# Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay event at the 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships was swum on July 27, 2001. The heats and finals took place July 27.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| World Record | Australia (AUS) Ian Thorpe (1:46.03) Michael Klim (1:46.40) Todd Pearson (1:47.36) Bill Kirby (1:47.26) | 7:07.05 | Sydney, Australia | 19 September 2000 |
| Championship Record | Australia (AUS) Michael Klim (1:47.67) Grant Hackett (1:48.41) Ian Thorpe (1:47.67) Daniel Kowalski (1:48.73) | 7:12.48 | Perth, Australia | 13 January 1998 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Nation | Time | Record |
| 27 July 2001 | Final | Australia Grant Hackett (1:46.11) Michael Klim (1:46.49) Bill Kirby (1:47.92) Ian Thorpe (1:44.14) | 7:04.66 | WR |

## Results
### Heats

| Place | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers (split) | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | United States | Nate Dusing (1:48.29) Jay Schryver (1:49.20) Jamie Rauch (1:49.19) Chad Carvin (1:48.52) | 7:15.20 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | United Kingdom | Edward Sinclair (1:49.65) Paul Palmer (1:48.86) Marc Spackman (1:50.80) James Salter (1:50.19) | 7:19.50 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Australia | Todd Pearson (1:49.81) Antony Matkovich (1:50.48) Ray Hass (1:50.00) Bill Kirby (1:49.56) | 7:19.85 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Canada | Mark Johnston (1:50.44) Rick Say (1:50.14) Brian Johns (1:50.18) Mike Mintenko (1:49.93) | 7:20.69 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Italy | Federico Cappellazzo (1:50.02) Andrea Righi (1:51.00) Simone Cercato (1:51.19) Andrea Beccari (1:48.60) | 7:20.81 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Germany | Johannes Oesterling (1:49.80) Lars Conrad (1:50.70) Stefan Pohl (1:49.29) Stefan Herbst (1:51.28) | 7:21.07 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Japan | Shunsuke Ito (1:51.64) Daisuke Hosokawa (1:50.31) Yoshihiro Okumura (1:50.50) Hideaki Hara (1:49.58) | 7:22.03 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Russia | Stepan Ganzey (1:50.40) Anatoly Polyakov (1:52.65) Maxim Korchounov (1:53.41) Dmitry Chernyshov (1:53.07) | 7:29.53 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Mexico | Javier Díaz (1:52.88) Alejandro Siqueiros (1:54.63) Leonardo Salinas (1:56.35) Jacob Fraire (1:57.26) | 7:41.12 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Malaysia | Wan Azlan (1:59.07) Alex Lim Keng Liat (1:56.76) Dieung Manggang (1:57.48) Elvin Chia (1:56.32) | 7:49.63 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Singapore | Fergus Kuek (1:58.27) Gerald Koh (1:59.66) Benjamin Gan (1:58.03) Ernest Teo (2:02.37) | 7:58.33 | |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | Chinese Taipei | Wu Nien-Pin (1:59.28) Jiang Bing-Ru (1:59.96) Hsu Kuo-Tung (2:05.12) Chen Jui-Chen (2:06.22) | 8:10.58 | |

### Final

| Place | Lane | Nation | Swimmers (split) | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Australia | Grant Hackett (1:46.11) Michael Klim (1:46.49) William Kirby (1:47.92) Ian Thorpe (1:44.14) | 7:04.66 | WR |
| | 2 | Italy | Emiliano Brembilla (1:48.19) Matteo Pelliciari (1:48.02) Andrea Beccari (1:47.97) Massimiliano Rosolino (1:46.68) | 7:10.86 | |
| | 4 | United States | Scott Goldblatt (1:49.00) Nate Dusing (1:48.78) Chad Carvin (1:48.41) Klete Keller (1:47.50) | 7:13.69 | |
| 4 | 5 | United Kingdom | Edward Sinclair (1:49.95) Paul Palmer (1:47.14) Marc Spackman (1:49.55) James Salter (1:48.96) | 7:15.60 | |
| 5 | 7 | Germany | Johannes Oesterling (1:50.29) Stefan Herbst (1:48.87) Stefan Pohl (1:49.07) Lars Conrad (1:49.06) | 7:17.29 | |
| 6 | 6 | Canada | Mark Johnston (1:50.12) Rick Say (1:49.00) Brian Johns (1:49.42) Mike Mintenko (1:49.26) | 7:17.80 | |
| 7 | 1 | Japan | Hideaki Hara (1:50.90) Daisuke Hosokawa (1:49.32) Yoshihiro Okumura (1:49.87) Funichi Fujita (1:50.51) | 7:20.60 | |
| 8 | 8 | Russia | Stepan Ganzey (1:50.24) Dmitry Chernyshov (1:49.04) Anatoly Polyakov (1:50.83) Maxim Kuznetsov (1:52.33) | 7:22.44 | |