Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Piscines Bernat Picornell
Date 28 July 1992 (heats & final)
Competitors 60 from 13 nations
Winning time 3:39.46 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Nicole Haislett, Angel Martino, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Ashley Tappin*, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  China (CHN)
Le Jingyi, Lü Bin, Zhuang Yong, Yang Wenyi, Zhao Kun*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (GER)
Franziska van Almsick, Daniela Hunger, Simone Osygus, Manuela Stellmach, Kerstin Kielgaß*, Annette Hadding*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Records

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

World record East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto (54.73)
Manuela Stellmach (54.96)
Sabina Schulze (55.52)
Heike Friedrich (55.36)
3:40.57Madrid, Spain19 August 1986
Olympic record East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto (55.11)
Katrin Meissner (54.73)
Daniela Hunger (55.69)
Manuela Stellmach (55.10)
3:40.63Seoul, South Korea22 September 1988

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
28 JulyFinalNicole Haislett (55.33)
Dara Torres (55.33)
Angel Martino (54.79)
Jenny Thompson (54.01)
 United States3:39.46WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
124 United StatesAngel Martino (54.83)
Ashley Tappin (55.68)
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (55.55)
Dara Torres (55.51)
3:41.57 Q
213 ChinaZhao Kun (56.95)
Lü Bin (55.61)
Yang Wenyi (55.51)
Le Jingyi (55.34)
3:43.41Q
325 GermanyManuela Stellmach (56.10)
Kerstin Kielgaß (55.85)
Annette Hadding (56.35)
Daniela Hunger (55.28)
3:43.58Q
415 NetherlandsMildred Muis (56.71)
Diana van der Plaats (55.75)
Inge de Bruijn (56.03)
Marianne Muis (55.51)
3:44.00Q
527 Unified TeamNatalya Meshcheryakova (56.05)
Svetlana Leshukova (56.38)
Yevgeniya Yermakova (56.43)
Yelena Dendeberova (56.20)
3:45.06Q
612 SwedenEva Nyberg (57.12)
Linda Olofsson (57.38)
Louise Karlsson (56.79)
Ellenor Svensson (56.86)
3:48.15Q
723 DenmarkBerit Puggaard (58.38)
Gitta Jensen (55.66)
Annette Poulsen (58.16)
Mette Jacobsen (56.58)
3:48.78Q
826 CanadaMarianne Limpert (57.11)
Allison Higson (57.80)
Nikki Dryden (58.26)
Andrea Nugent (56.11)
3:49.28Q
914 AustraliaAngela Mullens (57.78)
Lise Mackie (57.88)
Nicole Stevenson (58.25)
Lisa Curry (55.73)
3:49.64
1016 JapanAyako Nakano (57.36)
Yoko Koikawa (57.45)
Shina Matsudo (58.05)
Suzu Chiba (57.05)
3:49.91
1122 FranceJulie Blaise (57.54)
Julia Reggiani (57.62)
Marie-Laure Giraudon (57.78)
Véronique Jardin (57.28)
3:50.22
1217 RomaniaDiana Ureche (58.43)
Carla Negrea (1:00.26)
Beatrice Căşlaru (59.34)
Luminița Dobrescu (57.49)
3:55.52
1328 MauritiusCorinne Leclair (1:00.99)
Luanne Maurice (1:02.94)
Annabelle Mariejeanne (1:03.66)
Nathalie Lam (1:02.37)
4:09.96

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 United StatesNicole Haislett (55.33)
Dara Torres (55.33)
Angel Martino (54.79)
Jenny Thompson (54.01)
3:39.46WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)5 ChinaZhuang Yong (54.51)
Lü Bin (55.90)
Yang Wenyi (54.90)
Le Jingyi (54.81)
3:40.12AS
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3 GermanyFranziska van Almsick (54.99)
Simone Osygus (55.74)
Daniela Hunger (55.12)
Manuela Stellmach (55.75)
3:41.60
42 Unified TeamNatalya Meshcheryakova (55.69)
Svetlana Leshukova (58.56)
Yelena Dendeberova (55.79)
Yelena Shubina (55.64)
3:43.68
56 NetherlandsDiana van der Plaats (56.68)
Mildred Muis (55.75)
Marianne Muis (55.53)
Karin Brienesse (55.78)
3:43.74
61 DenmarkGitta Jensen (56.13)
Mette Jacobsen (56.26)
Berit Puggaard (57.67)
Mette Nielsen (57.75)
3:47.81NR
77 SwedenEva Nyberg (57.37)
Louise Karlsson (56.50)
Ellenor Svensson (56.94)
Malin Nilsson (57.06)
3:48.47
88 CanadaMarianne Limpert (57.06)
Nikki Dryden (57.65)
Andrea Nugent (56.79)
Allison Higson (57.97)
3:49.37

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 382. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 382. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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