Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
Dates | 29 July 2014 |
Competitors | 54 from 9 nations |
Winning time | 3:56.23 GR |
Medalists | |
Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m S8 | women | |
100 m S8 | men | |
200 m | men | women |
200 m S14 | men | |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m SB9 | women | |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
200 m SM8 | men | |
200 m SM8 | 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 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Bruce Robertson, Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the quaichs were presented by David Downie, President of Scottish Swimming.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
World record | United States (USA) Missy Franklin (58.50) Rebecca Soni (1:04.82) Dana Vollmer (55.48) Allison Schmitt (53.25) | 3:52.05 | London, United Kingdom | 4 August 2012 | [1] |
Commonwealth record | |||||
Games record | Australia (AUS) Sophie Edington (1:01.06) Leisel Jones (1:05.51) Jessicah Schipper (56.86) Libby Lenton (52.87) | 3:56.30 | Melbourne, Australia | 21 March 2006 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Record |
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29 July | Final | Australia | Emily Seebohm (59.41) Lorna Tonks (1:08.28) Emma McKeon (56.95) Cate Campbell (51.59) | 3:56.23 | GR |
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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4 | Australia | Emily Seebohm (59.41) Lorna Tonks (1:08.28) Emma McKeon (56.95) Cate Campbell (51.59) | 3:56.23 | GR | |
5 | England | Lauren Quigley (1:00.17) Sophie Taylor (1:06.39) Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (57.89) Francesca Halsall (52.58) | 3:57.03 | =NR | |
3 | Canada | Sinead Russell (59.94) Tera van Beilen (1:08.01) Katerine Savard (57.72) Sandrine Mainville (54.90) | 4:00.57 | ||
4 | 6 | Scotland | Kathleen Dawson (1:01.25) Katie Armitage (1:08.57) Fiona Donnelly (1:00.16) Sian Harkin (55.61) | 4:05.59 | |
5 | 7 | South Africa | Karin Prinsloo (1:01.68) Tara-Lynn Nicholas (1:09.80) Marne Erasmus (1:00.93) Erin Gallagher (56.90) | 4:09.31 | |
2 | Wales | Georgia Davies (59.69) Chloe Tutton Jemma Lowe Hannah McCarthy | DSQ | ||
8 | Northern Ireland | Danielle Hill (1:07.47) Sycerika McMahon (1:10.97) Gemma Kane (1:02.12) Rachel Bethel | DSQ | ||
1 | Singapore | DNS |
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