| Venue: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp (Zwemstadion van Antwerpen). |   
| Final 17:15 | time | gap | _____________ |  | 1. |   United States | 10:04.4 |   | World Record |  |  Perry McGillivray 2:27.2, Pua Kealoha 2:33.2, Normann Ross 2:30.0, Duke Kahanamoku 2:34.0 |  | 2. |   Australia | 10:25.4 | +21.0s |   |  |  Henry Hay, William Herald, Ivan Stedman, Frank Beaurepaire |  | 3. |   Great Britain | 10:37.2 | +32.8s |   |  |  Leslie Savage, Edward Peter, Henry Taylor, Harold Annison |  | 4. |   Sweden | 10:50.2 | +45.8s |   |  |  Robert Andersson, Frans Möller, Orvar Trolle, Arne Borg |  | 5. |   Italy |   |   |   |  |  Mario Massa, Agostino Frassinetti, Antonio Quarantotto, Giglio Bisagno |   
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| Heat 1 | time | gap | Rk. | _____________ |  | 1. |   United States | 10:20.4 | 1. |   | Q |  |  Pua Kealoha, Perry McGillivray, Normann Ross, Duke Kahanamoku |  | 2. |   Australia | 10:36.4 | +16.0s | 2. | Q |  |  Henry Hay, Willian Herald, Ivan Stedman, Keith Kirkland |  | 3. |   Sweden | 10:54.4 | +34.0s | 4. | q |  |  Robert Andersson, Arne Borg, Orvar Trolle, Frans Möller |  | 4. |   France | 11:53.0 | 1:22.6 | 7. |   |  |  Albert Mayaud, Paul Vasseur, Georges Pouilley, Henri Padou Sr. |   
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| Heat 2 | time | gap | Rk | _____________ |  | 1. |   Great Britain | 10:51.0 |   | 3. | Q |  |  Harold Annison, Leslie Savage, Henry Taylor, Edward Peter |  | 2. |   Italy | 11:01.2 | 10.2s | 5. | Q |  |  Mario Massa, Agostino Frassinetti, Antonio Quarantotto, Giglio Bisagno |  | 3. |   Belgium | 11:12.2 | 21.2s | 6. |   |  |  Jean-Pierre Vermetten, Joseph Cludts, Rene Bauwens, Gerard Blitz |   
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