Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date 31 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors 54 from 12 nations
Winning time 3:43.43 AM
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Jenna Johnson, Carrie Steinseifer, Dara Torres, Nancy Hogshead, Jill Sterkel*, Mary Wayte*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (NED)
Annemarie Verstappen, Elles Voskes, Desi Reijers, Conny van Bentum, Wilma van Velsen*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  West Germany (FRG)
Iris Zscherpe, Susanne Schuster, Christiane Pielke, Karin Seick
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The final of the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record East Germany (GDR)
Barbara Krause (54.90)
Caren Metschuck (55.61)
Ines Diers (55.90)
Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30)
3:42.71Moscow, Soviet Union27 July 1980
Olympic record East Germany (GDR)
Barbara Krause (54.90)
Caren Metschuck (55.61)
Ines Diers (55.90)
Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30)
3:42.71Moscow, Soviet Union27 July 1980

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
124 United StatesDara Torres (56.88)
Jill Sterkel (55.42)
Jenna Johnson (55.63)
Mary Wayte (55.63)
3:43.56Q, AM
214 West GermanyIris Zscherpe (57.04)
Susanne Schuster (56.50)
Christiane Pielke (56.90)
Karin Seick (56.05)
3:46.49Q, NR
325 NetherlandsAnnemarie Verstappen (56.30)
Elles Voskes (56.98)
Desi Reijers (56.08)
Wilma van Velsen (57.57)
3:47.65Q
416 AustraliaLisa Curry (57.79)
Angela Russell (57.11)
Janet Tibbits (58.16)
Michelle Pearson (56.55)
3:49.61Q
523 CanadaJane Kerr (57.82)
Maureen New (57.60)
Cheryl McArton (57.48)
Carol Klimpel (57.44)
3:50.40Q
626 Great BritainAnnabelle Cripps (57.82)
Nicola Fibbens (57.60)
Debra Gore (57.48)
June Croft (57.44)
3:51.47Q
715 SwedenMaria Kardum (58.32)
Agneta Eriksson (56.92)
Petra Hildér (58.18)
Malin Rundgren (58.85)
3:52.27Q
813 FranceSophie Kamoun (58.40)
Carole Amoric (57.74)
Laurence Bensimon (58.74)
Véronique Jardin (57.79)
3:52.67Q
927 ItalyMonica Olmi (59.02)
Silvia Persi (57.02)
Grazia Colombo (58.40)
Manuela Dalla Valle (58.45)
3:52.89NR
1022 JapanJunko Sakurai (59.18)
Chikako Nakamori (58.15)
Miki Saito (58.98)
Kaori Yanase (58.37)
3:54.68
1112 MexicoPatricia Kohlmann (58.58)
Teresa Rivera (59.01)
Rosa Fuentes (1:00.80)
Irma Huerta (59.92)
3:58.31
1217 Hong KongKathy Wong (1:00.67)
Fenella Ng (1:02.51)
Lotta Flink (1:03.61)
Chow Lai Yee (1:05.84)
4:12.53

Final

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 United StatesJenna Johnson (56.46)
Carrie Steinseifer (55.87)
Dara Torres (55.92)
Nancy Hogshead (55.18)
3:43.43AM
2nd, silver medalist(s)3 NetherlandsAnnemarie Verstappen (55.94)
Elles Voskes (56.77)
Desi Reijers (55.62)
Conny van Bentum (56.07)
3:44.40NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5 West GermanyIris Zscherpe (57.26)
Susanne Schuster (56.32)
Christiane Pielke (56.24)
Karin Seick (55.74)
3:22.69NR
46 AustraliaMichelle Pearson (56.51)
Angela Russell (56.97)
Anna McVann (58.26)
Lisa Curry (56.05)
3:47.79OC
52 CanadaPamela Rai (57.70)
Carol Klimpel (57.47)
Cheryl McArton (57.52)
Jane Kerr (56.81)
3:49.50
67 Great BritainJune Croft (57.49)
Nicola Fibbens (57.33)
Debra Gore (57.24)
Annabelle Cripps (58.06)
3:50.12NR
71 SwedenMaria Kardum (57.93)
Agneta Eriksson (57.19)
Petra Hildér (57.90)
Karin Furuhed (58.22)
3:51.24
88 FranceCarole Amoric (58.58)
Sophie Kamoun (57.24)
Véronique Jardin (57.83)
Laurence Bensimon (58.50)
3:52.15NR

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 501–502. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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