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

Venue Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date 25 July 1996 (heats & final)
Competitors 94 from 21 nations
Winning time 7:59.87 OR
Medalists
















1st, gold medalist(s)

 United States (USA)
Trina Jackson, Cristina Teuscher, Sheila Taormina, Jenny Thompson, Lisa Jacob*, Annette Salmeen*, Ashley Whitney*
2nd, silver medalist(s)

 Germany (GER)
Franziska van Almsick, Kerstin Kielgaß, Anke Scholz, Dagmar Hase, Meike Freitag*, Simone Osygus*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)

 Australia (AUS)
Julia Greville, Nicole Stevenson, Emma Johnson, Susie O'Neill, Lise Mackie*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

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Swimming at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Swimming pictogram.svg
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

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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
1st, gold medalist(s) 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
2nd, silver medalist(s) 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
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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





  1. ^ "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}


  2. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 52. Retrieved 18 September 2017.


  3. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 52. Retrieved 17 September 2017.


  4. ^ "1996 Olympic Games: Women – Meet Results". Atlanta 1996. Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2017.




External links



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