Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place in Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan in 29 July 2001.[1][2]

Women's 4×100 metre medley relay
at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
Dates29 July 2001
Winning time4:01.50
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    China
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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

NationTimeLocationDate
World record  United States
Barbara Bedford (1:01.39)
Megan Quann (1:06.29)
Jenny Thompson (57.25)
Dara Torres (53.37)
3:58.30Sydney23 Sep 2000
Championship record  China
He Cihong (1:00.16)
Dai Guohong (1:09.03)
Liu Limin (58.65)
Le Jingyi (53.54)
4:01.67Rome10 Sep 1994

The following record was established during the competition:

DateRoundNationTimeRecord
29 July 2001Final  Australia
Dyana Calub (1:02.80)
Leisel Jones (1:07.68)
Petria Thomas (57.65)
Sarah Ryan (54.09)
4:01.50CR

Results

Heats

PlaceHeatLaneNationSwimmers (split)TimeNotes
135  GermanyAntje Buschschulte (1:01.27)
Simone Karn (1:09.77)
Annika Mehlhorn (58.09)
Katrin Meissner (55.32)
4:04.45Q
234  United StatesCourtney Shealy (1:03.13)
Megan Quann (1:07.22)
Shelly Ripple-Johnston (59.08)
Maritza Correia (55.64)
4:05.07Q
325  ChinaZhan Shu (1:02.67)
Luo Xuejuan (1:08.43)
Ruan Yi (1:00.00)
Xu Yanwei (54.60)
4:05.70Q
424  AustraliaClementine Stoney (1:03.03)
Tarnee White (1:10.00)
Petria Thomas (57.95)
Elka Graham (56.05)
4:07.03Q
514  JapanMai Nakamura (1:02.37)
Junko Isoda (1:10.07)
Junko Onishi (59.55)
Sumika Minamoto (55.38)
4:07.37Q
615  United KingdomSarah Price (1:01.80)
Jaime King (1:10.18)
Georgina Lee (1:00.42)
Karen Pickering (55.16)
4:07.56Q
713  RussiaStanislava Komarova (1:02.13)
Olga Bakaldina (1:10.48)
Irina Bespalova (59.67)
Inna Yaitskaya (56.00)
4:08.28Q
823  CanadaJennifer Fratesi (1:02.90)
Rhiannon Leier (1:09.59)
Audrey Lacroix (1:00.63)
Laura Nicholls (55.46)
4:08.58Q
927  DenmarkLouise Ørnstedt (1:02.51)
Majken Thorup (1:10.39)
Sophia Skou (1:00.04)
Mette Jacobsen (55.75)
4:08.69
1033  SwedenTherese Alshammar (1:04.71)
Emma Igelström (1:09.81)
Johanna Sjöberg (59.64)
Josefin Lillhage (55.88)
4:10.04
1132  RomaniaValentina Brat (1:03.89)
Beatrice Câșlaru (1:09.77)
Diana Mocanu (1:00.66)
Camelia Potec (56.74)
4:11.06
1236  NetherlandsHinkelien Schreuder (1:02.99)
Madelon Baans (1:09.32)
Chantal Groot (1:02.91)
Manon van Rooijen (56.02)
4:11.24
1316  ItalyAlessandra Cappa (1:04.18)
Roberta Crescentini (1:11.36)
Sara Parise (1:00.70)
Cecilia Vianini (55.29)
4:11.53
1422  SingaporeDenyse Tan (1:10.09)
Nicolette Teo (1:12.39)
Christel Bouvron (1:04.95)
Jacqueline Lim (58.90)
4:26.33
1512  Chinese TaipeiYang Chin-Kuei (1:08.19)
Chen Yi-Fan (1:18.86)
Kuan Chia-Hsien (1:05.48)
Sung Yi-Chien (1:00.74)
4:33.27
1637  MacauShun Kwan Andrea Chum (1:13.83)
Weng Lam Cheong (1:18.92)
Weng Tong Cheong (1:07.71)
Wai Man Lam (1:04.87)
4:45.33
26  SwitzerlandDominique Diezi (1:03.93)
Carmela Schlegel
Agata Czaplicki
Nicole Zahnd
DSQ

Final

PlaceLaneNationSwimmers (split)TimeNotes
6  AustraliaDyana Calub (1:02.80)
Leisel Jones (1:07.68)
Petria Thomas (57.65)
Sarah Ryan (54.09)
4:01.50CR, OC
5  United StatesNatalie Coughlin (1:00.18)
Megan Quann (1:07.67)
Mary Descenza (59.59)
Erin Phenix (54.37)
4:01.81
3  ChinaZhan Shu (1:01.97)
Luo Xuejuan (1:06.47)
Ruan Yi (59.74)
Xu Yanwei (54.35)
4:02.53
44  GermanyAntje Buschschulte (1:01.07)
Simone Karn (1:09.58)
Annika Mehlhorn (58.59)
Katrin Meissner (53.82)
4:03.06
52  JapanMai Nakamura (1:01.97)
Junko Isoda (1:10.14)
Junko Onishi (59.14)
Sumika Minamoto (55.19)
4:06.44
67  United KingdomSarah Price (1:01.84)
Jaime King (1:09.86)
Nicola Jackson (59.85)
Rosalind Brett (55.11)
4:06.66
71  RussiaStanislava Komarova (1:02.06)
Elena Bogomazova (1:10.05)
Natalia Soutiagina (59.32)
Inna Yaitskaya (56.15)
4:07.58
88  CanadaJennifer Fratesi (1:02.62)
Rhiannon Leier (1:09.85)
Audrey Lacroix (1:00.26)
Laura Nicholls (55.37)
4:08.10

References