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4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women

Date	10 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	73 from 16 countries

The United States seemed to have an unbeatable team, led by Katie Ledecky, with the 2013 World Champion, Missy Franklin, and the 2012 Olympic Champion, Allison Schmitt. Behind them, the other medal contenders were Australia, China, Italy, and Sweden. Such was the strength of the American team that Franklin would not even make their final squad, as Ledecky and Schmitt were joined by Leah Smith and Maya DiRado. But it would not end up being that easy for the USA, as they would never lead until Ledecky’s anchor.

In the final, Sarah Sjoström swam the opening leg and outtouched Schmitt by 1/100th of a second to put Sweden in the lead on the opening leg. Emma McKeon’s second leg of 1:54.64 gave Australia the lead as she touched 0.31 seconds ahead of Leah Smith, and Sweden dropped all the way back to sixth. Bronte Barratt then outswam DiRado to increase the Australian lead as the anchor leg started, where it was Tamsin Cook against Ledecky, who started with an 0.89 second deficit. She made that up quickly and stormed ahead to what looked like an easy gold medal, although it had not been, winning by almost two seconds over Cook. Canada had been in a battle with China since the second leg, but anchor swimmer Penny Oleksiak brought them home for the bronze medal.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	Final
1	United States	USA	7:47.77 (1 h2)	7:43.03 (1)	Gold
	Allison Schmitt • Katie Ledecky • Missy Franklin • Leah Smith • Maya DiRado • Melanie Margalis • Cierra Runge
2	Australia	AUS	7:49.24 (1 h1)	7:44.87 (2)	Silver
	Bronte Barratt • Jessica Ashwood • Emma McKeon • Leah Neale • Tamsin Cook
3	Canada	CAN	7:51.99 (3 h1)	7:45.39 (3)	Bronze
	Brittany MacLean • Katerine Savard • Emily Overholt • Kennedy Goss • Penny Oleksiak • Taylor Ruck
4	People's Republic of China	CHN	7:49.58 (2 h2)	7:47.96 (4)
	Wang Shijia • Shen Duo • Dong Jie • Ai Yanhan • Zhang Yuhan
5	Sweden	SWE	7:53.43 (5 h1)	7:50.26 (5)
	Michelle Coleman • Ida Marko-Varga • Sarah Sjöström • Louise Hansson
6	Hungary	HUN	7:51.17 (3 h2)	7:51.03 (6)
	Zsu Jakabos • Katinka Hosszú • Evelyn Verrasztó • Boglárka Kapás • Ajna Késely
7	Russian Federation	RUS	7:50.52 (2 h1)	7:53.26 (7)
	Veronika Popova • Viktoriya Andreyeva • Arina Opyonysheva • Darya Mullakayeva • Darya Ustinova
8	Japan	JPN	7:52.50 (4 h1)	7:56.76 (8)
	Chihiro Igarashi • Sachi Mochida • Tomomi Aoki • Rikako Ikee
9	Great Britain	GBR	7:54.17 (4 h2)	–
	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor • Georgia Coates • Hannah Miley • Camilla Hattersley
10	France	FRA	7:55.55 (5 h2)	–
	Coralie Balmy • Cloé Hache • Charlotte Bonnet • Margaux Fabre
11	Brazil	BRA	7:55.68 (6 h2)	–
	Manuella Lyrio • Jessica Bruin • Gabi Roncatto • Larissa Oliveira
12	Germany	GER	7:56.74 (7 h2)	–
	Annika Bruhn • Leonie Kullmann • Paulina Schmiedel • Sarah Köhler
13	Italy	ITA	7:57.74 (6 h1)	–
	Alice Mizzau • Martina De Memme • Chiara Masini Luccetti • Federica Pellegrini
14	Netherlands	NED	7:58.74 (7 h1)	–
	Marrit Steenbergen • Esmee Vermeulen • Andrea Kneppers • Robin Neumann
15	Slovenia	SLO	8:02.22 (8 h1)	–
	Janja Šegel • Anja Klinar • Tjaša Pintar • Tjaša Oder
16	Spain	ESP	8:03.74 (8 h2)	–
	Melani Costa • Patricia Castro • Fátima Gallardo • África Zamorano

Round One (10 August 2016 — 14:31)

Fastest eight teams advanced to final

Heat One (14:31)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction	Exchange (Pos)
1	3	Australia	AUS				7:49.24			Q
		Leah Neale		27.56	57.37	1:27.11	1:57.06	0.71	1:57.06 (1)
		Bronte Barratt		27.74	57.43	1:27.30	1:56.85	0.46	3:53.91 (2)
		Tamsin Cook		27.43	57.29	1:27.46	1:57.35	0.30	5:51.26 (1)
		Jessica Ashwood		27.32	57.12	1:27.89	1:57.98	0.28	7:49.24 (4)
2	2	Russian Federation	RUS				7:50.52			Q
		Viktoriya Andreyeva		27.33	57.10	1:27.27	1:57.82	0.78	1:57.82 (3)
		Arina Opyonysheva		27.32	57.22	1:27.50	1:57.67	0.29	3:55.49 (4)
		Darya Mullakayeva		27.12	56.79	1:26.75	1:57.85	0.19	5:53.34 (3)
		Veronika Popova		27.08	56.87	1:27.14	1:57.18	0.31	7:50.52 (3)
3	7	Canada	CAN				7:51.99			Q
		Katerine Savard		27.72	57.28	1:27.56	1:57.96	0.65	1:57.96 (4)
		Taylor Ruck		26.39	55.80	1:26.01	1:56.25	0.18	3:54.21 (1)
		Emily Overholt		27.61	57.43	1:28.01	1:58.29	0.39	5:52.50 (4)
		Kennedy Goss		28.25	58.19	1:29.23	1:59.49	0.18	7:51.99 (6)
4	6	Japan	JPN				7:52.50			Q
		Chihiro Igarashi		27.44	57.12	1:27.45	1:57.18	0.65	1:57.18 (2)
		Rikako Ikee		26.98	56.33	1:27.10	1:57.71	0.36	3:54.89 (5)
		Tomomi Aoki		26.82	56.10	1:26.50	1:57.39	0.03	5:52.28 (2)
		Sachi Mochida		27.82	58.08	1:29.31	2:00.22	0.30	7:52.50 (7)
5	5	Sweden	SWE				7:53.43			Q
		Louise Hansson		27.94	57.64	1:28.76	2:00.07	0.74	2:00.07 (7)
		Michelle Coleman		26.73	56.26	1:26.78	1:56.93	0.29	3:57.00 (3)
		Ida Marko-Varga		27.29	57.26	1:28.12	1:59.27	0.38	5:56.27 (6)
		Sarah Sjöström		27.14	57.05	1:27.02	1:57.16	0.25	7:53.43 (2)
6	4	Italy	ITA				7:57.74
		Alice Mizzau		28.10	57.89	1:28.52	1:59.74	0.74	1:59.74 (5)
		Martina De Memme		28.17	58.43	1:29.24	2:00.54	0.26	4:00.28 (7)
		Chiara Masini Luccetti		27.69	58.04	1:29.33	2:00.98	0.08	6:01.26 (8)
		Federica Pellegrini		26.75	56.59	1:26.83	1:56.48	0.23	7:57.74 (1)
7	1	Netherlands	NED				7:58.74
		Marrit Steenbergen		27.58	58.00	1:28.86	2:00.80	0.86	2:00.80 (8)
		Esmee Vermeulen		27.00	56.93	1:27.52	1:59.07	0.20	3:59.87 (6)
		Andrea Kneppers		27.56	58.01	1:28.67	1:59.86	0.30	5:59.73 (7)
		Robin Neumann		27.58	57.52	1:28.22	1:59.01	0.41	7:58.74 (5)
8	8	Slovenia	SLO				8:02.22
		Janja Šegel		27.87	57.98	1:28.86	1:59.81	0.71	1:59.81 (6)
		Anja Klinar		28.96	59.47	1:30.46	2:00.74	0.29	4:00.55 (8)
		Tjaša Pintar		28.12	57.80	1:28.65	1:59.25	0.41	5:59.80 (5)
		Tjaša Oder		28.71	59.66	1:31.46	2:02.42	0.41	8:02.22 (8)

Heat Two (14:43)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction	Exchange (Pos)
1	4	United States	USA				7:47.77			Q
		Allison Schmitt		27.34	55.86	1:25.49	1:55.95	0.77	1:55.95 (1)
		Missy Franklin		26.98	56.47	1:26.55	1:57.03	0.31	3:52.98 (2)
		Melanie Margalis		27.56	56.82	1:26.73	1:57.04	0.50	5:50.02 (1)
		Cierra Runge		27.28	56.95	1:27.62	1:57.75	0.43	7:47.77 (3)
2	5	People's Republic of China	CHN				7:49.58			Q
		Ai Yanhan		27.65	57.19	1:27.15	1:57.20	0.66	1:57.20 (2)
		Zhang Yuhan		26.70	56.36	1:26.71	1:56.38	0.14	3:53.58 (1)
		Dong Jie		26.59	55.98	1:26.24	1:57.45	0.29	5:51.03 (2)
		Wang Shijia		26.77	56.54	1:27.80	1:58.55	0.40	7:49.58 (6)
3	8	Hungary	HUN				7:51.17			Q
		Evelyn Verrasztó		27.93	57.83	1:28.57	1:58.81	0.80	1:58.81 (6)
		Ajna Késely		27.14	56.82	1:27.72	1:58.93	0.34	3:57.74 (4)
		Boglárka Kapás		27.75	57.32	1:27.61	1:57.77	0.25	5:55.51 (3)
		Katinka Hosszú		26.39	55.50	1:25.69	1:55.66	0.47	7:51.17 (1)
4	3	Great Britain	GBR				7:54.17
		Siobhan-Marie O'Connor		27.56	57.07	1:26.90	1:57.47	0.80	1:57.47 (4)
		Georgia Coates		28.18	58.21	1:28.48	1:58.59	0.35	3:56.06 (3)
		Hannah Miley		27.93	58.14	1:28.40	1:58.66	0.33	5:54.72 (5)
		Camilla Hattersley		28.19	58.36	1:29.14	1:59.45	0.41	7:54.17 (7)
5	2	France	FRA				7:55.55
		Coralie Balmy		27.71	57.51	1:27.45	1:57.38	0.72	1:57.38 (3)
		Cloé Hache		28.15	58.83	1:30.08	2:01.52	0.27	3:58.90 (8)
		Charlotte Bonnet		26.72	56.48	1:27.21	1:58.15	0.18	5:57.05 (4)
		Margaux Fabre		27.96	58.16	1:28.53	1:58.50	0.13	7:55.55 (5)
6	7	Brazil	BRA				7:55.68
		Manuella Lyrio		27.87	57.64	1:28.05	1:58.39	0.74	1:58.39 (5)
		Jessica Bruin		27.32	57.41	1:28.19	1:59.05	0.32	3:57.44 (6)
		Gabi Roncatto		26.67	56.76	1:28.30	2:00.09	0.34	5:57.53 (7)
		Larissa Oliveira		27.23	56.93	1:27.69	1:58.15	0.13	7:55.68 (4)
7	1	Germany	GER				7:56.74
		Annika Bruhn		27.90	58.22	1:28.48	1:59.28	0.76	1:59.28 (7)
		Leonie Kullmann		27.75	57.96	1:28.44	1:59.04	0.29	3:58.32 (5)
		Paulina Schmiedel		28.02	59.02	1:30.42	2:01.24	0.39	5:59.56 (8)
		Sarah Köhler		27.02	57.25	1:27.32	1:57.18	0.24	7:56.74 (2)
8	6	Spain	ESP				8:03.74
		Melani Costa		28.00	57.70	1:28.58	2:00.02	0.73	2:00.02 (8)
		Patricia Castro		27.77	57.63	1:28.56	1:59.91	0.42	3:59.93 (7)
		Fátima Gallardo		27.15	57.33	1:28.42	2:00.02	0.44	5:59.95 (6)
		África Zamorano		28.79	1:00.02	1:32.12	2:03.79	0.31	8:03.74 (8)

Final (10 August 2016 — 23:55)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction	Exchange (Pos)
1	4	United States	USA				7:43.03
		Allison Schmitt		27.83	56.88	1:26.30	1:56.21	0.73	1:56.21 (2)
		Leah Smith		27.30	56.79	1:26.96	1:56.69	0.50	3:52.90 (3)
		Maya DiRado		27.22	56.66	1:26.46	1:56.39	0.20	5:49.29 (4)
		Katie Ledecky		26.55	55.08	1:24.56	1:53.74	0.42	7:43.03 (1)
2	5	Australia	AUS				7:44.87
		Leah Neale		27.71	57.14	1:27.27	1:57.95	0.73	1:57.95 (7)
		Emma McKeon		26.20	55.36	1:25.19	1:54.64	0.27	3:52.59 (1)
		Bronte Barratt		27.11	56.55	1:26.43	1:55.81	0.26	5:48.40 (2)
		Tamsin Cook		27.14	56.60	1:26.39	1:56.47	0.38	7:44.87 (4)
3	7	Canada	CAN				7:45.39
		Katerine Savard		27.48	57.18	1:27.55	1:57.91	0.68	1:57.91 (6)
		Taylor Ruck		26.49	55.78	1:25.95	1:56.18	0.23	3:54.09 (2)
		Brittany MacLean		27.04	56.33	1:26.57	1:56.36	0.25	5:50.45 (3)
		Penny Oleksiak		26.01	54.95	1:25.02	1:54.94	0.15	7:45.39 (2)
4	3	People's Republic of China	CHN				7:47.96
		Shen Duo		27.06	57.02	1:26.49	1:56.30	0.75	1:56.30 (3)
		Ai Yanhan		26.29	56.08	1:26.70	1:57.79	0.08	3:54.09 (4)
		Dong Jie		26.60	56.24	1:26.44	1:57.15	0.18	5:51.24 (5)
		Zhang Yuhan		26.73	56.33	1:26.73	1:56.72	0.23	7:47.96 (5)
5	8	Sweden	SWE				7:50.26
		Michelle Coleman		27.04	56.29	1:26.22	1:56.20	0.71	1:56.20 (1)
		Ida Marko-Varga		27.21	57.45	1:28.36	1:59.46	0.34	3:55.66 (7)
		Sarah Sjöström		26.14	55.25	1:25.29	1:54.88	0.12	5:50.54 (1)
		Louise Hansson		27.00	56.60	1:27.94	1:59.72	0.38	7:50.26 (8)
6	2	Hungary	HUN				7:51.03
		Zsu Jakabos		27.17	57.25	1:27.68	1:58.90	0.71	1:58.90 (8)
		Ajna Késely		27.76	57.91	1:28.03	1:58.74	0.51	3:57.64 (6)
		Boglárka Kapás		27.64	57.22	1:27.17	1:57.65	0.30	5:55.29 (6)
		Katinka Hosszú		26.45	55.89	1:25.67	1:55.74	0.50	7:51.03 (3)
7	6	Russian Federation	RUS				7:53.26
		Veronika Popova		27.58	57.32	1:27.45	1:57.52	0.75	1:57.52 (4)
		Viktoriya Andreyeva		26.73	56.36	1:27.45	1:58.10	0.20	3:55.62 (5)
		Darya Ustinova		27.50	56.90	1:28.01	1:59.54	0.39	5:55.16 (8)
		Arina Opyonysheva		27.48	57.34	1:28.05	1:58.10	0.31	7:53.26 (6)
8	1	Japan	JPN				7:56.76
		Chihiro Igarashi		27.25	57.31	1:27.77	1:57.85	0.66	1:57.85 (5)
		Sachi Mochida		27.80	58.61	1:30.20	2:02.00	0.36	3:59.85 (8)
		Tomomi Aoki		26.84	56.73	1:27.68	1:58.66	0.14	5:58.51 (7)
		Rikako Ikee		26.52	56.16	1:26.84	1:58.25	0.23	7:56.76 (7)