| Date | 24 July 1996 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Participants | 103 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.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | 4:05.80 (1 h2) | 4:02.88 (1) | Gold | ||
| Backstroke | Beth Botsford | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Amanda Beard | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Angel Martino | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Amy Van Dyken | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Catherine Fox | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Whitney Hedgepeth | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Kristine Quance | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Jenny Thompson | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Australia | AUS | 4:08.87 (1 h3) | 4:05.08 (2) | Silver | ||
| Backstroke | Nicole Livingstone-Stevenson | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Sam Riley | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Susie O'Neill | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Sarah Ryan | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Helen Denman | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Angela Kennedy | – | – | ||||
| 3 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 4:09.23 (1 h1) | 4:07.34 (3) | Bronze | ||
| Backstroke | Chen Yan | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Han Xue | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Cai Huijue | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Shan Ying | – | – | ||||
| 4 | South Africa | RSA | 4:09.47 (3 h3) | 4:08.16 (4) | |||
| Backstroke | Marianne Kriel | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Penny Heyns | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Mandy Loots | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Heleen Muller | – | – | ||||
| 5 | Canada | CAN | 4:09.50 (2 h2) | 4:08.29 (5) | |||
| Backstroke | Julie Howard | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Guylaine Cloutier | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Sarah Evanetz | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Shannon Shakespeare | – | – | ||||
| 6 | Germany | GER | 4:08.95 (2 h3) | 4:09.22 (6) | |||
| Backstroke | Antje Buschschulte | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Kathrin Dumitru | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Franziska van Almsick | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Sandra Völker | – | – | ||||
| 7 | Russian Federation | RUS | 4:10.65 (2 h1) | 4:10.56 (7) | |||
| Backstroke | Nina Zhivanevskaya | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Yelena Makarova | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Yelena Nazemnova | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Nataliya Meshcheryakova | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Svetlana Pozdeyeva | – | – | ||||
| 8 | Italy | ITA | 4:10.57 (4 h3) | 4:10.59 (8) | |||
| Backstroke | Lorenza Vigarani | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Manuela Dalla Valle | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Ilaria Tocchini | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Cecilia Vianini | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Japan | JPN | 4:10.71 (5 h3) | – | |||
| Butterfly | Ayari Aoyama | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Suzu Chiba | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Mai Nakamura | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Masami Tanaka | – | – | ||||
| 10 | Sweden | SWE | 4:10.88 (3 h2) | – | |||
| Backstroke | Therèse Alshammar | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Hanna Jaltner | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Louise Jöhncke | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Johanna Sjöberg | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Hungary | HUN | 4:10.92 (3 h1) | – | |||
| Backstroke | Krisztina Egerszegi | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Edit Klocker | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Ágnes Kovács | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Anna Nyíri | – | – | ||||
| 12 | Netherlands | NED | 4:11.64 (4 h1) | – | |||
| Breaststroke | Madelon Baans | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Karin Brienesse | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Brenda Starink | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Wilma van Hofwegen-van Rijn | – | – | ||||
| 13 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:13.75 (4 h2) | – | |||
| Butterfly | Caroline Foot | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Jaime King | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Karen Pickering | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Helen Slatter | – | – | ||||
| 14 | Finland | FIN | 4:14.14 (5 h1) | – | |||
| Breaststroke | Mia Hagman | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Anu Koivisto | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Marja Pärssinen-Päivinen | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Minna Salmela | – | – | ||||
| 15 | Spain | ESP | 4:15.63 (5 h2) | – | |||
| Freestyle | Claudia Franco | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | María Olay | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | María Peláez | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Eva Piñera | – | – | ||||
| 16 | France | FRA | 4:15.69 (6 h1) | – | |||
| Breaststroke | Karine Brémond | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Solenne Figuès | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Cécile Jeanson | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Hélène Ricardo | – | – | ||||
| 17 | Romania | ROU | 4:16.18 (6 h2) | – | |||
| Backstroke | Cătălina Căşaru | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Beatrice Coadă-Cășlaru | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Luminița Dobrescu | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Loredana Zisu | – | – | ||||
| 18 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 4:18.98 (7 h2) | – | |||
| Breaststroke | Byeon Hye-Yeong | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Lee Bo-Eun | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Lee Ji-Hyeon | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Park U-Hui | – | – | ||||
| 19 | New Zealand | NZL | 4:19.83 (6 h3) | – | |||
| Freestyle | Alison Fitch | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Lydia Lipscombe | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Anna Simcic | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Anna Wilson | – | – | ||||
| 20 | Czech Republic | CZE | 4:21.05 (8 h2) | – | |||
| Butterfly | Marcela Kubalčíková | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Kristýna Kyněrová | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Lenka Maňhalová | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Kateřina Pivoňková | – | – | ||||
| 21 | Portugal | POR | 4:21.61 (7 h3) | – | |||
| Freestyle | Ana Alegria | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | Ana Francisco | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Maria Carlos Santos | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Joana Soutinho | – | – | ||||
| 22 | Greece | GRE | 4:24.80 (8 h3) | – | |||
| Butterfly | Marina Karystinou | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Aikaterini Klepkou | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Tonia Machaira | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Katia Sarakatsani | – | – | ||||
| 23 | Argentina | ARG | 4:27.99 (7 h1) | – | |||
| Backstroke | Valeria Álvarez | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | María Bertellotti | – | – | ||||
| Butterfly | María Pereyra | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | María Carolina Santa Cruz | – | – | ||||
| 24 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 4:38.90 (8 h1) | – | |||
| Butterfly | Hsieh Shu-Ting | – | – | ||||
| Backstroke | Lin Chien-Ju | – | – | ||||
| Breaststroke | Mou Ying-Hsin | – | – | ||||
| Freestyle | Tsai Shu-Min | – | – |
| Date | 24 July 1996 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Lane | Team | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States | USA | 4:05.80 | ||
| 2 | – | Australia | AUS | 4:08.87 | ||
| 3 | – | Germany | GER | 4:08.95 | ||
| 4 | – | People's Republic of China | CHN | 4:09.23 | ||
| 5 | – | South Africa | RSA | 4:09.47 | ||
| 6 | – | Canada | CAN | 4:09.50 | ||
| 7 | – | Italy | ITA | 4:10.57 | ||
| 8 | – | Russian Federation | RUS | 4:10.65 | ||
| 9 | – | Japan | JPN | 4:10.71 | ||
| 10 | – | Sweden | SWE | 4:10.88 | ||
| 11 | – | Hungary | HUN | 4:10.92 | ||
| 12 | – | Netherlands | NED | 4:11.64 | ||
| 13 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 4:13.75 | ||
| 14 | – | Finland | FIN | 4:14.14 | ||
| 15 | – | Spain | ESP | 4:15.63 | ||
| 16 | – | France | FRA | 4:15.69 | ||
| 17 | – | Romania | ROU | 4:16.18 | ||
| 18 | – | Republic of Korea | KOR | 4:18.98 | ||
| 19 | – | New Zealand | NZL | 4:19.83 | ||
| 20 | – | Czech Republic | CZE | 4:21.05 | ||
| 21 | – | Portugal | POR | 4:21.61 | ||
| 22 | – | Greece | GRE | 4:24.80 | ||
| 23 | – | Argentina | ARG | 4:27.99 | ||
| 24 | – | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 4:38.90 |
| Time | 11:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 metre Time | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | People's Republic of China | CHN | 4:09.23 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Chen Yan | – | – | 30.82 | 1:02.88 (3) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Han Xue | – | 0.22 | 32.06 | 1:11.28 (4) | 2:14.16 (4) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Cai Huijue | – | 0.00 | 27.42 | 59.78 (1) | 3:13.94 (1) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Shan Ying | – | 0.24 | 26.68 | 55.29 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | – | Russian Federation | RUS | 4:10.65 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Nina Zhivanevskaya | – | – | 30.93 | 1:02.40 (2) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Yelena Makarova | – | 0.10 | 33.11 | 1:10.89 (3) | 2:13.29 (2) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Svetlana Pozdeyeva | – | 0.31 | 28.18 | 1:00.90 (2) | 3:14.19 (3) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Nataliya Meshcheryakova | – | 0.20 | 26.39 | 56.46 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | – | Hungary | HUN | 4:10.92 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Krisztina Egerszegi | – | – | 29.94 | 1:01.05 (1) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Ágnes Kovács | – | 0.43 | 32.64 | 1:09.83 (1) | 2:10.88 (1) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Edit Klocker | – | 0.39 | 29.60 | 1:03.18 (6) | 3:14.06 (2) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Anna Nyíri | – | 0.00 | 26.53 | 56.86 (5) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | – | Netherlands | NED | 4:11.64 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Brenda Starink | – | – | 30.75 | 1:03.82 (4) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Madelon Baans | – | 0.27 | 32.20 | 1:10.13 (2) | 2:13.95 (3) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Wilma van Hofwegen-van Rijn | – | 0.25 | 27.32 | 1:01.13 (3) | 3:15.08 (4) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Karin Brienesse | – | 0.43 | 27.13 | 56.56 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | – | Finland | FIN | 4:14.14 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Anu Koivisto | – | – | 30.94 | 1:04.19 (6) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Mia Hagman | – | 0.16 | 33.35 | 1:11.33 (5) | 2:15.52 (5) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Marja Pärssinen-Päivinen | – | 0.13 | 28.46 | 1:02.01 (4) | 3:17.53 (5) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Minna Salmela | – | 0.30 | 27.12 | 56.61 (4) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | – | France | FRA | 4:15.69 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Hélène Ricardo | – | – | 31.44 | 1:04.10 (5) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Karine Brémond | – | 0.34 | 34.12 | 1:11.93 (6) | 2:16.03 (6) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Cécile Jeanson | – | 0.40 | 30.03 | 1:02.73 (5) | 3:18.76 (6) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Solenne Figuès | – | 0.17 | 27.11 | 56.93 (6) | – (–) | |||
| 7 | – | Argentina | ARG | 4:27.99 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Valeria Álvarez | – | – | 32.32 | 1:05.69 (7) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | María Carolina Santa Cruz | – | 0.35 | 35.57 | 1:15.13 (7) | 2:20.82 (7) | |||
| Butterfly | – | María Pereyra | – | 0.43 | 30.06 | 1:04.33 (7) | 3:25.15 (7) | |||
| Freestyle | – | María Bertellotti | – | 0.33 | 30.04 | 1:02.84 (8) | – (–) | |||
| 8 | – | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 4:38.90 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Lin Chien-Ju | – | – | 34.73 | 1:10.67 (8) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Mou Ying-Hsin | – | 0.56 | 37.43 | 1:20.41 (8) | 2:31.08 (8) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Hsieh Shu-Ting | – | 0.33 | 29.87 | 1:05.09 (8) | 3:36.17 (8) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Tsai Shu-Min | – | 0.38 | 30.15 | 1:02.73 (7) | – (–) |
| Time | 11:45 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 metre Time | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States | USA | 4:05.80 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Whitney Hedgepeth | – | – | 30.20 | 1:01.45 (1) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Kristine Quance | – | 0.31 | 32.99 | 1:10.40 (3) | 2:11.85 (1) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Jenny Thompson | – | 0.14 | 27.03 | 58.53 (1) | 3:10.38 (1) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Catherine Fox | – | 0.20 | 26.41 | 55.42 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | – | Canada | CAN | 4:09.50 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Julie Howard | – | – | 31.16 | 1:04.01 (4) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Guylaine Cloutier | – | 0.11 | 31.92 | 1:08.80 (1) | 2:12.81 (2) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Sarah Evanetz | – | 0.24 | 28.17 | 1:01.02 (3) | 3:13.83 (2) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Shannon Shakespeare | – | 0.20 | 26.50 | 55.67 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | – | Sweden | SWE | 4:10.88 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Therèse Alshammar | – | – | 30.69 | 1:03.80 (2) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Hanna Jaltner | – | 0.35 | 32.56 | 1:10.06 (2) | 2:13.86 (3) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Johanna Sjöberg | – | 0.17 | 27.69 | 1:00.77 (2) | 3:14.63 (3) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Louise Jöhncke | – | 0.19 | 26.60 | 56.25 (4) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 4:13.75 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Helen Slatter | – | – | 31.36 | 1:03.87 (3) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Jaime King | – | 0.21 | 32.48 | 1:11.15 (4) | 2:15.02 (4) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Caroline Foot | – | 0.01 | 28.18 | 1:01.75 (5) | 3:16.77 (4) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Karen Pickering | – | 0.43 | 27.57 | 56.98 (7) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | – | Spain | ESP | 4:15.63 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Eva Piñera | – | – | 31.28 | 1:04.92 (6) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | María Olay | – | 0.19 | 33.83 | 1:12.65 (6) | 2:17.57 (6) | |||
| Butterfly | – | María Peláez | – | 0.17 | 28.52 | 1:01.38 (4) | 3:18.95 (5) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Claudia Franco | – | 0.16 | 26.74 | 56.68 (5) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | – | Romania | ROU | 4:16.18 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Cătălina Căşaru | – | – | 31.81 | 1:05.06 (7) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Beatrice Coadă-Cășlaru | – | 0.18 | 33.02 | 1:12.31 (5) | 2:17.37 (5) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Loredana Zisu | – | 0.30 | 29.12 | 1:02.65 (6) | 3:20.02 (6) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Luminița Dobrescu | – | 0.33 | 27.02 | 56.16 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 7 | – | Republic of Korea | KOR | 4:18.98 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Lee Ji-Hyeon | – | – | 31.09 | 1:04.55 (5) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Byeon Hye-Yeong | – | 0.36 | 34.97 | 1:13.22 (7) | 2:17.77 (7) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Park U-Hui | – | 0.52 | 30.34 | 1:04.48 (8) | 3:22.25 (7) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Lee Bo-Eun | – | 0.24 | 27.19 | 56.73 (6) | – (–) | |||
| 8 | – | Czech Republic | CZE | 4:21.05 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Kateřina Pivoňková | – | – | 32.41 | 1:05.76 (8) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Lenka Maňhalová | – | 0.45 | 34.56 | 1:13.41 (8) | 2:19.17 (8) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Marcela Kubalčíková | – | 0.36 | 29.86 | 1:04.34 (7) | 3:23.51 (8) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Kristýna Kyněrová | – | 0.25 | 27.49 | 57.54 (8) | – (–) |
| Time | 12:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 metre Time | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Australia | AUS | 4:08.87 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Nicole Livingstone-Stevenson | – | – | 30.81 | 1:03.07 (4) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Helen Denman | – | 0.54 | 32.33 | 1:09.62 (3) | 2:12.69 (2) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Angela Kennedy | – | 0.38 | 27.76 | 1:00.45 (2) | 3:13.14 (2) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Sarah Ryan | – | 0.21 | 26.67 | 55.73 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | – | Germany | GER | 4:08.95 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Antje Buschschulte | – | – | 30.66 | 1:02.83 (2) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Kathrin Dumitru | – | 0.24 | 33.71 | 1:11.51 (5) | 2:14.34 (5) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Franziska van Almsick | – | 0.29 | 27.93 | 59.71 (1) | 3:14.05 (3) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Sandra Völker | – | 0.18 | 26.66 | 54.90 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | – | South Africa | RSA | 4:09.47 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Marianne Kriel | – | – | 30.94 | 1:02.74 (1) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Penny Heyns | – | 0.30 | 31.34 | 1:07.78 (1) | 2:10.52 (1) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Mandy Loots | – | 0.30 | 28.99 | 1:02.44 (5) | 3:12.96 (1) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Heleen Muller | – | 0.03 | 26.80 | 56.51 (5) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | – | Italy | ITA | 4:10.57 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Lorenza Vigarani | – | – | 31.64 | 1:03.88 (5) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Manuela Dalla Valle | – | 0.14 | 32.05 | 1:09.30 (2) | 2:13.18 (3) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Ilaria Tocchini | – | 0.38 | 28.55 | 1:01.03 (4) | 3:14.21 (4) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Cecilia Vianini | – | 0.31 | 27.15 | 56.36 (4) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | – | Japan | JPN | 4:10.71 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Mai Nakamura | – | – | 30.53 | 1:02.95 (3) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Masami Tanaka | – | 0.23 | 33.31 | 1:10.82 (4) | 2:13.77 (4) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Ayari Aoyama | – | 0.22 | 27.71 | 1:00.87 (3) | 3:14.64 (5) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Suzu Chiba | – | 0.32 | 26.72 | 56.07 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | – | New Zealand | NZL | 4:19.83 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Lydia Lipscombe | – | – | 31.10 | 1:04.29 (6) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Anna Wilson | – | 0.38 | 33.53 | 1:13.82 (7) | 2:18.11 (6) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Anna Simcic | – | 0.24 | 30.22 | 1:04.95 (7) | 3:23.06 (6) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Alison Fitch | – | 0.34 | 27.03 | 56.77 (6) | – (–) | |||
| 7 | – | Portugal | POR | 4:21.61 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Maria Carlos Santos | – | – | 31.70 | 1:05.70 (7) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Joana Soutinho | – | 0.41 | 34.02 | 1:13.73 (6) | 2:19.43 (7) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Ana Francisco | – | 0.36 | 29.95 | 1:04.29 (6) | 3:23.72 (7) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Ana Alegria | – | 0.12 | 27.93 | 57.89 (7) | – (–) | |||
| 8 | – | Greece | GRE | 4:24.80 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Aikaterini Klepkou | – | – | 32.05 | 1:05.76 (8) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Katia Sarakatsani | – | 0.11 | 34.68 | 1:15.59 (8) | 2:21.35 (8) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Marina Karystinou | – | 0.33 | 30.65 | 1:05.42 (8) | 3:26.77 (8) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Tonia Machaira | – | 0.02 | 28.00 | 58.03 (8) | – (–) |
| Date | 24 July 1996 — 20:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 metre Time | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States | USA | 4:02.88 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Beth Botsford | – | – | 29.91 | 1:01.67 (1) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Amanda Beard | – | 0.07 | 32.52 | 1:08.34 (3) | 2:10.01 (2) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Angel Martino | – | 0.35 | 26.75 | 58.70 (1) | 3:08.71 (1) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Amy Van Dyken | – | 0.17 | 25.66 | 54.17 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | – | Australia | AUS | 4:05.08 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Nicole Livingstone-Stevenson | – | – | 30.43 | 1:02.65 (6) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Sam Riley | – | 0.26 | 31.56 | 1:08.19 (2) | 2:10.84 (3) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Susie O'Neill | – | 0.31 | 27.41 | 59.03 (2) | 3:09.87 (2) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Sarah Ryan | – | 0.22 | 26.27 | 55.21 (5) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | – | People's Republic of China | CHN | 4:07.34 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Chen Yan | – | – | 30.30 | 1:02.48 (4) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Han Xue | – | 0.29 | 32.84 | 1:09.92 (6) | 2:12.40 (5) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Cai Huijue | – | 0.32 | 27.67 | 59.92 (3) | 3:12.32 (4) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Shan Ying | – | 0.39 | 26.47 | 55.02 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | – | South Africa | RSA | 4:08.16 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Marianne Kriel | – | – | 30.47 | 1:02.39 (3) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Penny Heyns | – | 0.05 | 31.15 | 1:07.41 (1) | 2:09.80 (1) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Mandy Loots | – | 0.53 | 28.96 | 1:02.33 (8) | 3:12.13 (3) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Heleen Muller | – | 0.00 | 26.69 | 56.03 (7) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | – | Canada | CAN | 4:08.29 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Julie Howard | – | – | 30.72 | 1:03.54 (7) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Guylaine Cloutier | – | 0.03 | 31.89 | 1:08.79 (4) | 2:12.33 (4) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Sarah Evanetz | – | 0.31 | 28.06 | 1:00.85 (6) | 3:13.18 (5) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Shannon Shakespeare | – | 0.22 | 26.65 | 55.11 (4) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | – | Germany | GER | 4:09.22 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Antje Buschschulte | – | – | 30.32 | 1:02.61 (5) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Kathrin Dumitru | – | 0.14 | 33.47 | 1:11.68 (7) | 2:14.29 (8) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Franziska van Almsick | – | 0.03 | 27.81 | 1:00.42 (4) | 3:14.71 (8) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Sandra Völker | – | 0.14 | 25.98 | 54.51 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 7 | – | Russian Federation | RUS | 4:10.56 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Nina Zhivanevskaya | – | – | 30.06 | 1:02.08 (2) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Yelena Makarova | – | 0.23 | 33.02 | 1:11.76 (8) | 2:13.84 (7) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Yelena Nazemnova | – | 0.36 | 27.88 | 1:00.80 (5) | 3:14.64 (7) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Nataliya Meshcheryakova | – | 0.32 | 26.44 | 55.92 (6) | – (–) | |||
| 8 | – | Italy | ITA | 4:10.59 | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Backstroke | – | Lorenza Vigarani | – | – | 31.26 | 1:03.73 (8) | – (–) | |||
| Breaststroke | – | Manuela Dalla Valle | – | 0.26 | 32.39 | 1:09.42 (5) | 2:13.15 (6) | |||
| Butterfly | – | Ilaria Tocchini | – | 0.35 | 28.51 | 1:01.01 (7) | 3:14.16 (6) | |||
| Freestyle | – | Cecilia Vianini | – | 0.30 | 27.27 | 56.43 (8) | – (–) |