Olympic Summer Games 2016 / Swimming - 4 × 100 m medley (women)

sport	swim
discipline	4 x 100 meter layers
gender	Women
Attendees	76 athletes from 16 countries
Competition location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico
Competition phase	12./13. August 2016
Winning time	3: 53.13 min
Medalists  United States Kathleen Baker , Lilly King , Dana Vollmer , Simone Manuel In advance: Olivia Smoliga , Katie Meili , Kelsi Worrell , Abbey Weitzeil  Australia Emily Seebohm , Taylor McKeown , Emma McKeon , Cate Campbell In advance: Madison Wilson , Madeline Groves , Brittany Elmslie  Denmark Mie Østergaard Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume

The relay competition for women in the 4 x 100 meter medley at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held on August 12 and 13, 2016 in the Olympic Aquatics Stadium . 76 athletes from 16 countries took part.

There were two preliminary runs. The eight fastest seasons of all heats qualified for the final.

Abbreviations:
WR = world record, OR = Olympic record, NR = national record, PB = personal best, JWB = annual world record

Existing records

World record	United States ( Missy Franklin , Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer , Allison Schmitt )	3: 52.05	London , UK	4th August 2012
Olympic record

Title holder

Olympic champion	United States ( Missy Franklin , Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer , Allison Schmitt )	3: 52.05 min	London 2012
World Champion	People's Republic of China ( Fu Yuanhui , Shi Jinglin , Lu Ying , Shen Duo )	3: 54.41 min	Kazan 2015
European champion	Great Britain ( Kathleen Dawson , Chloe Tutton , Siobhan-Marie O'Connor , Francesca Halsall )	3: 58.57 min	London 2016

leader

Forward 1

space	nation	occupation	time	annotation
1	Canada	Kylie Masse Rachel Nicol Noemie Thomas Taylor Jerk	3: 56.80 min	NO
2	Denmark	Mie Østergaard Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume	3: 56.98 min
3	Russia	Anastasija Fessikowa Yulia Efimova Svetlana Tschimrowa Weronika Popowa	3: 57.44 min
4th	Sweden	Michelle Coleman Jennie Johansson Sarah Sjostrom Louise Hansson	3: 59.45 min
5	Japan	Natsumi Sakai Satomi Suzuki Rikako Ikee Miki Uchida	3: 59.82 min
6th	Finland	Mimosa Jallow Jenna Laukkanen Emilia Pikkarainen Hanna-Maria Seppälä	4: 01.61 min
7th	Brazil	Natalia de Luccas Jhennifer Conceição Daynara de Paula Larissa Oliveira	4: 02.83 min
8th	Hong Kong	Stephanie Au Yvette Man-Yi Kong Hang Yu Sze Camille Cheng	4: 03.85 min

Forward 2

space	nation	occupation	time	annotation
1	United States	Olivia Smoliga Katie Meili Kelsi Worrell Abbey Weitzeil	3: 54.67 min
2	Australia	Madison Wilson Taylor McKeown Madeline Groves Brittany Elmslie	3: 57.80 min
3	People's Republic of China	Fu Yuanhui Zhang Xinyu Lu Ying Shen Duo	3: 58.23 min
4th	Italy	Carlotta Zofkova Arianna Castiglioni Ilaria Bianchi Federica Pellegrini	3: 59.09 min
5	Great Britain	Georgia Davies Chloe Tutton Siobhan-Marie O'Connor Georgia Coates	3: 59.34 min
6th	Germany	Jenny Mensing Vanessa Grimberg Alexandra Wenk Annika Bruhn	4: 02.19 min
-	France	Beryl Gastaldello Fanny Deberghes Marie Wattel Charlotte Bonnet	-	Disqualified
-	Czech Republic	Simona Baumrtová Martina Moravcikova Lucie Svecena Barbora Seemanová	-	Disqualified

final

August 14, 2016, 3:49 am CET

space	nation	occupation	time	annotation
1	United States	Kathleen Baker Lilly King Dana Vollmer Simone Manuel	3: 53.13 min
2	Australia	Emily Seebohm Taylor McKeown Emma McKeon Cate Campbell	3: 55.00 min
3	Denmark	Mie Østergaard Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume	3: 55.01 min	HE
4th	People's Republic of China	Fu Yuanhui Jingling Shi Lu Ying Menghui Zhu	3: 55.18 min
5	Canada	Kylie Masse Rachel Nicol Penny Oleksiak Chantal van Landeghem	3: 55.49 min	NO
6th	Russia	Anastasija Fessikowa Yulia Efimova Svetlana Tschimrowa Weronika Popowa	3: 55.66 min	NO
7th	Great Britain	Georgia Davies Chloe Tutton Siobhan-Marie O'Connor Francesca Halsall	3: 56.96 min	NO
8th	Italy	Federica Pellegrini Ilaria Bianchi Arianna Castiglioni Carlotta Zofkova	3: 59.50 min

Web links

• Result of the preliminary runs
• Result of the final