The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place in Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan in 28 July 2001.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Nation Time Location DateWorld recordLenny Krayzelburg (53.87)Ed Moses (59.84)Ian Crocker (52.10)Gary Hall Jr. (47.92) 3:33.73 Sydney, Australia23 Sep 2000Championship recordJeff Rouse (54.49)Eric Wunderlich (1:01.34)Mark Henderson (53.33)Gary Hall Jr. (48.55) 3:37.74 Rome, Italy11 Sep 1994
The following record was established during the competition: DateRoundNationTimeRecord 28 July Heat 3 Aaron Peirsol (55.36)Brendan Hansen (1:00.32)Daniel Jones (52.93)Scott Tucker (48.95) 3:37.56 CR 28 July Final Matt Welsh (55.19)Regan Harrison (1:00.80)Geoff Huegill (51.39)Ian Thorpe (47.97) 3:35.35 CR
Results
Heats Place Heat Lane Nation Swimmers (split) Time Notes 1 3 4 Aaron Peirsol (55.36) Brendan Hansen (1:00.32) Daniel Jones (52.93) Scott Tucker (48.95) 3:37.56 Q, CR 2 2 4 Josh Watson (55.96)Phil Rogers (1:01.50)Adam Pine (52.84)Ashley Callus (48.53) 3:38.83 Q 3 1 3 Tobias Oriwol (56.58) Morgan Knabe (1:00.34) Mike Mintenko (52.36) Rick Say (49.98) 3:39.26 Q 4 1 5 Péter Horváth (55.81) Károly Güttler (1:01.80) Zsolt Gáspár (53.25) Attila Zubor (48.64) 3:39.50 Q 5 1 4 Steffen Driesen (56.00) Jens Kruppa (1:02.88) Thomas Rupprath (52.35) Torsten Spanneberg (48.55) 3:39.78 Q 6 3 5 Klaas-Erik Zwering (56.40) Benno Kuipers (1:02.73) Joris Keizer (52.92) Johan Kenkhuis (47.89) 3:39.94 Q 7 3 3 Vladislav Aminov (55.75) Dmitry Komornikov (1:00.75) Igor Marchenko (52.89) Leonid Khokhlov (50.96) 3:40.35 Q 8 2 5 Atsushi Nishikori (56.47) Kosuke Kitajima (1:00.89) Takashi Yamamoto (52.94) Yoshihiro Okumura (50.54) 3:40.84 Q 9 2 3 Daniel Lönnberg (57.56) Martin Gustafsson (1:02.33) Lars Frölander (52.21) Stefan Nystrand (49.21) 3:41.31 10 2 6 Gordan Kožulj (55.74) Vanja Rogulj (1:02.15) Ivan Mladina (54.49) Duje Draganja (49.60) 3:41.98 11 3 6 Alexandre Massura (56.75) Eduardo Fischer (1:02.25) Fernando Alves (53.86) Gustavo Borges (49.88) 3:42.74 12 3 2 Eduardo Merisi (56.99) Domenico Fioravanti (1:01.82) Christian Galenda (53.91) Simone Cercato (50.60) 3:43.32 13 1 6 Philipp Gilgen (58.45) Remo Lütolf (1:04.24) Lorenz Liechti (57.15) Karel Novy (50.72) 3:50.56 14 2 2 Zheng Shibin (58.86) Zeng Qiliang (1:05.97) Ouyang Kunpeng (53.71) Xie Xufeng (52.89) 3:51.43 15 3 7 Juan Carlos Rodela (58.50) Javier Díaz (1:06.92) Cesar Uribe (56.11) Alejandro Siqueiros (52.71) 3:54.24 16 2 7 Wu Nien-Pin (1:00.84) Yang Shang-Hsuan (1:05.47) Chen Jui-Then (58.97) Jiang Bing-Ru (54.66) 3:59.94 17 1 7 Chi Lon Lei (1:03.04) Chan Wai Ma (1:08.37) Wing Cheung Victor Wong (59.05) Chon Kit Alias Joao Tang (55.39) 4:05.85
Final Place Lane Nation Swimmers (split) Time Notes 5 Matt Welsh (55.19) Regan Harrison (1:00.80) Geoff Huegill (51.39) Ian Thorpe (47.97) 3:35.35 CR 2 Steffen Driesen (55.22) Jens Kruppa (1:01.06) Thomas Rupprath (51.96) Torsten Spanneberg (48.10) 3:36.34 1 Vladislav Aminov (55.63) Dmitry Komornikov (1:00.90) Vladislav Kulikov (52.01) Dmitry Chernyshov (49.23) 3:37.77 4 3 Tobias Oriwol (56.46) Morgan Knabe (1:00.51) Mike Mintenko (51.63) Rick Say (49.63) 3:38.23 5 6 Péter Horváth (55.48) Károly Güttler (1:01.29) Zsolt Gáspár (53.05) Attila Zubor (48.47) 3:38.29 6 8 Atsushi Nishikori (54.33) Kosuke Kitajima (1:00.18) Takashi Yamamoto (52.19) Daisuke Hosokawa (50.22) 3:38.92 – 7 Klaas-Erik Zwering Benno Kuipers Joris Keizer Pieter van den Hoogenband DSQ – 4 Randall Bal Ed Moses Ian Crocker Anthony Ervin DSQ
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