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4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women

Date	1 August 2024
Status	Olympic
Location	Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France
Participants	73 from 16 countries

China was the defending gold medalist, but this event was expected to see Australia and the United States continue their swimming relay rivalry, although Australia was the favorite. Contested seven times at the Olympics, the USA had won the event five times, but Australia came in having won the World Championships in 2019 and 2023.

Australia dominated the prelims, leading the qualifiers by almost seven seconds over Hungary. China was third and the United States fourth, although all the favorites used a B team. In the final, Mollie O’Callaghan staked Australia to a 1-second lead on the opening leg, and it was never really close, Australia taking gold by over 2¾ seconds. China closed slightly on the second leg but that was it, as Australia had Ariarne Titmus swimming anchor, who brought them home in 7:38.08 for the gold and the second fastest time ever. On the third leg, Katie Ledecky brought the USA into second place and they held on for the silver medal, as China took bronze.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	Australia	AUS	7:45.63 (1 h2)	7:38.08 (1)	Gold
	Mollie O'Callaghan • Lani Pallister • Brianna Throssell • Ariarne Titmus • Jamie Perkins • Shayna Jack
2	United States	USA	7:52.72 (1 h1)	7:40.86 (2)	Silver
	Claire Weinstein • Paige Madden • Katie Ledecky • Erin Gemmell • Anna Peplowski • Simone Manuel • Alex Shackell
3	People's Republic of China	CHN	7:52.36 (3 h2)	7:42.34 (3)	Bronze
	Yang Junxuan • Li Bingjie • Ge Chutong • Liu Yaxin • Tang Muhan • Kong Yaqi
4	Canada	CAN	7:53.03 (4 h2)	7:46.05 (4)
	Mary-Sophie Harvey • Ella Jansen • Summer McIntosh • Julie Brousseau • Emma O'Croinin
5	Great Britain	GBR	7:53.49 (3 h1)	7:48.23 (5)
	Freya Colbert • Abbie Wood • Freya Anderson • Lucy Hope • Medi Harris
6	Hungary	HUN	7:52.25 (2 h2)	7:50.52 (6)
	Nikolett Pádár • Minna Ábrahám • Ajna Késely • Panna Ugrai
7	Brazil	BRA	7:52.81 (2 h1)	7:52.90 (7)
	Mafê Costa • Stephanie Balduccini • Maria Paula Heitmann • Gabi Roncatto
8	New Zealand	NZL	7:54.37 (4 h1)	7:55.89 (8)
	Erika Fairweather • Eve Thomas • Caitlin Deans • Laticia-Leigh Transom
9	Italy	ITA	7:55.29 (5 h2)	–
	Sofia Morini • Giulia D'Innocenzo • Matilde Biagiotti • Giulia Ramatelli
10	Germany	GER	7:55.57 (5 h1)	–
	Isabel Gose • Nicole Maier • Julia Mrozinski • Nele Schulze
11	Israel	ISR	7:55.99 (6 h2)	–
	Anastasia Gorbenko • Daria Golovaty • Ayla Spitz • Lea Polonsky
12	Netherlands	NED	7:57.58 (7 h2)	–
	Janna van Kooten • Imani de Jong • Silke Holkenborg • Marrit Steenbergen
13	Japan	JPN	7:59.10 (6 h1)	–
	Nagisa Ikemoto • Waka Kobori • Hiroko Makino • Rio Shirai
14	France	FRA	7:59.98 (7 h1)	–
	Lucile Tessariol • Assia Touati • Marina Jehl • Anastasiya Kirpichnikova
15	Spain	ESP	8:00.23 (8 h2)	–
	María Daza • Alba Herrero • Paula Juste • Ainhoa Campabadal
16	Türkiye	TUR	8:05.18 (8 h1)	–
	Gizem Güvenç • Ela Naz Özdemir • Ecem Dönmez • Zehra-Duru Bilgin

Round One

Date	1 August 2024 — 12:05
Format	Top eight finishers advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	4	Australia	AUS	7:45.63	Q
2	2	Hungary	HUN	7:52.25	Q
3	5	People's Republic of China	CHN	7:52.36	Q
4	4	United States	USA	7:52.72	Q
5	3	Brazil	BRA	7:52.81	Q
6	3	Canada	CAN	7:53.03	Q
7	5	Great Britain	GBR	7:53.49	Q
8	6	New Zealand	NZL	7:54.37	Q
9	1	Italy	ITA	7:55.29
10	1	Germany	GER	7:55.57
11	7	Israel	ISR	7:55.99
12	6	Netherlands	NED	7:57.58
13	2	Japan	JPN	7:59.10
14	7	France	FRA	7:59.98
15	8	Spain	ESP	8:00.23
16	8	Türkiye	TUR	8:05.18

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 metre Time	100 m Time	150 m Time	Split	Exchange
1	4	United States	USA	7:52.72	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	4	Anna Peplowski		–	0.73	27.55	56.90	1:27.39	1:57.98 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	4	Erin Gemmell		–	0.36	26.19	55.41	1:25.82	1:56.77 (1)	3:54.75 (2)
3rd Leg	4	Simone Manuel		–	0.49	27.13	57.15	1:27.84	1:58.50 (1)	5:53.25 (1)
Anchor	4	Alex Shackell		–	0.34	26.99	56.87	1:27.84	1:59.47 (3)	– (–)
2	3	Brazil	BRA	7:52.81	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	3	Mafê Costa		–	0.69	27.44	57.02	1:26.95	1:56.89 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	3	Stephanie Balduccini		–	0.26	26.71	56.40	1:26.89	1:57.93 (3)	3:54.82 (3)
3rd Leg	3	Maria Paula Heitmann		–	0.25	27.71	57.59	1:28.52	1:59.43 (4)	5:54.25 (3)
Anchor	3	Gabi Roncatto		–	0.39	27.54	57.60	1:28.51	1:58.56 (2)	– (–)
3	5	Great Britain	GBR	7:53.49	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	5	Freya Anderson		–	0.73	28.02	58.17	1:28.51	1:57.31 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	5	Abbie Wood		–	0.32	27.39	57.07	1:27.48	1:57.15 (2)	3:54.46 (1)
3rd Leg	5	Lucy Hope		–	0.43	28.08	58.01	1:28.72	1:59.29 (3)	5:53.75 (2)
Anchor	5	Medi Harris		–	0.22	27.56	57.64	1:28.42	1:59.74 (4)	– (–)
4	6	New Zealand	NZL	7:54.37	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	6	Erika Fairweather		–	0.74	27.41	56.67	1:26.63	1:56.04 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	6	Eve Thomas		–	-0.01	28.13	58.43	1:29.03	1:59.29 (6)	3:55.33 (4)
3rd Leg	6	Caitlin Deans		–	0.18	27.64	57.69	1:28.45	1:59.11 (2)	5:54.44 (4)
Anchor	6	Laticia-Leigh Transom		–	0.24	27.12	57.32	1:28.55	1:59.93 (5)	– (–)
5	1	Germany	GER	7:55.57	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1	Isabel Gose		–	0.76	27.98	57.84	1:28.50	1:58.63 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1	Nicole Maier		–	0.22	27.34	57.39	1:28.18	1:58.76 (5)	3:57.39 (6)
3rd Leg	1	Julia Mrozinski		–	0.29	27.23	57.60	1:28.73	1:59.64 (6)	5:57.03 (5)
Anchor	1	Nele Schulze		–	0.33	27.13	57.33	1:27.67	1:58.54 (1)	– (–)
6	2	Japan	JPN	7:59.10	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	2	Nagisa Ikemoto		–	0.65	27.10	57.19	1:27.78	1:58.68 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	2	Waka Kobori		–	0.25	27.96	58.18	1:28.54	1:58.53 (4)	3:57.21 (5)
3rd Leg	2	Hiroko Makino		–	0.18	27.36	57.27	1:28.40	2:00.68 (7)	5:57.89 (6)
Anchor	2	Rio Shirai		–	0.32	27.97	58.65	1:30.01	2:01.21 (7)	– (–)
7	7	France	FRA	7:59.98	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	7	Lucile Tessariol		–	0.70	28.03	58.21	1:29.28	2:00.01 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	7	Assia Touati		–	0.16	27.03	57.29	1:28.42	2:00.11 (7)	4:00.12 (7)
3rd Leg	7	Marina Jehl		–	0.49	28.02	58.15	1:28.93	1:59.61 (5)	5:59.73 (7)
Anchor	7	Anastasiya Kirpichnikova		–	0.32	27.80	58.49	1:29.69	2:00.25 (6)	– (–)
8	8	Türkiye	TUR	8:05.18	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	8	Gizem Güvenç		–	0.79	27.68	57.69	1:28.43	1:59.72 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	8	Ela Naz Özdemir		–	0.18	27.43	58.03	1:29.44	2:00.99 (8)	4:00.71 (8)
3rd Leg	8	Ecem Dönmez		–	0.25	28.45	59.22	1:30.25	2:01.55 (8)	6:02.26 (8)
Anchor	8	Zehra-Duru Bilgin		–	0.49	28.45	59.27	1:31.35	2:02.92 (8)	– (–)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 metre Time	100 m Time	150 m Time	Split	Exchange
1	4	Australia	AUS	7:45.63	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	4	Lani Pallister		–	0.68	27.23	56.34	1:26.21	1:55.74 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	4	Jamie Perkins		–	0.03	26.81	56.50	1:26.80	1:56.78 (1)	3:52.52 (1)
3rd Leg	4	Brianna Throssell		–	0.24	26.69	56.23	1:26.30	1:55.82 (1)	5:48.34 (1)
Anchor	4	Shayna Jack		–	0.30	26.77	57.02	1:27.61	1:57.29 (4)	– (–)
2	2	Hungary	HUN	7:52.25	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	2	Nikolett Pádár		–	0.74	27.07	56.53	1:26.79	1:57.82 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	2	Minna Ábrahám		–	0.06	26.91	57.19	1:27.34	1:57.48 (2)	3:55.30 (2)
3rd Leg	2	Ajna Késely		–	0.30	27.78	57.77	1:27.92	1:58.97 (4)	5:54.27 (2)
Anchor	2	Panna Ugrai		–	0.59	27.07	56.93	1:27.43	1:57.98 (5)	– (–)
3	5	People's Republic of China	CHN	7:52.36	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	5	Tang Muhan		–	0.70	27.47	57.47	1:28.29	1:59.31 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	5	Kong Yaqi		–	0.39	27.50	57.48	1:28.02	1:59.33 (6)	3:58.64 (6)
3rd Leg	5	Ge Chutong		–	0.31	26.97	56.43	1:26.79	1:57.88 (2)	5:56.52 (5)
Anchor	5	Liu Yaxin		–	0.19	26.88	56.52	1:26.08	1:55.84 (1)	– (–)
4	3	Canada	CAN	7:53.03	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	3	Emma O'Croinin		–	0.72	27.78	57.95	1:28.34	2:00.27 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	3	Ella Jansen		–	0.21	26.86	56.75	1:27.22	1:58.25 (4)	3:58.52 (5)
3rd Leg	3	Julie Brousseau		–	0.35	27.52	57.12	1:27.49	1:57.93 (3)	5:56.45 (4)
Anchor	3	Mary-Sophie Harvey		–	0.40	27.61	57.28	1:26.64	1:56.58 (2)	– (–)
5	1	Italy	ITA	7:55.29	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1	Sofia Morini		–	0.68	27.37	57.20	1:27.60	1:58.26 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1	Giulia D'Innocenzo		–	0.40	27.10	57.24	1:27.47	1:58.43 (5)	3:56.69 (4)
3rd Leg	1	Matilde Biagiotti		–	0.20	28.12	58.49	1:29.20	1:59.23 (5)	5:55.92 (3)
Anchor	1	Giulia Ramatelli		–	0.22	28.45	58.97	1:29.29	1:59.37 (7)	– (–)
6	7	Israel	ISR	7:55.99	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	7	Anastasia Gorbenko		–	0.68	27.54	57.49	1:27.75	1:58.30 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	7	Daria Golovaty		–	0.24	27.09	56.81	1:27.38	1:58.02 (3)	3:56.32 (3)
3rd Leg	7	Ayla Spitz		–	0.15	27.76	58.56	1:29.75	2:01.02 (8)	5:57.34 (6)
Anchor	7	Lea Polonsky		–	0.15	27.57	57.49	1:28.28	1:58.65 (6)	– (–)
7	6	Netherlands	NED	7:57.58	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	6	Janna van Kooten		–	0.70	27.78	57.83	1:28.53	1:59.86 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	6	Imani de Jong		–	0.25	27.21	57.28	1:28.68	2:00.74 (8)	4:00.60 (7)
3rd Leg	6	Silke Holkenborg		–	0.27	27.90	58.11	1:29.02	2:00.19 (7)	6:00.79 (8)
Anchor	6	Marrit Steenbergen		–	0.35	26.79	56.79	1:26.69	1:56.79 (3)	– (–)
8	8	Spain	ESP	8:00.23	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	8	María Daza		–	0.74	27.99	58.51	1:29.72	2:01.42 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	8	Alba Herrero		–	0.26	27.36	57.22	1:28.37	1:59.43 (7)	4:00.85 (8)
3rd Leg	8	Paula Juste		–	0.25	27.54	57.55	1:28.51	1:59.54 (6)	6:00.39 (7)
Anchor	8	Ainhoa Campabadal		–	0.18	27.74	57.83	1:28.72	1:59.84 (8)	– (–)

Final Round

Date	1 August 2024 — 22:03

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 metre Time	100 m Time	150 m Time	Split	Exchange
1	4	Australia	AUS	7:38.08	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	OR
Lead-Off	4	Mollie O'Callaghan		–	0.68	26.95	55.86	1:24.89	1:53.52 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	4	Lani Pallister		–	0.32	26.63	55.71	1:25.80	1:55.61 (2)	3:49.13 (1)
3rd Leg	4	Brianna Throssell		–	0.32	26.51	56.13	1:26.53	1:56.00 (3)	5:45.13 (1)
Anchor	4	Ariarne Titmus		–	0.24	26.00	54.58	1:23.95	1:52.95 (1)	– (–)
2	6	United States	USA	7:40.86	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	6	Claire Weinstein		–	0.74	27.25	55.96	1:25.54	1:54.88 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	6	Paige Madden		–	0.26	26.95	55.80	1:25.16	1:55.65 (3)	3:50.53 (3)
3rd Leg	6	Katie Ledecky		–	0.14	26.59	55.65	1:25.32	1:54.93 (2)	5:45.46 (2)
Anchor	6	Erin Gemmell		–	0.23	26.13	55.59	1:25.67	1:55.40 (3)	– (–)
3	3	People's Republic of China	CHN	7:42.34	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	3	Yang Junxuan		–	0.67	27.09	56.19	1:25.57	1:54.52 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	3	Li Bingjie		–	0.43	26.53	55.61	1:25.41	1:55.05 (1)	3:49.57 (2)
3rd Leg	3	Ge Chutong		–	0.34	26.76	56.17	1:26.40	1:57.45 (5)	5:47.02 (3)
Anchor	3	Liu Yaxin		–	0.36	26.52	56.01	1:25.70	1:55.32 (2)	– (–)
4	7	Canada	CAN	7:46.05	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	7	Mary-Sophie Harvey		–	0.69	28.00	57.44	1:26.99	1:56.33 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	7	Ella Jansen		–	0.07	26.53	56.21	1:26.54	1:57.50 (7)	3:53.83 (7)
3rd Leg	7	Summer McIntosh		–	0.23	25.80	54.34	1:23.89	1:53.97 (1)	5:47.80 (4)
Anchor	7	Julie Brousseau		–	0.40	27.43	57.27	1:27.63	1:58.25 (5)	– (–)
5	1	Great Britain	GBR	7:48.23	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1	Freya Colbert		–	0.69	27.60	56.68	1:26.31	1:55.95 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1	Abbie Wood		–	0.19	26.62	56.18	1:26.39	1:56.57 (4)	3:52.52 (4)
3rd Leg	1	Freya Anderson		–	0.44	26.74	56.56	1:26.42	1:56.15 (4)	5:48.67 (5)
Anchor	1	Lucy Hope		–	0.35	27.31	56.95	1:27.67	1:59.56 (7)	– (–)
6	5	Hungary	HUN	7:50.52	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	5	Nikolett Pádár		–	0.73	27.38	56.81	1:26.50	1:56.14 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	5	Minna Ábrahám		–	0.22	26.93	56.87	1:27.16	1:57.23 (5)	3:53.37 (5)
3rd Leg	5	Ajna Késely		–	0.29	28.25	58.49	1:28.79	1:59.45 (6)	5:52.82 (6)
Anchor	5	Panna Ugrai		–	0.54	26.92	56.66	1:27.21	1:57.70 (4)	– (–)
7	2	Brazil	BRA	7:52.90	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	2	Mafê Costa		–	0.70	27.33	56.50	1:25.99	1:56.06 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	2	Stephanie Balduccini		–	0.27	26.63	55.96	1:26.41	1:57.32 (6)	3:53.38 (6)
3rd Leg	2	Maria Paula Heitmann		–	0.38	27.73	57.92	1:28.90	2:00.54 (8)	5:53.92 (7)
Anchor	2	Gabi Roncatto		–	0.29	26.83	56.99	1:27.94	1:58.98 (6)	– (–)
8	8	New Zealand	NZL	7:55.89	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	8	Erika Fairweather		–	0.75	27.46	56.97	1:27.13	1:56.82 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	8	Eve Thomas		–	0.04	27.69	58.32	1:29.05	1:59.48 (8)	3:56.30 (8)
3rd Leg	8	Caitlin Deans		–	0.25	27.63	57.89	1:28.87	1:59.79 (7)	5:56.09 (8)
Anchor	8	Laticia-Leigh Transom		–	0.34	27.00	57.07	1:28.36	1:59.80 (8)	– (–)