| Event: | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
| Games: | 1928 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium |
| Date: | 11 August |
| Competitors: | 55 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silvernoc: | JPN |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 1924 |
| Next: | 1932 |
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Saturday 11 August 1928.
Fifty-five swimmers from 13 nations competed.
Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Paul Samson and David Young both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals. Also the Japanese Kazuo Noda who swam in the semi-final is not listed as silver medalist.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 9:49.6 | | 1927 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 9:53.4 |  Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Wally O'Connor Johnny Weissmuller | Paris (FRA) | 20 July 1924 |
The United States with Paul Samson, Austin Clapp, David Young, and Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record in the semi-final with 9:38.8 minutes. In the final the United States with Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, and Johnny Weissmuller bettered the world record to 9:36.2 minutes.
The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:38.8 | , | |||
| 2 | 9:42.6 | ||||
| 3 | 10:03.2 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown |
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:55.0 | ||||
| 2 | 10:16.6 | ||||
| 3 | 10:31.4 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown | ||||
| 5 | Unknown |
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:46.6 | ||||
| 2 | 11:50.6 | ||||
| 3 | 10:03.2 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown |
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:36.2 | |||||
| 9:41.4 | |||||
| 9:47.8 | |||||
| 4 | 9:57.0 | ||||
| 5 | 10:01.8 | ||||
| 6 | 10:15.8 | ||||
| 7 | Unknown |