| Event: | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
| Games: | 1928 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium |
| Date: | 9 August |
| Competitors: | 31 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronzenoc: | RSA |
| Prev: | 1924 |
| Next: | 1932 |
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Thursday 9 August 1928.
The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed.
Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Susan Laird and Josephine McKim both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 4:58.8 |  Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen Wehselau | Paris (FRA) | 18 July 1924 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 4:58.8 | Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen Wehselau | Paris (FRA) | 18 July 1924 |
The United States with Adelaide Lambert, Josephine McKim, Susan Laird, and Albina Osipowich set a new world record in the semi-final with 4:55.6 minutes. In the final the United States with Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, and Martha Norelius bettered the world record to 4:47.6 minutes.
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:55.6 | , | |||
| 2 | 5:08.8 | ||||
| 3 | 5:17.4 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown |
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:16.6 | ||||
| 2 | 5:19.0 | ||||
| 3 | 5:42.4 |
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:47.6 | |||||
| 5:02.8 | |||||
| 5:13.4 | |||||
| 4 | 5:14.4 | ||||
| 5 | 5:32.0 | ||||