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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

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Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates28 July 2021 (heats)
29 July 2021 (final)
Competitors72 from 15 nations
Teams15
Winning time7:40.33 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie, Dong Jie*, Zhang Yifan*  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Allison Schmitt, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, Katie Ledecky, Brooke Forde*, Bella Sims*  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ariarne Titmus, Emma McKeon, Madison Wilson, Leah Neale, Tamsin Cook*, Meg Harris*, Mollie O'Callaghan*, Brianna Throssell*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.		  Australia
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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.

Summary[edit]

In one of the most unexpected results at these Games, the Chinese women's team pulled off an enormous upset from the favoured Australian team, taking more than a second off Australia's previous world record. China's Yang Junxuan led off the Chinese quartet in a national record of 1:54.37, holding off Australia's 200 freestyle Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus (1:54.51). Though continuing to trade the lead with Australia in the next two legs, Tang Muhan (1:55.00), Zhang Yufei (1:55.66) and Li Bingjie (1:55.30) ultimately combined to register a gold-medal time of 7:40.33. As the Chinese celebrated their surprise victory, Yufei also added the relay gold to her individual triumph in the 200 butterfly earlier in the session.

The U.S.' Allison Schmitt (1:56.34), Paige Madden (1:55.25) and Katie McLaughlin (1:55.38) moved themselves to third place on the penultimate leg but were still 1.53 seconds behind the second-placed Australian team. However, a sterling anchor split of 1:53.76 from Katie Ledecky ensured the defending Olympic champions a silver medal in an American Record of 7:40.73. Meanwhile, Australia's Titmus, Emma McKeon (1:55.31) and Madison Wilson (1:55.62) finished second in their respective legs but their anchor Leah Neale (1:55.81) could not keep off Ledecky towards a close finish, leaving the Australians with a bronze in an Oceanic Record of 7:41.29.

Canada's Summer McIntosh (1:55.74), Rebecca Smith (1:57.30), Kayla Sanchez (1:55.59) and Penny Oleksiak (1:55:14) slipped off the podium to fourth in a national record of 7:43.77. Meanwhile, ROC (7:52.15), Germany (7:53.89), Hungary (7:56.62) and France (7:58.15) rounded out the championship field.

The medals for competition were presented by Richard W. Pound, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Antonio Silva, FINA Bureau Member.

Records[edit]

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

World record
7:41.50 Gwangju, South Korea 25 July 2019 [2]
Olympic record
7:42.92 London, United Kingdom 1 August 2012 [3][4]

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
July 29 Final
 China 7:40.33 WR, OR

Qualification[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 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[edit]

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[edit]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
28 July 2021 20:17 Heats
29 July 2021 12:31 Final

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

A total of sixteen countries qualified to participate. The best eight from two heats advanced to the final.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1 2 4  Australia Mollie O'Callaghan (1:55.11 WJ)
Meg Harris (1:57.01)
Brianna Throssell (1:56.46)
Tamsin Cook (1:56.03)		 7:44.61 Q
2 1 4  United States Bella Sims (1:58.59)
Paige Madden (1:55.96)
Katie McLaughlin (1:56.02)
Brooke Forde (1:57.00)		 7:47.57 Q
3 1 5  China Tang Muhan (1:57.29)
Zhang Yifan (1:57.63)
Dong Jie (1:57.77)
Li Bingjie (1:56.29)		 7:48.98 Q
4 2 5  Canada Katerine Savard (1:58.18)
Rebecca Smith (1:55.99)
Mary-Sophie Harvey (1:57.53)
Sydney Pickrem (1:59.82)		 7:51.52 Q
5 2 3  ROC Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:57.26)
Valeriya Salamatina (1:58.87)
Veronika Andrusenko (1:57.77)
Anna Egorova (1:58.14)		 7:52.04 Q
6 1 3  Germany Isabel Gose (1:57.29)
Leonie Kullmann (1:59.00)
Marie Pietruschka (1:58.73)
Annika Bruhn (1:57.04)		 7:52.06 Q
7 1 2  France Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.61)
Assia Touati (1:58.59)
Lucile Tessariol (1:59.39)
Margaux Fabre (1:59.46)		 7:55.05 Q
8 2 6  Hungary Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:59.19)
Laura Veres (1:57.88)
Evelyn Verrasztó (2:00.35)
Ajna Késely (1:58.74)		 7:56.16 Q
9 1 6  Japan Chihiro Igarashi (1:57.87)
Rio Shirai (1:59.94)
Nagisa Ikemoto (2:00.25)
Aoi Masuda (2:00.33)		 7:58.39
10 2 7  Brazil Aline Rodrigues (2:00.15)
Larissa Oliveira (2:01.50)
Nathalia Almeida (1:59.18)
Gabrielle Roncatto (1:58.67)		 7:59.50
11 1 1  South Africa Aimee Canny (1:58.41)
Rebecca Meder (2:00.53)
Duné Coetzee (1:59.75)
Erin Gallagher (2:02.87)		 8:01.56 AF
12 2 1  New Zealand Erika Fairweather (1:57.38)
Carina Doyle (2:02.18)
Eve Thomas (2:00.75)
Ali Galyer (2:05.85)		 8:06.16
13 1 7  Turkey Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş (2:04.42)
Beril Böcekler (2:02.03)
Deniz Ertan (2:04.15)
Merve Tuncel (2:00.36)		 8:10.96
14 1 8  South Korea Jung Hyun-young (2:01.27)
Kim Seo-yeong (1:59.98)
Han Da-kyung (2:04.38)
An Se-hyeon (2:05.53)		 8:11.16
2 2  Italy Stefania Pirozzi (2:01.64)
Anna Chiara Mascolo
Giulia Vetrano
Federica Pellegrini		 DSQ
2 8  Hong Kong Stephanie Au
Camille Cheng
Siobhán Haughey
Ho Nam Wai		 DNS

Final[edit]

[8]

Rank Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo2020 schedule". Tokyo2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Norlander, Matt (1 August 2012). "U.S. women set Olympic record in 4 × 200 freestyle relay". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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