 (List Germany as swimming the time in 1987.)
All-time rankings Tables show data for the top 25 4 × 200 m freestyle relay times and the top 10 national records:- denotes top 10 national record by teams in the top 25 4 × 200 m freestyle relay times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 4 × 200 m freestyle relay times, by repeat nations- denotes top 10 national record for other teams who fall outside the top 25 4 × 200 m freestyle relay times
Men long course Correct as of September 2026 Time Athletes Team Date Place 1 16:58.55Michael Phelps (1:44.49)Ricky Berens (1:44.13)David Walters (1:45.47)Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)31 July 2009Rome 26:58.56Michael Phelps (1:43.31)Ryan Lochte (1:44.28)Ricky Berens (1:46.29)Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68)US #213 August 2008Beijing 2 36:58.58Tom Dean (1:45.72)James Guy (1:44.40)Matt Richards (1:45.01)Duncan Scott (1:43.45)28 July 2021Tokyo 46:59.08Duncan Scott (1:45.42)Matt Richards (1:44.65)James Guy (1:45.17)Tom Dean (1:43.84)Great Britain #227 July 2023Fukuoka 3 56:59.15Nikita Lobintsev (1:45.10)Mikhail Polischuk (1:45.42)Danila Izotov (1:44.48)Alexander Sukhorukov (1:44.15)31 July 2009Rome 66:59.37Luke Hobson (1:44.13)Aaron Shackell (1:44.23)Patrick Sammon (1:46.92)Gabriel Jett (1:44.09)US #313 August 2026Irvine 76:59.43James Guy (1:45.09)Tom Dean (1:45.28)Matt Richards (1:45.11)Duncan Scott (1:43.95)Great Britain #330 July 2024Paris 86:59.70Ryan Lochte (1:45.15)Conor Dwyer (1:45.23)Ricky Berens (1:45.27)Michael Phelps (1:44.05)US #431 July 2012London 96:59.84Matt Richards (1:45.37)James Guy (1:45.00)Jack McMillan (1:45.65)Duncan Scott (1:43.82)Great Britain #41 August 2025Singapore 107:00.02Luke Hobson (1:46.00)Carson Foster (1:44.49)Jake Mitchell (1:45.06)Kieran Smith (1:44.47)US #527 July 2023Fukuoka 4 117:00.17Xu Haibo (1:46.27)Fei Liwei (1:46.74)Pan Zhanle (1:44.24)Zhang Zhanshuo (1:42.92)21 September 2026Tokyo 127:00.24Drew Kibler (1:45.54)Carson Foster (1:45.04)Trenton Julian (1:45.31)Kieran Smith (1:44.35)US #623 June 2022Budapest 137:00.66Conor Dwyer (1:45.23)Townley Haas (1:44.14)Ryan Lochte (1:46.03)Michael Phelps (1:45.26)US #79 August 2016Rio de Janeiro 147:00.78Luke Hobson (1:45.55)Carson Foster (1:45.31)Drew Kibler (1:45.12)Kieran Smith (1:44.80)US #830 July 2024Paris 5 157:00.85Clyde Lewis (1:45.58)Kyle Chalmers (1:45.37)Alexander Graham (1:45.05)Mack Horton (1:44.85)26 July 2019Gwangju 167:00.91Ji Xinjie (1:46.22)Pan Zhanle (1:44.41)Wang Shun (1:46.08)Zhang Zhanshuo (1:44.20)China #21 August 2025Singapore 177:00.98Flynn Southam (1:45.85)Charlie Hawke (1:45.57)Kai Taylor (1:44.64)Maximillian Giuliani (1:44.92)Australia #21 August 2025Singapore 6 187:01.05Tatsuya Murasa (1:44.70)Katsuhiro Matsumoto (1:44.84)Kazusa Kuroda (1:45.82)Tomoyuki Matsushita (1:45.69)21 September 2026Tokyo 197:01.10Maximillian Giuliani (1:45.65)Kai Taylor (1:45.91)Charlie Hawke (1:44.37)Samuel Short (1:45.17)Australia #313 August 2026Irvine 207:01.24Henry McFadden (1:46.09)Gabriel Jett (1:45.88)Luke Hobson (1:43.45)Rex Maurer (1:45.82)US #91 August 2025Singapore 217:01.47Samuel Short (1:46.08)Harrison Turner (1:45.95)Edward Sommerville (1:45.34)Kai Taylor (1:44.10)Australia #426 July 2026Glasgow 227:01.52Matt Richards (1:45.44)Jack McMillan (1:46.62)James Guy (1:44.07)Duncan Scott (1:45.39)Great Britain #510 August 2026Paris 237:01.65Kenrick Monk (1:46.00)Robert Hurley (1:46.47)Tommaso D'Orsogna (1:44.82)Patrick Murphy (1:44.36)Australia #531 July 2009Rome 247:01.70Stephen Milne (1:47.25)Nicholas Grainger (1:46.05)Duncan Scott (1:44.60)James Guy (1:43.80)Great Britain #628 July 2017Budapest 257:01.72Conor Dwyer (1:45.76)Ryan Lochte (1:44.98)Charlie Houchin (1:45.59)Ricky Berens (1:45.39)US #102 August 2013Barcelona 7'7:01.73Yang Jae-hoon (1:46.83)Lee Ho-joon (1:45.36)Kim Woo-min (1:44.50)Hwang Sun-woo (1:44.53)26 September 2023Hangzhou 87:02.01Filippo Megli (1:45.86)Gabriele Detti (1:45.30)Stefano Ballo (1:45.27)Stefano Di Cola (1:45.58)26 July 2019Gwangju 97:02.23Léon Marchand (1:43.76)Pierre Largeron (1:47.44)Sauveur Cristofini (1:45.28)Roman Fuchs (1:45.75)10 August 2026Paris 107:02.28Lukas Märtens (1:45.71)Timo Sorgius (1:45.63)Jarno Baschnitt (1:45.10)Cornelius Jahn (1:45.84)10 August 2026Paris
Men short course Correct as of September 2026 Time Athletes Team Date Place 1 16:40.51Luke Hobson (1:38.91)Carson Foster (1:40.77)Shaine Casas (1:40.34)Kieran Smith (1:40.49)13 December 2024Budapest 26:44.12Kieran Smith (1:41.04)Carson Foster (1:40.48)Trenton Julian (1:41.44)Drew Kibler (1:41.16)US #216 December 2022Melbourne 2 36:45.54Maximillian Giuliani (1:40.73)Edward Sommerville (1:41.03)Harrison Turner (1:42.21)Elijah Winnington (1:41.57)13 December 2024Budapest 46:46.54Thomas Neill (1:41.50)Kyle Chalmers (1:40.35)Flynn Southam (1:41.50)Mack Horton (1:43.19)Australia #216 December 2022Melbourne 3 56:46.81Luiz Altamir Melo (1:42.03)Fernando Scheffer (1:40.99)Leonardo Coelho Santos (1:42.81)Breno Correia (1:40.98)14 December 2018Hangzhou 4 66:46.84Martin Malyutin (1:42.34)Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:41.57)Ivan Girev (1:41.85)Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:41.08)14 December 2018Hangzhou 76:47.00Kieran Smith (1:41.79)Trenton Julian (1:41.35)Carson Foster (1:41.65)Ryan Held (1:42.21)US #319 December 2021Abu Dhabi 5 86:47.51Filippo Megli (1:42.26)Manuel Frigo (1:42.15)Carlos D'Ambrosio (1:41.48)Alberto Razzetti (1:41.62)13 December 2024Budapest 6 96:47.53Ji Xinjie (1:42.67)Xu Jiayu (1:41.68)Sun Yang (1:41.25)Wang Shun (1:41.93)14 December 2018Hangzhou 106:49.04Nikita Lobintsev (1:42.10)Danila Izotov (1:42.15)Evgeny Lagunov (1:42.32)Alexander Sukhorukov (1:42.47)Russia #216 December 2010Dubai 116:49.12Vladislav Grinev (1:43.18)Aleksandr Shchegolev (1:40.86)Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:42.16)Ivan Girev (1:42.92)Russia #319 December 2021Abu Dhabi 126:49.58Peter Vanderkaay (1:43.83)Ryan Lochte (1:40.48)Garrett Weber-Gale (1:42.89)Ricky Berens (1:42.38)US #416 December 2010Dubai 136:49.60Fernando Scheffer (1:42.51)Murilo Sartori (1:42.07)Kaique Alves (1:43.15)Breno Correia (1:41.87)Brazil #219 December 2021Abu Dhabi 146:49.63Matteo Ciampi (1:42.68)Thomas Ceccon (1:42.61)Alberto Razzetti (1:42.76)Paolo Conte Bonin (1:41.58)Italy #216 December 2022Melbourne 7 156:49.67Hwang Sun-woo (1:40.99)Kim Woo-min (1:42.03)Lee Ho-joon (1:42.92)Yang Jae-hoon (1:43.73)16 December 2022Melbourne 166:49.84Blake Pieroni (1:41.85)Ryan Held (1:43.05)Zach Harting (1:42.92)Zane Grothe (1:42.02)US #514 December 2018Hangzhou 8 176:50.43Rafael Miroslaw (1:41.25)Kaii Winkler (1:42.32)Timo Sorgius (1:41.87)Florian Wellbrock (1:44.99)13 December 2024Budapest 9 186:51.05Colin Russell (1:43.60)Stefan Hirniak (1:42.32)Brent Hayden (1:41.49)Joel Greenshields (1:44.99)7 August 2009Leeds 196:51.17Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:43.58)Ivan Girev (1:42.31)Vladislav Grinev (1:43.02)Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:42.26)Russia #414 December 2018Hangzhou 206:51.40Ryan Lochte (1:41.85)Conor Dwyer (1:43.04)Michael Klueh (1:43.20)Matt McLean (1:43.99)US #613 December 2012Istanbul 216:51.48Matteo Ciampi (1:42.93)Thomas Ceccon (1:44.23)Filippo Megli (1:42.99)Alberto Razzetti (1:41.33)Italy #319 December 2021Abu Dhabi 226:51.68Conor Dwyer (1:43.20)Ryan Lochte (1:42.42)Matt McLean (1:43.20)Tyler Clary (1:42.86)US #74 December 2014Doha 236:51.69Shaine Casas (1:40.88)Trenton Julian (1:42.39)Daniel Matheson (1:45.53)Kieran Smith (1:42.89)US #813 December 2024Budapest 246:51.80Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo (1:42.77)Marco Belotti (1:43.98)Nicolangelo Di Fabio (1:42.98)Filippo Magnini (1:42.07)Italy #44 December 2014Doha 10 256:52.04Temma Watanabe (1:43.78)Katsuhiro Matsumoto (1:40.66)Hidenari Mano (1:43.18)Shuya Matsumoto (1:44.42)16 December 2022Melbourne
Women long course Correct as of September 2026