Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
Date | 24 July 1996 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 103 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 4:02.88 | |||||||||
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 medley relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 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) He Cihong (1:00.16) Dai Guohong (1:09.04) Liu Limin (58.66) Le Jingyi (53.81) | 4:01.67 | Rome, Italy | 10 September 1994 |
Olympic record | United States (USA) Lea Loveless (1:00.82) Anita Nall (1:08.67) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (58.58) Jenny Thompson (54.47) | 4:02.54 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 1992 |
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q). [2]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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4 | United States | Beth Botsford (1:01.67) Amanda Beard (1:08.34) Angel Martino (58.70) Amy Van Dyken (54.17) | 4:02.88 | ||
5 | Australia | Nicole Stevenson (1:02.65) Samantha Riley (1:08.19) Susie O'Neill (59.03) Sarah Ryan (55.21) | 4:05.08 | ||
6 | China | Chen Yan (1:02.48) Han Xue (1:09.92) Cai Huijue (59.92) Shan Ying (55.02) | 4:07.34 | ||
4 | 2 | South Africa | Marianne Kriel (1:02.39) Penny Heyns (1:07.41) Mandy Loots (1:02.33) Helene Muller (56.03) | 4:08.16 | AF |
5 | 7 | Canada | Julie Howard (1:03.54) Guylaine Cloutier (1:08.79) Sarah Evanetz (1:00.85) Shannon Shakespeare (55.11) | 4:08.29 | |
6 | 3 | Germany | Antje Buschschulte (1:02.61) Kathrin Dumitru (1:11.68) Franziska van Almsick (1:00.42) Sandra Völker (54.51) | 4:09.22 | |
7 | 8 | Russia | Nina Zhivanevskaya (1:02.08) Yelena Makarova (1:11.76) Yelena Nazemnova (1:00.80) Natalya Meshcheryakova (55.92) | 4:10.56 | |
8 | 1 | Italy | Lorenza Vigarani (1:03.73) Manuela Dalla Valle (1:09.42) Ilaria Tocchini (1:01.01) Cecilia Vianini (56.43) | 4:10.59 |
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.
The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
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.
The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. This event was officially included to the women's swimming program for the first time in Olympic history.
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
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