# Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | United States (USA) Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) | 7:12.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 21 September 1988 |
| Olympic record | United States (USA) Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) | 7:12.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 21 September 1988 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 27 July | Final | Dmitry Lepikov (1:49.55) Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:46.58) Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.99) Yevgeny Sadovyi (1:46.83) | Unified Team | 7:11.95 | WR |

## Results
### Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Unified Team | Dmitry Lepikov (1:49.80) Aleksey Kudryavtsev (1:49.65) Yury Mukhin (1:49.28) Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.92) | 7:17.65 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Germany | Peter Sitt (1:50.02) Christian Tröger (1:49.81) Andreas Szigat (1:49.40) Stefan Pfeiffer (1:48.98) | 7:18.21 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Sweden | Christer Wallin (1:50.52) Lars Frölander (1:50.13) Tommy Werner (1:49.23) Anders Holmertz (1:50.15) | 7:20.03 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Australia | Duncan Armstrong (1:51.53) Martin Roberts (1:51.45) Deane Pieters (1:50.03) Ian Brown (1:49.18) | 7:22.19 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Great Britain | Paul Palmer (1:50.12) Steven Mellor (1:52.03) Stephen Akers (1:51.66) Paul Howe (1:49.29) | 7:23.10 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | United States | Scott Jaffe (1:50.14) Dan Jorgensen (1:50.56) Jon Olsen (1:50.03) Doug Gjertsen (1:52.97) | 7:23.70 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Brazil | Gustavo Borges (1:50.79) Emanuel Nascimento (1:51.69) Teófilo Ferreira (1:51.33) Cristiano Michelena (1:50.39) | 7:24.20 | Q, SA |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Italy | Roberto Gleria (1:51.21) Emanuele Idini (1:51.53) Pier Maria Siciliano (1:52.25) Stefano Battistelli (1:50.54) | 7:25.53 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Canada | Edward Parenti (1:51.56) Darren Ward (1:51.14) Christopher Bowie (1:52.70) Turlough O'Hare (1:50.21) | 7:25.61 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | France | Christophe Bordeau (1:51.22) Lionel Poirot (1:53.18) Franck Horter (1:50.84) Yann de Fabrique (1:50.98) | 7:26.22 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand | Trent Bray (1:51.38) Richard Tapper (1:54.35) John Steel (1:50.94) Danyon Loader (1:49.69) | 7:26.36 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Finland | Jani Sievinen (1:52.10) Vesa Hanski (1:53.54) Petteri Lehtinen (1:54.10) Antti Kasvio (1:48.97) | 7:28.71 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Poland | Mariusz Podkościelny (1:51.71) Artur Wojdat (1:49.88) Piotr Albiński (1:52.83) Krzysztof Cwalina (1:55.17) | 7:29.59 | |
| 14 | 2 | 6 | Norway | Jarl Inge Melberg (1:50.78) Thomas Sopp (1:51.01) Trond Høines (1:54.00) Kjell Lundemoen (1:55.56) | 7:31.35 | |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Puerto Rico | Jorge Herrera (1:54.30) Manuel Guzmán (1:52.37) Ricardo Busquets (1:54.19) David Monasterio (1:54.77) | 7:35.63 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Hong Kong | Arthur Li Kai Yien (1:55.91) Michael Wright (1:58.77) Kelvin Li Kar Wai (2:00.78) Wu Tat Cheung (1:58.84) | 7:54.30 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Guatemala | Andrés Sedano (2:02.73) Helder Torres (2:02.32) Roberto Bonilla (2:03.66) Gustavo Bucaro (1:58.59) | 8:07.30 | |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | Mohamed Bin Abid (2:07.49) Obaid Al-Rumaithi (2:15.98) Abdullah Sultan (2:09.56) Ahmad Faraj (2:06.69) | 8:39.72 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Unified Team | Dmitry Lepikov (1:49.55) Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:46.58) Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.99) Yevgeny Sadovyi (1:46.83) | 7:11.95 | WR |
| | 3 | Sweden | Christer Wallin (1:49.69) Anders Holmertz (1:46.16) Tommy Werner (1:49.35) Lars Frölander (1:50.31) | 7:15.51 | NR |
| | 7 | United States | Joe Hudepohl (1:49.52) Melvin Stewart (1:48.41) Jon Olsen (1:49.19) Doug Gjertsen (1:49.11) | 7:16.23 | |
| 4 | 5 | Germany | Peter Sitt (1:50.06) Steffen Zesner (1:47.78) Andreas Szigat (1:49.61) Stefan Pfeiffer (1:49.13) | 7:16.58 | |
| 5 | 8 | Italy | Roberto Gleria (1:49.29) Giorgio Lamberti (1:49.80) Massimo Trevisan (1:47.97) Stefano Battistelli (1:51.04) | 7:18.10 | |
| 6 | 2 | Great Britain | Paul Palmer (1:49.21) Steven Mellor (1:51.77) Stephen Akers (1:51.61) Paul Howe (1:49.98) | 7:22.57 | NR |
| 7 | 1 | Brazil | Gustavo Borges (1:50.45) Emanuel Nascimento (1:52.63) Teófilo Ferreira (1:50.28) Cristiano Michelena (1:50.67) | 7:24.03 | SA |
| | 6 | Australia | Ian Brown (1:49.45) Deane Pieters Kieren Perkins Duncan Armstrong | DSQ | |