| Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Paris Aquatics Centre, | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1 August 2024 (heats and final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 teams | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7:38.08 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2024 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 x 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 1 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |
|
7:37.50 | Fukuoka, Japan | 27 July 2023 |
| Olympic record |  China (CHN)
|
7:40.33 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 July 2021 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August | Final | Mollie O'Callaghan (1:53.52) Lani Pallister (1:55.61) Brianna Throssell (1:56.00) Ariarne Titmus (1:52.95) |
 Australia |
7:38.08 | OR |
Qualification
Main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – QualificationFor 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.
Competition format
The 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
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2024 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 20:30 | Final |
Results
Heats
Final
| Rank | Lane | Team | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Australia Mollie O'Callaghan (1:53.52) Lani Pallister (1:55.61) Brianna Throssell (1:56.00) Ariarne Titmus (1:52.95) |
7:38.08 | OR |
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6 |  United States Claire Weinstein (1:54.88) Paige Madden (1:55.65) Katie Ledecky (1:54.93) Erin Gemmell (1:55.40) |
7:40.86 | |
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3 |  China Yang Junxuan (1:54.52) Li Bingjie (1:55.05) Ge Chutong (1:57.45) Liu Yaxin (1:55.32) |
7:42.34 | |
| 4 | 7 |  Canada Mary-Sophie Harvey (1:56.33) Ella Jansen (1:57.50) Summer McIntosh (1:53.97) Julie Brousseau (1:58.25) |
7:46:05 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Great Britain Freya Colbert (1:55.95) Abbie Wood (1:56.57) Freya Anderson (1:56.15) Lucy Hope (1:59.56) |
7:48.23 | |
| 6 | 5 |  Hungary Nikolett Pádár (1:56.14) Lilla Minna Ábrahám (1:57.23) Ajna Késely (1:59.45) Panna Ugrai (1:57.70) |
7:50.52 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Brazil Maria Fernanda Costa (1:56.06 SA) Stephanie Balduccini (1:57.32) Maria Paula Heitmann (2:00.54) Gabrielle Roncatto (1:58.98) |
7:52.90 | |
| 8 | 8 |  New Zealand Erika Fairweather (1:56.82) Eve Thomas (1:59.48) Caitlin Deans (1:59.79) Laticia-Leigh Transom (1:59.80) |
7:55.89 |
References
- 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.
- "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 December 2024.