Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The relay competition over 4 times the women 's 100m freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 28 July 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre. 16 squadrons with a total of 84 athletes took part.

There were two heats. The fastest eight squadrons heats qualified for the final, which was held on the same day.

Abbreviations: WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record, NR = National record, PB = personal best, JWB = Jahresweltbestzeit

Existing Records

Title holders

Leader

Flow 1

July 28, 2012

Flow 2

July 28, 2012

Final

July 28, 2012, 20:43 CET Clock

After 2004 and 2008 it was the third time in a row that Australia, the Netherlands and the United States came to the podium. Natalie Coughlin, used in the flow and thus also awarded a medal along with their compatriots Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson, the swimmer with the most medals (12). Lia Neal is the first African-American swimmer in an Olympic final.