The women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 3 and 4 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.[1]
Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Paris Aquatics Centre, | ||||||||||||
Dates | 3 and 4 August 2024 (heats and final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 79 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Teams | 16 teams | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:49.63 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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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3:51.60 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 August 2021 | [3] |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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4 August | Final | Regan Smith (57.28) OR Lilly King (1:04.90) Gretchen Walsh (55.03) Torri Huske (52.42) |
United States | 3:49.63 | WR |
Qualification
editFor the relays, a maximum of 16 qualifying teams in each event must be permitted to accumulate a total of 112 relay teams; each NOC may enter only one team. The top three teams in each relay race at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan will directly book a slot for their corresponding event at the Olympics, while the remaining thirteen vying for qualification per relay race must attain their best time from the heats and finals at the combined 2023 and 2024 meet in Doha.[4]
Competition format
editThe competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The 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 (final).
Schedule
editAll times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Date | Time | Round |
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3 August 2024 | 15:52 | Heats |
4 August 2024 | 22:32 | Final |
Results
editHeats
editFinal
editRank | Lane | Team | Time | Notes |
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6 | United States Regan Smith (57.28) OR Lilly King (1:04.90) Gretchen Walsh (55.03) Torri Huske (52.42) |
3:49.63 | WR | |
4 | Australia Kaylee McKeown (57.72) Jenna Strauch (1:07.31) Emma McKeon (56.25) Mollie O'Callaghan (51.83) |
3:53.11 | ||
3 | China Wan Letian (59.81) Tang Qianting (1:05.79) Zhang Yufei (55.52) Yang Junxuan (52.11) |
3:53.23 | ||
4 | 5 | Canada Kylie Masse (58.29) Sophie Angus (1:06.54) Maggie Mac Neil (55.79) Summer McIntosh (53.29) |
3:53.91 | |
5 | 2 | Japan Rio Shirai (1:01.24) Satomi Suzuki (1:05.08) Mizuki Hirai (56.27) Rikako Ikee (53.58) |
3:56.17 | |
6 | 1 | France Emma Terebo (59.00) Charlotte Bonnet (1:06.85) Marie Wattel (57.29) Beryl Gastaldello (53.15) |
3:56.29 | NR |
7 | 7 | Sweden Hanna Rosvall (1:00.38) Sophie Hansson (1:06.24) Louise Hansson (56.95) Sarah Sjöström (53.35) |
3:56.92 | |
8 | 8 | Netherlands Maaike de Waard (59.91) Tes Schouten (1:08.55) Tessa Giele (57.51) Marrit Steenbergen (53.55) |
3:59.52 |
References
edit- ^ "Competition Schedule | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Final Results". Olympics. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Byrnes, Liz (17 July 2022). "FINA Confirm Doha 2024 Will Be Olympic Relay Qualification Meet; Only Top Three To Book Slots In Fukuoka". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.