| Venue: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp (Zwemstadion van Antwerpen). |
| Final | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Håkan Malmrot | SWE | 6:31.8 | 2. 1. | | 2. Thor Henning | SWE | 6:45.2 | 1. 2. | | 3. Arvo Aaltonen | FIN | 6:48.0 | 3. 3. | | 4. Jack Howell | USA | 6:51.0 | 4. 4. | | 5. Per Cederblom | SWE | | 10. 6. |
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| This was the last Olympic Games with this event. |
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| | | First 2 and Best time advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Håkan Malmrot | SWE | 6:44.8 | 1. | | 2. Per Cederblom | SWE | 7:05.6 | 6. | | 3. Mike McDermott | USA | 7:13.2 | 7. | | 4. Henri Demiéville | SUI | | |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Thor Henning | SWE | 6:45.0 | 2. | | 1. Arvo Aaltonen | FIN | 6:45.0 | 3. | | 3. Jack Howell | USA | 6:51.4 | 4. | | 4. Olle Dickson | SWE | 6:59.0 | 5. | | 5. Lucien Lebaillif | FRA | | |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Thor Henning | SWE | 6:46.2 | 1. | | 2. Lucien Lebaillif | FRA | 7:12.2 | 6. | | 3. Mike McDermott | USA | 7:12.8 | 8. | | 4. Rex Lassam | GBR | | | | -. Sydney Gooday | CAN | | |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Håkan Malmrot | SWE | 6:49.0 | 2. | | 2. Arvo Aaltonen | FIN | 6:50.0 | 3. | | 3. Courbet Félicien | BEL | 7:20.0 | 11. | | 4. Charles Quimby | USA | | | | -. Luis Balcells | ESP | | |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Jack Howell | USA | 6:57.0 | 4. | | 2. Per Cederblom | SWE | 7:14.0 | 10. | | 3. George Robertson | GBR | 7:28.0 | 12. | | 4. Arbogast Émile | FRA | | | | 5. Henry Édouard | BEL | | |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Olle Dickson | SWE | 7:12.0 | 5. | | 2. Henri Demiéville | SUI | 7:12.4 | 7. | | 3. Stephen Ruddy | USA | 7:13.0 | 9. | | 4. Édouard Van Haelen | BEL | | | | 5. Eduard Stibor | TCH | | |
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