Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 20 March at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
VenueMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Dates20 March 2006 (2006-03-20)
Competitors24 from 6 nations
Winning time3:36.49 GR
Medalists
 Lisbeth Lenton
Jodie Henry
Alice Mills
Shayne Reese		   Australia
 Melanie Marshall
Rosalind Brett
Amy Smith
Fran Halsall		   England
 Erica Morningstar
Victoria Poon
Geneviève Saumur
Sophie Simard		   Canada
Swimming at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

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

World record Australia (AUS)
Alice Mills (54.75)
Lisbeth Lenton (53.57)
Petria Thomas (54.67)
Jodie Henry (52.95)		3:31.72Athens, Greece14 August 2004[1]
Commonwealth record Australia (AUS)
Alice Mills (54.75)
Lisbeth Lenton (53.57)
Petria Thomas (54.67)
Jodie Henry (52.95)		3:31.72Athens, Greece14 August 2004[1]
Games record Australia (AUS)3:40.41Manchester, England3 August 2002[1]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNationSwimmersTimeRecord
20 MarchFinal AustraliaLisbeth Lenton (53.74)
Jodie Henry (53.30)
Alice Mills (54.42)
Shayne Reese (55.03)		3:36.49GR

Results
RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
4 AustraliaLisbeth Lenton (53.74)
Jodie Henry (53.30)
Alice Mills (54.42)
Shayne Reese (55.03)		3:36.49GR
3 EnglandMelanie Marshall (55.24)
Rosalind Brett (55.22)
Amy Smith (57.22)
Fran Halsall (55.01)		3:42.69
5 CanadaErica Morningstar (55.63)
Victoria Poon (56.24)
Geneviève Saumur (54.85)
Sophie Simard (56.12)		3:42.84
42 New ZealandLauren Boyle (56.02)
Alison Fitch (55.85)
Helen Norfolk (56.17)
Hannah McLean (55.45)		3:43.49
56 South AfricaLize-Mari Retief (57.39)
Lauren Roets (55.07)
Marielle Rogers (57.65)
Kirsten van Heerden (57.88)		3:47.99
67 SingaporeHiang Yuet Ng (59.38)
Joscelin Yeo (56.45)
Shu Yong Ho (59.18)
Chui Bin Ong (59.14)		3:54.15

References
  1. "MELBOURNE 2006 - XVIII Commonwealth Games: Complete results book (Swimming)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2006-03-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
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