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4 x 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	Swimmer	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 (20 September 2000)

Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Heat One (11:59)

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

Heat Two (12:10)

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

Final (20 September 2000 — 20:48)

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