| Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. [1]
Heat 1 [2]
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Camille Wright , Shirley Babashoff , LeLei Fonoimoana , Wendy Boglioli (USA) | 4:20.87 | |
| 2 |  Michelle de Vries , Judith Hudson , Linda Hanel , Jenny Tate (AUS) | 4:26.07 | |
| 3 |  Silvia Fontana , Rosa Estiarte , Magda Camps , Montserrat Majo (ESP) | 4:38.42 | |
| 4 |  Diana Hatler , Angela López , María Mock , Jane Fayer (PUR) | 4:49.45 | |
| 5 |  Angelika Grieser , Dagmar Rehak , Gudrun Beckmann , Marion Platten (FRG) | DQ |
Heat 2 [3]
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wendy Cook-Hogg , Robin Corsiglia , Susan Sloan , Debbie Clarke (CAN) | 4:20.10 | |
| 2 |  Diane Edelijn , Wijda Mazereeuw , Ineke Ran , Enith Brigitha (NED) | 4:22.49 | |
| 3 |  Joy Beasley , Maggie Kelly-Hohmann , Sue Jenner , Debbie Hill (GBR) | 4:23.91 | |
| 4 |  Sylvie Testuz , Annick de Susini , Pascale Ducongé , Guylaine Berger (FRA) | 4:26.48 | |
| 5 |  Carine Verbauwen , Ilse Schoors , Chantal Grimard , Anne Richard (BEL) | 4:30.78 | |
| 6 |  Paola Ruggieri , Dacyl Pérez , Marianela Huen , Vania Vázquez (VEN) | 4:43.78 |
Heat 3 [4]
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kornelia Ender , Birgit Treiber , Carola Nitschke , Rosemarie Kother-Gabriel (GDR) | 4:13.98 | |
| 2 |  Nadiya Stavko , Maryna Yurchenia , Tamara Shelofastova , Larisa Tsaryova (URS) | 4:18.73 | |
| 3 |  Yoshimi Nishigawa (1:06.34) NR , Toshiko Haruoka , Yasue Hatsuda , Sachiko Yamazaki (JPN) | 4:25.81 | NR |
| 4 |  Gunilla Lundberg , Anette Fredriksson , Gunilla Andersson , Ylva Persson (SWE) | 4:29.46 | |
| 5 |  Antonella Roncelli , Iris Corniani , Donatella Talpo-Schiavon , Elisabetta Dessy (ITA) | 4:31.20 | |
| 6 |  Claudia Bellotto , Patricia Spohn , Rossana Juncos , Susana Coppo (ARG) | 4:41.82 |
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | East Germany | Ulrike Richter Hannelore Anke Andrea Pollack Kornelia Ender (Birgit Treiber) (Carola Nitschke) (Rosemarie Gabriel) | 4:07.95 | |
 | United States | Linda Jezek Lauri Siering Camille Wright Shirley Babashoff (Lelei Fonoimoana) (Wendy Boglioli) | 4:14.55 | |
 | Canada | Wendy Hogg Robin Corsiglia Susan Sloan Anne Jardin (Deborah Clarke) | 4:15.22 | |
| 4 | Soviet Union | Nadiya Stavko Maryna Yurchenya Tamara Shelofastova Larissa Tsareva | 4:16.05 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | Diane Edelijn Wijda Mazereeuw José Damen Enith Brigitha (Ineke Ran) | 4:19.03 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | Joy Beasley Margaret Kelly Susan Jenner Deborah Hill | 4:23.25 | |
| 7 | Japan | Yoshimi Nishigawa (1:06.01) NR Toshiko Haruoka Yasue Hatsuda Sachiko Yamazaki | 4:23.47 | NR |
| 8 | Australia | Michelle Devries Judith Hudson Linda Hanel Jenny Tate | 4:25.91 |
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