Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 23 August.[1]
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August |
| Competitors | 64 from 16 nations |
| Winning time | 7:09.00 |
| Medalists | |
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United States |
6:58.55 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
| European record |  Russia |
6:59.15 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Russia |
7:06.71 | Budapest | 14 August 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:18.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nationality | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 |  Germany |
Robin Backhaus (1:47.76) Yannick Lebherz (1:47.67) Clemens Rapp (1:47.75) Paul Biedermann (1:47.08) |
7:10.26 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Russia |
Nikita Lobintsev (1:48.50) Alexander Krasnykh (1:47.36) Dmitry Ermakov (1:46.86) Viatcheslav Andrusenko (1:48.65) |
7:11.37 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |  Netherlands |
Ferry Weertman (1:50.19) Dion Dreesens (1:47.74) Joost Reijns (1:49.82) Sebastiaan Verschuren (1:47.77) |
7:15.52 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 |  Italy |
Federico Turrini (1:50.13) Marco Belotti (1:49.39) Damiano Lestingi (1:47.96) Gabriele Detti (1:48.29) |
7:15.77 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 |  Spain |
Eduardo Salaeche (1:50.13) Albert Puig (1:49.05) Manuel Victor Martin (1:48.36) Miguel Duran (1:48.57) |
7:16.11 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 7 |  Belgium |
Ken Cortens (1:51.21) Glenn Surgeloose (1:48.49) Emmanuel Vanluchene (1:49.42) Pieter Timmers (1:47.21) |
7:16.33 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 |  France |
Theo Fuchs (1:50.39) Lorys Bourelly (1:48.60) Clement Mignon (1:49.06) Gregory Mallet (1:48.49) |
7:16.54 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 |  Poland |
Jan Świtkowski (1:50.57) Kacper Majchrzak (1:48.79) Pawel Werner (1:50.63) Dawid Zieliński (1:49.11) |
7:19.10 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 |  Sweden |
Matthias Carlsson (1:50.72) Oscar Ekstroem (1:49.31) Simon Sjödin (1:49.48) Adam Paulsson (1:50.58) |
7:20.09 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 |  Austria |
David Brandl (1:49.83) Christian Scherübl (1:49.79) Felix Auboeck (1:49.41) Jakub Maly (1:51.44) |
7:20.47 | |
| 11 | 1 | 8 |  Denmark |
Anders Lie (1:48.63) Viktor Bromer (1:51.06) Anton Ipsen (1:51.02) Daniel Skaaning (1:50.82) |
7:21.53 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 |  Switzerland |
Jean-Baptiste Febo (1:50.33) David Karasek (1:51.45) Alexandre Haldemann (1:50.97) Nico van Duijn (1:51.65) |
7:24.40 | |
| 13 | 1 | 5 |  Czech Republic |
Jan Micka (1:52.53) Tomas Havranek (1:51.96) Martin Verner (1:52.63) David Kuncar (1:51.09) |
7:28.21 | |
| 14 | 2 | 6 |  Ukraine |
Anton Goncharov (1:51.41) Maksym Shemberev (1:54.30) Sergiy Frolov (1:51.57) Sergiy Varvaruk (1:52.63) |
7:29.91 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 |  Luxembourg |
Pit Brandenburg (1:51.89) Jean-François Schneiders (1:52.93) Julien Henx (1:55.83) Raphaël Stacchiotti (1:52.34) |
7:32.99 | |
| 16 | 1 | 4 |  Turkey |
Doga Celik (1:56.93) Nezir Karap (1:53.69) Alpkan Ornek (1:52.74) Ediz Yildirimer (1:53.72) |
7:37.08 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:43.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Germany |
Robin Backhaus (1:48.52) Yannick Lebherz (1:48.73) Clemens Rapp (1:46.80) Paul Biedermann (1:44.95) |
7:09.00 | |
 |
5 | Russia |
Artem Lobuzov (1:48.18) Dmitry Ermakov (1:47.90) Alexander Krasnykh (1:47.19) Alexander Sukhorukov (1:47.02) |
7:10.29 | |
 |
7 | Belgium |
Louis Croenen (1:48.41) Glenn Surgeloose (1:48.56) Emmanuel Vanluchene (1:48.25) Pieter Timmers (1:45.17) |
7:10.39 | |
| 4 | 1 | France |
Jérémy Stravius (1:47.62) Yannick Agnel (1:46.06) Lorys Bourelly (1:49.38) Clement Mignon (1:47.75) |
7:10.81 | |
| 5 | 3 | Netherlands |
Dion Dreesens (1:48.10) Ferry Weertman (1:47.65) Joost Reijns (1:49.13) Sebastiaan Verschuren (1:46.71) |
7:11.59 | |
| 6 | 6 | Italy |
Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo (1:48.22) Damiano Lestingi (1:48.28) Gabriele Detti (1:48.62) Filippo Magnini (1:47.12) |
7:12.24 | |
| 7 | 2 | Spain |
Albert Puig (1:49.36) Miguel Duran (1:48.08) Miguel Victor Martin (1:48.29) Eduardo Solaeche (1:50.07) |
7:15.80 | |
| 8 | 8 | Poland |
Paweł Korzeniowski (1:47.40) Kacper Majchrzak (1:49.49) Jan Świtkowski (1:49.39) Dawid Zieliński (1:49.72) |
7:16.00 |