Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | September 22, 2000 (heats) September 23, 2000 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 102 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:33.73 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 22–23 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Having not lost the event once in Olympic competition since its inception in 1960, the U.S. team dominated the race from the start to demolish a four-year-old world record and most importantly, to defend their Olympic title. Lenny Krayzelburg (53.87), Ed Moses (59.84), Ian Crocker (52.10), and Gary Hall, Jr. (47.92, an American record) put together a blazing fast finish of 3:33.73 to cut off their own standard by 1.11 seconds. Moses also produced a mighty effort in the breaststroke leg as he became the first ever swimmer to record a sub one-minute barrier split.[2][3] After accepting their gold medals in front of the Aussie home crowd, the U.S. men unfurled a banner reading: "Sydney 2000. In our hearts forever. Thanks Australia."[4]
The Aussie team of Matt Welsh (54.29), Regan Harrison (1:01.48), Geoff Huegill (51.33), and Michael Klim (48.17) finished behind their greatest rivals by a couple of seconds, but made a surprise packet with the silver in an Oceanian record of 3:35.27. Meanwhile, Stev Theloke (55.07), Jens Kruppa (1:00.52), Thomas Rupprath (52.14), and Torsten Spanneberg (48.15) earned their first medley relay medal for Germany since the nation's reunification in 1990, taking home the bronze in a European record of 3:35.88.[4][5][6]
Netherlands' Klaas-Erik Zwering (56.83), Marcel Wouda (1:01.20), Joris Keizer (52.26), and anchor Pieter van den Hoogenband (47.24, the fastest split of the race) missed the podium by more than a full body length over the Germans with a fourth-place time of 3:37.53. Hungary (3:39.03), Canada (3:39.88), France (3:40.02), and Great Britain (3:40.19) completed a close finish at the rear of the championship finale.[6]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Jeff Rouse (53.95) Jeremy Linn (1:00.32) Mark Henderson (52.39) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.18) |
3:34.84 | Atlanta, United States | 26 July 1996 | [7] |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Jeff Rouse (53.95) Jeremy Linn (1:00.32) Mark Henderson (52.39) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.18) |
3:34.84 | Atlanta, United States | 26 July 1996 | [7] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | Final | Lenny Krayzelburg (53.87) Ed Moses (59.84) Ian Crocker (52.10) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.92) |
United States |
3:33.73 | WR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Time behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | United States |
Lenny Krayzelburg (53.87) Ed Moses (59.84) Ian Crocker (52.10) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.92) |
3:33.73 | WR | |
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2 |  Australia |
Matt Welsh (54.29) Regan Harrison (1:01.48) Geoff Huegill (51.33) Michael Klim (48.17) |
3:35.27 | 1.54 | OC |
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4 |  Germany |
Stev Theloke (55.07) Jens Kruppa (1:00.52) Thomas Rupprath (52.14) Torsten Spanneberg (48.15) |
3:35.88 | 2.15 | EU |
| 4 | 7 |  Netherlands |
Klaas-Erik Zwering (56.83) Marcel Wouda (1:01.20) Joris Keizer (52.26) Pieter van den Hoogenband (47.24) |
3:37.53 | 3.80 | NR |
| 5 | 5 |  Hungary |
Péter Horváth (55.90) Károly Güttler (1:01.23) Zsolt Gáspár (52.95) Attila Zubor (49.01) |
3:39.09 | 5.36 | |
| 6 | 8 |  Canada |
Chris Renaud (55.66) Morgan Knabe (1:01.23) Mike Mintenko (52.66) Craig Hutchison (50.33) |
3:39.88 | 6.15 | |
| 7 | 1 |  France |
Simon Dufour (55.67) Hugues Duboscq (1:01.69) Franck Esposito (52.80) Frédérick Bousquet (49.86) |
3:40.02 | 6.29 | |
| 8 | 6 |  Great Britain |
Neil Willey (56.49) Darren Mew (1:01.76) James Hickman (52.53) Sion Brinn (49.41) |
3:40.19 | 6.46 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank (23 September 2000). "U.S. Swimmers Didn't Take A Back Seat Australia Was Expected To Dominate In The Pool At This Olympics. The Americans Proved That Wrong". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (23 September 2000). "Sydney 2000: Swimming; U.S. Makes Biggest, and the Final, Waves". New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Thrilling conclusion". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 22 September 2000. Archived from the original on May 1, 2001. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Thompson wins eighth gold medal". ESPN. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ a b Whitten, Phillip (23 September 2000). "Olympic Day 8 Finals – Complete". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 349–351. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
