| Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | ||||||
| Dates | 1 August | ||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 4 nations | ||||||
| Winning time | 8:01.39 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m EAD | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m EAD | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 | women |
The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 1 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and games records were as follows.
| World record |  East Germany |
7:55.47 | Strasbourg, France | 18 August 1987 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August | Final |  England |
Karen Legg (2:00.62) Georgina Lee (2:00.31) Joanna Fargus (2:01.05) Karen Pickering (1:59.41) |
8:01.39 | GR |
Results
The final was held at 20:32.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | England |
Karen Legg (2:00.62) Georgina Lee (2:00.31) Joanna Fargus (2:01.05) Karen Pickering (1:59.41) |
8:01.39 | GR |
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4 |  Australia |
Elka Graham (2:00.64) Giaan Rooney (2:00.05) Rebecca Creedy (2:01.43) Petria Thomas (1:59.79) |
8:01.91 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Canada |
Jessica Deglau (2:00.97) Marianne Limpert (2:01.17) Jennifer Button (2:01.13) Sophie Simard (2:01.29) |
8:04.66 | |
| 4 | 6 |  Wales |
Bethan Coole Catrin Davies Mackenzie Howe Dawn Jason |
8:25.23 |
References
- "SwimNews" (PDF). SwimNews. Vol. 29, no. 4. July–August 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
| Commonwealth champions in women's 4×200 m freestyle relay | |
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