Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | March, 18, 2006 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:56.68 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||
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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 | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 |
The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 18, 2006, at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA) |
7:53.42 | Athens, Greece | 18 August 2004 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record |  Australia (AUS) |
7:54.06 | Montreal, Canada | 1 August 2005 | |
| Games record |  England (ENG) |
8:01.39 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1 August 2002 | [2] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Record |
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| 18 March | Final |  Australia |
Libby Lenton (2:00.04) Bronte Barratt (1:59.14) Kelly Stubbins (1:58.98) Linda Mackenzie (1:58.52) |
7:56.68 | GR |
Results
The final was held at 21:50.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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4 | Australia |
Libby Lenton (2:00.04) Bronte Barratt (1:59.14) Kelly Stubbins (1:58.98) Linda Mackenzie (1:58.52) |
7:56.68 | GR |
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5 | England |
Joanne Jackson (1:59.12) Kate Richardson (2:01.86) Julia Beckett (2:00.80) Melanie Marshall (1:59.45) |
8:01.23 | |
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3 |  New Zealand |
Lauren Boyle (2:00.49) Helen Norfolk (2:00.56) Alison Fitch (2:00.35) Melissa Ingram (2:00.80) |
8:02.20 | |
| 4 | 2 |  Canada |
Sophie Simard (2:00.70) Erica Morningstar (2:01.70) Maya Beaudry (1:59.89) Brittany Reimer (1:59.95) |
8:02.24 | |
| 5 | 6 |  South Africa |
Leone Vorster (2:04.51) Kirsten van Heerden (2:03.84) Wendy Trott (2:04.31) Marielle Rogers (2:06.77) |
8:19.43 | |
| 6 | 7 |  Wales |
Bethan Coole (2:04.80) Julie Gould (2:05.41) Jazmin Carlin (2:05.98) Cari-Fflur Davies (2:06.44) |
8:22.63 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Singapore |
Ho Shu Yong (2:11.69) Lynette Ng (2:11.13) Quah Ting Wen (2:10.24) Mylene Ong (2:08.22) |
8:41.28 |
References
- ^ (lcm-w) Women's 4x200 Free Relay - Finals results from the 2006 European Championships (showing the 1987 time from East Germany; the 2004 time from the USA as the WR; and that 2006 Germany time bettering the 2004 USA time). Published by Omega Timing on 2006-08-03; retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ Final results
- ^ "Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final - Result". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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