# Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 2 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Wednesday, 2 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| Wednesday, 2 October 2002 | 19:00 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record | Australia | 3:13.67 | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
| Asian Record | Japan | 3:22.01 | Fukuoka, Japan | 22 July 2001 |
| Games Record | Japan | 3:23.80 | Hiroshima, Japan | 6 October 1994 |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Team | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | China (CHN) | 3:23.88 | |
| | | Huang Shaohua | 50.36 | GR |
| | | Jin Hao | 51.06 | |
| | | Shi Cheng | 51.54 | |
| | | Chen Zuo | 50.92 | |
| 2 | 2 | Japan (JPN) | 3:25.86 | |
| | | Yoshihiro Okumura | 50.93 | |
| | | Yosuke Ichikawa | 51.36 | |
| | | Jiro Miki | 52.40 | |
| | | Naoki Nagura | 51.17 | |
| 3 | 1 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3:26.89 | |
| | | Andrey Kvassov | 51.60 | |
| | | Igor Sitnikov | 51.11 | |
| | | Vyacheslav Titarenko | 51.93 | |
| | | Oleg Shteynikov | 52.25 | |
| 4 | 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3:27.75 | |
| | | Sung Min | 51.34 | |
| | | Lee Yong-uk | 52.65 | |
| | | Park Kyong-ho | 52.16 | |
| | | Kim Min-suk | 51.60 | |
| 5 | 2 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3:31.50 | |
| | | Petr Vasiliev | 53.71 | |
| | | Ravil Nachaev | 51.58 | |
| | | Albert Galyautdinov | 53.47 | |
| | | Oleg Pukhnatiy | 52.74 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3:35.09 | |
| | | Kenneth Doo | 53.22 | |
| | | Wong Kwok Kei | 55.33 | |
| | | Charles Szeto | 53.87 | |
| | | Harbeth Fu | 52.67 | |
| 7 | 1 | Singapore (SIN) | 3:36.58 | |
| | | Ng Cheng Xun | 55.84 | |
| | | Gary Tan | 53.55 | |
| | | Gerald Koh | 54.21 | |
| | | Mark Chay | 52.98 | |
| 8 | 2 | Macau (MAC) | 3:44.87 | |
| | | Victor Wong | 54.39 | |
| | | Tang Chon Kit | 54.75 | |
| | | Ma Chan Wai | 57.62 | |
| | | Lou Keng Ip | 58.11 | |
| 9 | 1 | Mongolia (MGL) | 3:57.05 | |
| | | Bayar-Erdeniin Sonin-Erdene | 1:01.00 | |
| | | Andryein Tamir | 58.01 | |
| | | Ganboldyn Urnultsaikhan | 59.84 | |
| | | Ganaagiin Galbadrakh | 58.20 | |

### Final

| Rank | Team | Time | Notes |
| | China (CHN) | 3:21.07 | AR |
| | Huang Shaohua | 50.70 | |
| | Jin Hao | 50.63 | |
| | Chen Zuo | 50.02 | |
| | Liu Yu | 49.72 | |
| | Japan (JPN) | 3:23.43 | |
| | Naoki Nagura | 51.48 | |
| | Yoshihiro Okumura | 50.06 | |
| | Daisuke Hosokawa | 50.67 | |
| | Hiroaki Akebe | 51.22 | |
| | South Korea (KOR) | 3:23.58 | |
| | Sung Min | 51.40 | |
| | Koh Yun-ho | 50.61 | |
| | Kim Min-suk | 50.65 | |
| | Han Kyu-chul | 50.92 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3:27.58 | |
| | Andrey Kvassov | 52.02 | |
| | Igor Sitnikov | 51.45 | |
| | Vyacheslav Titarenko | 51.74 | |
| | Oleg Shteynikov | 52.37 | |
| 5 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3:29.62 | |
| | Ravil Nachaev | 51.84 | |
| | Aleksandr Agafonov | 52.44 | |
| | Petr Vasiliev | 52.53 | |
| | Oleg Pukhnatiy | 52.81 | |
| 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3:30.29 | |
| | Kenneth Doo | 53.26 | |
| | Mark Kwok | 51.85 | |
| | Charles Szeto | 52.94 | |
| | Harbeth Fu | 52.24 | |
| 7 | Singapore (SIN) | 3:30.29 | |
| | Gerald Koh | 53.23 | |
| | Gary Tan | 51.45 | |
| | Ng Cheng Xun | 54.70 | |
| | Mark Chay | 51.51 | |
| 8 | Macau (MAC) | 3:30.29 | |
| | Tang Chon Kit | 54.70 | |
| | Victor Wong | 53.69 | |
| | Ma Chan Wai | 58.21 | |
| | Lou Keng Ip | 57.62 | |