Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
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The women's 4×100 metre medley relay was a swimming
event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
programme. The competition was held on August 20, 2004 and on August 21, 2004.
77 swimmers from 16 nations competed.
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Australia set a new world record in the final.
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100 Breast: USA Amanda Beard
1:06.32
100 Fly: Petria Thomas
56.96
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
programme. The competition was held on August 20, 2004 and on August 21, 2004.
77 swimmers from 16 nations competed.
Medalists
| Giaan Rooney Giaan Rooney Giaan Leigh Rooney OAM is a retired Australian swimmer. She won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world record at the Athens Olympics... (1:01.18) Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... (1:06.70) Petria Thomas Petria Thomas Petria Ann Thomas OAM is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby.... (56.67) Jodie Henry Jodie Henry Jodie Clare Henry OAM is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder.-Swimming career:Jodie Henry began swimming competitively at the relatively late age of 14.... (52.97) Brooke Hanson Brooke Hanson Brooke Louise Hanson OAM is a former Australian swimmer.A swimmer since the age of four, Hanson was the youngest swimmer on the Australian national team at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where she finished fourth in the 200 m breaststroke... * Alice Mills Alice Mills Alice Mary Mills OAM is an Australian sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning two relay gold medals.... * Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club... * |
Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive... (59.68) Amanda Beard Amanda Beard Amanda Ray Beard is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist . She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke .... (1:06.32) Jenny Thompson Jenny Thompson Jennifer Beth Thompson is an American former competitive swimmer, and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals , in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.Thompson, a Massachusetts native who calls Dover, New Hampshire her... (58.81) Kara Lynn Joyce Kara Lynn Joyce Kara Lynn Joyce is an American swimmer and four-time Olympic silver medalist.-High school career:... (54.31) Haley Cope Haley Cope Haley Clark is a retired American swimmer. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, eight world championship medals, and held a world record in the 50 metre backstroke.... * Tara Kirk Tara Kirk Tara Kirk is a former American swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke and Olympic silver medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke .... * Rachel Komisarz Rachel Komisarz Rachel Komisarz is an American swimmer. She swam for the United States team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4x200 m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the women's 4x100 m medley relay.-External links:**... * Amanda Weir Amanda Weir Amanda Weir is an American swimmer.At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Weir swam the third leg in the US team for the Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay. Leading after her leg of the relay, the US team finished second to the Australians, setting an American Record with their finishing time... * |
Antje Buschschulte Antje Buschschulte Antje Buschschulte is a German swimmer. Her best disciplines are the short distance freestyle and backstroke races. Buschschulte swims for the sporting club SC Magdeburg. Up to now, she has won 24 German championships.... (100.72) Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe is an Olympic Breaststroke swimmer, who has swum internationally for both South Africa and Germany.... (1:07.08) Franziska van Almsick Franziska van Almsick Franziska van Almsick is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen.... (58.54) Daniela Götz Daniela Götz Daniela Götz is a German swimmer.Götz represented Germany in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She won bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in 4×100 metre medley relay. An the 2008 Olympics she cometed in 4×100 metre freestyle relay.... (54.37) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 3:58.30 |  United States Barbara Bedford United States Megan Quann United States Jenny ThompsonJenny Thompson Jennifer Beth Thompson is an American former competitive swimmer, and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals , in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.Thompson, a Massachusetts native who calls Dover, New Hampshire her... United States Dara TorresDara Torres Dara Grace Torres is an American international swimmer and a twelve-time Olympic medalist. Torres was the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympic Games , and, at age 41, the oldest swimmer ever to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team... |
Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... (AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... ) |
September 23, 2000 |
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| Olympic Record | 3:58.30 | United States Barbara Bedford United States Megan Quann United States Jenny Thompson Jenny Thompson Jennifer Beth Thompson is an American former competitive swimmer, and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals , in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.Thompson, a Massachusetts native who calls Dover, New Hampshire her... United States Dara TorresDara Torres Dara Grace Torres is an American international swimmer and a twelve-time Olympic medalist. Torres was the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympic Games , and, at age 41, the oldest swimmer ever to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team... |
Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... (AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... ) |
September 23, 2000 |
Australia set a new world record in the final.
Heat 1
- , (Haley CopeHaley CopeHaley Clark is a retired American swimmer. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, eight world championship medals, and held a world record in the 50 metre backstroke....
, Tara KirkTara KirkTara Kirk is a former American swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke and Olympic silver medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke ....
, Rachel KomisarzRachel KomisarzRachel Komisarz is an American swimmer. She swam for the United States team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4x200 m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the women's 4x100 m medley relay.-External links:**...
, Amanda WeirAmanda WeirAmanda Weir is an American swimmer.At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Weir swam the third leg in the US team for the Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay. Leading after her leg of the relay, the US team finished second to the Australians, setting an American Record with their finishing time...
) 4:02.82 - GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, (Antje BuschschulteAntje BuschschulteAntje Buschschulte is a German swimmer. Her best disciplines are the short distance freestyle and backstroke races. Buschschulte swims for the sporting club SC Magdeburg. Up to now, she has won 24 German championships....
, Sarah PoeweSarah PoeweSarah Poewe is an Olympic Breaststroke swimmer, who has swum internationally for both South Africa and Germany....
, Franziska van AlmsickFranziska van AlmsickFranziska van Almsick is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen....
, Daniela GötzDaniela GötzDaniela Götz is a German swimmer.Götz represented Germany in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She won bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in 4×100 metre medley relay. An the 2008 Olympics she cometed in 4×100 metre freestyle relay....
) 4:04.16 - JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, (Noriko Inada, Masami TanakaMasami Tanakais a former breaststroke swimmer from Japan. She won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Junko Onishi, and Sumika Minamoto. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in...
, Junko OnishiJunko Onishi (swimmer)is a former butterfly swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 m medley relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, and Sumika Minamoto.-References:* *...
, Tomoko Nagai) 4:05.99 - DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, (Louise ØrnstedtLouise ØrnstedtLouise Ørnstedt was a Danish backstroke swimmer who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.She retired from swimming in August 2007 due to persistent shoulder problems.-References:*...
, Majken Thorup, Mette JacobsenMette JacobsenMette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m...
, Jeanette OttesenJeanette OttesenJeanette Ottesen is a Danish swimmer who participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in swimming. She currently holds the Danish record in 100 m freestyle...
) 4:08.89 - UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, (Kateryna ZubkovaKateryna ZubkovaKateryna Mikhailivna Zubkova is a Ukrainian swimmer. She has won national titles for Ukraine eight times, and is a former European breaststroke champion...
, Svetlana BondarenkoSvetlana BondarenkoSvitlana Bondarenko is a former breaststroke swimmer from Ukraine, who won two silver medals at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.In the 1990s Bondarenko also won three silver medals at the European Championships...
, Yana KlochkovaYana KlochkovaYana Oleksandrivna Klochkova is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold.Her gold medals came in the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter individual medley at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics; her silver medal came in the 800 meter...
, Olga Mukomol) 4:09.79 - New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, (Hannah McLeanHannah McLeanHannah McLean is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games.-References:...
, Annabelle Carey, Elizabeth Coster, Alison FitchAlison FitchAlison Rachel Fitch is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal with Lauren Boyle, Helen Norfolk and Melissa Ingram in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....
) 4:10.37 - SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, (Dominique Diezi, Carmela Schlegel, Carla Stampfli, Nicole Zahnd) 4:15.54 - ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, (Alessandra CappaAlessandra CappaAlessandra Cappa is a backstroke swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the women's 50 metres backstroke event at the 2004 European Championships. She represented her native country a couple of months later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
, Chiara BoggiattoChiara BoggiattoChiara Boggiatto is an Italian breaststroke swimmer. She was several times finalist in European and World Championship swimming 200 m breaststroke and relays...
, Ambra Migliori, Federica PellegriniFederica PellegriniFederica Pellegrini is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she is currently the women's 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle world record holder...
) DISQ
Heat 2
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, (Giaan RooneyGiaan RooneyGiaan Leigh Rooney OAM is a retired Australian swimmer. She won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world record at the Athens Olympics...
, Brooke HansonBrooke HansonBrooke Louise Hanson OAM is a former Australian swimmer.A swimmer since the age of four, Hanson was the youngest swimmer on the Australian national team at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where she finished fourth in the 200 m breaststroke...
, Jessicah SchipperJessicah SchipperJessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club...
, Alice MillsAlice MillsAlice Mary Mills OAM is an Australian sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning two relay gold medals....
) 4:01.17 - Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, (Sarah PriceSarah PriceThis article is about the swimmer. For the filmmaker see Sarah Price Sarah Price is a former backstroke swimmer from the United Kingdom. She began her swimming career at the Potters Bar club, and turned professional aged fifteen. She set her first British record in 1997 in the 50 m backstroke...
, Kirsty BalfourKirsty BalfourKirsty Balfour is a Scottish breaststroke swimmer.She won gold in the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Long-Course Championships in 2006, and took silver in same event at the World Championships in Melbourne in 2007.She announced her retirement from swimming on 7 November 2008 stating she...
, Georgina Lee, Melanie MarshallMelanie MarshallMelanie Marshall is a former British swimmer.Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, brought up in Wrangle and currently residing in Loughborough with her two dogs, Missy and Jetson, she is 1.7 m , 62 kg...
) 4:05.63 - ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, (Zhan Shu, Qi Hui, Zhou YafeiZhou YafeiZhou Yafei is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100m fly/4x100m medley relay;...
, Zhu Yingwen) 4:05.97 - SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, (Nina ZhivanevskayaNina ZhivanevskayaNina Aleksandrovna Zhivanevskaya is a 5-time Olympic backstroke swimmer from Russia, who has swum for Spain since 1999, following her marriage to a Spaniard ....
, Sara PérezSara PérezSara Pérez Sala is a female breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.- References :*...
, María PeláezMaría PelaezMaría Peláez Navarrete is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992...
, Tatiana RoubaTatiana RoubaTatiana Rouba Beniarz is a female freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she was a member of the three women's relay teams. In 2002 she won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the European...
) 4:06.90 - NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, (Stefanie Luiken, Madelon BaansMadelon BaansMadelon Baans is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...
, Chantal GrootChantal GrootChantal Groot is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999...
, Marleen VeldhuisMarleen VeldhuisMagdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...
) 4:08.72 - CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, (Erin GammelErin GammelErin Gammel is an international backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in 17th position in the 100 m Backstroke, and in 11th place with the Canadian Relay Team in the 4x100 m Medley.-References:**...
, Lauren van OostenLauren van OostenLauren van Oosten is a Canadian swimmer and a member of the Olympic swimming team for Canada.-Biography:She is originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia and is of Dutch heritage....
, Jennifer Fratesi, Brittany ReimerBrittany ReimerBrittany Reimer is a former Canadian long-distance swimmer. She is a two-time medallist at the World Aquatics Championships and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
) 4:09.84 - RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, (Oxana VerevkaOxana VerevkaOksana Aleksandrovna Verevka is a retired medley swimmer from Russia. She twice competed at the Summer Olympics , and is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 200 m individual medley at the 1997 European Championships ....
, Elena Bogomazova, Natalya Sutyagina, Natalya Shalagina) 4:10.18 - FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, (Alexandra PutraAlexandra PutraAlexandra Putra is a female backstroke swimmer and the current European Champion in the 200 m backstroke .-References:*...
, Laurie Thomassin, Aurore MongelAurore MongelAurore Mongel is an Olympic and national record holding butterfly swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the French record in the 200 m butterfly ....
, Malia MetellaMalia MetellaMalia Metella is a French Olympic freestyle swimmer from French Guiana. She swam for France at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2004 in the women's 50 free....
) 4:11.42
Final
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(Giaan RooneyGiaan RooneyGiaan Leigh Rooney OAM is a retired Australian swimmer. She won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world record at the Athens Olympics...
, Leisel JonesLeisel JonesLeisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold...
, Petria ThomasPetria ThomasPetria Ann Thomas OAM is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby....
, Jodie HenryJodie HenryJodie Clare Henry OAM is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder.-Swimming career:Jodie Henry began swimming competitively at the relatively late age of 14....
), 3:57.32 - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Natalie CoughlinNatalie CoughlinNatalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive...
, Amanda BeardAmanda BeardAmanda Ray Beard is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist . She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke ....
, Jenny ThompsonJenny ThompsonJennifer Beth Thompson is an American former competitive swimmer, and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals , in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.Thompson, a Massachusetts native who calls Dover, New Hampshire her...
, Kara Lynn JoyceKara Lynn JoyceKara Lynn Joyce is an American swimmer and four-time Olympic silver medalist.-High school career:...
), 3:59.12 - GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(Antje BuschschulteAntje BuschschulteAntje Buschschulte is a German swimmer. Her best disciplines are the short distance freestyle and backstroke races. Buschschulte swims for the sporting club SC Magdeburg. Up to now, she has won 24 German championships....
, Sarah PoeweSarah PoeweSarah Poewe is an Olympic Breaststroke swimmer, who has swum internationally for both South Africa and Germany....
, Franziska van AlmsickFranziska van AlmsickFranziska van Almsick is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen....
, Daniela GötzDaniela GötzDaniela Götz is a German swimmer.Götz represented Germany in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She won bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in 4×100 metre medley relay. An the 2008 Olympics she cometed in 4×100 metre freestyle relay....
), 4:00.72 - ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, 4:03.35 - JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, 4:04.83 - NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, 4:07.36 - SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 4:07.61 - Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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Fastest Splits
100 Back: USA Natalie CoughlinNatalie Coughlin
Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive...
59.68
100 Breast: USA Amanda Beard
Amanda Beard
Amanda Ray Beard is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist . She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke ....
1:06.32
100 Fly: Petria Thomas
Petria Thomas
Petria Ann Thomas OAM is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby....
56.96