Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 23 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 64 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:09.00 | |||||||||
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The Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 23 August.[1]
Records
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
Heats
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
The final was held at 17:43.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
