Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

The final of the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.[1]

Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date3 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors52 from 13 nations
Winning time4:08.34
Medalists
 United States (USA)
Theresa Andrews, Tracy Caulkins, Mary T. Meagher, Nancy Hogshead, Betsy Mitchell*, Susan Rapp*, Jenna Johnson*, Carrie Steinseifer*
 West Germany (FRG)
Svenja Schlicht, Ute Hasse, Ina Beyermann, Karin Seick
 Canada (CAN)
Reema Abdo, Anne Ottenbrite, Michelle MacPherson, Pamela Rai
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
Swimming at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

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

World record East Germany (GDR)
Ina Kleber (1:01.79)
Ute Geweniger (1:09.16)
Ines Geißler (1:00.09)
Birgit Meineke (54.75)		4:05.79Rome, Italy26 August 1983
Olympic record East Germany (GDR)
Rica Reinisch (1:01.51)
Ute Geweniger (1:09.46)
Andrea Pollack (1:00.14)
Caren Metschuck (55.56)		4:06.67Moscow, Soviet Union20 July 1980

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
124 United StatesBetsy Mitchell (1:02.56)
Susan Rapp (1:11.49)
Jenna Johnson (59.37)
Carrie Steinseifer (55.81)		4:09.23Q
225 West GermanySvenja Schlicht (1:03.55)
Ute Hasse (1:11.72)
Ina Beyermann (1:01.91)
Karin Seick (56.40)		4:13.58Q
315 CanadaReema Abdo (1:04.97)
Anne Ottenbrite (1:11.72)
Michelle MacPherson (1:02.31)
Pamela Rai (56.70)		4:15.70Q
422 Great BritainBeverley Rose (1:04.81)
Jean Hill (1:13.23)
Nicola Fibbens (1:02.03)
June Croft (56.76)		4:16.83Q
523 JapanNaomi Sekido (1:05.86)
Hiroko Nagasaki (1:12.04)
Naoko Kume (1:01.74)
Kaori Yanase (57.95)		4:17.59Q
613 SwedenAnna-Karin Eriksson (1:05.33)
Eva-Marie Håkansson (1:12.21)
Agneta Eriksson (1:02.23)
Maria Kardum (57.88)		4:17.65Q
716 ItalyManuela Carosi (1:05.08)
Manuela Dalla Valle (1:11.80)
Roberta Lanzarotti (1:03.56)
Silvia Persi (57.46)		4:17.90Q
812 SwitzerlandEva Gysling (1:05.80)
Patricia Brülhart (1:12.67)
Carole Brook (1:03.73)
Marie-Thérèse Armentero (58.35)		4:20.55Q
917 ChinaGuo Huaying (1:09.92)
Liang Weifen (1:14.83)
Li Jinlan (1:03.38)
Ding Jilian (59.26)		4:27.39
1011 Hong KongLotta Flink (1:09.78)
Chow Lai Yee (1:19.45)
Kathy Wong (1:06.70)
Fenella Ng (1:02.69)		4:38.62
14 NetherlandsJolanda de Rover (1:03.73)
Petra van Staveren (1:10.58)
Annemarie Verstappen (1:00.61)
Desi Reijers		DSQ
26 AustraliaAudrey Moore (1:04.61)
Dimity Douglas (1:12.16)
Lisa Curry (1:02.69)
Angela Russell		DSQ
27 MexicoTeresa Rivera (1:06.39)
Sara Guido (1:14.97)
Maria Urbina (1:06.75)
Patricia Kohlmann		DSQ

Final
RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
4 United StatesTheresa Andrews (1:04.00)
Tracy Caulkins (1:11.03)
Mary T. Meagher (58.04)
Nancy Hogshead (55.27)		4:08.34
5 West GermanySvenja Schlicht (1:03.20)
Ute Hasse (1:11.49)
Ina Beyermann (1:01.27)
Karin Seick (56.01)		4:11.97NR
3 CanadaReema Abdo (1:04.19)
Anne Ottenbrite (1:10.87)
Michelle MacPherson (1:01.28)
Pamela Rai (56.64)		4:12.98NR
46 Great BritainBeverley Rose (1:04.14)
Jean Hill (1:12.00)
Nicola Fibbens (1:01.83)
June Croft (56.08)		4:14.05
51 ItalyManuela Carosi (1:05.48)
Manuela Dalla Valle (1:11.32)
Roberta Lanzarotti (1:03.50)
Silvia Persi (57.10)		4:17.40
68 SwitzerlandEva Gysling (1:05.61)
Patricia Brülhart (1:12.59)
Carole Brook (1:03.07)
Marie-Thérèse Armentero (57.75)		4:19.02
2 JapanNaomi Sekido (1:05.67)
Hiroko Nagasaki (1:12.09)
Naoko Kume
Kaori Yanase		DSQ
7 SwedenAnna-Karin Eriksson (1:05.70)
Eva-Marie Håkansson
Agneta Eriksson
Maria Kardum		DSQ

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 500–501. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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