Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21. The heats and final took place on May 21.[1]
| Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 21, 2012 (heats and final) |
| Competitors | 44 from 10 nations |
| Winning time | 3:37.98 |
| Medalists | |
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World and European record |  Netherlands |
3:31.72 | Rome | July 26, 2009 |
| Championship record | Netherlands |
3:33.62 | Eindhoven | March 18, 2008 |
Results edit
Heats edit
10 nations participated in 2 heats.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Britta Steffen Silke Lippok Lisa Vitting Daniela Schreiber |
 Germany |
3:40.90 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Nathalie Lindborg Michelle Coleman Louise Hansson Sarah Sjöström |
 Sweden |
3:41.88 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Erica Buratto Alice Mizzau Alice Nesti Erika Ferraioli |
 Italy |
3:42.79 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Theodora Drakou Theodora Giareni Nery Mantey Niangkouara Kristel Vourna |
 Greece |
3:43.09 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Katinka Hosszú Ágnes Mutina Zsuzsanna Jakabos Evelyn Verrasztó |
 Hungary |
3:43.94 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Henriette Brekke Cecilie Johannessen Monica Johannessen Ingvild Snildal |
 Norway |
3:44.09 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Sviatlana Khakhlova Aksana Dziamidava Yuliya Khitraya Yana Parakhouskaya |
 Belarus |
3:46.71 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Ragnheidur Ragnarsdottir Eva Hannesdóttir Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Sarah Blake Bateman |
 Iceland |
3:48.83 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 2 | Aneta Pechancová Klára Václavíková Alžběta Řehořková Martina Moravčíková |
 Czech Republic |
DSQ | ||
| 2 | 3 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä Emilia Pikkarainen Laura Kurki Linda Laihorinne |
 Finland |
DSQ |
Final edit
The final was held at 18:11.[3]
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay Heats results Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.