2016 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 4 × 100 m freestyle (women)

sport	swim
discipline	4 x 100 meter freestyle
gender	Women
place	Estádio Aquático Olímpico
Attendees	71 athletes from 16 countries
Competition phase	August 6, 2016

The relay competition for women’s 4 x 100 meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held on August 6, 2016. 71 athletes from 16 countries took part.

There were two preliminary runs. The eight fastest seasons of both heats qualified for the final, which was held on the same day (CEST the next day).

leader

Forward 1

August 6, 2016

space	nation	Names	time	annotation
1	Italy	Erika Ferraioli Silvina di Pietro Aglaia Pezzato Federica Pellegrini	3: 35.90 min	NO
2	Netherlands	Inge Denker Marrit Steenbergen Maud van der Meer Femke Heemskerk	3: 35.94 min
3	Sweden	Michelle Coleman Louise Hansson Ida Lindborg Sarah Sjöström	3: 36.42 min
4th	Japan	Miki Uchida Rikako Ikee Misaki Yamaguchi Yayoi Matsumoto	3: 36.74 min	NO
5	People's Republic of China	Menghui Zhu Meichen Sun Yi Tang Duo Shen	3: 37.25 min
6th	Denmark	Pernille Blume Julie Kepp Jensen Sarah Bro Mie Østergaard Nielsen	3: 39.45 min
7th	Poland	Katarzyna Wilk Alicja Tchórz Aleksandra Urbańczyk-Olejarczyk Anna Dowgiert	3: 41.43 min
8th	Israel	Keren Siebner Zohar Shikler Amit Ivry Andrea Murez	3: 41.97 min	NO

Forward 2

August 6, 2016

space	nation	Names	time	annotation
1	Australia	Madison Wilson Brittany Elmslie Bronte Campbell Cate Campbell	3: 32.39 min	OR
2	United States	Amanda Weir Lia Neal Allison Schmitt Kathleen Ledecky	3: 33.59 min
3	Canada	Sandrine Mainville Chantal van Landeghem Michelle Williams Taylor Madison Ruck	3: 33.84 min	NO
4th	France	Beryl Gastaldello Charlotte Bonnet Mathilde Cini Anna Santamans	3: 36.85 min	NO
5	Russia	Weronika Popowa Viktoriia Andreeva Rosalija Nasretdinowa Natalja Lowzowa	3: 37.68 min	NO
6th	Brazil	Larissa Oliveira Etiene Medeiros Daynara de Paula Manuella Lyrio	3: 39.40 min
7th	Spain	Fatima Gallardo Carapeto Marta González Crivillers Patricia Castro Ortega Melania Costa Schmid	3: 40.46 min	NO
8th	Switzerland	Maria Ugolkova Alexandra Touretski Danielle Villars Noemi Girardet	3: 41.02 min	NO

final

August 7, 2016, CEST

space	nation	Names	time	annotation
1	Australia	Emma McKeon Brittany Elmslie Bronte Campbell Cate Campbell	3: 30.65 min	WR
2	United States	Simone Manuel Abbey Weitzeil Dana Vollmer Katie Ledecky	3: 31.89 min	AT THE
3	Canada	Sandrine Mainville Chantal van Landeghem Taylor Ruck Penny Oleksiak	3: 32.89 min	NO
4th	Netherlands	Marrit Steenbergen Femke Heemskerk Inge Dekker Ranomi Kromowidjojo	3: 33.81 min
5	Sweden	Michelle Coleman Sarah Sjöström Ida Marko-Varga Louise Hansson	3: 35.90 min
6th	Italy	Erika Ferraioli Silvia the Pietro Aglaia Pezzato Federica Pellegrini	3: 37.45 min
7th	France	Beryl Gastaldello Charlotte Bonnet Mathilde Cini Anna Santamans	3: 37.45 min
8th	Japan	Miki Uchida Rikako Ikee Misaki Yamaguchi Yayoi Matsumoto	3: 37.78 min

Web links

• Results of the preliminary runs
• Result of the final