| | Event type
4 x 100 metres Medley Relay, Men
| Date | 31 July 1992 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona |
| Participants | 103 from 23 countries |
This was the one men’s relay in Barcelona in which the United States came in as the favorites, as the 1991 World Champions and Pan Pac Champions. They had won the event at every Olympics in which they competed, missing only 1980. In the final, Jeff Rouse settled things early when his opening backstroke leg broke the world record for the 100 back, splitting 53.86. That was not that far ahead, as Canada’s Mark Tewksbury swam 54.09, but Canada was not considered a serious gold contender. Still they hung on for second for three legs, as the anchor freestylers were Jon Olsen for the USA, Stephen Clarke for Canada, and the formidable Aleksandr Popov for the Russian Unifieds. Popov outswam Clarke by over two seconds to get the Unified Team home for silver. But he had started 2½ seconds behind Olsen, who brought the Americans home in 3:36.93 to equal the world record for the medley relay.
Round One (31 July 1992 — 11:30)
Fastest eight advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | 50 m | Time | Exchange (Pos) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Canada |  CAN | 3:42.47 | |||||
| Mark Tewksbury | 26.94 | 55.64 | 55.64 (2) | ||||||
| Jon Cleveland | 29.01 | 1:02.16 | 1:57.80 (1) | ||||||
| Tom Ponting | 25.13 | 54.14 | 2:51.94 (1) | ||||||
| Stephen Clarke | 23.50 | 50.53 | 3:42.47 (1) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | Hungary |  HUN | 3:43.61 | |||||
| Tamás Deutsch | 27.87 | 56.88 | 56.88 (4) | ||||||
| Norbert Rózsa | 28.20 | 1:01.18 | 1:58.06 (2) | ||||||
| Péter Horváth | 25.49 | 54.95 | 2:53.01 (3) | ||||||
| Béla Szabados | 23.94 | 50.60 | 3:43.61 (2) | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | Japan |  JPN | 3:43.88 | |||||
| Hajime Itoi | 27.49 | 56.70 | 56.70 (3) | ||||||
| Akira Hayashi | 29.30 | 1:01.47 | 1:58.17 (3) | ||||||
| Keiichi Kawanaka | 25.57 | 54.56 | 2:52.73 (2) | ||||||
| Tsutomu Nakano | 24.53 | 51.15 | 3:43.88 (3) | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | Puerto Rico |  PUR | 3:46.52 | |||||
| Manuel Guzmán | 28.21 | 57.50 | 57.50 (6) | ||||||
| Todd Torres | 29.05 | 1:02.49 | 1:59.99 (4) | ||||||
| David Monasterio | 26.23 | 56.48 | 2:56.47 (6) | ||||||
| Ricardo Busquets | 24.52 | 50.05 | 3:46.52 (4) | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | South Africa |  RSA | 3:46.86 | |||||
| Seddon Keyter | 28.56 | 58.44 | 58.44 (7) | ||||||
| Kenneth Cawood | 29.63 | 1:03.49 | 2:01.93 (6) | ||||||
| Peter Williams | 24.88 | 54.13 | 2:56.06 (4) | ||||||
| Darryl Cronje | 24.08 | 50.80 | 3:46.86 (5) | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | Estonia |  EST | 3:46.87 | |||||
| Ilmar Ojase | 28.17 | 57.24 | 57.24 (5) | ||||||
| Marko Pachel | 29.42 | 1:03.32 | 2:00.56 (5) | ||||||
| Aldo Suurväli | 25.89 | 55.57 | 2:56.13 (5) | ||||||
| Indrek Sei | 24.06 | 50.74 | 3:46.87 (6) | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | Guam |  GUM | 4:07.98 | |||||
| Patrick Sagisi | 29.47 | 1:01.65 | 1:01.65 (1) | ||||||
| Glenn Diaz | 31.97 | 1:10.03 | 2:11.68 (7) | ||||||
| Ray Flores | 28.52 | 1:01.62 | 3:13.30 (7) | ||||||
| Adrian Romero | 25.64 | 54.68 | 4:07.98 (7) |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | 50 m | Time | Exchange (Pos) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Germany |  GER | 3:43.00 | |||||
| Tino Weber | 27.87 | 56.13 | 56.13 (4) | ||||||
| Mark Warnecke | 29.11 | 1:02.75 | 1:58.88 (1) | ||||||
| Christian Keller | 25.44 | 54.11 | 2:52.99 (1) | ||||||
| Bengt Zikarsky | 23.84 | 50.01 | 3:43.00 (1) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | France |  FRA | 3:43.13 | |||||
| Franck Schott | 27.89 | 56.63 | 56.63 (5) | ||||||
| Stéphane Vossart | 29.73 | 1:02.50 | 1:59.13 (3) | ||||||
| Franck Esposito | 25.77 | 54.58 | 2:53.71 (2) | ||||||
| Christophe Kalfayan | 23.63 | 49.42 | 3:43.13 (2) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | Australia |  AUS | 3:43.78 | |||||
| Tom Stachewicz | 28.23 | 57.17 | 57.17 (7) | ||||||
| Phil Rogers | 28.70 | 1:01.89 | 1:59.06 (2) | ||||||
| Jon Sieben | 25.21 | 54.73 | 2:53.79 (3) | ||||||
| Chris Fydler | 23.87 | 49.99 | 3:43.78 (3) | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 3:46.85 | |||||
| Lin Laijiu | 28.02 | 57.54 | 57.54 (8) | ||||||
| Chen Jianhong | 29.14 | 1:02.46 | 2:00.00 (5) | ||||||
| Shen Jianqiang | 25.49 | 55.06 | 2:55.06 (5) | ||||||
| Xie Jun | 24.57 | 51.79 | 3:46.85 (4) | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | Belgium |  BEL | 3:47.64 | |||||
| Yasuhiro Vandewalle | 27.79 | 56.65 | 56.65 (6) | ||||||
| Fred Deburghgraeve | 29.17 | 1:02.89 | 1:59.54 (4) | ||||||
| Stefaan Maene | 25.79 | 55.46 | 2:55.00 (4) | ||||||
| Marc Verbeeck | 25.01 | 52.64 | 3:47.64 (5) | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | Hong Kong |  HKG | 3:56.46 | |||||
| Arthur Li | 30.05 | 1:01.59 | 1:01.59 (1) | ||||||
| Andrew Rutherford | 29.73 | 1:04.87 | 2:06.46 (6) | ||||||
| Duncan Todd | 26.61 | 57.99 | 3:04.45 (6) | ||||||
| Michael Wright | 24.54 | 52.01 | 3:56.46 (6) | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | Finland |  FIN | 4:06.18 | |||||
| Jani Sievinen | 35.30 | 1:13.02 | 1:13.02 (3) | ||||||
| Petri Suominen | 30.12 | 1:04.89 | 2:17.91 (7) | ||||||
| Vesa Hanski | 25.94 | 57.37 | 3:15.28 (7) | ||||||
| Antti Kasvio | 24.67 | 50.90 | 4:06.18 (7) | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | United Arab Emirates |  UAE | 4:21.03 | |||||
| Mohamed Bin Abid | 33.96 | 1:08.88 | 1:08.88 (2) | ||||||
| Obaid Al-Rumaithi | 33.66 | 1:13.20 | 2:22.08 (8) | ||||||
| Mohamed Khamis | 28.89 | 1:02.51 | 3:24.59 (8) | ||||||
| Ahmad Faraj | 27.96 | 56.44 | 4:21.03 (8) |
Heat Three
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | 50 m | Time | Exchange (Pos) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | United States |  USA | 3:39.84 | |||||
| Dave Berkoff | 26.82 | 55.05 | 55.05 (2) | ||||||
| Hans Dersch | 29.15 | 1:01.79 | 1:56.84 (1) | ||||||
| Mel Stewart | 25.51 | 54.34 | 2:51.18 (1) | ||||||
| Matt Biondi | 22.95 | 48.66 | 3:39.84 (1) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | Unified Team |  EUN | 3:42.22 | |||||
| Vladimir Selkov | 27.43 | 56.29 | 56.29 (4) | ||||||
| Vladislav Kulikov | 28.49 | 1:01.87 | 1:58.16 (2) | ||||||
| Dmitry Volkov | 24.91 | 54.43 | 2:52.59 (2) | ||||||
| Vladimir Pyshnenko | 23.73 | 49.63 | 3:42.22 (2) | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | Great Britain |  GBR | 3:43.96 | |||||
| Martin Harris | 27.80 | 57.45 | 57.45 (6) | ||||||
| Nick Gillingham | 29.21 | 1:01.63 | 1:59.08 (4) | ||||||
| Richard Leishman | 24.80 | 54.88 | 2:53.96 (4) | ||||||
| Roland Lee | 23.83 | 50.00 | 3:43.96 (3) | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | Spain |  ESP | 3:44.12 | |||||
| Martín López-Zubero | 27.60 | 55.72 | 55.72 (3) | ||||||
| Ramón Camallonga | 29.15 | 1:03.02 | 1:58.74 (3) | ||||||
| Jaime Fernández | 25.26 | 54.60 | 2:53.34 (3) | ||||||
| Carlos Ventosa | 24.26 | 50.78 | 3:44.12 (4) | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | Italy |  ITA | 3:44.30 | |||||
| Emanuele Merisi | 28.09 | 57.25 | 57.25 (5) | ||||||
| Gianni Minervini | 28.75 | 1:02.96 | 2:00.21 (5) | ||||||
| Leonardo Michelotti | 25.67 | 54.66 | 2:54.87 (5) | ||||||
| Massimo Trevisan | 23.61 | 49.43 | 3:44.30 (5) | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | Norway |  NOR | 3:52.42 | |||||
| Thomas Sopp | 28.43 | 58.54 | 58.54 (8) | ||||||
| Børge Mørk | 30.15 | 1:05.08 | 2:03.62 (7) | ||||||
| Trond Høines | 26.35 | 57.27 | 3:00.89 (7) | ||||||
| Jarl Inge Melberg | 24.50 | 51.53 | 3:52.42 (6) | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | Philippines |  PHI | 3:53.64 | |||||
| Raymond Papa | 28.25 | 57.86 | 57.86 (7) | ||||||
| Patrick Concepcion | 30.41 | 1:04.85 | 2:02.71 (6) | ||||||
| Eric Buhain | 25.94 | 55.95 | 2:58.66 (6) | ||||||
| Leo Najera | 26.57 | 54.98 | 3:53.64 (7) | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | Guatemala |  GUA | 4:12.65 | |||||
| Roberto Bonilla | 31.70 | 1:04.65 | 1:04.65 (1) | ||||||
| Helder Torres | 34.00 | 1:12.87 | 2:17.52 (8) | ||||||
| Gustavo Búcaro | 27.88 | 1:00.12 | 3:17.64 (8) | ||||||
| Andrés Sedano | 26.06 | 55.01 | 4:12.65 (8) |
Final (31 July 1992 — 19:30)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | 50 m | Time | Exchange (Pos) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | United States | USA | 3:36.93 | |||||
| Jeff Rouse | 26.32 | 53.86 | 53.86 (1) | ||||||
| Nelson Diebel | 28.68 | 1:01.45 | 1:55.31 (1) | ||||||
| Pablo Morales | 24.08 | 52.83 | 2:48.14 (1) | ||||||
| Jon Olsen | 23.01 | 48.79 | 3:36.93 (1) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | Unified Team | EUN | 3:38.56 | |||||
| Vladimir Selkov | 26.90 | 55.50 | 55.50 (4) | ||||||
| Vasily Ivanov | 28.57 | 1:01.59 | 1:57.09 (4) | ||||||
| Pavlo Khnykin | 24.48 | 53.56 | 2:50.65 (3) | ||||||
| Aleksandr Popov | 22.57 | 47.91 | 3:38.56 (2) | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | Canada | CAN | 3:39.66 | |||||
| Mark Tewksbury | 26.28 | 54.09 | 54.09 (2) | ||||||
| Jon Cleveland | 28.83 | 1:01.93 | 1:56.02 (2) | ||||||
| Marcel Gery | 24.57 | 53.72 | 2:49.74 (2) | ||||||
| Stephen Clarke | 23.30 | 49.92 | 3:39.66 (3) | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | Germany | GER | 3:40.19 | |||||
| Tino Weber | 27.63 | 55.75 | 55.75 (5) | ||||||
| Mark Warnecke | 28.83 | 1:01.89 | 1:57.64 (6) | ||||||
| Christian Keller | 25.18 | 53.93 | 2:51.57 (5) | ||||||
| Mark Pinger | 22.87 | 48.62 | 3:40.19 (4) | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | France | FRA | 3:40.51 | |||||
| Franck Schott | 27.19 | 55.46 | 55.46 (3) | ||||||
| Stéphane Vossart | 29.51 | 1:02.22 | 1:57.68 (7) | ||||||
| Bruno Gutzeit | 24.57 | 53.87 | 2:51.55 (4) | ||||||
| Stéphan Caron | 23.37 | 48.96 | 3:40.51 (5) | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | Hungary | HUN | 3:42.03 | |||||
| Tamás Deutsch | 27.75 | 56.18 | 56.18 (6) | ||||||
| Norbert Rózsa | 28.18 | 1:00.84 | 1:57.02 (3) | ||||||
| Péter Horváth | 25.38 | 54.85 | 2:51.87 (7) | ||||||
| Béla Szabados | 23.82 | 50.16 | 3:42.03 (6) | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | Australia | AUS | 3:42.65 | |||||
| Tom Stachewicz | 27.82 | 56.84 | 56.84 (8) | ||||||
| Phil Rogers | 28.69 | 1:01.31 | 1:58.15 (8) | ||||||
| Jon Sieben | 25.49 | 54.78 | 2:52.93 (8) | ||||||
| Chris Fydler | 23.76 | 49.72 | 3:42.65 (7) | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | Japan | JPN | 3:43.25 | |||||
| Hajime Itoi | 27.64 | 56.53 | 56.53 (7) | ||||||
| Akira Hayashi | 29.02 | 1:00.98 | 1:57.51 (5) | ||||||
| Keiichi Kawanaka | 25.49 | 54.32 | 2:51.83 (6) | ||||||
| Tsutomu Nakano | 24.56 | 51.42 | 3:43.25 (8) |