Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 July 2021 (heats) 29 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 72 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Teams | 15 | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 7:40.33 WR | ||||||||||||
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 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's seventh consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1996.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record |
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7:41.50 | Gwangju, South Korea | 25 July 2019 | [2] |
Olympic record |
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7:42.92 | London, Great Britain | 1 August 2012 | [3][4] |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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July 29 | Final |
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China | 7:40.33 | WR |
Qualification[]
The top 12 teams in this event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships qualified for the Olympics. An additional 4 teams qualified 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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28 July 2021 | 20:17 | Heats |
29 July 2021 | 12:31 | Final |
Results[]
Heats[]
The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.[7]
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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3 | China | Yang Junxuan (1:54.37 NR) Tang Muhan (1:55.00) Zhang Yufei (1:55.66) Li Bingjie (1:55.30) |
7:40.33 | WR | |
5 | United States | Allison Schmitt (1:56.34) Paige Madden (1:55.25) Katie McLaughlin (1:55.38) Katie Ledecky (1:53.76) |
7:40.73 | AM | |
4 | Australia | Ariarne Titmus (1:54.51) Emma McKeon (1:55.31) Madison Wilson (1:55.62) Leah Neale (1:55.85) |
7:41.29 | OC | |
4 | 6 | Canada | Summer McIntosh (1:55.74) Rebecca Smith (1:57.30) Kayla Sanchez (1:55.59) Penny Oleksiak (1:55.14) |
7:43.77 | NR |
5 | 2 | ROC | Anna Egorova (1:58.22) Valeriya Salamatina (1:58.31) Veronika Andrusenko (1:58.17) Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:57.45) |
7:52.15 | |
6 | 7 | Germany | Isabel Gose (1:58.63) Leonie Kullmann (1:59.19) Marie Pietruschka (1:58.36) Annika Bruhn (1:57.71) |
7:53.89 | |
7 | 8 | Hungary | Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:58.61) Laura Veres (1:59.71) Ajna Késely (1:58.14) Boglárka Kapás (2:00.16) |
7:56.62 | |
8 | 1 | France | Charlotte Bonnet (1:58.08) Assia Touati (1:58.82) Lucile Tessariol (2:00.86) Margaux Fabre (2:00.39) |
7:58.15 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Tokyo2020 schedule". Tokyo2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia sets world record in winning gold in women's 4×200 metres freestyle in South Korea". ABC News Australia. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Norlander, Matt (1 August 2012). "U.S. women set Olympic record in 4×200 freestyle relay". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "2012 London Olympics: Team USA Wins Duel With Australia, Posts Olympic Record in Women's 800-Meter Freestyle Relay". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 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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