Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates24 July 2021 (heats)
25 July 2021 (final)
Competitors68 from 15 nations
Teams15
Winning time3:29.69 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bronte Campbell, Cate Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Mollie O'Callaghan*, Madison Wilson*  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kayla Sanchez, Maggie MacNeil, Rebecca Smith, Penny Oleksiak, Taylor Ruck*  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Erika Brown, Abbey Weitzeil, Natalie Hinds, Simone Manuel, Catie DeLoof*, Allison Schmitt*, Olivia Smoliga*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.		  United States
Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's twenty-fifth appearance at the Olympics, having been held at every edition since 1912.

Records

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

World record
3:30.05 Gold Coast, Australia5 April 2018[2]
Olympic record
3:30.65 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6 August 2016[3][4]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
July 25FinalBronte Campbell (53.01)
Meg Harris (53.09)
Emma McKeon (51.35)
Cate Campbell (52.24)		 Australia3:29.69WR, OR

Qualification
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The top 12 teams in this event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships qualified for the Olympics. An additional 4 teams will qualify through having the fastest times at approved qualifying events during the qualifying period (1 March 2019 to 30 May 2020).[5]

Competition format

The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The relay teams with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
24 July20:43Heats
25 July11:45Final

Results

Heats

The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.[7]

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
124 AustraliaMollie O'Callaghan (53.08)
Meg Harris (52.73)
Madison Wilson (53.10)
Bronte Campbell (52.82)		3:31.73Q
223 NetherlandsKim Busch (54.79)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.50)
Marrit Steenbergen (54.32)
Femke Heemskerk (51.90)		3:33.51Q
325 CanadaKayla Sanchez (53.45)
Taylor Ruck (54.16)
Rebecca Smith (53.73)
Penny Oleksiak (52.38)		3:33.72Q
415 Great BritainLucy Hope (54.37)
Anna Hopkin (52.65)
Abbie Wood (53.55)
Freya Anderson (53.46)		3:34.03Q, NR
514 United StatesOlivia Smoliga (54.06)
Catie DeLoof (53.42)
Allison Schmitt (54.04)
Natalie Hinds (53.28)		3:34.80Q
626 ChinaCheng Yujie (54.03)
Zhu Menghui (53.48)
Ai Yanhan (54.33)
Wu Qingfeng (53.23)		3:35.07Q, AS
712 DenmarkPernille Blume (53.15)
Signe Bro (53.19)
Julie Kepp Jensen (54.72)
Jeanette Ottesen (54.50)		3:35.56Q, NR
816 SwedenSarah Sjöström (52.95)
Michelle Coleman (53.44)
Louise Hansson (53.68)
Sara Junevik (55.86)		3:35.93Q
922 JapanChihiro Igarashi (54.10)
Rikako Ikee (53.63)
Natsumi Sakai (54.70)
Rika Omoto (53.77)		3:36.20
1013 FranceBéryl Gastaldello (54.28)
Charlotte Bonnet (53.05)
Margaux Fabre (54.83)
Anouchka Martin (54.45)		3:36.61
1121 ROCDaria S. Ustinova (54.75)
Arina Surkova (54.54)
Elizaveta Klevanovich (54.57)
Veronika Andrusenko (54.39)		3:38.25
1217 BrazilLarissa Oliveira (54.79)
Ana Carolina Vieira (54.92)
Etiene Medeiros (55.42)
Stephanie Balduccini (54.06)		3:39.19
1327 GermanyLisa Höpink (54.83)
Annika Bruhn (54.33)
Marie Pietruschka (55.31)
Hannah Küchler (54.86)		3:39.33
1428 Czech RepublicBarbora Seemanová (53.86)
Kristýna Horská (56.72)
Barbora Janíčková (55.89)
Anika Apostalon (55.93)		3:42.40
1511 Hong KongTam Hoi Lam (55.58)
Camille Cheng (54.61)
Stephanie Au (56.96)
Ho Nam Wai (56.37)		3:43.52

Final

[8]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4 AustraliaBronte Campbell (53.01)
Meg Harris (53.09)
Emma McKeon (51.35)
Cate Campbell (52.24)		3:29.69WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)3 CanadaKayla Sanchez (53.42)
Margaret MacNeil (53.47)
Rebecca Smith (53.63)
Penny Oleksiak (52.26)		3:32.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2 United StatesErika Brown (54.02)
Abbey Weitzeil (52.68)
Natalie Hinds (53.15)
Simone Manuel (52.96)		3:32.81
45 NetherlandsKim Busch (54.64)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.87)
Kira Toussaint (54.14)
Femke Heemskerk (52.05)		3:33.70
56 Great BritainAnna Hopkin (53.16)
Abbie Wood (53.23)
Lucy Hope (54.73)
Freya Anderson (52.84)		3:33.96NR
68 SwedenSarah Sjöström (52.62) OR
Michelle Coleman (53.62)
Louise Hansson (53.51)
Sophie Hansson (54.94)		3:34.69
77 ChinaCheng Yujie (54.10)
Zhu Menghui (53.54)
Ai Yanhan (54.22)
Wu Qingfeng (52.90)		3:34.76AS
81 DenmarkPernille Blume (53.07)
Signe Bro (53.78)
Julie Kepp Jensen (54.46)
Jeanette Ottesen (54.39)		3:35.70

References
  1. "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Pentony, Luke (6 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Australia sets new world record in 4x100 metres freestyle relay". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. Barrett, Chris (7 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Australia's women win gold in world record time in 4x100m freestyle relay". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. "Cate, Bronte Campbell lead Australian women to 4x100m gold at Rio". ABC News Australia. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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