2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]

Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue	Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates	August 22, 2014 (heats & finals)
Winning time	7:05.17
Medalists
Conor Dwyer, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Matt McLean    United States   Kosuke Hagino, Reo Sakata, Yuki Kobori, and Takeshi Matsuda    Japan   David McKeon, Cameron McEvoy, Mack Horton, and Thomas Fraser-Holmes    Australia

This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record	United States (USA) Michael Phelps (1:44.49) Ricky Berens (1:44.13) David Walters (1:45.47) Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)	6:58.55	Rome, Italy	July 31, 2009
Pan Pacific Championships record	United States (USA) Michael Phelps (1:45.62) Peter Vanderkaay (1:46.46) Ricky Berens (1:46.49) Ryan Lochte (1:45.27)	7:03.84	Irvine, United States	August 19, 2010

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

CR

Championships record

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Heats

Heats weren't performed, as only five teams had entered.

Final

The final was held on August 22, at 21:20.[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Conor Dwyer (1:47.08) Michael Phelps (1:46.08) Ryan Lochte (1:45.57) Matt McLean (1:46.44)	United States	7:05.17
	Kosuke Hagino (1:46.13) Reo Sakata (1:45.78) Yuki Kobori (1:46.81) Takeshi Matsuda (1:46.58)	Japan	7:05.30
	David McKeon (1:46.85) Cameron McEvoy (1:48.12) Mack Horton (1:47.06) Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:46.52)	Australia	7:08.55
4	Matthew Stanley (1:47.09) NR Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (1:48.98) Steven Kent (1:48.89) Mitchell Donaldson (1:48.87)	New Zealand	7:13.83	NR
5	Kent Cheung (1:55.77) Chun Nam Ng (1:55.87) Kei Koi Kong (1:54.75) David Wong (1:55.35)	Hong Kong	7:41.74

References

1. "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. August 22, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay finals at 2010 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 19, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
3. "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.