# Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Councillor Sadie Docherty, Lord Provost of Glasgow and the quaichs were presented by Fiona Kerr, Managing Director of First Glasgow.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record | United States (USA) Michael Phelps (47.51) Garrett Weber-Gale (47.02) Cullen Jones (47.65) Jason Lezak (46.06) | 3:08.24 | Beijing, China | 11 August 2008 |
| Commonwealth record | | | | |
| Games record | Australia (AUS) Kyle Richardson (49.23) Eamon Sullivan (47.49) Tommaso D'Orsogna (48.63) James Magnussen (48.57) | 3:13.92 | Delhi, India | 4 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Record |
| 25 July | Final | Australia | Tommaso D'Orsogna (49.26) Matthew Abood (48.77) James Magnussen (47.49) Cameron McEvoy (47.92) | 3:13.44 | GR |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Australia | Ned McKendry (49.58) Kenneth To (49.53) Jayden Hadler (49.27) Matthew Abood (48.53) | 3:16.91 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | England | Lewis Coleman (51.25) Chris Walker-Hebborn (50.08) Adam Barrett (49.12) James Disney-May (48.83) | 3:18.83 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Scotland | Jack Thorpe (50.10) Richard Schafers (49.59) Kieran McGuckin (49.69) Jak Scott (50.22) | 3:19.60 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | South Africa | Leith Shankland (49.54) Clayton Jimmie (50.11) Caydon Muller (49.80) Calvyn Justus (50.52) | 3:19.97 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Canada | Yuri Kisil (49.52) Coleman Allen (50.16) Russell Wood (50.43) Evan White (50.38) | 3:20.49 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | New Zealand | Ewan Jackson (51.04) Steven Kent (49.95) Corey Main (49.53) Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (50.42) | 3:20.94 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Singapore | Joseph Schooling (50.05) Danny Yeo (51.34) Quah Zheng Wen (51.19) Clement Lim (50.08) | 3:22.66 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Wales | Calum Jarvis (50.25) Otto Putland (50.81) Xavier Mohammed (50.93) Ieuan Lloyd (50.96) | 3:22.95 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Northern Ireland | Jordan Sloan (50.80) David Thompson (50.84) Conor Munn (53.03) Curtis Coulter (49.17) | 3:23.84 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Malaysia | Lim Ching Hwang (52.36) Welson Sim (50.90) Vernon Lee (52.32) Kevin Yeap (52.20) | 3:27.78 | |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Guernsey | Miles Munro (50.75) Thomas Hollingsworth (52.78) Ben Lowndes (53.10) Jeremy Osborne (51.80) | 3:28.43 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Isle of Man | Grant Halsall (53.23) Guy Davies (55.91) Alex Bregazzi (54.89) Tom Bielich (53.28) | 3:37.31 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Zambia | Ralph Goveia (55.05) Matthew Shone (58.75) Milimo Mweetwa (1:00.33) Alexandros Axiotis (55.49) | 3:49.62 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Australia | Tommaso D'Orsogna (49.26) Matthew Abood (48.77) James Magnussen (47.49) Cameron McEvoy (47.92) | 3:13.44 | GR |
| | 6 | South Africa | Chad le Clos (48.53) Roland Schoeman (48.78) Leith Shankland (48.14) Caydon Muller (49.72) | 3:15.17 | |
| | 5 | England | Adam Brown (49.47) James Disney-May (48.81) Adam Barrett (49.04) Benjamin Proud (49.05) | 3:16.37 | |
| 4 | 3 | Scotland | Robert Renwick (49.80) Richard Schafers (49.25) Kieran McGuckin (49.39) Duncan Scott (49.22) | 3:17.66 | |
| 5 | 2 | Canada | Yuri Kisil (49.77) Coleman Allen (50.27) Russell Wood (50.52) Evan White (49.12) | 3:19.68 | |
| 6 | 8 | Wales | Calum Jarvis (49.82) Otto Putland (49.95) Xavier Mohammed (50.25) Ieuan Lloyd (49.57) | 3:19.82 | |
| 7 | 7 | New Zealand | Matthew Stanley (49.97) Corey Main (50.00) Steven Kent (49.50) Ewan Jackson (50.41) | 3:19.88 | |
| 8 | 1 | Singapore | Joseph Schooling (50.24) Danny Yeo (50.17) Quah Zheng Wen (50.56) Clement Lim (50.01) | 3:20.98 | NR |