Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 54 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:43.43 AM | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
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 | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The final of the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984.[1]
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | East Germany (GDR) Barbara Krause (54.90) Caren Metschuck (55.61) Ines Diers (55.90) Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30) |
3:42.71 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 27 July 1980 |
Olympic record | East Germany (GDR) Barbara Krause (54.90) Caren Metschuck (55.61) Ines Diers (55.90) Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30) |
3:42.71 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 27 July 1980 |
Results[]
Heats[]
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | United States | Dara Torres (56.88) Jill Sterkel (55.42) Jenna Johnson (55.63) Mary Wayte (55.63) |
3:43.56 | Q, AM |
2 | 1 | 4 | West Germany | Iris Zscherpe (57.04) Susanne Schuster (56.50) Christiane Pielke (56.90) Karin Seick (56.05) |
3:46.49 | Q, NR |
3 | 2 | 5 | Netherlands | Annemarie Verstappen (56.30) Elles Voskes (56.98) Desi Reijers (56.80) Wilma van Velsen (57.57) |
3:47.65 | Q |
4 | 1 | 6 | Australia | Lisa Curry (57.79) Angela Russell (57.11) Janet Tibbits (58.16) Michelle Pearson (56.55) |
3:49.61 | Q |
5 | 2 | 3 | Canada | Jane Kerr (57.82) Maureen New (57.66) Cheryl McArton (57.48) Carol Klimpel (57.44) |
3:50.40 | Q |
6 | 2 | 6 | Great Britain | Annabelle Cripps (58.67) Nicola Fibbens (57.24) Debra Gore (58.50) June Croft (57.06) |
3:51.47 | Q |
7 | 1 | 5 | Sweden | Maria Kardum (58.32) Agneta Eriksson (56.92) Petra Hildér (58.18) Malin Rundgren (58.85) |
3:52.27 | Q |
8 | 1 | 3 | France | Sophie Kamoun (58.40) Carole Amoric (57.74) Laurence Bensimon (58.74) Véronique Jardin (57.79) |
3:52.67 | Q |
9 | 2 | 7 | Italy | Monica Olmi (59.02) Silvia Persi (57.02) Grazia Colombo (58.40) Manuela Dalla Valle (58.45) |
3:52.89 | NR |
10 | 2 | 2 | Japan | Junko Sakurai (59.18) Chikako Nakamori (58.15) Miki Saito (58.98) Kaori Yanase (58.37) |
3:54.68 | |
11 | 1 | 2 | Mexico | Patricia Kohlmann (58.58) Teresa Rivera (59.01) Rosa Fuentes (1:00.80) Irma Huerta (59.92) |
3:58.31 | |
12 | 1 | 7 | Hong Kong | Kathy Wong (1:00.67) Fenella Ng (1:02.51) Lotta Flink (1:03.61) Chow Lai Yee (1:05.84) |
4:12.63 |
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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4 | United States | Jenna Johnson (56.46) Carrie Steinseifer (55.87) Dara Torres (55.92) Nancy Hogshead (55.18) |
3:43.43 | AM | |
3 | Netherlands | Annemarie Verstappen (55.94) Elles Voskes (56.77) Desi Reijers (55.62) Conny van Bentum (56.07) |
3:44.40 | NR | |
5 | West Germany | Iris Zscherpe (57.26) Susanne Schuster (56.32) Christiane Pielke (56.24) Karin Seick (55.74) |
3:45.56 | NR | |
4 | 6 | Australia | Michelle Pearson (56.51) Angela Russell (56.97) Anna McVann (58.26) Lisa Curry (56.05) |
3:47.79 | OC |
5 | 2 | Canada | Pamela Rai (57.70) Carol Klimpel (57.47) Cheryl McArton (57.52) Jane Kerr (56.81) |
3:49.50 | |
6 | 7 | Great Britain | June Croft (57.49) Nicola Fibbens (57.33) Debra Gore (57.24) Annabelle Cripps (58.06) |
3:50.12 | NR |
7 | 1 | Sweden | Maria Kardum (57.93) Agneta Eriksson (57.19) Petra Hildér (57.90) Karin Furuhed (58.22) |
3:51.24 | |
8 | 8 | France | Carole Amoric (58.58) Sophie Kamoun (57.24) Véronique Jardin (57.83) Laurence Bensimon (58.50) |
3:52.15 | NR |
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 501–502. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- 1984 in women's swimming
- Women's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics