Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
| Date | 25 July 1996 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 94 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:59.87 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1] This event was also officially included to the women's swimming program for the first time in Olympic history.
Contents
1 Records
2 Results
2.1 Heats
2.2 Final
3 References
4 External links
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  East Germany (GDR)Manuela Stellmach (2:00.23) Astrid Strauss (1:58.90) Anke Möhring (1:58.73) Heike Friedrich (1:57.61) | 7:55.47 | Strasbourg, France | 18 August 1987 |
| Olympic record | Inaugural event | — | — | — |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | Heat 2 | Lisa Jacob (2:01.31) Ashley Whitney (2:01.77) Sheila Taormina (2:00.57) Annette Salmeen (2:01.34) |  United States | 8:04.99 | OR |
| 25 July | Final | Trina Jackson (1:59.71) Cristina Teuscher (1:58.86) Sheila Taormina (2:01.29) Jenny Thompson (1:56.83) | United States | 7:59.87 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | United States | Lisa Jacob (2:01.31) Ashley Whitney (2:01.77) Sheila Taormina (2:00.57) Annette Salmeen (2:01.34) | 8:04.99 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 3 | 4 |  Germany | Simone Osygus (2:03.45) Meike Freitag (2:02.36) Anke Scholz (2:02.14) Franziska van Almsick (2:00.63) | 8:08.58 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 5 |  Australia | Julia Greville (2:01.48) Lise Mackie (2:03.75) Emma Johnson (2:02.65) Susie O'Neill (2:01.45) | 8:09.33 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 |  Japan | Eri Yamanoi (2:02.64) Naoko Imoto (2:01.88) Aiko Miyake (2:04.52) Suzu Chiba (2:00.42) | 8:09.46 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 3 | 6 |  Romania | Luminița Dobrescu (2:01.50) Loredana Zisu (2:05.05) Lorena Diaconescu (2:02.25) Carla Negrea (2:01.97) | 8:10.77 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | 5 |  Canada | Joanne Malar (2:00.50) Sophie Simard (2:02.94) Marianne Limpert (2:02.90) Jessica Deglau (2:02.09) | 8:12.03 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 |  Netherlands | Minouche Smit (2:03.27) Patricia Stokkers (2:03.35) Karin Brienesse (2:04.06) Carla Geurts (2:02.10) | 8:12.78 | Q, NR |
| 8 | 1 | 4 |  China | Chen Yan (2:03.63) Pu Yiqi (2:04.49) Wang Luna (2:03.16) Nian Yun (2:02.01) | 8:13.29 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 |  Sweden | Louise Jöhncke (2:02.73) Johanna Sjöberg (2:03.04) Josefin Lillhage (2:03.85) Åsa Sandlund (2:04.02) | 8:13.64 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 |  Great Britain | Claire Huddart (2:05.34) Vicky Horner (2:03.11) Janine Belton (2:04.10) Karen Pickering (2:02.37) | 8:14.92 | NR |
| 11 | 2 | 2 |  New Zealand | Sarah Catherwood (2:03.66) Alison Fitch (2:03.30) Anna Wilson (2:05.83) Dionne Bainbridge (2:02.19) | 8:14.98 | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 |  Russia | Tatyana Litovchenko (2:04.96) Inna Yaitskaya (2:04.31) Yelena Nazemnova (2:04.27) Nadezhda Chemezova (2:02.52) | 8:16.06 | |
| 13 | 3 | 3 |  Denmark | Ditte Jensen (2:04.89) Britta Vestergaard (2:04.44) Britt Raaby (2:03.98) Berit Puggaard (2:03.01) | 8:16.32 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 |  France | Marianne Le Verge (2:05.33) Hélène Ricardo (2:05.50) Laëtitia Choux (2:04.90) Solenne Figuès (2:03.17) | 8:18.90 | |
| 15 | 3 | 1 |  Czech Republic | Hana Černá (2:02.95) Kristýna Kyněrová (2:03.31) Pavla Chrástová (2:08.02) Olga Šplíchalová (2:06.91) | 8:21.19 | NR |
| 16 | 1 | 2 |  Switzerland | Sandrine Paquier (2:05.39) Dominique Diezi (2:05.38) Nicole Zahnd (2:06.10) Chantal Strasser (2:04.68) | 8:21.55 | NR |
| 17 | 1 | 7 |  Belarus | Sviatlana Zhidko (2:04.89) Inga Borodich (2:06.27) Natalya Baranovskaya (2:05.87) Alena Popchanka (2:04.67) | 8:21.70 | NR |
| 18 | 2 | 1 |  South Korea | Jeong Eun-na (2:06.15) Lee Bo-eun (2:04.32) Lee Jie-hyun (2:05.18) Seo So-yung (2:07.25) | 8:22.90 | |
| 19 | 2 | 7 |  Chinese Taipei | Tsai Shu-min (2:04.61) Chang Wei-chia (2:08.07) Hsieh Shu-ting (2:09.12) Lin Chi-chan (2:05.81) | 8:27.61 | |
| 20 | 3 | 7 |  Kyrgyzstan | Viktoriya Poleyayeva (2:09.68) Olga Titova (2:13.11) Olga Korotayeva (2:11.55) Olga Bogatyreva (2:11.42) | 8:45.76 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 |  Argentina | María del Pilar Pereyra (2:09.42) Alicia Barrancos (2:08.43) Valeria Álvarez (2:12.25) María Bertelloti (2:16.26) | 8:46.36 |
Final
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| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | United States | Trina Jackson (1:59.71) Cristina Teuscher (1:58.86) Sheila Taormina (2:01.29) Jenny Thompson (2:00.01) | 7:59.87 | OR |
 | 5 | Germany | Franziska van Almsick (1:58.14) Kerstin Kielgaß (2:00.86) Anke Scholz (2:02.47) Dagmar Hase (2:00.08) | 8:01.55 | |
 | 3 | Australia | Julia Greville (2:01.06) Nicole Stevenson (2:03.23) Emma Johnson (2:01.21) Susie O'Neill (1:59.97) | 8:05.47 | |
| 4 | 6 | Japan | Eri Yamanoi (2:01.03) Naoko Imoto (2:01.47) Aiko Miyake (2:04.07) Suzu Chiba (2:00.89) | 8:07.46 | NR |
| 5 | 7 | Canada | Marianne Limpert (2:03.09) Shannon Shakespeare (2:00.72) Andrea Schwartz (2:02.01) Jessica Deglau (2:02.34) | 8:08.16 | |
| 6 | 1 | Netherlands | Carla Geurts (2:01.53) Patricia Stokkers (2:03.00) Minouche Smit (2:02.05) Kirsten Vlieghuis (2:01.90) | 8:08.48 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Romania | Luminița Dobrescu (2:01.40) Loredana Zisu (2:03.20) Lorena Diaconescu (2:02.07) Carla Negrea (2:03.35) | 8:10.02 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | China | Nian Yun (2:03.32) Wang Luna (2:02.58) Chen Yan (2:02.08) Shan Ying (2:07.40) | 8:15.38 |
References
^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 September 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 52. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 52. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "1996 Olympic Games: Women – Meet Results". Atlanta 1996. Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming
Olympic champions in women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | |
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