# Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2023 Pan American Games were held October 24, 2023 at the Aquatic Center in Santiago, Chile.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games 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 American Games record | Brazil (BRA) Luiz Altamir Melo (1:48.10) Fernando Scheffer (1:46.36) João de Lucca (1:48.62) Breno Correia (1:47.58) | 7:10.66 | Lima, Peru | August 9, 2019 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Time | Record |
| October 26 | Final | Brazil (BRA) Murilo Sartori (1:47.52) Breno Correia (1:47.60) Fernando Scheffer (1:45.90) Guilherme Costa (1:46.51) | 7:07.53 | GR |

## Results

| KEY: | Q | Qualified for final | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

The first round was held on October 24.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Brazil | Luiz Altamir Melo (1:48.32) Fernando Scheffer (1:47.85) Leonardo Coelho Santos (1:53.11) Felipe Ribeiro de Souza (1:53.10) | 7:22.38 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Canada | Adam Wu (1:51.12) Alexander Axon (1:50.50) Blake Tierney (1:51.76) Raben Dommann (1:52.07) | 7:25.45 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Mexico | Dylan Porges (1:51.41) Ángel Martínez (1:51.78) Jose Cano Figueroa (1:53.47) Santiago Gutierrez (1:53.81) | 7:30.47 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | United States | James Plage (1:51.90) Mason Laur (1:50.05) Lukas Davin Miller (1:54.34) Cristopher O'Connor (1:56.28) | 7:32.57 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Colombia | Juan Morales (1:57.16) Esnaider Reales (1.57.75) David Arias (1:56.19) Santiago Corredor (1:54.80) | 7:45.98 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Venezuela | Winston Rodriguez (1.53.12) Jorge Otaiza (1.56.20) Emil Perez (1:57.78) Jesus Lopez (2:03.47) | 7:50.57 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Chile | Eduardo Cisternas (1:57.28) Mariano Lazzerini (2:00.49) Vicente Villanueva (2:02.38) Elías Ardiles (1:58.31) | 7:58.46 | Q |
| — | 1 | 6 | Honduras | | DNS | |
| — | 2 | 2 | Independent Athletes Team | | DNS | |

### Final

The final was also held on October 24.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Murilo Sartori (1:47.52) Breno Correia (1:47.60) Fernando Scheffer (1:45.90) Guilherme Costa (1:46.51) | Brazil | 7:07.53 | GR |
| | 6 | Zane Grothe (1:47.98) Coby Carrozza (1:47.63) Brooks Curry (1:46.78) Jack Dahlgren (1:45.67) | United States | 7:08.06 | |
| | 3 | Jeremy Bagshaw (1:49.89) Finlay Knox (1:47.72) Alexander Axon (1:48.90) Javier Acevedo (1:48.25) | Canada | 7:14.76 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jorge Iga (1:48.28) Andres Dupont (1:48.15) Hector Ruvacalba (1:49.89) Dylan Porges ( 1:51.31) | Mexico | 7:17.66 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Juan Morales (1:51.92) David Arias (1:54.48) Sebastián Camacho (1:52.51) Santiago Corredor (1:52.98) | Colombia | 7:31.89 | |
| 6 | 1 | Eduardo Cisternas (1:50.88) Vicente Villanueva (1:57.16) Mariano Lazzerini (1:52.64) Elías Ardiles (1:55.61) | Chile | 7:36.29 | |
| 7 | 7 | Emil Perez (1:56.52) Jorge Otaiza (1:54.32) Eric Veit (1:57.97) Wisnton Rodriguez (1:53.23) | Venezuela | 7:42.04 | |