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4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women

Date	20 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	70 from 15 countries

The second staging of the event at the Olympic Games saw the USA as repeat victors. Australia’s lead-off swimmer was individual champion Susie O’Neill and she pushed her team into the lead. For the next two legs the USA clawed back the home nation’s lead but it was not until Jenny Thompson passed Petria Thomas with 50 metres to go that they took the lead. A brilliant anchor leg by Germany’s Kerstin Kielgaß almost cost Australia the silver medal but Thomas just held off the final German swimmer

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	United States	USA	8:01.69 (1 h2)	7:57.80 (1)	Gold
	Sam Arsenault		–	–
	Diana Munz		–	–
	Lindsay Benko		–	–
	Jenny Thompson		–	–
	Kim Black		–	–
	Julia Stowers		–	–
2	Australia	AUS	8:03.26 (1 h1)	7:58.52 (2)	Silver
	Susie O'Neill		–	–
	Giaan Rooney		–	–
	Kirsten Thomson		–	–
	Petria Thomas		–	–
	Elka Graham		–	–
	Jacinta Van Lint		–	–
3	Germany	GER	8:06.52 (4 h2)	7:58.64 (3)	Bronze
	Franziska van Almsick		–	–
	Antje Buschschulte		–	–
	Sara Harstick		–	–
	Kerstin Kielgaß		–	–
	Meike Freitag		–	–
	Britta Steffen		–	–
4	Romania	ROU	8:05.24 (2 h2)	8:01.63 (4)
	Camelia Potec		–	–
	Simona Păduraru		–	–
	Lorena Diaconescu		–	–
	Beatrice Căşlaru		–	–
	Carmen Herea		–	–
5	Canada	CAN	8:07.12 (3 h1)	8:02.65 (5)
	Marianne Limpert		–	–
	Shannon Shakespeare		–	–
	Joanne Malar		–	–
	Jessica Deglau		–	–
	Katie Brambley		–	–
	Jen Button		–	–
6	Great Britain	GBR	8:07.41 (4 h1)	8:03.69 (6)
	Nicola Jackson		–	–
	Karen Legg		–	–
	Janine Belton		–	–
	Karen Pickering		–	–
	Claire Huddart		–	–
7	Italy	ITA	8:06.18 (3 h2)	8:04.68 (7)
	Sara Parise		–	–
	Cecilia Vianini		–	–
	Luisa Striani		–	–
	Sara Goffi		–	–
8	France	FRA	8:07.03 (2 h1)	8:05.99 (8)
	Solenne Figuès		–	–
	Laëtitia Choux		–	–
	Katarin Quelennec		–	–
	Alicia Bozon		–	–
9	People's Republic of China	CHN	8:07.69 (5 h2)	–
	Chen Yan		–	–
	Sun Dan		–	–
	Wang Luna		–	–
	Yang Yu		–	–
10	Russian Federation	RUS	8:08.03 (6 h2)	–
	Nadezhda Chemezova		–	–
	Yuliya Fomenko		–	–
	Irina Ufimtseva		–	–
	Lyubov Yudina		–	–
11	Netherlands	NED	8:08.53 (5 h1)	–
	Carla Geurts		–	–
	Chantal Groot		–	–
	Manon van Rooijen		–	–
	Haike van Stralen		–	–
12	Belgium	BEL	8:12.37 (7 h2)	–
	Fabienne Dufour		–	–
	Yseult Gervy		–	–
	Sofie Goffin		–	–
	Nina Van Koeckhoven		–	–
13	Spain	ESP	8:13.82 (6 h1)	–
	Àngels Bardina		–	–
	Natalia Cabrerizo		–	–
	Paula Carballido		–	–
	Laura Roca		–	–
14	Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	8:41.21 (8 h2)	–
	Nataliya Korabelnikova		–	–
	Anna Korshikova		–	–
	Anzhelika Solovyova		–	–
	Yekaterina Tochenaya		–	–
DQ	Ukraine	UKR	– (DQ h1)	–
	Nadiya Beshevli		–	–
	Albina Bordunova		–	–
	Olena Lapunova		–	–
	Zhanna Lozumyrska		–	–

Round One

Date	20 September 2000
Format	Fastest 8 advanced to the final round.

Pos	Lane	Team	NOC	Time
1	4	United States	USA	8:01.69	Q
2	4	Australia	AUS	8:03.26	Q
3	3	Romania	ROU	8:05.24	Q
4	6	Italy	ITA	8:06.18	Q
5	5	Germany	GER	8:06.52	Q
6	6	France	FRA	8:07.03	Q
7	3	Canada	CAN	8:07.12	Q
8	5	Great Britain	GBR	8:07.41	Q
9	7	People's Republic of China	CHN	8:07.69
10	1	Russian Federation	RUS	8:08.03
11	7	Netherlands	NED	8:08.53
12	2	Belgium	BEL	8:12.37
13	2	Spain	ESP	8:13.82
14	8	Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	8:41.21
DQ	1	Ukraine	UKR	–		1

Heat #1

Time	11:59

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m Time	100 m Time	150 m Time	Split	Exchange
1	4	Australia	AUS	8:03.26	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Elka Graham		–	0.87	28.97	1:00.14	1:31.29	2:01.91 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Kirsten Thomson		–	0.51	27.99	58.25	1:28.97	2:00.31 (1)	4:02.22 (1)
3rd Leg	–	Jacinta Van Lint		–	0.36	28.07	58.80	1:30.21	2:01.97 (2)	6:04.19 (1)
Anchor	–	Giaan Rooney		–	0.25	27.64	57.89	1:28.48	1:59.07 (1)	– (–)
2	6	France	FRA	8:07.03	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Solenne Figuès		–	0.81	29.15	59.78	1:30.86	2:01.92 (=3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Laëtitia Choux		–	0.07	28.47	58.85	1:30.23	2:01.49 (4)	4:03.41 (3)
3rd Leg	–	Katarin Quelennec		–	0.19	28.21	59.01	1:30.54	2:02.24 (4)	6:05.65 (3)
Anchor	–	Alicia Bozon		–	0.13	28.04	59.37	1:31.34	2:01.38 (3)	– (–)
3	3	Canada	CAN	8:07.12	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Jessica Deglau		–	0.80	29.40	1:00.46	1:31.14	2:01.92 (=3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Shannon Shakespeare		–	0.36	28.45	59.10	1:29.77	2:01.36 (3)	4:03.28 (2)
3rd Leg	–	Katie Brambley		–	0.51	28.55	59.33	1:30.62	2:02.40 (5)	6:05.68 (4)
Anchor	–	Jen Button		–	0.43	28.85	59.55	1:30.22	2:01.44 (4)	– (–)
4	5	Great Britain	GBR	8:07.41	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Claire Huddart		–	0.85	29.04	1:00.06	1:31.22	2:03.12 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Karen Legg		–	0.02	27.62	58.50	1:29.67	2:01.28 (2)	4:04.40 (4)
3rd Leg	–	Nicola Jackson		–	0.37	27.41	58.13	1:29.40	2:00.93 (1)	6:05.33 (2)
Anchor	–	Janine Belton		–	0.34	27.80	58.45	1:30.05	2:02.08 (5)	– (–)
5	7	Netherlands	NED	8:08.53	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Carla Geurts		–	0.74	28.49	59.09	1:30.20	2:00.56 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Chantal Groot		–	0.53	28.19	59.07	1:31.60	2:04.42 (5)	4:04.98 (5)
3rd Leg	–	Haike van Stralen		–	0.34	28.21	58.99	1:30.44	2:02.22 (3)	6:07.20 (5)
Anchor	–	Manon van Rooijen		–	0.22	27.68	58.02	1:29.78	2:01.33 (2)	– (–)
6	2	Spain	ESP	8:13.82	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Laura Roca		–	0.73	28.45	59.41	1:30.74	2:02.25 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Àngels Bardina		–	0.40	29.02	1:00.83	1:32.80	2:04.47 (6)	4:06.72 (6)
3rd Leg	–	Natalia Cabrerizo		–	0.46	28.72	59.96	1:32.33	2:04.94 (6)	6:11.66 (6)
Anchor	–	Paula Carballido		–	0.19	27.54	58.47	1:29.78	2:02.16 (6)	– (–)
DQ	1	Ukraine	UKR	–	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)		2
Lead-off	–	Nadiya Beshevli		–	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Zhanna Lozumyrska		–	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	–	Albina Bordunova		–	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	–	Olena Lapunova		–	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Time	12:10

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m Time	100 m Time	150 m Time	Split	Exchange
1	4	United States	USA	8:01.69	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Sam Arsenault		–	0.77	28.07	58.15	1:28.71	1:59.38 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Julia Stowers		–	0.41	28.12	59.03	1:30.25	2:01.51 (3)	4:00.89 (1)
3rd Leg	–	Kim Black		–	0.31	28.47	58.97	1:29.75	2:01.41 (3)	6:02.30 (1)
Anchor	–	Diana Munz		–	0.53	27.98	58.08	1:28.92	1:59.39 (1)	– (–)
2	3	Romania	ROU	8:05.24	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Camelia Potec		–	0.89	29.47	59.12	1:29.95	2:00.27 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Carmen Herea		–	0.62	27.96	58.60	1:30.45	2:01.86 (4)	4:02.13 (2)
3rd Leg	–	Lorena Diaconescu		–	0.29	27.94	58.57	1:29.99	2:01.13 (2)	6:03.26 (3)
Anchor	–	Simona Păduraru		–	0.15	27.80	59.04	1:30.29	2:01.98 (6)	– (–)
3	6	Italy	ITA	8:06.18	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Cecilia Vianini		–	0.88	28.72	59.05	1:29.80	2:00.91 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Luisa Striani		–	0.37	28.49	59.47	1:30.65	2:02.02 (5)	4:02.93 (4)
3rd Leg	–	Sara Parise		–	0.42	27.88	58.25	1:29.12	2:00.05 (1)	6:02.98 (2)
Anchor	–	Sara Goffi		–	0.23	28.03	59.21	1:31.14	2:03.20 (7)	– (–)
4	5	Germany	GER	8:06.52	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Britta Steffen		–	1.02	28.52	59.57	1:30.65	2:02.01 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Sara Harstick		–	0.09	27.85	58.47	1:29.83	2:00.68 (1)	4:02.69 (3)
3rd Leg	–	Meike Freitag		–	0.35	27.77	58.81	1:30.53	2:02.86 (5)	6:05.55 (4)
Anchor	–	Antje Buschschulte		–	0.32	26.94	57.27	1:29.28	2:00.97 (3)	– (–)
5	7	People's Republic of China	CHN	8:07.69	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Wang Luna		–	0.81	29.10	1:00.15	1:32.23	2:03.45 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Chen Yan		–	0.26	29.03	59.89	1:30.96	2:02.10 (6)	4:05.55 (6)
3rd Leg	–	Sun Dan		–	0.21	28.68	59.67	1:31.01	2:02.16 (4)	6:07.71 (6)
Anchor	–	Yang Yu		–	0.26	27.52	57.98	1:29.16	1:59.98 (2)	– (–)
6	1	Russian Federation	RUS	8:08.03	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Yuliya Fomenko		–	1.01	28.98	59.97	1:31.21	2:02.84 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Irina Ufimtseva		–	0.40	28.69	59.93	1:30.54	2:00.96 (2)	4:03.80 (5)
3rd Leg	–	Lyubov Yudina		–	0.50	28.51	59.67	1:31.24	2:03.16 (6)	6:06.96 (5)
Anchor	–	Nadezhda Chemezova		–	0.53	28.18	58.91	1:29.91	2:01.07 (4)	– (–)
7	2	Belgium	BEL	8:12.37	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Nina Van Koeckhoven		–	0.84	29.04	59.91	1:30.73	2:01.49 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Yseult Gervy		–	0.13	28.77	1:00.18	1:32.17	2:04.22 (7)	4:05.71 (7)
3rd Leg	–	Fabienne Dufour		–	0.23	28.68	1:00.57	1:33.07	2:05.46 (7)	6:11.17 (7)
Anchor	–	Sofie Goffin		–	0.20	28.38	59.16	1:30.31	2:01.20 (5)	– (–)
8	8	Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	8:41.21	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Anna Korshikova		–	0.92	29.30	1:00.92	1:33.91	2:06.99 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Anzhelika Solovyova		–	0.51	29.96	1:03.58	1:39.33	2:15.59 (8)	4:22.58 (8)
3rd Leg	–	Yekaterina Tochenaya		–	0.64	29.66	1:02.92	1:37.43	2:10.56 (8)	6:33.14 (8)
Anchor	–	Nataliya Korabelnikova		–	0.55	29.38	1:01.68	1:35.20	2:08.07 (8)	– (–)

Final Round

Date	20 September 2000 — 20:48

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m Time	100 m Time	150 m Time	Split	Exchange
1	4	United States	USA	7:57.80	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	OR
Lead-off	–	Sam Arsenault		–	0.76	28.21	58.78	1:29.65	1:59.92 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Diana Munz		–	0.44	27.69	58.06	1:29.20	1:59.19 (1)	3:59.11 (2)
3rd Leg	–	Lindsay Benko		–	0.43	27.98	57.75	1:28.61	1:59.34 (1)	5:58.45 (2)
Anchor	–	Jenny Thompson		–	0.27	27.18	57.31	1:28.42	1:59.35 (2)	– (–)
2	5	Australia	AUS	7:58.52	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Susie O'Neill		–	0.82	28.13	58.74	1:29.15	1:58.70 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Giaan Rooney		–	0.42	28.21	58.58	1:29.32	1:59.37 (2)	3:58.07 (1)
3rd Leg	–	Kirsten Thomson		–	0.34	27.62	57.69	1:29.21	2:00.13 (2)	5:58.20 (1)
Anchor	–	Petria Thomas		–	0.39	27.46	57.88	1:29.04	2:00.32 (4)	– (–)
3	2	Germany	GER	7:58.64	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Franziska van Almsick		–	0.84	27.52	57.64	1:28.59	1:59.51 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Antje Buschschulte		–	0.11	27.56	58.36	1:29.47	2:00.35 (4)	3:59.86 (3)
3rd Leg	–	Sara Harstick		–	0.16	28.10	59.20	1:30.43	2:00.88 (5)	6:00.74 (3)
Anchor	–	Kerstin Kielgaß		–	0.26	27.39	57.82	1:28.34	1:57.90 (1)	– (–)
4	3	Romania	ROU	8:01.63	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Camelia Potec		–	0.88	28.18	58.48	1:29.03	1:59.10 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Simona Păduraru		–	0.50	28.20	59.11	1:30.43	2:01.52 (5)	4:00.62 (5)
3rd Leg	–	Lorena Diaconescu		–	0.34	27.64	58.16	1:29.55	2:01.47 (=6)	6:02.09 (5)
Anchor	–	Beatrice Căşlaru		–	0.32	27.40	58.00	1:28.99	1:59.54 (3)	– (–)
5	1	Canada	CAN	8:02.65	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Marianne Limpert		–	0.83	27.88	58.07	1:28.56	1:59.85 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Shannon Shakespeare		–	0.33	28.57	59.22	1:30.46	2:01.78 (7)	4:01.63 (7)
3rd Leg	–	Joanne Malar		–	0.21	27.68	57.82	1:29.24	2:00.50 (3)	6:02.13 (6)
Anchor	–	Jessica Deglau		–	0.29	27.99	58.54	1:29.30	2:00.52 (5)	– (–)
6	8	Great Britain	GBR	8:03.69	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Nicola Jackson		–	0.93	28.59	59.28	1:29.96	2:00.56 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Karen Legg		–	0.28	28.26	59.16	1:30.41	2:01.55 (6)	4:02.11 (8)
3rd Leg	–	Janine Belton		–	0.25	27.65	58.33	1:29.87	2:00.79 (4)	6:02.90 (7)
Anchor	–	Karen Pickering		–	0.30	27.99	59.17	1:30.25	2:00.79 (6)	– (–)
7	6	Italy	ITA	8:04.68	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Sara Parise		–	0.79	28.56	59.01	1:29.92	2:00.55 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Cecilia Vianini		–	0.38	28.03	58.50	1:29.14	1:59.46 (3)	4:00.01 (4)
3rd Leg	–	Luisa Striani		–	0.31	28.11	59.22	1:30.43	2:01.47 (=6)	6:01.48 (4)
Anchor	–	Sara Goffi		–	0.41	28.37	59.86	1:31.74	2:03.20 (8)	– (–)
8	7	France	FRA	8:05.99	–	–	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Solenne Figuès		–	0.82	28.71	58.69	1:29.14	1:59.67 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Laëtitia Choux		–	0.19	28.83	59.83	1:30.76	2:01.86 (8)	4:01.53 (6)
3rd Leg	–	Katarin Quelennec		–	0.31	28.23	59.01	1:31.15	2:03.19 (8)	6:04.72 (8)
Anchor	–	Alicia Bozon		–	0.06	28.19	59.62	1:31.20	2:01.27 (7)	– (–)