Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates August 14, 2004 (heats & final)
Competitors 72 from 16 nations
Winning time 3:35.96 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  Australia (AUS)
Alice Mills, Lisbeth Lenton, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry, Sarah Ryan*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Kara Lynn Joyce, Natalie Coughlin, Amanda Weir, Jenny Thompson, Lindsay Benko*, Maritza Correia*, Colleen Lanne*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)

 Netherlands (NED)
Chantal Groot, Inge Dekker, Marleen Veldhuis, Inge de Bruijn, Annabel Kosten*


*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay took place on 14 August at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.[1]

For the first time in 48 years, the Australians (Alice Mills, Lisbeth Lenton, Petria Thomas, and Jodie Henry) overhauled the Team USA on the final leg to win a gold medal in the event. When Henry touched the wall at 3:35.94, the Australians broke a new world record under a 0.06-second mark set by the Germans in 2002 (3:36.00). Henry also unleashed a remarkable relay split of 52.95, the fastest of all-time in Olympic history.[2][3][4]

The U.S. team of Kara Lynn Joyce, Natalie Coughlin, Amanda Weir, and Jenny Thompson finished out an American record of 3:36.39 to earn a silver medal, while the Dutch took home the bronze in 3:37.59, after Inge de Bruijn swam a split of 53.37 to hold off the Germans anchored by Franziska van Almsick.[2][5]

Records

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

World record Germany (GER)
Katrin Meissner (54.82)
Petra Dallmann (53.95)
Sandra Völker (53.59)
Franziska van Almsick (53.64)		3:36.00Berlin, Germany29 July 2002
Olympic record United States (USA)
Amy Van Dyken (55.08)
Dara Torres (53.51)
Courtney Shealy (54.40)
Jenny Thompson (53.62)		3:36.61Sydney, Australia16 September 2000

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 14FinalAlice Mills (54.75)
Lisbeth Lenton (53.57)
Petria Thomas (54.67)
Jodie Henry (52.95)		 Australia3:35.94WR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
125 AustraliaAlice Mills (54.77)
Libby Lenton (54.58)
Sarah Ryan (54.97)
Jodie Henry (54.04)		3:38.26Q, OC
224 United StatesAmanda Weir (54.50)
Colleen Lanne (55.42)
Lindsay Benko (54.80)
Maritza Correia (54.74)		3:39.46Q
323 NetherlandsInge Dekker (55.56)
Annabel Kosten (55.24)
Marleen Veldhuis (54.61)
Chantal Groot (54.52)		3:39.93Q
414 GermanyPetra Dallmann (55.49)
Britta Steffen (56.31)
Daniela Götz (55.04)
Antje Buschschulte (54.35)		3:41.19Q
526 SwedenJosefin Lillhage (55.72)
Cathrin Carlzon (56.05)
Therese Alshammar (54.33)
Johanna Sjöberg (55.41)		3:41.51Q
613 Great BritainAlison Sheppard (55.49)
Kathryn Evans (55.21)
Karen Pickering (55.57)
Melanie Marshall (54.83)		3:41.96Q
715 FranceSolenne Figuès (55.61)
Céline Couderc (55.84)
Aurore Mongel (56.25)
Malia Metella (54.72)		3:42.42Q
816 ChinaCheng Jiaru (56.14)
Xu Yanwei (55.43)
Zhu Yingwen (55.08)
Yang Yu (56.19)		3:42.84Q
917 South KoreaSun So-eun (56.86)
Ryu Yoon-ji (55.24)
Shim Min-ji (56.91)
Kim Hyun-joo (55.83)		3:44.84
1012 ItalyCecilia Vianini (56.53)
Cristina Chiuso (56.33)
Sara Parise (57.38)
Federica Pellegrini (54.64)		3:44.88
1122 BelarusHanna Shcherba (56.10)
Maryia Shcherba (56.78)
Iryna Niafedava (56.46)
Sviatlana Khakhlova (56.04)		3:45.38
27 BrazilRebeca Gusmão (56.56)
Tatiana Lima (56.67)
Renata Burgos (56.32)
Flávia Cazziolato (55.83)
1318 Czech RepublicJana Myšková (56.02)
Petra Klosová (56.49)
Ilona Hlaváčková (56.42)
Sandra Kazíková (54.64)		3:46.83
1411 SpainTatiana Rouba (56.41)
Ana Belén Palomo (56.64)
Laura Roca (56.83)
Melissa Caballero (57.59)		3:47.47
1528 SwitzerlandDominique Diezi (56.78)
Marjorie Sagne (57.17)
Seraina Prünte (58.16)
Nicole Zahnd (56.50)		3:48.61
21 GreeceNery Mantey Niangkouara (55.79)
Zoi Dimoschaki (56.09)
Martha Matsa
Eleni Kosti		DSQ

Final

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeTime behindNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 AustraliaAlice Mills (54.75)
Lisbeth Lenton (53.57)
Petria Thomas (54.67)
Jodie Henry (52.95)		3:35.94WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)5 United StatesKara Lynn Joyce (54.74)
Natalie Coughlin (53.83)
Amanda Weir (54.05)
Jenny Thompson (53.77)		3:36.390.45AM
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3 NetherlandsChantal Groot (55.45)
Inge Dekker (54.66)
Marleen Veldhuis (54.11)
Inge de Bruijn (53.37)		3:37.591.65
46 GermanyAntje Buschschulte (54.67)
Petra Dallmann (54.79)
Daniela Götz (53.99)
Franziska van Almsick (54.49)		3:37.942.00
51 FranceSolenne Figuès (55.36)
Céline Couderc (55.20)
Aurore Mongel (55.72)
Malia Metella (53.95)		3:40.234.29
67 Great BritainMelanie Marshall (55.42)
Kathryn Evans (54.33)
Karen Pickering (55.58)
Lisa Chapman (55.49)		3:40.824.88
72 SwedenJosefin Lillhage (55.77)
Johanna Sjöberg (55.90)
Therese Alshammar (54.18)
Anna-Karin Kammerling (55.37)		3:41.225.28
88 ChinaCheng Jiaru (56.20)
Xu Yanwei (55.19)
Yang Yu (56.08)
Zhu Yingwen (55.43)		3:42.906.96

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming schedule". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. 1 2 Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "World Record! Women's 400 Freestyle Relay – Australia Passes U.S. on Final Leg". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Woodward, Steve (14 August 2004). "Thompson, U.S. victimized by amazing Aussies". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Dodd, Mike (14 August 2004). "This time, Thompson couldn't save the day". USA Today. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Australia take record win". BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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