# Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

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. Fourteen teams participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | West Germany (FRG) Thomas Fahrner (1:51.13) Alexander Schowtka (1:51.28) Andreas Schmidt (1:50.78) Michael Gross (1:47.21) | 7:20.40 | Rome, Italy | 23 August 1983 |
| Olympic record | United States (USA) Mike Bruner (1:52.35) Bruce Furniss (1:49.56) John Naber (1:51.20) Jim Montgomery (1:50.11) | 7:23.22 | Montreal, Canada | 21 July 1976 |
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) | United States | 7:18.87 | WR |
| 30 July | Final | Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) | United States | 7:15.69 | WR |

## Results
### Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | United States | Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80) David Larson (1:50.18) Bruce Hayes (1:50.04) Richard Saeger (1:48.85) | 7:18.87 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | West Germany | Rainer Henkel (1:52.94) Dirk Korthals (1:50.37) Alexander Schowtka (1:50.82) Thomas Fahrner (1:51.16) | 7:25.29 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Great Britain | Neil Cochran (1:52.91) Paul Easter (1:50.63) Paul Howe (1:52.02) Andrew Astbury (1:51.27) | 7:26.83 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Australia | Justin Lemberg (1:52.65) Ron McKeon (1:51.04) Tom Stachewicz (1:52.61) Graeme Brewer (1:50.63) | 7:26.93 | Q, OC |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | France | Pierre Andraca (1:53.13) Dominique Bataille (1:51.42) Michel Pou (1:52.74) Stéphan Caron (1:50.11) | 7:27.40 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Canada | Sandy Goss (1:52.15) Benoit Clément (1:52.51) Wayne Kelly (1:52.08) Peter Szmidt (1:51.57) | 7:28.31 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Sweden | Michael Söderlund (1:51.95) Tommy Werner (1:52.28) Mikael Örn (1:53.01) Anders Holmertz (1:51.36) | 7:28.60 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Netherlands | Hans Kroes (1:53.09) Peter Drost (1:53.16) Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.94) Frank Drost (1:50.95) | 7:29.14 | Q, NR |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Brazil | Cyro Delgado (1:52.49) Marcelo Jucá (1:53.08) Djan Madruga (1:52.51) Jorge Fernandes (1:52.33) | 7:30.41 | SA |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Venezuela | Jean-Marie François (1:53.75) Alberto José Umana (1:55.66) Rafael Vidal (1:51.91) Alberto Mestre (1:50.47) | 7:31.79 | NR |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Spain | Juan Enrique Escalas (1:52.76) Rafael Escalas (1:54.47) Juan Carlos Vallejo (1:51.59) David López-Zubero (1:53.39) | 7:32.21 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Turkey | Gökhan Attaroğlu (1:56.01) Kemal Sabri Özün (2:00.93) Ahmed Nakkaş (1:59.45) İhsan Sabri Özün (2:02.97) | 7:59.36 | NR |
| | 1 | 7 | Japan | Taihei Saka (1:54.79) Hiroshi Sakamoto Keisuke Okuno Shigeo Ogata | DSQ | |
| | 2 | 5 | Italy | Marco Colombo (1:53.38) Marcello Guarducci Fabrizio Rampazzo Marco Dell'Uomo | DSQ | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | United States | Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) | 7:15.69 | WR |
| | 5 | West Germany | 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 | Great Britain | 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 | Australia | 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 | Canada | 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 | Sweden | 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 | Netherlands | 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 | France | Stéphan Caron (1:50.99) NR Dominique Bataille (1:52.49) Michel Pou (1:53.41) Pierre Andraca (1:53.27) | 7:30.16 | |