# Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming program took place on 6 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record | United States (USA) | 3:08.24 | Beijing, China | 11 August 2008 |
| Commonwealth record | Australia (AUS) | 3:09.91 | Beijing, China | 11 August 2008 |
| Games record | Australia (AUS) | 3:13.44 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 25 July 2014 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Record |
| 6 April | Heats | Australia | Cameron McEvoy (48.63) James Magnussen (47.87) Jack Cartwright (47.74) James Roberts (48.48) | 3:12.72 | GR |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held at 11:54.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Australia | Cameron McEvoy (48.63) James Magnussen (47.87) Jack Cartwright (47.74) James Roberts (48.48) | 3:12.72 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Scotland | Kieran McGuckin (49.55) Craig McLean (48.80) Scott McLay (48.79) Daniel Wallace (49.39) | 3:16.53 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | New Zealand | Daniel Hunter (49.58) Sam Perry (49.64) Corey Main (49.47) Matthew Stanley (49.27) | 3:17.96 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | England | David Cumberlidge (49.08) Elliot Clogg (49.83) Cameron Kurle (49.55) Jarvis Parkinson (49.53) | 3:17.99 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Canada | Yuri Kisil (48.97) Ruslan Gaziev (49.78) Jeremy Bagshaw (50.61) Carson Olafson (49.94) | 3:19.30 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Northern Ireland | Curtis Coulter (50.88) Calum Bain (50.26) David Thompson (49.51) Jordan Sloan (48.92) | 3:19.57 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | South Africa | Jarryd Baxter (51.00) Ryan Coetzee (50.47) Calvyn Justus (49.67) Eben Vorster (50.36) | 3:21.50 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Sri Lanka | Matthew Abeysinghe (49.51) Akalanka Peiris (51.75) Cherantha de Silva (51.00) Kyle Abeysinghe (50.58) | 3:22.84 | Q, NR |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Mauritius | Bradley Vincent (50.44) Gregory Anodin (52.56) Jonathan Chung Yee (59.94) Mathieu Marquet (51.64) | 3:34.58 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Papua New Guinea | Josh Tarere (56.74) Samuel Seghers (52.54) Leonard Kalate (55.22) Ashley Seeto (58.79) | 3:43.29 | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Saint Helena | Duwaine Yon (1:00.45) Joshua Yon (1:02.80) Colbye Thomas (1:04.13) Ben Dillon (58.95) | 4:06.33 | |
| | 1 | 3 | Gibraltar | James Sanderson (54.02) Jordan Gonzalez Matt Savitz Aidan Carrol | DSQ | |

### Final

The final was held at 22:07.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time |
| | 4 | Australia | Cameron McEvoy (48.91) James Magnussen (48.09) Jack Cartwright (47.71) Kyle Chalmers (48.25) | 3:12.96 |
| | 6 | England | David Cumberlidge (49.28) Ben Proud (48.35) Jarvis Parkinson (49.28) James Guy (48.34) | 3:15.25 |
| | 5 | Scotland | Duncan Scott (48.54) Jack Thorpe (49.48) Kieran McGukin (49.19) Stephen Milne (48.65) | 3:15.86 |
| 4 | 3 | New Zealand | Daniel Hunter (49.44) Sam Perry (48.60) Corey Main (49.90) Matthew Stanley (48.66) | 3:16.60 |
| 5 | 2 | Canada | Yuri Kisil (48.94) Markus Thormeyer (48.73) Ruslan Gaziev (49.38) Carson Olafson (49.93) | 3:16.98 |
| 6 | 1 | South Africa | Calvyn Justus (49.98) Chad le Clos (47.97) Brad Tandy (49.36) Ryan Coetzee (49.96) | 3:17.27 |
| 7 | 7 | Northern Ireland | Jordan Sloan (49.87) Calum Bain (50.21) David Thompson (48.64) Curtis Coulter (51.31) | 3:20.03 |
| | 8 | Sri Lanka | Matthew Abeysinghe (49.53) Akalanka Peiris (52.19) Kyle Abeysinghe (50.79) Cherantha de Silva | DSQ |