| Final 21:00 | time | +time | L | | | 1. France |  | 3:09.93 | | 06 | Stats | | 2. United States |  | 3:10.38 | +0.45s | 05 | Stats | | 3. Russia |  | 3:11.41 | +1.48s | 03 | Stats | | 4. Australia |  | 3:11.63 | +1.70s | 04 | Stats | | 5. South Africa |  | 3:13.45 | +3.52s | 01 | Stats | | 6. Germany |  | 3:13.52 | +3.59s | 02 | Stats | | 7. Italy |  | 3:14.13 | +4.20s | 08 | Stats | | 8. Belgium |  | 3:14.40 | +4.47s | 07 | Stats |
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| Heat 1 | time | +time | L | Rk | React. | | | 1. France | | 3:13.38 | - | 04 | 4. | 0.75 | Times | | 2. South Africa | | 3:13.93 | +0.55 | 03 | 7. | 0.61 | Times | | 3. Italy | | 3:15.78 | +2.40 | 05 | 8. | 0.80 | Times | | 4. Brazil |  | 3:16.14 | +2.76 | 02 | 9. | 0.68 | Times | | 5. Canada |  | 3:16.42 | +3.04 | 07 | 10. | 0.67 | Times | | 6. Great Britain |  | 3:17.08 | +3.70 | 06 | 12. | 0.66 | Times | | 7. Venezuela |  | 3:22.68 | +9.30 | 01 | 15. | 0.71 | Times |
| Heat 2 | time | +time | L | Rk | React. | | | 1. Australia | | 3:12.29 | - | 04 | 1. | 0.60 | Times | | 2. United States | | 3:12.59 | +0.30 | 05 | 2. | 0.67 | Times | | 3. Russia | | 3:12.77 | +0.48 | 03 | 3. | 0.73 | Times | | 4. Germany | | 3:13.51 | +1.22 | 06 | 5. | 0.74 | Times | | 5. Belgium | | 3:13.89 | +1.60 | 02 | 6. | 0.64 | Times | | 6. China |  | 3:17.00 | +4.71 | 01 | 11. | 0.66 | Times | | 7. Serbia |  | 3:18.79 | +6.50 | 08 | 13. | 0.70 | Times | | 8. Hungary |  | 3:21.91 | +9.62 | 07 | 14. | 0.77 | Times |
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| 12 Best WC 2011 | WC | Odds | | World 2011 Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay | | 1. Australia | 1 | 2/3 | | 2. France | 2 | 4/1 | | 3. United States | 3 | 7/4 | | 4. Italy | 4 | 25/1 | | 5. Russia | 5 | | | 6. South Africa | 6 | 40/1 | | 7. Germany | 7 | 50/1 | | 8. Great Britain | 8 | 100/1 | | 10.Brazil | 9 | | | 12.Canada | 11 | | | 13.China | 12 | 100/1 | | -. Japan | 10 | |
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| Next best times | WC | | 9. Belgium | | | 11.Hungary | | | 14.Venezuela | 14 | | 15.Serbia | | | 16.Portugal | |
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