Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | London Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
Dates | August 1, 2012 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 84 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 7:42.92 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
---|---|---|
![]() | ||
Qualification | ||
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 |
Marathon | ||
10 km | men | women |
The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 1 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]
The U.S. women's team smashed a new Olympic record to recapture their freestyle relay title with the help of a sterling anchor leg from Allison Schmitt. Trailing throughout most of the race with a back-to-back lead from Australia and France before the final exchange, Schmitt demolished the field with a remarkable split of 1:54.09 to deliver the American foursome of Missy Franklin (1:55.96), Dana Vollmer (1:56.02), and Shannon Vreeland (1:56.85) a gold medal and an Olympic record in 7:42.92.[2][3]
Australia's Bronte Barratt (1:55.76), Melanie Schlanger (1:55.62), and Kylie Palmer (1:56.91) handed Alicia Coutts the anchor duties at the final exchange with a 0.54-second lead, but Coutts' split of 1:56.12 was just over a full-body length behind Schmitt's stunning anchor, leaving them with a silver medal in 7:44.41.[4][5] Meanwhile, the fantastic French quartet of Camille Muffat (1:55.51), Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78), Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05), and Coralie Balmy (1:56.15) took home the bronze in 7:47.49.[6][7]
Canada's Barbara Jardin (1:57.96), Samantha Cheverton (1:56.91), Amanda Reason (1:59.32), and Brittany MacLean (1:56.46) missed the podium with a fourth-place time in 7:50.65, while Great Britain's home favorite foursome of Caitlin McClatchey (1:58.66), Rebecca Turner (1:57.39), Hannah Miley (1:58.12), and Joanne Jackson (1:58.20) struggled to mount a challenge in an Olympic-medal race as they finished fifth in 7:52.37.[8][9] China (7:53.11), led by medley double champion Ye Shiwen, Italy (7:56.30), and Japan (7:56.73) rounded out the championship finale.[7]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() Yang Yu (1:55.47) Zhu Qianwei (1:55.79) Liu Jing (1:56.09) Pang Jiaying (1:54.73) | 7:42.08 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 | [10][11] |
Olympic record | ![]() Stephanie Rice (1:56.60) Bronte Barratt (1:56.58) Kylie Palmer (1:55.22) Linda Mackenzie (1:55.91) | 7:44.31 | Beijing, China | 14 August 2008 | [12] |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 1 | Final | Missy Franklin (1:55.96) Dana Vollmer (1:56.02) Shannon Vreeland (1:56.85) Allison Schmitt (1:54.09) | ![]() | 7:42.92 | OR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Final
[edit]Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Time Behind | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 5 | ![]() | Missy Franklin (1:55.96) Dana Vollmer (1:56.02) Shannon Vreeland (1:56.85) Allison Schmitt (1:54.09) | 7:42.92 | OR | |
![]() | 4 | ![]() | Bronte Barratt (1:55.76) Melanie Schlanger (1:55.62) Kylie Palmer (1:56.91) Alicia Coutts (1:56.12) | 7:44.41 | 1.49 | |
![]() | 2 | ![]() | Camille Muffat (1:55.51) Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78) Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05) Coralie Balmy (1:56.15) | 7:47.49 | 4.57 | NR |
4 | 3 | ![]() | Barbara Jardin (1:57.96) Samantha Cheverton (1:56.91) Amanda Reason (1:59.32) Brittany MacLean (1:56.46) | 7:50.65 | 7.73 | |
5 | 1 | ![]() | Caitlin McClatchey (1:58.66) Rebecca Turner (1:57.39) Hannah Miley (1:58.12) Joanne Jackson (1:58.20) | 7:52.37 | 9.45 | |
6 | 7 | ![]() | Wang Shijia (1:58.32) Ye Shiwen (1:57.37) Liu Jing (1:59.51) Tang Yi (1:57.91) | 7:53.11 | 10.19 | |
7 | 6 | ![]() | Alice Mizzau (1:58.93) Alice Nesti (2:00.03) Diletta Carli (1:59.73) Federica Pellegrini (1:57.61) | 7:56.30 | 13.38 | |
8 | 8 | ![]() | Haruka Ueda (1:58.23) Hanae Ito (1:58.26) Yayoi Matsumoto (2:00.82) Aya Takano (1:59.42) | 7:56.73 | 13.81 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Norlander, Matt (1 August 2012). "U.S. women set Olympic record in 4×200 freestyle relay". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Rossingh, Danielle (1 August 2012). "U.S. Women Relay Swimmers Win 2nd Gold on Day of Olympic Records". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Aussies take relay silver". ABC News Australia. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Olympics 2012: Allison Schmitt pushes U.S. ahead to win 4×200 free relay". Washington Times. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Rossingh, Danielle (1 August 2012). "U.S. Women Get Relay Swim Gold, Gyurta Breaks World Record". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on July 11, 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b "2012 London Olympics: Team USA Wins Duel With Australia, Posts Olympic Record in Women's 800-Meter Freestyle Relay". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Canada misses podium in women's 4×200m relay". Vancouver Courier. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Olympics Swimming: USA women win 200m freestyle relay". BBC Sport. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Wuhan swimmer beats back critics". China Daily. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Balym, Todd (31 July 2009). "Jess Schipper and Christian Sprenger claim world records in Rome". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Newberry, Paul (14 August 2008). "Olympics Notebook: Phelps, Lochte set for classic 200 IM". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay – Heats". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.