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4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women

Date24 July 1996
StatusOlympic
LocationGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants103 from 24 countries

With a quartet comprising entirely of swimmers who had won individual medals in Atlanta, the US looked unbeatable in the medley relay. The race went exactly as predicted with opening swimmer Beth Botsford putting the Americans into a lead that, although they were briefly passed by South Africa at halfway, meant they were guaranteed the gold. The main interest involved charting the various fluctuations of the teams chasing the silver and bronze medals. As South Africa faded out of the podium positions Germany moved through to claim silver with China third.

PosCompetitorsNOCR1Final
1United StatesUSA4:05.80 (1 h2)4:02.88 (1)Gold
BackstrokeBeth Botsford
BreaststrokeAmanda Beard
ButterflyAngel Martino
FreestyleAmy Van Dyken
FreestyleCatherine Fox
BackstrokeWhitney Hedgepeth
BreaststrokeKristine Quance
ButterflyJenny Thompson
2AustraliaAUS4:08.87 (1 h3)4:05.08 (2)Silver
BackstrokeNicole Livingstone-Stevenson
BreaststrokeSam Riley
ButterflySusie O'Neill
FreestyleSarah Ryan
BreaststrokeHelen Denman
ButterflyAngela Kennedy
3People's Republic of ChinaCHN4:09.23 (1 h1)4:07.34 (3)Bronze
BackstrokeChen Yan
BreaststrokeHan Xue
ButterflyCai Huijue
FreestyleShan Ying
4South AfricaRSA4:09.47 (3 h3)4:08.16 (4)
BackstrokeMarianne Kriel
BreaststrokePenny Heyns
ButterflyMandy Loots
FreestyleHeleen Muller
5CanadaCAN4:09.50 (2 h2)4:08.29 (5)
BackstrokeJulie Howard
BreaststrokeGuylaine Cloutier
ButterflySarah Evanetz
FreestyleShannon Shakespeare
6GermanyGER4:08.95 (2 h3)4:09.22 (6)
BackstrokeAntje Buschschulte
BreaststrokeKathrin Dumitru
ButterflyFranziska van Almsick
FreestyleSandra Völker
7Russian FederationRUS4:10.65 (2 h1)4:10.56 (7)
BackstrokeNina Zhivanevskaya
BreaststrokeYelena Makarova
ButterflyYelena Nazemnova
FreestyleNataliya Meshcheryakova
ButterflySvetlana Pozdeyeva
8ItalyITA4:10.57 (4 h3)4:10.59 (8)
BackstrokeLorenza Vigarani
BreaststrokeManuela Dalla Valle
ButterflyIlaria Tocchini
FreestyleCecilia Vianini
9JapanJPN4:10.71 (5 h3)
ButterflyAyari Aoyama
FreestyleSuzu Chiba
BackstrokeMai Nakamura
BreaststrokeMasami Tanaka
10SwedenSWE4:10.88 (3 h2)
BackstrokeTherèse Alshammar
BreaststrokeHanna Jaltner
FreestyleLouise Jöhncke
ButterflyJohanna Sjöberg
11HungaryHUN4:10.92 (3 h1)
BackstrokeKrisztina Egerszegi
ButterflyEdit Klocker
BreaststrokeÁgnes Kovács
FreestyleAnna Nyíri
12NetherlandsNED4:11.64 (4 h1)
BreaststrokeMadelon Baans
FreestyleKarin Brienesse
BackstrokeBrenda Starink
ButterflyWilma van Hofwegen-van Rijn
13Great BritainGBR4:13.75 (4 h2)
ButterflyCaroline Foot
BreaststrokeJaime King
FreestyleKaren Pickering
BackstrokeHelen Slatter
14FinlandFIN4:14.14 (5 h1)
BreaststrokeMia Hagman
BackstrokeAnu Koivisto
ButterflyMarja Pärssinen-Päivinen
FreestyleMinna Salmela
15SpainESP4:15.63 (5 h2)
FreestyleClaudia Franco
BreaststrokeMaría Olay
ButterflyMaría Peláez
BackstrokeEva Piñera
16FranceFRA4:15.69 (6 h1)
BreaststrokeKarine Brémond
FreestyleSolenne Figuès
ButterflyCécile Jeanson
BackstrokeHélène Ricardo
17RomaniaROU4:16.18 (6 h2)
BackstrokeCătălina Căşaru
BreaststrokeBeatrice Coadă-Cășlaru
FreestyleLuminița Dobrescu
ButterflyLoredana Zisu
18Republic of KoreaKOR4:18.98 (7 h2)
BreaststrokeByeon Hye-Yeong
FreestyleLee Bo-Eun
BackstrokeLee Ji-Hyeon
ButterflyPark U-Hui
19New ZealandNZL4:19.83 (6 h3)
FreestyleAlison Fitch
BackstrokeLydia Lipscombe
ButterflyAnna Simcic
BreaststrokeAnna Wilson
20Czech RepublicCZE4:21.05 (8 h2)
ButterflyMarcela Kubalčíková
FreestyleKristýna Kyněrová
BreaststrokeLenka Maňhalová
BackstrokeKateřina Pivoňková
21PortugalPOR4:21.61 (7 h3)
FreestyleAna Alegria
ButterflyAna Francisco
BackstrokeMaria Carlos Santos
BreaststrokeJoana Soutinho
22GreeceGRE4:24.80 (8 h3)
ButterflyMarina Karystinou
BackstrokeAikaterini Klepkou
FreestyleTonia Machaira
BreaststrokeKatia Sarakatsani
23ArgentinaARG4:27.99 (7 h1)
BackstrokeValeria Álvarez
FreestyleMaría Bertellotti
ButterflyMaría Pereyra
BreaststrokeMaría Carolina Santa Cruz
24Chinese TaipeiTPE4:38.90 (8 h1)
ButterflyHsieh Shu-Ting
BackstrokeLin Chien-Ju
BreaststrokeMou Ying-Hsin
FreestyleTsai Shu-Min

Round One

Date24 July 1996
FormatFastest eight advanced to the final.
PosLaneTeamNOCTime
1United StatesUSA4:05.80Q
2AustraliaAUS4:08.87Q
3GermanyGER4:08.95Q
4People's Republic of ChinaCHN4:09.23Q
5South AfricaRSA4:09.47Q
6CanadaCAN4:09.50Q
7ItalyITA4:10.57Q
8Russian FederationRUS4:10.65Q
9JapanJPN4:10.71
10SwedenSWE4:10.88
11HungaryHUN4:10.92
12NetherlandsNED4:11.64
13Great BritainGBR4:13.75
14FinlandFIN4:14.14
15SpainESP4:15.63
16FranceFRA4:15.69
17RomaniaROU4:16.18
18Republic of KoreaKOR4:18.98
19New ZealandNZL4:19.83
20Czech RepublicCZE4:21.05
21PortugalPOR4:21.61
22GreeceGRE4:24.80
23ArgentinaARG4:27.99
24Chinese TaipeiTPE4:38.90

Heat #1

Time11:30
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeReaction Time50 metre TimeSplitExchange
1People's Republic of ChinaCHN4:09.23– (–)– (–)Q
BackstrokeChen Yan 30.821:02.88 (3)– (–)
BreaststrokeHan Xue 0.2232.061:11.28 (4)2:14.16 (4)
ButterflyCai Huijue 0.0027.4259.78 (1)3:13.94 (1)
FreestyleShan Ying 0.2426.6855.29 (1)– (–)
2Russian FederationRUS4:10.65– (–)– (–)Q
BackstrokeNina Zhivanevskaya 30.931:02.40 (2)– (–)
BreaststrokeYelena Makarova 0.1033.111:10.89 (3)2:13.29 (2)
ButterflySvetlana Pozdeyeva 0.3128.181:00.90 (2)3:14.19 (3)
FreestyleNataliya Meshcheryakova 0.2026.3956.46 (2)– (–)
3HungaryHUN4:10.92– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeKrisztina Egerszegi 29.941:01.05 (1)– (–)
BreaststrokeÁgnes Kovács 0.4332.641:09.83 (1)2:10.88 (1)
ButterflyEdit Klocker 0.3929.601:03.18 (6)3:14.06 (2)
FreestyleAnna Nyíri 0.0026.5356.86 (5)– (–)
4NetherlandsNED4:11.64– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeBrenda Starink 30.751:03.82 (4)– (–)
BreaststrokeMadelon Baans 0.2732.201:10.13 (2)2:13.95 (3)
ButterflyWilma van Hofwegen-van Rijn 0.2527.321:01.13 (3)3:15.08 (4)
FreestyleKarin Brienesse 0.4327.1356.56 (3)– (–)
5FinlandFIN4:14.14– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeAnu Koivisto 30.941:04.19 (6)– (–)
BreaststrokeMia Hagman 0.1633.351:11.33 (5)2:15.52 (5)
ButterflyMarja Pärssinen-Päivinen 0.1328.461:02.01 (4)3:17.53 (5)
FreestyleMinna Salmela 0.3027.1256.61 (4)– (–)
6FranceFRA4:15.69– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeHélène Ricardo 31.441:04.10 (5)– (–)
BreaststrokeKarine Brémond 0.3434.121:11.93 (6)2:16.03 (6)
ButterflyCécile Jeanson 0.4030.031:02.73 (5)3:18.76 (6)
FreestyleSolenne Figuès 0.1727.1156.93 (6)– (–)
7ArgentinaARG4:27.99– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeValeria Álvarez 32.321:05.69 (7)– (–)
BreaststrokeMaría Carolina Santa Cruz 0.3535.571:15.13 (7)2:20.82 (7)
ButterflyMaría Pereyra 0.4330.061:04.33 (7)3:25.15 (7)
FreestyleMaría Bertellotti 0.3330.041:02.84 (8)– (–)
8Chinese TaipeiTPE4:38.90– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeLin Chien-Ju 34.731:10.67 (8)– (–)
BreaststrokeMou Ying-Hsin 0.5637.431:20.41 (8)2:31.08 (8)
ButterflyHsieh Shu-Ting 0.3329.871:05.09 (8)3:36.17 (8)
FreestyleTsai Shu-Min 0.3830.151:02.73 (7)– (–)

Heat #2

Time11:45
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeReaction Time50 metre TimeSplitExchange
1United StatesUSA4:05.80– (–)– (–)Q
BackstrokeWhitney Hedgepeth 30.201:01.45 (1)– (–)
BreaststrokeKristine Quance 0.3132.991:10.40 (3)2:11.85 (1)
ButterflyJenny Thompson 0.1427.0358.53 (1)3:10.38 (1)
FreestyleCatherine Fox 0.2026.4155.42 (1)– (–)
2CanadaCAN4:09.50– (–)– (–)Q
BackstrokeJulie Howard 31.161:04.01 (4)– (–)
BreaststrokeGuylaine Cloutier 0.1131.921:08.80 (1)2:12.81 (2)
ButterflySarah Evanetz 0.2428.171:01.02 (3)3:13.83 (2)
FreestyleShannon Shakespeare 0.2026.5055.67 (2)– (–)
3SwedenSWE4:10.88– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeTherèse Alshammar 30.691:03.80 (2)– (–)
BreaststrokeHanna Jaltner 0.3532.561:10.06 (2)2:13.86 (3)
ButterflyJohanna Sjöberg 0.1727.691:00.77 (2)3:14.63 (3)
FreestyleLouise Jöhncke 0.1926.6056.25 (4)– (–)
4Great BritainGBR4:13.75– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeHelen Slatter 31.361:03.87 (3)– (–)
BreaststrokeJaime King 0.2132.481:11.15 (4)2:15.02 (4)
ButterflyCaroline Foot 0.0128.181:01.75 (5)3:16.77 (4)
FreestyleKaren Pickering 0.4327.5756.98 (7)– (–)
5SpainESP4:15.63– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeEva Piñera 31.281:04.92 (6)– (–)
BreaststrokeMaría Olay 0.1933.831:12.65 (6)2:17.57 (6)
ButterflyMaría Peláez 0.1728.521:01.38 (4)3:18.95 (5)
FreestyleClaudia Franco 0.1626.7456.68 (5)– (–)
6RomaniaROU4:16.18– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeCătălina Căşaru 31.811:05.06 (7)– (–)
BreaststrokeBeatrice Coadă-Cășlaru 0.1833.021:12.31 (5)2:17.37 (5)
ButterflyLoredana Zisu 0.3029.121:02.65 (6)3:20.02 (6)
FreestyleLuminița Dobrescu 0.3327.0256.16 (3)– (–)
7Republic of KoreaKOR4:18.98– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeLee Ji-Hyeon 31.091:04.55 (5)– (–)
BreaststrokeByeon Hye-Yeong 0.3634.971:13.22 (7)2:17.77 (7)
ButterflyPark U-Hui 0.5230.341:04.48 (8)3:22.25 (7)
FreestyleLee Bo-Eun 0.2427.1956.73 (6)– (–)
8Czech RepublicCZE4:21.05– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeKateřina Pivoňková 32.411:05.76 (8)– (–)
BreaststrokeLenka Maňhalová 0.4534.561:13.41 (8)2:19.17 (8)
ButterflyMarcela Kubalčíková 0.3629.861:04.34 (7)3:23.51 (8)
FreestyleKristýna Kyněrová 0.2527.4957.54 (8)– (–)

Heat #3

Time12:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeReaction Time50 metre TimeSplitExchange
1AustraliaAUS4:08.87– (–)– (–)Q
BackstrokeNicole Livingstone-Stevenson 30.811:03.07 (4)– (–)
BreaststrokeHelen Denman 0.5432.331:09.62 (3)2:12.69 (2)
ButterflyAngela Kennedy 0.3827.761:00.45 (2)3:13.14 (2)
FreestyleSarah Ryan 0.2126.6755.73 (2)– (–)
2GermanyGER4:08.95– (–)– (–)Q
BackstrokeAntje Buschschulte 30.661:02.83 (2)– (–)
BreaststrokeKathrin Dumitru 0.2433.711:11.51 (5)2:14.34 (5)
ButterflyFranziska van Almsick 0.2927.9359.71 (1)3:14.05 (3)
FreestyleSandra Völker 0.1826.6654.90 (1)– (–)
3South AfricaRSA4:09.47– (–)– (–)Q
BackstrokeMarianne Kriel 30.941:02.74 (1)– (–)
BreaststrokePenny Heyns 0.3031.341:07.78 (1)2:10.52 (1)
ButterflyMandy Loots 0.3028.991:02.44 (5)3:12.96 (1)
FreestyleHeleen Muller 0.0326.8056.51 (5)– (–)
4ItalyITA4:10.57– (–)– (–)Q
BackstrokeLorenza Vigarani 31.641:03.88 (5)– (–)
BreaststrokeManuela Dalla Valle 0.1432.051:09.30 (2)2:13.18 (3)
ButterflyIlaria Tocchini 0.3828.551:01.03 (4)3:14.21 (4)
FreestyleCecilia Vianini 0.3127.1556.36 (4)– (–)
5JapanJPN4:10.71– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeMai Nakamura 30.531:02.95 (3)– (–)
BreaststrokeMasami Tanaka 0.2333.311:10.82 (4)2:13.77 (4)
ButterflyAyari Aoyama 0.2227.711:00.87 (3)3:14.64 (5)
FreestyleSuzu Chiba 0.3226.7256.07 (3)– (–)
6New ZealandNZL4:19.83– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeLydia Lipscombe 31.101:04.29 (6)– (–)
BreaststrokeAnna Wilson 0.3833.531:13.82 (7)2:18.11 (6)
ButterflyAnna Simcic 0.2430.221:04.95 (7)3:23.06 (6)
FreestyleAlison Fitch 0.3427.0356.77 (6)– (–)
7PortugalPOR4:21.61– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeMaria Carlos Santos 31.701:05.70 (7)– (–)
BreaststrokeJoana Soutinho 0.4134.021:13.73 (6)2:19.43 (7)
ButterflyAna Francisco 0.3629.951:04.29 (6)3:23.72 (7)
FreestyleAna Alegria 0.1227.9357.89 (7)– (–)
8GreeceGRE4:24.80– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeAikaterini Klepkou 32.051:05.76 (8)– (–)
BreaststrokeKatia Sarakatsani 0.1134.681:15.59 (8)2:21.35 (8)
ButterflyMarina Karystinou 0.3330.651:05.42 (8)3:26.77 (8)
FreestyleTonia Machaira 0.0228.0058.03 (8)– (–)

Final Round

Date24 July 1996 — 20:30
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTimeReaction Time50 metre TimeSplitExchange
1United StatesUSA4:02.88– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeBeth Botsford 29.911:01.67 (1)– (–)
BreaststrokeAmanda Beard 0.0732.521:08.34 (3)2:10.01 (2)
ButterflyAngel Martino 0.3526.7558.70 (1)3:08.71 (1)
FreestyleAmy Van Dyken 0.1725.6654.17 (1)– (–)
2AustraliaAUS4:05.08– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeNicole Livingstone-Stevenson 30.431:02.65 (6)– (–)
BreaststrokeSam Riley 0.2631.561:08.19 (2)2:10.84 (3)
ButterflySusie O'Neill 0.3127.4159.03 (2)3:09.87 (2)
FreestyleSarah Ryan 0.2226.2755.21 (5)– (–)
3People's Republic of ChinaCHN4:07.34– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeChen Yan 30.301:02.48 (4)– (–)
BreaststrokeHan Xue 0.2932.841:09.92 (6)2:12.40 (5)
ButterflyCai Huijue 0.3227.6759.92 (3)3:12.32 (4)
FreestyleShan Ying 0.3926.4755.02 (3)– (–)
4South AfricaRSA4:08.16– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeMarianne Kriel 30.471:02.39 (3)– (–)
BreaststrokePenny Heyns 0.0531.151:07.41 (1)2:09.80 (1)
ButterflyMandy Loots 0.5328.961:02.33 (8)3:12.13 (3)
FreestyleHeleen Muller 0.0026.6956.03 (7)– (–)
5CanadaCAN4:08.29– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeJulie Howard 30.721:03.54 (7)– (–)
BreaststrokeGuylaine Cloutier 0.0331.891:08.79 (4)2:12.33 (4)
ButterflySarah Evanetz 0.3128.061:00.85 (6)3:13.18 (5)
FreestyleShannon Shakespeare 0.2226.6555.11 (4)– (–)
6GermanyGER4:09.22– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeAntje Buschschulte 30.321:02.61 (5)– (–)
BreaststrokeKathrin Dumitru 0.1433.471:11.68 (7)2:14.29 (8)
ButterflyFranziska van Almsick 0.0327.811:00.42 (4)3:14.71 (8)
FreestyleSandra Völker 0.1425.9854.51 (2)– (–)
7Russian FederationRUS4:10.56– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeNina Zhivanevskaya 30.061:02.08 (2)– (–)
BreaststrokeYelena Makarova 0.2333.021:11.76 (8)2:13.84 (7)
ButterflyYelena Nazemnova 0.3627.881:00.80 (5)3:14.64 (7)
FreestyleNataliya Meshcheryakova 0.3226.4455.92 (6)– (–)
8ItalyITA4:10.59– (–)– (–)
BackstrokeLorenza Vigarani 31.261:03.73 (8)– (–)
BreaststrokeManuela Dalla Valle 0.2632.391:09.42 (5)2:13.15 (6)
ButterflyIlaria Tocchini 0.3528.511:01.01 (7)3:14.16 (6)
FreestyleCecilia Vianini 0.3027.2756.43 (8)– (–)