Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 30 July 2021 (heats) 1 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 79 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:51.60 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
Freestyle | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
800 m | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
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 | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 30 July and 1 August 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's sixteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1960.
The medals for the competition were presented by Anita DeFrantz, United States; IOC Vice-President, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by , India; FINA Bureau Member.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record |
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3:50.40 | Gwangju, South Korea | 28 July 2019 | [2] |
Olympic record |
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3:52.05 | London, United Kingdom | 4 August 2012 | [3][4] |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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1 August | Final |
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Australia | 3:51.60 | OR |
Qualification[]
The top 12 teams in this event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships qualified for the Olympics. An additional 4 teams will qualify through having the fastest times at approved qualifying events during the qualifying period (1 March 2019 to 30 May 2020).[5]
Competition format[]
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The relay 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.[6]
Schedule[]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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30 July | 20:57 | Heats |
1 August | 11:15 | Final |
Results[]
Heats[]
The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[7]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 5 | Canada | Taylor Ruck (59.64) Sydney Pickrem (1:07.03) Maggie Mac Neil (55.82) Kayla Sanchez (52.68) |
3:55.17 | Q |
2 | 2 | 4 | United States | Rhyan White (59.19) Lilly King (1:05.51) Claire Curzan (57.65) Erika Brown (52.83) |
3:55.18 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Australia | Emily Seebohm (59.37) Chelsea Hodges (1:06.16) Brianna Throssell (57.51) Mollie O'Callaghan (52.35) |
3:55.39 | Q |
4 | 1 | 3 | Italy | Margherita Panziera (1:00.55) Arianna Castiglioni (1:05.26) Elena Di Liddo (56.74) Federica Pellegrini (53.24) |
3:55.79 | Q, NR |
5 | 2 | 6 | Sweden | Michelle Coleman (1:00.73) Sophie Hansson (1:05.61) Louise Hansson (56.79) Sarah Sjöström (53.10) |
3:56.23 | Q |
6 | 1 | 2 | Japan | Anna Konishi (59.75) Kanako Watanabe (1:06.34) Rikako Ikee (57.50) Chihiro Igarashi (53.58) |
3:57.17 | Q |
7 | 2 | 3 | ROC | Anastasia Fesikova (1:00.26) Yuliya Yefimova (1:06.31) Svetlana Chimrova (56.95) Maria Kameneva (53.84) |
3:57.36 | Q |
8 | 1 | 6 | China | Chen Jie (1:00.62) Tang Qianting (1:05.73) Yu Yiting (57.84) Wu Qingfeng (53.51) |
3:57.70 | Q |
9 | 1 | 5 | Great Britain | Cassie Wild (1:01.10) Sarah Vasey (1:06.49) Harriet Jones (57.95) Freya Anderson (52.58) |
3:58.12 | |
10 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands | Kira Toussaint (58.99) Tes Schouten (1:09.98) Maaike de Waard (58.01) Femke Heemskerk (52.91) |
3:59.89 | |
11 | 1 | 7 | Germany | Laura Riedemann (1:00.45) Anna Elendt (1:06.17) Lisa Höpink (58.87) Annika Bruhn (54.67) |
4:00.16 | |
12 | 2 | 7 | Belarus | Anastasiya Shkurdai (1:00.64) Alina Zmushka (1:07.25) Anastasiya Kuliashova (57.37) Nastassia Karakouskaya (55.23) |
4:00.49 | |
13 | 2 | 1 | Hong Kong | Toto Wong (1:01.61) Jamie Yeung (1:08.69) Siobhán Haughey (57.67) Camille Cheng (54.89) |
4:02.86 | |
14 | 1 | 1 | South Africa | Mariella Venter (1:01.03) Tatjana Schoenmaker (1:07.41) Erin Gallagher (59.76) Aimee Canny (54.82) |
4:03.02 | |
15 | 2 | 8 | Denmark | Karoline Sørensen (1:02.53) Clara Rybak-Andersen (1:08.09) Emilie Beckmann (58.99) Signe Bro (54.43) |
4:04.04 | |
16 | 1 | 8 | Spain | África Zamorano (1:01.78) Jessica Vall (1:07.37) Mireia Belmonte (1:00.88) Lidón Muñoz (54.11) |
4:04.14 |
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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3 | Australia | Kaylee McKeown (58.01) Chelsea Hodges (1:05.57) Emma McKeon (55.91) Cate Campbell (52.11) |
3:51.60 | OR, OC | |
5 | United States | Regan Smith (58.05) Lydia Jacoby (1:05.03) Torri Huske (56.16) Abbey Weitzeil (52.49) |
3:51.73 | ||
4 | Canada | Kylie Masse (57.90) Sydney Pickrem (1:07.17) Maggie Mac Neil (55.27) Penny Oleksiak (52.26) |
3:52.60 | NR | |
4 | 8 | China | Peng Xuwei (59.63) Tang Qianting (1:06.09) Zhang Yufei (55.39) Yang Junxuan (53.02) |
3:54.13 | |
5 | 2 | Sweden | Michelle Coleman (59.75) Sophie Hansson (1:05.67) Louise Hansson (56.12) Sarah Sjöström (52.73) |
3:54.27 | NR |
6 | 6 | Italy | Margherita Panziera (1:00.03) Martina Carraro (1:05.88) Elena Di Liddo (56.96) Federica Pellegrini (53.81) |
3:56.68 | |
7 | 1 | ROC | Maria Kameneva (59.95) Evgeniia Chikunova (1:05.99) Svetlana Chimrova (56.70) Arina Surkova (54.29) |
3:56.93 | |
8 | 7 | Japan | Anna Konishi (59.92) Kanako Watanabe (1:06.61) Rikako Ikee (57.92) Chihiro Igarashi (53.67) |
3:58.12 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Lohn, John (28 July 2019). "Double-Dip Finish for Team USA as Regan Smith and Medley Relay Take Down World Records". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "U.S. women set world record, win gold in medley relay". USA Today. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (5 August 2012). "U.S. Women Set Mark in Medley Relay". New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results
- Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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- Women's events at the 2020 Summer Olympics