- Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay, or "800 metre team race", was one of 6
swimming events on theSwimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only relay event on the schedule, and the first appearance of the 4x200 in Olympic competition.Results
emifinals
The fastest team in each semifinal and the fastest losing team from across the semifinals advanced to the final.
emifinal 1
Final
Hungary led throughout the race until Halmay veered towards the wall and was caught by Taylor (who had only just before passed Rich) in the final 20 yards.
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