Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates5 April
Competitors20 from 5 nations
Winning time3:30.05
Medalists
gold medal Shayna Jack
Bronte Campbell
Emma McKeon
Cate Campbell		   Australia
silver medal Alexia Zevnik
Kayla Sanchez
Penny Oleksiak
Taylor Ruck		   Canada
bronze medal Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
Freya Anderson
Anna Hopkin
Eleanor Faulkner		   England
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100 mmenwomen
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200 mmenwomen
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800 mwomen
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Backstroke
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100 mmenwomen
100 m S9menwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
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100 mmenwomen
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100 mmenwomen
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The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming program took place on 5 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.[1] 20 athletes from 5 nations competed,[2] with Australia setting a world record time of 3:30.05 in the final to win gold.[3]

Records[edit]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record  Australia (AUS)
Emma McKeon (53.41)
Brittany Elmslie (53.12)
Bronte Campbell (52.15)
Cate Campbell (51.97)		 3:30.65 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 August 2016 [4]
Commonwealth record  Australia (AUS)
Emma McKeon (53.41)
Brittany Elmslie (53.12)
Bronte Campbell (52.15)
Cate Campbell (51.97)		 3:30.65 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 August 2016 [4]
Games record  Australia (AUS)
Bronte Campbell (53.15)
Melanie Schlanger (52.76)
Emma McKeon (52.91)
Cate Campbell (52.16)		 3:30.98 Glasgow, United Kingdom 24 July 2014 [5]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Nation Swimmers Time Record
5 April Final  Australia Shayna Jack (54.03)
Bronte Campbell (52.03)
Emma McKeon (52.99)
Cate Campbell (51.00)		 3:30.05 WR

Results[edit]

The final was held at 21:50.[1]

Rank Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4  Australia Shayna Jack (54.03)
Bronte Campbell (52.03)
Emma McKeon (52.99)
Cate Campbell (51.00)		 3:30.05 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5  Canada Alexia Zevnik (53.95)
Kayla Sanchez (53.82)
Penny Oleksiak (54.33)
Taylor Ruck (51.82)		 3:33.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3  England Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (54.34)
Freya Anderson (54.95)
Anna Hopkin (53.82)
Eleanor Faulkner (55.29)		 3:38.40
4 6  New Zealand Laticia Transom (55.75)
Georgia Marris (56.95)
Carina Doyle (55.36)
Helena Gasson (55.71)		 3:43.77
5 2  South Africa Emma Chelius (56.37)
Erin Gallagher (54.66)
Marlies Ross (57.05)
Dune Coetzee (57.96)		 3:46.04

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Final results
  2. ^ "Start List Final Women's 4x100m Freestyle" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Australian women break 4x100 freestyle relay world record". ABC News. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b Lutz, Rachel. "Australian women repeat as 4x100m freestyle relay gold medalists". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ Balym, Todd. "World record for women's relay team in Glasgow, McKeons' claim more medals". news.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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