Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

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The Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games occurred on Tuesday, 21 March 2006 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia. [1] It was the second-to-last event of the swimming program at the Games, and the last women's event (the final event was the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay).

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As 8 teams were entered in the event, it was only swum in finals.

Records at the start of the competition were:

Results

PlaceNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Sophie Edington (1:01.06)
Leisel Jones (1:05.51)
Jessicah Schipper (56.86)
Lisbeth Lenton (52.87)
3:56.30 WR
2Flag of England.svg  England Melanie Marshall (1:01.64)
Kate Haywood (1:08.54)
Terri Dunning (59.40)
Francesca Halsall (55.03)
4:04.61
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kelly Stefanyshyn (1:02.26)
Lauren van Oosten (1:09.53)
Audrey Lacroix (59.27)
Erica Morningstar (54.89)
4:05.95
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hannah McLean (1:00.83) GR
Annabelle Carey (1:09.73)
Elizabeth Coster (1:00.06)
Alison Fitch (55.68)
4:06.30 NR
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Melissa Corfe (1:03.39)
Suzaan van Biljon (1:08.53)
Mandy Loots (59.65)
Lauren Roets (55.03)
4:06.60
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Lorna Smith (1:05.54)
Kirsty Balfour (1:08.11)
Stephanie Hill (1:02.47)
Caitlin McClatchey (55.88)
4:12.00
7Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Hiang Yuet Ng (1:06.13)
Joscelin Yeo (1:11.32)
Li Tao (1:01.39)
Mylene Ong (58.46)
4:17.30
8Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Prabha Dharmadasa (1:17.47)
Mayumi Raheem (1:21.00)
Migali Gunatilake (1:16.62)
Chathuri Abeykoon (1:08.56)
5:03.65

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References

  1. Results from the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay from the 2006 Commonwealth Games; published by OmegaTiming.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.