Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
Date | 22 July 1996 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 81 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:39.29 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | China (CHN) Le Ying (54.31) Shan Ying (54.38) Lü Bin (55.09) Le Jingyi (54.13) | 3:37.91 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1994 | [2] |
Olympic record | United States (USA) Nicole Haislett (55.33) Dara Torres (55.33) Angel Martino (54.79) Jenny Thompson (54.01) | 3:39.46 | Barcelona, Spain | 28 July 1992 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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22 July | Final | Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11) | United States | 3:39.29 | OR |
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q). [3]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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4 | United States | Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11) | 3:39.29 | OR | |
3 | China | Le Jingyi (54.79) Chao Na (55.40) Nian Yun (55.42) Shan Ying (54.87) | 3:40.48 | ||
6 | Germany | Sandra Völker (55.70) Simone Osygus (56.05) Antje Buschschulte (55.20) Franziska van Almsick (54.53) | 3:41.48 | ||
4 | 5 | Netherlands | Marianne Muis (55.73) Minouche Smit (56.15) Wilma van Hofwegen (55.53) Karin Brienesse (54.99) | 3:42.40 | NR |
5 | 2 | Sweden | Linda Olofsson (55.75) Louise Jöhncke (56.32) Louise Karlsson (56.07) Johanna Sjöberg (56.77) | 3:44.91 | NR |
6 | 8 | Australia | Sarah Ryan (56.06) Julia Greville (56.27) Lise Mackie (57.03) Susie O'Neill (55.95) | 3:45.31 | |
7 | 7 | Canada | Shannon Shakespeare (56.07) Julie Howard (57.03) Andrea Moody (56.74) Marianne Limpert (56.43) | 3:46.27 | |
1 | Russia | Yelena Nazemnova Natalya Sorokina Svetlana Leshukova Natalya Meshcheryakova | DSQ |
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