| Date | 3 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California |
| Participants | 56 from 13 countries |
American women had already won the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 100 butterfly in Los Angeles, so their victory in this event seemed assured, given that they did not have to face the East Germans. In the prelims this status became more solid when their biggest rivals, the Netherlands, seemed to have won the first heat in a Dutch record of 4:11.29, only to be disqualified for jumping too soon on an exchange. In heat two another challenger, Australia, was also disqualified for the same infraction. This made the final anti-climactic as the USA led from the first leg and won easily, recording 4:08.34 to lead West Germany by over 3½ seconds. Canada came in for the bronze medal, as two more teams, Japan and Sweden, were disqualified in the final. Three weeks later the East German medley relay team set another world record of 4:03.69 to win the Friendship Games, followed by the Soviet Union, which recorded 4:08.13.
| Pos | Number | Competitors | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States |  USA | 4:09.23 (1 h2) | 4:08.34 (1) | Gold | ||
| Backstroke | 242 | Theresa Andrews | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 243 | Tracy Caulkins | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 252 | Mary T. Meagher | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 247 | Nancy Hogshead | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | 253 | Betsy Mitchell | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 255 | Susan Rapp | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 248 | Jenna Johnson | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 260 | Carrie Steinseifer | – | – | ||||
| 2 | – | West Germany |  FRG | 4:13.58 (2 h2) | 4:11.97 (2) | Silver | ||
| Backstroke | 102 | Svenja Schlicht | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 95 | Ute Hasse | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 91 | Ina Beyermann | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 104 | Karin Seick | – | – | ||||
| 97 | Angelika Knipping DNS | – | – | |||||
| 3 | – | Canada |  CAN | 4:15.70 (1 h1) | 4:12.98 (3) | Bronze | ||
| Backstroke | 37 | Reema Abdo | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 57 | Anne Ottenbrite | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 52 | Michelle MacPherson | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 59 | Pam Rai | – | – | ||||
| 4 | – | Great Britain |  GBR | 4:16.83 (3 h2) | 4:14.05 (4) | |||
| Backstroke | 124 | Beverley Rose | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 117 | Jean Hill | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 113 | Nikki Fibbens | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 111 | June Croft | – | – | ||||
| 107 | Sandra Bowman DNS | – | – | |||||
| 120 | Ann Osgerby DNS | – | – | |||||
| 126 | Catherine White DNS | – | – | |||||
| 5 | – | Italy |  ITA | 4:17.90 (3 h1) | 4:17.40 (5) | |||
| Backstroke | 158 | Manuela Carosi | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 160 | Manuela Dalla Valle | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 162 | Roberta Lanzarotti | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 165 | Silvia Persi | – | – | ||||
| 159 | Grazia Colombo DNS | – | – | |||||
| 164 | Monica Olmi DNS | – | – | |||||
| 166 | Cristina Quintarelli DNS | – | – | |||||
| 167 | Carlotta Tagnin DNS | – | – | |||||
| 6 | – | Switzerland |  SUI | 4:20.55 (4 h1) | 4:19.02 (6) | |||
| Backstroke | 218 | Eva Gysling | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 217 | Patricia Brülhart | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 216 | Carole Brook | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 215 | Marie-Thérèse Armentero | – | – | ||||
| =7 | – | Japan |  JPN | 4:17.59 (4 h2) | – ( | |||
| Backstroke | 181 | Naomi Sekido | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 177 | Hiroko Nagasaki | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 174 | Naoko Kume | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 184 | Kaori Yanase | – | – | ||||
| =7 | – | Sweden |  SWE | 4:17.65 (2 h1) | – ( | |||
| Backstroke | 224 | Anna-Karin Eriksson | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 226 | Eva-Marie Håkansson | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 223 | Agneta Eriksson | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 229 | Maria Kardum | – | – | ||||
| 227 | Petra Hildér DNS | – | – | |||||
| 228 | Annelie Holmström DNS | – | – | |||||
| 232 | Agneta Mårtensson DNS | – | – | |||||
| 9 | – | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 4:27.39 (5 h1) | – | |||
| Backstroke | 64 | Guo Huaying | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 68 | Liang Weifen | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 65 | Li Jinlan | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 63 | Ding Jilian | – | – | ||||
| 10 | – | Hong Kong |  HKG | 4:38.62 (6 h1) | – | |||
| Backstroke | 132 | Lotta Flink | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 131 | Chow Lai Yee | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 134 | Kathy Wong | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 133 | Fenella Ng | – | – | ||||
| – | Netherlands |  NED | – (DQ h1) | – | ||||
| Backstroke | 135 | Jolanda de Rover | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 145 | Petra van Staveren | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 147 | Annemarie Verstappen | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 141 | Desi Reijers | – | – | ||||
| 138 | Petra Hillenius DNS | – | – | |||||
| 142 | Conny van Bentum DNS | – | – | |||||
| 143 | Brigitte van der Lans DNS | – | – | |||||
| – | Australia |  AUS | – (DQ h2) | – | ||||
| Backstroke | 15 | Audrey Moore | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 10 | Dimity Douglas | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 8 | Lisa Curry | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 19 | Angela Russell | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Sharon Kellett DNS | – | – | |||||
| 16 | Georgina Parkes DNS | – | – | |||||
| 21 | Janet Tibbits DNS | – | – | |||||
| – | Mexico |  MEX | – (DQ h2) | – | ||||
| Backstroke | 196 | Teresa Rivera | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | 191 | Sara Guido | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | 198 | María Urbina | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | 193 | Patricia Kohlmann | – | – |
| Date | 3 August 1984 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest 8 advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Lane | Team | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | United States | USA | 4:09.23 | ||
| 2 | 5 | West Germany | FRG | 4:13.58 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Canada | CAN | 4:15.70 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:16.83 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Japan | JPN | 4:17.59 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Sweden | SWE | 4:17.65 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Italy | ITA | 4:17.90 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Switzerland | SUI | 4:20.55 | ||
| 9 | 7 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 4:27.39 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Hong Kong | HKG | 4:38.62 | ||
| 4 | Netherlands | NED | – | |||
| 6 | Australia | AUS | – | |||
| 7 | Mexico | MEX | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Canada | CAN | 4:15.70 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Reema Abdo | – | 1:04.97 (1) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Anne Ottenbrite | – | 1:11.72 (1) | 2:16.69 (1) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Michelle MacPherson | – | 1:02.31 (2) | 3:19.00 (1) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Pam Rai | – | 56.70 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | 3 | Sweden | SWE | 4:17.65 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Anna-Karin Eriksson | – | 1:05.33 (3) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Eva-Marie Håkansson | – | 1:12.21 (3) | 2:17.54 (3) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Agneta Eriksson | – | 1:02.23 (1) | 3:19.77 (2) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Maria Kardum | – | 57.88 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | 6 | Italy | ITA | 4:17.90 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Manuela Carosi | – | 1:05.08 (2) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Manuela Dalla Valle | – | 1:11.80 (2) | 2:16.88 (2) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Roberta Lanzarotti | – | 1:03.56 (4) | 3:20.44 (3) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Silvia Persi | – | 57.46 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | 2 | Switzerland | SUI | 4:20.55 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Eva Gysling | – | 1:05.80 (4) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Patricia Brülhart | – | 1:12.67 (4) | 2:18.47 (4) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Carole Brook | – | 1:03.73 (5) | 3:22.20 (4) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Marie-Thérèse Armentero | – | 58.35 (4) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | 7 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 4:27.39 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Guo Huaying | – | 1:09.92 (6) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Liang Weifen | – | 1:14.83 (5) | 2:24.75 (5) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Li Jinlan | – | 1:03.38 (3) | 3:28.13 (5) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Ding Jilian | – | 59.26 (5) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | 1 | Hong Kong | HKG | 4:38.62 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Lotta Flink | – | 1:09.78 (5) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Chow Lai Yee | – | 1:19.45 (6) | 2:29.23 (6) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Kathy Wong | – | 1:06.70 (6) | 3:35.93 (6) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Fenella Ng | – | 1:02.69 (6) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | Netherlands | NED | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Backstroke | – | Jolanda de Rover | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Petra van Staveren | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Annemarie Verstappen | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Desi Reijers | – | – (–) | – (–) |
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | United States | USA | 4:09.23 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Betsy Mitchell | – | 1:02.56 (1) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Susan Rapp | – | 1:11.49 (1) | 2:14.05 (1) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Jenna Johnson | – | 59.37 (1) | 3:13.42 (1) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Carrie Steinseifer | – | 55.81 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | 5 | West Germany | FRG | 4:13.58 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Svenja Schlicht | – | 1:03.55 (2) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Ute Hasse | – | 1:11.72 (2) | 2:15.27 (2) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Ina Beyermann | – | 1:01.91 (3) | 3:17.18 (2) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Karin Seick | – | 56.40 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:16.83 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Beverley Rose | – | 1:04.81 (3) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Jean Hill | – | 1:13.23 (4) | 2:18.04 (4) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Nikki Fibbens | – | 1:02.03 (4) | 3:20.07 (4) | |||
| Freestyle | – | June Croft | – | 56.76 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | 3 | Japan | JPN | 4:17.59 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Naomi Sekido | – | 1:05.86 (4) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Hiroko Nagasaki | – | 1:12.04 (3) | 2:17.90 (3) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Naoko Kume | – | 1:01.74 (2) | 3:19.64 (3) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Kaori Yanase | – | 57.95 (4) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | Australia | AUS | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Backstroke | – | Audrey Moore | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Dimity Douglas | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Lisa Curry | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Angela Russell | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 7 | Mexico | MEX | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Backstroke | – | Teresa Rivera | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Sara Guido | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Butterfly | – | María Urbina | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Patricia Kohlmann | – | – (–) | – (–) |
| Date | 3 August 1984 — 17:50 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | United States | USA | 4:08.34 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Theresa Andrews | – | 1:04.00 (2) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Tracy Caulkins | – | 1:11.03 (2) | 2:15.03 (2) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Mary T. Meagher | – | 58.04 (1) | 3:13.07 (1) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Nancy Hogshead | – | 55.27 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | 5 | West Germany | FRG | 4:11.97 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Svenja Schlicht | – | 1:03.20 (1) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Ute Hasse | – | 1:11.49 (4) | 2:14.69 (1) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Ina Beyermann | – | 1:01.27 (2) | 3:15.96 (2) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Karin Seick | – | 56.01 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | 3 | Canada | CAN | 4:12.98 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Reema Abdo | – | 1:04.19 (4) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Anne Ottenbrite | – | 1:10.87 (1) | 2:15.06 (3) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Michelle MacPherson | – | 1:01.28 (3) | 3:16.34 (3) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Pam Rai | – | 56.64 (4) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | 6 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:14.05 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Beverley Rose | – | 1:04.14 (3) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Jean Hill | – | 1:12.00 (5) | 2:16.14 (4) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Nikki Fibbens | – | 1:01.83 (4) | 3:17.97 (4) | |||
| Freestyle | – | June Croft | – | 56.08 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | 1 | Italy | ITA | 4:17.40 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Manuela Carosi | – | 1:05.48 (5) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Manuela Dalla Valle | – | 1:11.32 (3) | 2:16.80 (5) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Roberta Lanzarotti | – | 1:03.50 (6) | 3:20.30 (5) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Silvia Persi | – | 57.10 (5) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | 8 | Switzerland | SUI | 4:19.02 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Eva Gysling | – | 1:05.61 (6) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Patricia Brülhart | – | 1:12.59 (6) | 2:18.20 (6) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Carole Brook | – | 1:03.07 (5) | 3:21.27 (6) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Marie-Thérèse Armentero | – | 57.75 (6) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | Japan | JPN | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Backstroke | – | Naomi Sekido | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Hiroko Nagasaki | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Naoko Kume | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Kaori Yanase | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 7 | Sweden | SWE | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Backstroke | – | Anna-Karin Eriksson | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Eva-Marie Håkansson | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Agneta Eriksson | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Maria Kardum | – | – (–) | – (–) |
