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4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women

Date28 July 2012
StatusOlympic
LocationLondon Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants72 from 16 countries

This event was considered wide open with the medals expected to be contested among Australia, the defending gold medalists, the Netherlands, and the United States. The USA led the final early, with opening legs by Missy Franklin (53.52) and Jessica Hardy (53.53). On the third leg Australian Brittany Elmslie put her team in the lead, and Melanie Schlanger extended the lead with a 52.65 final 100 to bring home the gold medal. The USA was not able to hold onto silver, as the Netherlands, which had been last after the first leg, came home strongly on the back of Ranomi Kromowidjojo, who had the fastest split of the event with a finishing 51.93 which brought the Dutch team a silver medal.

For the United States, Natalie Coughlin had swum in the prelims which earned her a bronze medal. It was the 12th Olympic medal of her vaunted career, tying the Olympic female record for swimmers held by Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson.

PosCompetitorsNOCR1Final
1AustraliaAUS3:36.34 (1 h2)3:33.15 (1)Gold
Alicia Coutts • Cate Campbell • Brittany Elmslie • Mel Schlanger • Emily Seebohm • Yolane Kukla • Libby Trickett
2NetherlandsNED3:37.76 (2 h2)3:33.79 (2)Silver
Inge Dekker • Marleen Veldhuis • Femke Heemskerk • Ranomi Kromowidjojo • Hinkelien Schreuder
3United StatesUSA3:36.53 (1 h1)3:34.24 (3)Bronze
Missy Franklin • Jessica Hardy • Lia Neal • Allison Schmitt • Amanda Weir • Natalie Coughlin
4People's Republic of ChinaCHN3:37.91 (2 h1)3:36.75 (4)
Tang Yi • Qiu Yuhan • Wang Haibing • Pang Jiaying • Wang Shijia
5Great BritainGBR3:38.21 (=4 h1)3:37.02 (5)
Amy Smith • Fran Halsall • Jess Lloyd • Caitlin McClatchey • Becki Turner
6DenmarkDEN3:38.09 (3 h2)3:37.45 (6)
Pernille Blume • Mie Ø. Nielsen • Lotte Friis • Jeanette Ottesen Gray
7JapanJPN3:38.06 (3 h1)3:37.96 (7)
Haruka Ueda • Yayoi Matsumoto • Miki Uchida • Hanae Ito
8SwedenSWE3:38.21 (=4 h1)– (DQ)
Michelle Coleman • Sarah Sjöström • Ida Marko-Varga • Gabriella Fagundez
9GermanyGER3:39.16 (4 h2)–
Britta Steffen • Silke Lippok • Lisa Vitting • Daniela Schreiber
10Russian FederationRUS3:39.59 (6 h1)–
Veronika Popova • Nataliya Lovtsova • Viktoriya Andreyeva • Margarita Nesterova
11CanadaCAN3:39.60 (5 h2)–
Victoria Poon • Julia Wilkinson • Samantha Cheverton • Heather MacLean
12ItalyITA3:39.74 (6 h2)–
Alice Mizzau • Federica Pellegrini • Laura Letrari • Erika Ferraioli
13BelarusBLR3:40.67 (7 h1)–
Aliaksandra Herasimenia • Sviatlana Khokhlava • Aksana Dziamidava • Yuliya Khitraya
14New ZealandNZL3:42.55 (7 h2)–
Tash Hind • Penelope Marshall • Amaka Gessler • Hayley Palmer
15HungaryHUN3:44.79 (8 h1)–
Ágnes Mutina • Evelyn Verrasztó • Éva Risztov • Eszter Dara
16GreeceGRE3:45.55 (8 h2)–
Nora Drakou • Neri Niagkouara • Theodora Giareni • Kristel Vourna

Round One

Date28 July 2012 — 12:11
FormatFastest 8 teams advanced to the final round.
PosLaneTeamNOCTime
13AustraliaAUS3:36.34Q
24United StatesUSA3:36.53Q
34NetherlandsNED3:37.76Q
45People's Republic of ChinaCHN3:37.91Q
56JapanJPN3:38.06Q
62DenmarkDEN3:38.09Q
=73Great BritainGBR3:38.21Q
=72SwedenSWE3:38.21Q
95GermanyGER3:39.16
107Russian FederationRUS3:39.59
116CanadaCAN3:39.60
127ItalyITA3:39.74
138BelarusBLR3:40.67
141New ZealandNZL3:42.55
151HungaryHUN3:44.79
168GreeceGRE3:45.55

Heat #1

Time12:11
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeReaction Time50 m TimeSplitExchange
14United StatesUSA3:36.53––– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off–Lia Neal –0.7526.3254.15 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg–Amanda Weir –0.4826.3854.37 (3)1:48.52 (3)
3rd Leg–Natalie Coughlin –0.0025.6353.93 (1)2:42.45 (1)
Anchor–Allison Schmitt –0.2925.8454.08 (1)– (–)
25People's Republic of ChinaCHN3:37.91––– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off–Tang Yi –0.7225.7953.86 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg–Qiu Yuhan –0.0625.8754.85 (5)1:48.71 (4)
3rd Leg–Wang Haibing –0.1726.2154.14 (2)2:42.85 (2)
Anchor–Wang Shijia –0.2426.4155.06 (4)– (–)
36JapanJPN3:38.06––– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off–Haruka Ueda –0.7526.1954.22 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg–Yayoi Matsumoto –0.1326.1754.23 (2)1:48.45 (=1)
3rd Leg–Miki Uchida –0.2225.9854.47 (3)2:42.92 (3)
Anchor–Hanae Ito –0.3026.3655.14 (6)– (–)
=43Great BritainGBR3:38.21––– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off–Amy Smith –0.6725.9854.29 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg–Jess Lloyd –0.1426.1354.53 (4)1:48.82 (6)
3rd Leg–Caitlin McClatchey –0.1226.0654.64 (5)2:43.46 (5)
Anchor–Becki Turner –0.1625.8654.75 (2)– (–)
=42SwedenSWE3:38.21––– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off–Sarah Sjöström –0.7026.5054.31 (7)– (–)
2nd Leg–Michelle Coleman –0.2325.7454.14 (1)1:48.45 (=1)
3rd Leg–Ida Marko-Varga –0.3226.0454.57 (4)2:43.02 (4)
Anchor–Gabriella Fagundez –0.2226.1155.19 (7)– (–)
67Russian FederationRUS3:39.59––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Veronika Popova –0.7326.5154.30 (6)– (–)
2nd Leg–Nataliya Lovtsova –0.3726.0855.00 (7)1:49.30 (7)
3rd Leg–Viktoriya Andreyeva –0.3226.1255.27 (6)2:44.57 (6)
Anchor–Margarita Nesterova –0.2525.9955.02 (3)– (–)
78BelarusBLR3:40.67––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Aliaksandra Herasimenia –0.7526.2853.85 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg–Sviatlana Khokhlava –0.0825.8054.96 (6)1:48.81 (5)
3rd Leg–Aksana Dziamidava –0.1226.7055.94 (7)2:44.75 (7)
Anchor–Yuliya Khitraya –0.4526.5655.92 (8)– (–)
81HungaryHUN3:44.79––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Ágnes Mutina –0.6727.0856.05 (8)– (–)
2nd Leg–Evelyn Verrasztó –0.5126.9155.80 (8)1:51.85 (8)
3rd Leg–Éva Risztov –0.3727.5757.81 (8)2:49.66 (8)
Anchor–Eszter Dara –0.6026.4755.13 (5)– (–)

Heat #2

Time12:17
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeReaction Time50 m TimeSplitExchange
13AustraliaAUS3:36.34––– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off–Emily Seebohm –0.6826.1954.24 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg–Brittany Elmslie –0.3525.6753.41 (1)1:47.65 (1)
3rd Leg–Yolane Kukla –0.4725.8254.61 (1)2:42.26 (1)
Anchor–Libby Trickett –0.1925.4954.08 (3)– (–)
24NetherlandsNED3:37.76––– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off–Marleen Veldhuis –0.7125.9254.73 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg–Inge Dekker –0.2525.6353.79 (2)1:48.52 (2)
3rd Leg–Hinkelien Schreuder –0.3926.3355.62 (4)2:44.14 (3)
Anchor–Femke Heemskerk –0.3325.7153.62 (2)– (–)
32DenmarkDEN3:38.09––– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-off–Pernille Blume –0.7026.4454.44 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg–Mie Ø. Nielsen –0.1625.9054.49 (5)1:48.93 (3)
3rd Leg–Lotte Friis –0.1327.1555.97 (7)2:44.90 (5)
Anchor–Jeanette Ottesen Gray –0.2925.3653.19 (1)– (–)
45GermanyGER3:39.16––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Britta Steffen –0.7026.6654.43 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg–Silke Lippok –0.4226.6255.30 (6)1:49.73 (6)
3rd Leg–Lisa Vitting –0.3726.2154.77 (2)2:44.50 (4)
Anchor–Daniela Schreiber –0.3826.4554.66 (5)– (–)
56CanadaCAN3:39.60––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Victoria Poon –0.7726.2454.67 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg–Julia Wilkinson –0.2526.2154.38 (4)1:49.05 (4)
3rd Leg–Samantha Cheverton –0.2426.5554.93 (3)2:43.98 (2)
Anchor–Heather MacLean –0.2426.6955.62 (7)– (–)
67ItalyITA3:39.74––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Alice Mizzau –0.7026.7255.17 (6)– (–)
2nd Leg–Federica Pellegrini –0.1426.0754.28 (3)1:49.45 (5)
3rd Leg–Laura Letrari –0.2926.4955.74 (5)2:45.19 (6)
Anchor–Erika Ferraioli –0.0625.8954.55 (4)– (–)
71New ZealandNZL3:42.55––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Tash Hind –0.7227.1455.93 (8)– (–)
2nd Leg–Penelope Marshall –0.3426.5455.82 (8)1:51.75 (8)
3rd Leg–Amaka Gessler –0.3826.5955.77 (6)2:47.52 (7)
Anchor–Hayley Palmer –0.4025.7855.03 (6)– (–)
88GreeceGRE3:45.55––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Nora Drakou –0.6226.2555.42 (7)– (–)
2nd Leg–Neri Niagkouara –0.3826.2455.52 (7)1:50.94 (7)
3rd Leg–Theodora Giareni –0.3727.7857.26 (8)2:48.20 (8)
Anchor–Kristel Vourna –0.5627.2757.35 (8)– (–)

Final Round

Date28 July 2012 — 20:43
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeReaction Time50 m TimeSplitExchange
14AustraliaAUS3:33.15––– (–)– (–)OR
Lead-off–Alicia Coutts –0.7026.1453.90 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg–Cate Campbell –0.3225.0053.19 (1)1:47.09 (2)
3rd Leg–Brittany Elmslie –0.4325.7153.41 (2)2:40.50 (1)
Anchor–Mel Schlanger –0.2425.5552.65 (2)– (–)
23NetherlandsNED3:33.79––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Inge Dekker –0.7225.8654.67 (8)– (–)
2nd Leg–Marleen Veldhuis –0.2725.2953.80 (4)1:48.47 (5)
3rd Leg–Femke Heemskerk –0.3625.4653.39 (1)2:41.86 (3)
Anchor–Ranomi Kromowidjojo –0.3224.7151.93 (1)– (–)
35United StatesUSA3:34.24––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Missy Franklin –0.7826.0553.52 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg–Jessica Hardy –0.2725.1953.53 (3)1:47.05 (1)
3rd Leg–Lia Neal –0.3525.8153.65 (3)2:40.70 (2)
Anchor–Allison Schmitt –0.4125.5353.54 (4)– (–)
46People's Republic of ChinaCHN3:36.75––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Tang Yi –0.7125.9953.58 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg–Qiu Yuhan –0.4125.8854.49 (7)1:48.07 (4)
3rd Leg–Wang Haibing –0.1725.9854.03 (4)2:42.10 (4)
Anchor–Pang Jiaying –0.2326.2654.65 (5)– (–)
58Great BritainGBR3:37.02––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Amy Smith –0.6826.1354.27 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg–Fran Halsall –0.3325.2453.29 (2)1:47.56 (3)
3rd Leg–Jess Lloyd –0.0825.9154.65 (6)2:42.21 (5)
Anchor–Caitlin McClatchey –0.0025.8354.81 (7)– (–)
67DenmarkDEN3:37.45––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Pernille Blume –0.7726.4254.52 (6)– (–)
2nd Leg–Mie Ø. Nielsen –0.2025.7854.04 (6)1:48.56 (7)
3rd Leg–Lotte Friis –0.0426.9355.65 (8)2:44.21 (8)
Anchor–Jeanette Ottesen Gray –0.4025.5153.24 (3)– (–)
72JapanJPN3:37.96––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Haruka Ueda –0.7426.2454.34 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg–Yayoi Matsumoto –0.1826.1154.52 (8)1:48.86 (8)
3rd Leg–Miki Uchida –0.2425.6054.43 (5)2:43.29 (6)
Anchor–Hanae Ito –0.1426.2554.67 (6)– (–)
DQ1SwedenSWE–––– (–)– (–)
Lead-off–Michelle Coleman –[0.77][26.31][54.57] ([7])– (–)
2nd Leg–Sarah Sjöström –[0.31][25.88][53.91] ([5])[1:48.48] ([6])
3rd Leg–Ida Marko-Varga –[0.31][26.23][55.01] ([7])[2:43.49] ([7])
Anchor–Gabriella Fagundez –[-0.11]–– (–)– (–)