Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The final of the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984. 14 teams participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 30 July | Heat 1 | Geoff Gaberino David Larson Bruce Hayes Richard Saeger | 7:18.87 | ||
| 30 July | Final | Mike Heath David Larson Jeff Float Bruce Hayes | 7:15.69 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Geoff Gaberino David Larson Bruce Hayes Richard Saeger | 7:18.87 | Q, | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Rainer Henkel Dirk Korthals Alexander Schowtka Thomas Fahrner | 7:25.29 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Neil Cochran Paul Easter Paul Howe Andrew Astbury | 7:26.83 | Q, NR | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Justin Lemberg Ron McKeon Tom Stachewicz Graeme Brewer | 7:26.93 | Q, OC | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Pierre Andraca Dominique Bataille Michel Pou Stéphan Caron | 7:27.40 | Q, NR | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Sandy Goss Benoit Clément Wayne Kelly Peter Szmidt | 7:28.31 | Q, NR | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Michael Söderlund Tommy Werner Mikael Örn Anders Holmertz | 7:28.60 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Hans Kroes Peter Drost Edsard Schlingemann Frank Drost | 7:29.14 | Q, NR | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Cyro Delgado Marcelo Jucá Djan Madruga Jorge Fernandes | 7:30.41 | SA | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Jean-Marie François Alberto José Umana Rafael Vidal Alberto Mestre | 7:31.79 | NR | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Juan Enrique Escalas Rafael Escalas Juan Carlos Vallejo David López-Zubero | 7:32.21 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Gökhan Attaroğlu Kemal Sabri Özün Ahmed Nakkaş İhsan Sabri Özün | 7:59.36 | NR | |
| 1 | 7 | Taihei Saka Hiroshi Sakamoto Keisuke Okuno Shigeo Ogata | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Marco Colombo Marcello Guarducci Fabrizio Rampazzo Marco Dell'Uomo |