Gold medals went to the US team with a score of 6 minutes 47 seconds.
The Russians lost 2.12 seconds to the winners of the swim.
The third place was taken by Brazil (+2.60).
The Russian team includes Vladislav Grinev, Alexander Shchegolev, Mikhail Vekovishchev and Ivan Girev.
Earlier, Vladimir Morozov shared his opinion on the silver medal in the combined 4x50 m freestyle relay at the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi.