Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

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Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates 7 April
Competitors 24 from 6 nations
Winning time 7:48.04
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Emma McKeon
Brianna Throssell
Leah Neale
Ariarne Titmus 		 Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Penny Oleksiak
Kayla Sanchez
Rebecca Smith
Taylor Ruck 		 Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg   Eleanor Faulkner
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
Freya Anderson
Holly Hibbott 		 Flag of England.svg  England
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The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

2018 Commonwealth Games 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for males and female athletes.

The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre is a public swimming pool complex located in the Southport Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It was the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)7:42.08 Rome, Italy 30 July 2009
Commonwealth record Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)7:44.31 Beijing, China 14 August 2008
Games record Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)7:49.90 Glasgow, United Kingdom 26 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Nation Swimmers Time Record
7 April Final Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Emma McKeon (1:56.62)
Brianna Throssell (1:57.60)
Leah Neale (1:58.23)
Ariarne Titmus (1:55.59) 		7:48.04 GR

Results

The final was held at 21:50. [1]

Rank Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes
4 Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Emma McKeon (1:56.62)
Brianna Throssell (1:57.60)
Leah Neale (1:58.23)
Ariarne Titmus (1:55.59) 		7:48.04 GR
5 Flag of Canada.svg  Canada Penny Oleksiak (1:58.03)
Kayla Sanchez (1:59.30)
Rebecca Smith (1:57.19)
Taylor Ruck (1:55.14) 		7:49.66
3 Flag of England.svg  England Eleanor Faulkner (1:58.75)
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (1:57.07)
Freya Anderson (2:00.41)
Holly Hibbott (1:59.37) 		7:55.60
4 2 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Lucy Hope (2:00.50)
Camilla Hattersley (1:58.17)
Abbie Houston (2:02.65)
Hannah Miley (2:00.23) 		8:01.55
5 6 Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales Kathryn Greenslade (1:59.95)
Ellena Jones (2:01.00)
Jazmin Carlin (1:59.47)
Chloé Tutton (2:02.58) 		8:03.00
6 7 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Marlies Ross (2:04.20)
Dune Coetzee (2:03.32)
Kristin Bellingan (2:07.49)
Kate Beavon (2:03.30) 		8:18.31

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References

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