| Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
| Date | 22 July 1996 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 81 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:39.29 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
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The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic CenterinAtlanta, United States.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  China (CHN)Le Ying (54.31) Shan Ying (54.38) Lü Bin (55.09) Le Jingyi (54.13) |
3:37.91 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1994 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Nicole Haislett (55.33) Dara Torres (55.33) Angel Martino (54.79) Jenny Thompson (54.01) |
3:39.46 | Barcelona, Spain | 28 July 1992 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July | Final | Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11) |
United States |
3:39.29 | OR |
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[3]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | United States |
Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11) |
3:39.29 | OR |
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3 |  China |
Le Jingyi (54.79) Chao Na (55.40) Nian Yun (55.42) Shan Ying (54.87) |
3:40.48 | |
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6 |  Germany |
Sandra Völker (55.70) Simone Osygus (56.05) Antje Buschschulte (55.20) Franziska van Almsick (54.53) |
3:41.48 | |
| 4 | 5 |  Netherlands |
Marianne Muis (55.73) Minouche Smit (56.15) Wilma van Hofwegen (55.53) Karin Brienesse (54.99) |
3:42.40 | NR |
| 5 | 2 |  Sweden |
Linda Olofsson (55.75) Louise Jöhncke (56.32) Louise Karlsson (56.07) Johanna Sjöberg (56.77) |
3:44.91 | NR |
| 6 | 8 |  Australia |
Sarah Ryan (56.06) Julia Greville (56.27) Lise Mackie (57.03) Susie O'Neill (55.95) |
3:45.31 | |
| 7 | 7 |  Canada |
Shannon Shakespeare (56.07) Julie Howard (57.03) Andrea Moody (56.74) Marianne Limpert (56.43) |
3:46.27 | |
| 1 |  Russia |
Yelena Nazemnova Natalya Sorokina Svetlana Leshukova Natalya Meshcheryakova |
DSQ |
