Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay explained

Event:Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Paris Aquatic Centre
Dates:27 July 2024 (heats and final)
Nations:16
Teams:16 teams
Win Value:3:28.92
Gold:Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, Olivia Wunsch*, Bronte Campbell*
Goldnoc:AUS
Silver:Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil*, Erika Connolly*
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Yang Junxuan, Cheng Yujie, Zhang Yufei, Wu Qingfeng, Yu Yiting*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
Bronzenoc:CHN
Prev:2020
Next:2028

The women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatic Centre.

Records

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

The following record was established during the competition:

Qualification

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

For the relays, a maximum of 16 qualifying teams in each event must be permitted to accumulate a total of 112 relay teams; each NOC may enter only one team. The top three teams in each relay race at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan will directly book a slot for their corresponding event at the Olympics, while the remaining thirteen vying for qualification per relay race must attain their best time from the heats and finals at the combined 2023 and 2024 meet in Doha.[1]

Competition format

The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The 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 (final).

Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
27 July 202412:15Heats
21:34Final

Results

Heats

The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.[2]

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
124Olivia Wunsch (53.94)
Bronte Campbell (53.46)
Meg Harris (52.23)
Emma McKeon (51.94)
3:31.57
214Abbey Weitzeil (53.60)
Simone Manuel (53.23)
Erika Connolly (53.83)
Kate Douglass (52.63)
3:33.29
325Cheng Yujie (53.95)
Wu Qingfeng (53.84)
Yu Yiting (54.05)
Yang Junxuan (52.47)
3:34.31
423Michelle Coleman (53.92)
Sarah Sjöström (51.99)
Sara Junevik (54.09)
Sofia Åstedt (54.35)
3:34.35
522Beryl Gastaldello (53.54)
Mary-Ambre Moluh (53.49)
Lison Nowaczyk (54.67)
Charlotte Bonnet (53.55)
3:35.25
626Penny Oleksiak (53.78)
Mary-Sophie Harvey (54.15)
Brooklyn Douthwright (53.81)
Taylor Ruck (53.55)
3:35.29
715Anna Hopkin (54.08)
Eva Okaro (53.84)
Lucy Hope (54.74)
Freya Anderson (53.47)
3:36.13
816Sofia Morini (53.92)
Chiara Tarantino (54.14)
Sara Curtis (53.93)
Emma Virginia Menicucci (54.29)
3:36.28
913Tessa Giele (55.24)
Kim Busch (54.86)
Sam van Nunen (54.26)
Marrit Steenbergen (52.42)
3:36.78
1021Petra Senánszky (54.91)
Lilla Minna Ábrahám (54.36)
Panna Ugrai (54.25)
Nikolett Pádár (53.81)
3:37.33
1111Signe Bro (55.45)
Julie Kepp Jensen (54.52)
Elisabeth Sabroe Ebbesen (55.10)
Martine Damborg (54.45)
3:39.52
1227Ana Carolina Vieira (54.81)
Stephanie Balduccini (53.83)
Giovana Reis (55.73)
Maria Paula Heitmann (56.23)
3:40.60
1312Katarzyna Wasick (54.71)
Kornelia Fiedkiewicz (54.82)
Julia Maik (55.57)
Zuzanna Famulok (55.57)
3:40.67
1428Neža Klančar (54.29)
Janja Šegel (55.22)
Katja Fain (55.43)
Tjaša Pintar (56.35)
3:41.29
1517Natalie Kan (56.91)
Tam Hoi Lam (55.01)
Camille Cheng (55.12)
Stephanie Au (55.38)
3:42.42
1618Danielle Hill (55.61)
Grace Davison (55.44)
Erin Riordan (55.95)
Victoria Catterson (55.67)
3:42.67

Final

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
4Mollie O'Callaghan (52.24)
Shayna Jack (52.35)
Emma McKeon (52.39)
Meg Harris (51.94)
3:28.92OR
5Kate Douglass (52.98)
Gretchen Walsh (52.55)
Torri Huske (52.06)
Simone Manuel (52.61)
3:30.20AM
3Yang Junxuan (52.48 NR)
Cheng Yujie (52.76)
Zhang Yufei (52.75)
Wu Qingfeng (52.31)
3:30.30AS
47Maggie Mac Neil (53.31)
Taylor Ruck (53.20)
Summer McIntosh (53.22)
Penny Oleksiak (53.26)
3:32.99
56Sarah Sjöström (52.53)
Michelle Coleman (52.98)
Sara Junevik (54.41)
Louise Hansson (53.87)
3:33.79NR
62Beryl Gastaldello (53.83)
Charlotte Bonnet (54.14)
Mary-Ambre Moluh (53.37)
Marie Wattel (53.65)
3:34.99
71Anna Hopkin (53.31)
Eva Okaro (53.75)
Lucy Hope (54.95)
Freya Anderson (53.24)
3:35.25
88Sofia Morini (54.16)
Chiara Tarantino (54.27)
Sara Curtis (54.24)
Emma Virginia Menicucci (53.84)
3:36.51
[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Liz. Byrnes. FINA Confirm Doha 2024 Will Be Olympic Relay Qualification Meet; Only Top Three To Book Slots In Fukuoka. Swimming World Magazine. 17 July 2022. 12 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Heats results . Olympics . 27 July 2024 . 27 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Final results . Olympics . 27 July 2024 . 27 July 2024.