Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 16 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 65 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 15 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:13.48 | |||||||||
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The Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 May 2016.[1][2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United States | 3:08.24 | Beijing | 11 August 2008 |
| European record |  France | 3:08.32 | Beijing | 11 August 2008 |
| Championship record | France | 3:11.64 | Berlin | 18 August 2014 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 12:07.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | France | Clement Mignon (48.88) William Meynard (49.59) Fabien Gilot (48.37) Lorys Bourelly (49.38) | 3:16.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |  Italy | Luca Dotto (48.40) Giuseppe Guttuso (49.78) Jonathan Boffa (49.07) Luca Leonardi (49.17) | 3:16.42 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 2 |  Belgium | Louis Croenen (50.07) Jasper Aerents (48.70) Glenn Surgeloose (48.67) Dieter Dekoninck (49.09) | 3:16.53 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 8 |  Romania | Marius Radu (49.28) Daniel Macovei (49.43) Alin Coste (49.14) Norbert Trandafir (48.69) | 3:16.54 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 |  Greece | Odyssefs Meladinis (49.61) Apostolos Christou (49.26) Christos Katrantzis (49.41) Kristian Golomeev (48.54) | 3:16.82 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 |  Hungary | Péter Holoda (49.58) Krisztián Takács (49.76) Richárd Bohus (48.94) Dominik Kozma (48.87) | 3:17.15 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 1 |  Spain | Aitor Martinez Rodriguez (49.63) Miguel Ortiz-Cañavate (49.09) Bruno Ortiz-Cañavate (50.08) Oskitz Aguilar Urtxegi (49.51) | 3:18.31 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 |  Great Britain | Robert Renwick (49.78) Benjamin Proud (50.52) Ieuan Lloyd (49.38) Duncan Scott (48.78) | 3:18.46 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 7 |  Turkey | Huseyin Emre Sakci (50.28) Doga Celik (49.40) Iskender Baslakov (50.06) Kemal Arda Gürdal (48.92) | 3:18.66 | |
| 10 | 1 | 4 |  Sweden | Christoffer Carlsen (49.88) Isak Eliasson (49.06) Robin Andreasson (49.57) Daniel Forndal (50.19) | 3:18.70 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 |  Lithuania | Mindaugas Sadauskas (49.64) Simonas Bilis (48.51) Tadas Duskinas (50.35) Povilas Strazdas (50.28) | 3:18.78 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 |  Poland | Paweł Korzeniowski (49.47) Kacper Majchrzak (48.92) Filip Wypych (50.44) Oskar Krupecki (50.38) | 3:19.21 | |
| 13 | 1 | 5 |  Israel | Alexi Konovalov (50.16) Or Sabatier (49.50) Ziv Kalontarov (50.46) Tom Kremer (49.35) | 3:19.47 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 |  Switzerland | Alexandre Haldemann (49.87) Erik van Dooren (50.53) Aleksi Schmid (49.85) Nils Liess (50.15) | 3:20.40 | |
| 15 | 2 | 4 |  Estonia | Ralf Tribuntsov (51.39) Andri Aedma (50.62) Kregor Zirk (49.61) Pjotr Degtjarjov (48.90) | 3:20.52 |
Final
The final was held at 19:26.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | France | William Meynard (49.57) Florent Manaudou (47.64) Fabien Gilot (48.26) Clement Mignon (48.01) | 3:13.48 | |
 | 5 | Italy | Luca Dotto (48.03) Luca Leonardi (48.47) Jonathan Boffa (49.21) Filippo Magnini (48.58) | 3:14.29 | |
 | 3 | Belgium | Glenn Surgeloose (48.75) Jasper Aerents (49.31) Dieter Dekoninck (48.87) Pieter Timmers (47.37) | 3:14.30 | |
| 4 | 2 | Greece | Odyssefs Meladinis (49.60) Christos Katrantzis (48.65) Apostolos Christou (48.13) Kristian Golomeev (48.04) | 3:14.42 | |
| 5 | 7 | Hungary | Péter Holoda (49.91) Krisztián Takács (49.41) Richárd Bohus (48.64) Dominik Kozma (48.59) | 3:16.55 | |
| 6 | 6 | Romania | Marius Radu (49.08) Robert Glință (49.24) Alin Coste (49.91) Norbert Trandafir (48.85) | 3:17.08 | |
| 7 | 8 | Great Britain | Robert Renwick (49.79) Duncan Scott (48.31) Ieuan Lloyd (49.70) Benjamin Proud (49.33) | 3:17.13 | |
| 8 | 1 | Spain | Markel Alberdi (49.76) Aitor Martinez Rodriguez (49.63) Miguel Ortiz-Cañavate (48.62) Oskitz Aguilar Urtxegi (49.20) | 3:17.21 |
