| Event: | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Venue: | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
| Date: | 22 July 1996 (heats & final) |
| Competitors: | 81 |
| Nations: | 19 |
| Gold: | Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Jenny Thompson, Lisa Jacob*, Melanie Valerio* |
| Silver: | Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, Shan Ying |
| Bronze: | Sandra Völker, Simone Osygus, Antje Buschschulte, Franziska van Almsick, Meike Freitag* *Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. |
| Win Value: | 3:39.29 |
| Prev: | 1992 |
| Next: | 2000 |
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11) | 3:39.29 | ||||
| 3 | Le Jingyi (54.79) Chao Na (55.40) Nian Yun (55.42) Shan Ying (54.87) | 3:40.48 | ||||
| 6 | Sandra Völker (55.70) Simone Osygus (56.05) Antje Buschschulte (55.20) Franziska van Almsick (54.53) | 3:41.48 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | Marianne Muis (55.73) Minouche Smit (56.15) Wilma van Hofwegen (55.53) Karin Brienesse (54.99) | 3:42.40 | NR | ||
| 5 | 2 | Linda Olofsson (55.75) Louise Jöhncke (56.32) Louise Karlsson (56.07) Johanna Sjöberg (56.77) | 3:44.91 | NR | ||
| 6 | 8 | Sarah Ryan (56.06) Julia Greville (56.27) Lise Mackie (57.03) Susie O'Neill (55.95) | 3:45.31 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Shannon Shakespeare (56.07) Julie Howard (57.03) Andrea Moody (56.74) Marianne Limpert (56.43) | 3:46.27 | |||
| 1 | Yelena Nazemnova Natalya Sorokina Svetlana Leshukova Natalya Meshcheryakova |