Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay; at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date	22 July 1996 (heats & final)
Competitors	81 from 19 nations
Winning time	3:39.29 OR
Medalists

The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.^[1]

Records

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

World record	China (CHN) Le Ying (54.31) Shan Ying (54.38) Lü Bin (55.09) Le Jingyi (54.13)	3:37.91	Rome, Italy	7 September 1994
Olympic record	United States (USA) Nicole Haislett (55.33) Dara Torres (55.33) Angel Martino (54.79) Jenny Thompson (54.01)	3:39.46	Barcelona, Spain	28 July 1992

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

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
22 July	Final	Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11)	United States	3:39.29	OR

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Swimmers	Time	Notes
1	2	4	United States	Jenny Thompson (55.04) Catherine Fox (55.03) Lisa Jacob (56.31) Melanie Valerio (55.98)	3:42.36	Q
2	2	2	Netherlands	Marianne Muis (55.60) Manon Masseurs (56.54) Wilma van Hofwegen (55.24) Minouche Smit (56.25)	3:43.63	Q
3	3	4	China	Shan Ying (56.03) Chao Na (56.57) Nian Yun (55.80) Le Jingyi (55.66)	3:44.06	Q
4	3	5	Germany	Simone Osygus (56.50) Antje Buschschulte (55.49) Meike Freitag (56.43) Franziska van Almsick (55.75)	3:44.06	Q
5	2	3	Sweden	Louise Jöhncke (56.81) Johanna Sjöberg (56.63) Louise Karlsson (56.23) Linda Olofsson (55.72)	3:45.39	Q
6	3	3	Canada	Shannon Shakespeare (56.05) Julie Howard (56.79) Andrea Moody (56.55) Marianne Limpert (56.27)	3:45.66	Q, NR
7	1	5	Russia	Svetlana Leshukova (57.31) Natalya Sorokina (57.07) Yelena Nazemnova (56.59) Natalya Meshcheryakova (56.36)	3:47.33	Q
8	1	4	Australia	Anna Windsor (59.03) Sarah Ryan (55.59) Lise Mackie (57.02) Julia Greville (56.30)	3:47.94	Q
9	1	3	Great Britain	Sue Rolph (56.61) Alison Sheppard (57.52) Carrie Willmott (58.10) Karen Pickering (56.03)	3:48.26
10	1	6	France	Solenne Figuès (57.12) Jacqueline Delord (57.56) Casey Legler (56.98) Marianne Le Verge (56.64)	3:48.30
11	2	6	Romania	Lorena Diaconescu (56.89) Florina Herea (58.16) Andreea Trufaşu (57.18) Luminița Dobrescu (56.20)	3:48.43
12	2	5	Japan	Sumika Minamoto (57.48) Naoko Imoto (56.81) Eri Yamanoi (58.19) Suzu Chiba (56.29)	3:48.77
13	3	6	Denmark	Mette Nielsen (57.85) Mette Jacobsen (56.01) Karen Egdal (57.63) Ditte Jensen (57.44)	3:48.93
14	3	2	Spain	Blanca Cerón (57.52) Fátima Madrid (57.85) Susanna Garabatos (57.91) Claudia Franco (56.19)	3:49.47	NR
15	3	1	Belarus	Sviatlana Zhidko (58.11) Inga Borodich (57.49) Natalya Baranovskaya (57.90) Alena Popchanka (56.72)	3:50.22	NR
16	1	2	Finland	Minna Salmela (57.13) Paula Harmokivi (57.56) Marja Pärssinen (57.16) Marja Heikkilä (58.48)	3:50.33
17	2	7	Switzerland	Dominique Diezi (57.60) Nicole Zahnd (58.35) Lara Preacco (58.83) Sandrine Paquier (58.52)	3:53.30
18	3	7	Chinese Taipei	Chang Wei-chia (58.49) Tsai Shu-min (59.79) Lin Chien-ju (58.38) Lin Chi-chan (59.73)	3:56.39
19	1	7	South Korea	Lee Bo-eun (58.77) Seo So-yung (58.72) Lee Jie-hyun (59.38) Jeong Eun-na (1:00.96)	3:57.83

Final

^[3]^[4]

Rank	Lane	Nation	Swimmers	Time	Notes
	4	United States	Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11)	3:39.29	OR
	3	China	Le Jingyi (54.79) Chao Na (55.40) Nian Yun (55.42) Shan Ying (54.87)	3:40.48
	6	Germany	Sandra Völker (55.70) Simone Osygus (56.05) Antje Buschschulte (55.20) Franziska van Almsick (54.53)	3:41.48
4	5	Netherlands	Marianne Muis (55.73) Minouche Smit (56.15) Wilma van Hofwegen (55.53) Karin Brienesse (54.99)	3:42.40	NR
5	2	Sweden	Linda Olofsson (55.75) Louise Jöhncke (56.32) Louise Karlsson (56.07) Johanna Sjöberg (56.77)	3:44.91	NR
6	8	Australia	Sarah Ryan (56.06) Julia Greville (56.27) Lise Mackie (57.03) Susie O'Neill (55.95)	3:45.31
7	7	Canada	Shannon Shakespeare (56.07) Julie Howard (57.03) Andrea Moody (56.74) Marianne Limpert (56.43)	3:46.27
	1	Russia	Yelena Nazemnova Natalya Sorokina Svetlana Leshukova Natalya Meshcheryakova	DSQ

References

↑ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
↑ "1996 Olympic Games: Women – Meet Results". Atlanta 1996. Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

External links

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[SportsRef-1] "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[2] "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[3] "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[4] "1996 Olympic Games: Women – Meet Results". Atlanta 1996. Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Freestyle
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m		women
1500 m	men
Backstroke
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Breaststroke
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Butterfly
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Individual medley
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m	men	women
4×200 m	men	women
Medley relay
4×100 m	men	women