# Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 2 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
| 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 | 31 July 2009 |
| Competition 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 | 31 July 2009 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held at 11:11.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Matt McLean (1:47.63) Michael Klueh (1:47.70) Charlie Houchin (1:45.66) Ricky Berens (1:47.06) | United States | 7:08.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Danila Izotov (1:47.50) Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.82) Artem Lobuzov (1:47.69) Alexander Sukhorukov (1:47.86) | Russia | 7:09.87 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Takeshi Matsuda (1:47.92) Sho Sotodate (1:46.46) Yuki Kobori (1:47.57) Daiya Seto (1:48.03) | Japan | 7:09.98 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Yannick Agnel (1:47.65) Lorys Bourelly (1:48.04) Grégory Mallet (1:48.37) Jérémy Stravius (1:46.60) | France | 7:10.66 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Glenn Surgeloose (1:48.57) Emmanuel Vanluchenne (1:48.18) Dieter Dekoninck (1:47.66) Pieter Timmers (1:46.28) | Belgium | 7:10.69 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Dimitri Colupaev (1:48.48) Clemens Rapp (1:47.33) Markus Deibler (1:48.67) Yannick Lebherz (1:46.58) | Germany | 7:11.06 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | James Guy (1:48.08) Robert Renwick (1:47.65) Ieuan Lloyd (1:48.85) Josh Walsh (1:48.42) | Great Britain | 7:13.00 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Wang Shun (1:47.96) Hao Yun (1:47.45) Lü Zhiwu (1:50.04) Li Yunqi (1:47.92) | China | 7:13.37 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | David McKeon (1:49.27) Ned McKendry (1:48.32) Alexander Graham (1:49.10) Jarrod Killey (1:46.83) | Australia | 7:13.52 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Alex di Giorgio (1:48.60) Marco Belotti (1:47.93) Damiano Lestingi (1:48.83) Filippo Magnini (1:48.24) | Italy | 7:13.60 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Nicolas Oliveira (1:47.93) Fernando Santos (1:49.21) João de Lucca (1:47.96) Vinícius Waked (1:50.87) | Brazil | 7:15.97 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Blake Worsley (1:49.06) Alec Page (1:48.46) Aly Abdel Khalik (1:49.33) Hassaan Abdel Khalik (1:50.32) | Canada | 7:17.17 | |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | Víctor Martín (1:49.72) Marc Sánchez (1:49.55) Albert Puig (1:48.43) Gerard Rodríguez (1:49.89) | Spain | 7:17.59 | NR |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Jan Świtkowski (1:48.67) Dawid Ziełinski (1:49.33) Filip Bujoczek (1:49.96) Michał Poprawa (1:51.11) | Poland | 7:19.07 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Marwan Ismail (1:50.62) Mohamed Khaled (1:53.29) Ahmed Akram (1:52.53) Mohamed Gadallah (1:55.16) | Egypt | 7:31.60 | NR |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | Doğa Çelik (1:55.73) Nezır Karap (1:54.27) Furkan Marasli (1:52.48) Kemal Arda Gürdal (1:49.89) | Turkey | 7:32.37 | |
| 17 | 1 | 8 | Jeong Jeong-Soo (1:51.78) Jang Sang-Jin (1:51.23) Ju Jang-Hun (1:55.97) Im Tae-Jeong (1:53.85) | South Korea | 7:32.83 | |
| 18 | 2 | 8 | Miguel Gutierrez (1:54.36) Ramiro Ramírez (1:54.97) Ezequiel Trujillo (1:55.43) Arturo Pérez Vertti (1:53.75) | Mexico | 7:38.51 | |

### Final

The final was held at 19:41.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Conor Dwyer (1:45.76) Ryan Lochte (1:44.98) Charlie Houchin (1:45.59) Ricky Berens (1:45.39) | United States | 7:01.72 | |
| | 5 | Danila Izotov (1:45.14) Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.23) Artem Lobuzov (1:46.16) Alexander Sukhorukov (1:46.39) | Russia | 7:03.92 | |
| | 8 | Wang Shun (1:47.41) Hao Yun (1:47.25) Li Yunqi (1:46.92) Sun Yang (1:43.16) | China | 7:04.74 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Yannick Agnel (1:45.44) Lorys Bourelly (1:47.45) Grégory Mallet (1:46.61) Jérémy Stravius (1:45.41) | France | 7:04.91 | |
| 5 | 3 | Kosuke Hagino (1:45.93) Sho Sotodate (1:46.74) Yuki Kobori (1:46.69) Takeshi Matsuda (1:45.59) | Japan | 7:04.95 | |
| 6 | 7 | Clemens Rapp (1:47.80) Markus Deibler (1:48.63) Dimitri Colupaev (1:47.66) Yannick Lebherz (1:45.98) | Germany | 7:10.07 | |
| 7 | 2 | Glenn Surgeloose (1:48.45) Emmanuel Vanluchenne (1:48.09) Dieter Dekoninck (1:46.91) Pieter Timmers (1:47.70) | Belgium | 7:11.15 | |
| 8 | 1 | James Guy (1:47.19) Robert Renwick (1:46.86) Jak Scott (1:48.31) Josh Walsh (1:49.64) | Great Britain | 7:12.00 | |