Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:30.05 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7/S8 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB8/SB9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7 | women | |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM10 | 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 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming program took place on 5 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.[1] 20 athletes from 5 nations competed,[2] with Australia setting a world record time of 3:30.05 in the final to win gold.[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Australia (AUS)Emma McKeon (53.41) Brittany Elmslie (53.12) Bronte Campbell (52.15) Cate Campbell (51.97) |
3:30.65 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6 August 2016 | [4] |
| Commonwealth record | Australia (AUS) Emma McKeon (53.41) Brittany Elmslie (53.12) Bronte Campbell (52.15) Cate Campbell (51.97) |
3:30.65 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6 August 2016 | [4] |
| Games record |  Australia (AUS)Bronte Campbell (53.15) Melanie Schlanger (52.76) Emma McKeon (52.91) Cate Campbell (52.16) |
3:30.98 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 24 July 2014 | [5] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April | Final | Australia |
Shayna Jack (54.03) Bronte Campbell (52.03) Emma McKeon (52.99) Cate Campbell (51.00) |
3:30.05 | WR |
Results
The final was held at 21:50.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Australia |
Shayna Jack (54.03) Bronte Campbell (52.03) Emma McKeon (52.99) Cate Campbell (51.00) |
3:30.05 | WR |
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5 |  Canada |
Alexia Zevnik (53.95) Kayla Sanchez (53.82) Penny Oleksiak (54.33) Taylor Ruck (51.82) |
3:33.92 | |
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3 |  England |
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (54.34) Freya Anderson (54.95) Anna Hopkin (53.82) Eleanor Faulkner (55.29) |
3:38.40 | |
| 4 | 6 |  New Zealand |
Laticia Transom (55.75) Georgia Marris (56.95) Carina Doyle (55.36) Helena Gasson (55.71) |
3:43.77 | |
| 5 | 2 |  South Africa |
Emma Chelius (56.37) Erin Gallagher (54.66) Marlies Ross (57.05) Dune Coetzee (57.96) |
3:46.04 |
References
- ^ a b Final results
- ^ "Start List Final Women's 4x100m Freestyle" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Australian women break 4x100 freestyle relay world record". ABC News. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ a b Lutz, Rachel. "Australian women repeat as 4x100m freestyle relay gold medalists". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Balym, Todd. "World record for women's relay team in Glasgow, McKeons' claim more medals". news.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
