Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

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Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesSeptember 20, 2000 (heats & final)
Competitors69 from 15 nations
Winning time7:57.80 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Samantha Arsenault, Diana Munz, Lindsay Benko, Jenny Thompson, Julia Stowers*, Kim Black*
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia (AUS)
Susie O'Neill, Giaan Rooney, Kirsten Thomson, Petria Thomas, Jacinta van Lint*, Elka Graham*
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

 Germany (GER)
Franziska van Almsick, Antje Buschschulte, Sara Harstick, Kerstin Kielgass, Britta Steffen*, Meike Freitag*


*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
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The women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event and place at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 20 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

The U.S. women's team established a new Olympic record to defend their title with the help of a sterling anchor leg from Jenny Thompson. Throughout most of the race, the Americans were trailing slightly behind the host nation Australia until Thompson dived into the pool at the final exchange. Thompson held off a sprint battle from Petria Thomas on the final stretch until she touched the wall by seven-tenths of a second (0.70) with a remarkable split of 1:59.35 to deliver the foursome of Samantha Arsenault (1:59.92), Diana Munz (1:59.19), and Lindsay Benko (1:59.34) a gold-medal time in 7:57.80.[2] As the Americans celebrated their triumph in the pool, Thompson picked up her ninth career medal to break a tie with former East Germany's Kristin Otto for the most golds, a total of seven, and to maintain her position as the most successful woman in Olympic history.[3][4][5][6]

After leading three-fourths of the race, Australia's Thomas (2:00.32), Susie O'Neill (1:58.70), Giaan Rooney (1:59.37), and Kirsten Thomson (2:00.13) powered home with a silver in 7:58.52. Meanwhile, Germany's Franziska van Almsick (1:59.51), Antje Buschschulte (2:00.35), and Sara Harstick (2:00.88) helped their teammate Kerstin Kielgass produce a striking anchor of 1:57.90 to capture the bronze medal in 7:58.64. For the first time in Olympic history, all three teams finished the race under an eight-minute barrier.[7][8]

Outside the club, Romania's Camelia Potec (1:59.10), Simona Păduraru (2:01.52), Ioana Diaconescu (2:01.47), and Beatrice Câșlaru (1:59.54) missed the podium with a fourth-place time of 8:01.63, worthy enough for a national record. Canada (8:02.65), Great Britain (8:03.69), Italy (8:04.68), and France (8:05.99) rounded out the championship finale.[8]

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 [9]
Olympic record  United States (USA)
Trina Jackson (1:59.71)
Cristina Teuscher (1:58.86)
Sheila Taormina (2:01.29)
Jenny Thompson (1:56.83)		 7:59.87 Atlanta, United States 25 July 1996 [9]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
September 20 Final Samantha Arsenault (1:59.92)
Diana Munz (1:59.19)
Lindsay Benko (1:59.34)
Jenny Thompson (1:59.35)		  United States 7:57.80 OR

Results[]

Heats[]

[9]

Rank Heat Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1 2 4  United States Samantha Arsenault (1:59.38)
Julia Stowers (2:01.51)
Kim Black (2:01.41)
Diana Munz (1:59.39)		 8:01.69 Q
2 1 4  Australia Elka Graham (2:01.91)
Kirsten Thomson (2:00.31)
Jacinta van Lint (2:01.97)
Giaan Rooney (1:59.07)		 8:03.26 Q
3 2 3  Romania Camelia Potec (2:00.27)
Florina Herea (2:01.86)
Lorena Diaconescu (2:01.13)
Simona Păduraru (2:01.98)		 8:05.24 Q
4 2 6  Italy Cecilia Vianini (2:00.91)
Luisa Striani (2:02.02)
Sara Parise (2:00.05)
Sara Goffi (2:03.20)		 8:06.18 Q
5 2 5  Germany Britta Steffen (2:02.01)
Sara Harstick (2:00.68)
Meike Freitag (2:02.86)
Antje Buschschulte (2:00.97)		 8:06.52 Q
6 1 6  France Solenne Figuès (2:01.92)
Laetitia Choux (2:01.49)
Katarin Quelennec (2:02.24)
Alicia Bozon (2:01.38)		 8:07.03 Q
7 1 3  Canada Jessica Deglau (2:01.92)
Shannon Shakespeare (2:01.36)
Katie Brambley (2:02.40)
Jen Button (2:01.44)		 8:07.12 Q
8 1 5  Great Britain Claire Huddart (2:03.12)
Karen Legg (2:01.28)
Nicola Jackson (2:00.93)
Janine Belton (2:02.08)		 8:07.41 Q
9 2 7  China Wang Luna (2:03.45)
Chen Yan (2:02.10)
Sun Dan (2:02.16)
Yang Yu (1:59.98)		 8:07.69
10 2 1  Russia Yuliya Fomenko (2:02.84)
Irina Ufimtseva (2:00.96)
Lyubov Yudina (2:03.16)
Nadezhda Chemezova (2:01.07)		 8:08.03 NR
11 1 7  Netherlands Carla Geurts (2:00.56)
Chantal Groot (2:04.42)
Haike van Stralen (2:02.22)
Manon van Rooijen (2:01.33)		 8:08.53 NR
12 2 2  Belgium Nina van Koeckhoven (2:01.49)
Yseult Gervy (2:04.22)
Fabienne Dufour (2:05.46)
Sofie Goffin (2:01.20)		 8:12.37
13 1 2  Spain Laura Roca (2:02.25)
Angels Bardina (2:04.47)
Natalia Cabrerizo (2:04.94)
Paula Carballido (2:02.16)		 8:13.82
14 2 8  Kyrgyzstan Anna Korshikova (2:06.99)
Anjelika Solovieva (2:15.59)
Yekaterina Tochenaya (2:10.56)
Nataliya Korabelnikova (2:08.07)		 8:41.21
1 1  Ukraine Nadiya Beshevli
Zhanna Lozumyrska
Albina Bordunova
Olena Lapunova		 DSQ

Final[]

Rank Lane Nation Swimmers Time Time behind Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4  United States Samantha Arsenault (1:59.92)
Diana Munz (1:59.19)
Lindsay Benko (1:59.34)
Jenny Thompson (1:59.35)		 7:57.80 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5  Australia Susie O'Neill (1:58.70)
Giaan Rooney (1:59.37)
Kirsten Thomson (2:00.13)
Petria Thomas (2:00.32)		 7:58.52 0.72 OC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2  Germany Franziska van Almsick (1:59.51)
Antje Buschschulte (2:00.35)
Sara Harstick (2:00.88)
Kerstin Kielgass (1:57.90)		 7:58.64 0.84 NR
4 3  Romania Camelia Potec (1:59.10)
Simona Păduraru (2:01.52)
Lorena Diaconescu (2:01.47)
Beatrice Câșlaru (1:59.54)		 8:01.63 3.83 NR
5 1  Canada Marianne Limpert (1:59.85)
Shannon Shakespeare (2:01.78)
Joanne Malar (2:00.50)
Jessica Deglau (2:00.52)		 8:02.65 4.85
6 8  Great Britain Nicola Jackson (2:00.56)
Karen Legg (2:01.55)
Janine Belton (2:00.79)
Karen Pickering (2:00.79)		 8:03.69 5.89
7 6  Italy Sara Parise (2:00.55)
Cecilia Vianini (1:59.46)
Luisa Striani (2:01.47)
Sara Goffi (2:03.20)		 8:04.68 6.88
8 7  France Solenne Figuès (1:59.67)
Laetitia Choux (2:01.86)
Katarin Quelennec (2:03.19)
Alicia Bozon (2:01.27)		 8:05.99 8.19

References[]

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  4. ^ Dillman, Lisa (21 September 2000). "Surprise! Hyman Stuns O'Neill in 200 Butterfly; De Bruijn Smashing Again; Thompson Wins 7th Career Gold". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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