| Event: | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
| Games: | 1984 Summer |
| Venue: | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium |
| Date: | 30 July 1984 (heats & final) |
| Competitors: | 62 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Gold: | Mike Heath, David Larson, Jeff Float, Bruce Hayes, Geoff Gaberino*, Richard Saeger* |
| Silver: | Thomas Fahrner, Dirk Korthals, Alexander Schowtka, Michael Gross, Rainer Henkel* |
| Bronze: | Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, Paul Howe, Andrew Astbury *Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. |
| Win Value: | 7:15.69 |
| Prev: | 1980 |
| Next: | 1988 |
The final of the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984.[1] Fourteen teams participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Heat 1 | Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80) David Larson (1:50.18) Bruce Hayes (1:50.04) Richard Saeger (1:48.85) | align=left | 7:18.87 | |||
| 30 July | Final | Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) | align=left | 7:15.69 |
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) | 7:15.69 | ||||
| 5 | Thomas Fahrner (1:49.83) Dirk Korthals (1:48.75) Alexander Schowtka (1:50.26) Michael Gross (1:46.89) | 7:15.73 | EU | |||
| 3 | Neil Cochran (1:52.08) Paul Easter (1:49.64) Paul Howe (1:51.63) Andrew Astbury (1:51.43) | 7:24.78 | NR | |||
| 4 | 6 | Peter Dale (1:51.96) Justin Lemberg (1:52.08) Ron McKeon (1:50.52) Graeme Brewer (1:51.07) | 7:25.63 | OC | ||
| 5 | 7 | Sandy Goss (1:51.69) Wayne Kelly (1:53.08) Peter Szmidt (1:51.23) Alex Baumann (1:50.51) | 7:26.51 | NR | ||
| 6 | 1 | Michael Söderlund (1:51.73) Tommy Werner (1:51.79) Anders Holmertz (1:51.33) Thomas Lejdström (1:51.68) | 7:26.53 | NR | ||
| 7 | 8 | Hans Kroes (1:51.84) Peter Drost (1:52.77) Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.42) Frank Drost (1:50.69) | 7:26.72 | NR | ||
| 8 | 2 | Stéphan Caron (1:50.99) NR Dominique Bataille (1:52.49) Michel Pou (1:53.41) Pierre Andraca (1:53.27) | 7:30.16 |