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Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
DatesTBC
← 2016
2024 →
Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's twenty-fifth appearance of the event, having been held at every edition since 1912.

Records

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

World record
3:30.05 Gold Coast, Australia 5 April 2018 [2]
Olympic record
3:30.65 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 August 2016 [3][4]

Qualification

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 will qualify through having the fastest times at approved qualifying events during the qualifying period (1 March 2019 to 30 May 2020).[5]

Competition format

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

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
TBC 19:00 Heats
TBC 10:30 Final

Results

Heats

The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.

Rank Heat Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes
 Australia To be selected
 Canada To be selected
 China To be selected
 Czech Republic To be selected
 Germany To be selected
 Hong Kong To be selected
 Japan To be selected
 Netherlands To be selected
 Poland To be selected
 ROC To be selected
 Sweden To be selected
 United States To be selected
Best 4 times as of 31 May 2020 To be selected
Best 4 times as of 31 May 2020 To be selected
Best 4 times as of 31 May 2020 To be selected
Best 4 times as of 31 May 2020 To be selected

Final

References

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ Pentony, Luke (6 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Australia sets new world record in 4x100 metres freestyle relay". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ Barrett, Chris (7 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Australia's women win gold in world record time in 4x100m freestyle relay". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Cate, Bronte Campbell lead Australian women to 4x100m gold at Rio". ABC News Australia. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  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.
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