Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 23 July 2001 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:39.58 | |||||||||
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The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place in Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan in 23 July 2001.[1][2]
At the start of the event, the World (WR) and Championship (CR) records were:
- WR: 3:36.61 swum by United States on September 16, 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
- CR: 3:37.91 swum by China on September 7, 1994 in Rome, Italy.
Results
Heats
| Place | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers (split) | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 |  Germany | Petra Dallmann (55.80) Antje Buschschulte (54.53) Katrin Meissner (54.94) Meike Freitag (56.13) | 3:41.40 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 |  United States | Tammie Stone (55.75) Stefanie Williams (55.84) Erin Phenix (54.74) Courtney Shealy (55.16) | 3:41.49 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 |  Australia | Sarah Ryan (55.14) Elka Graham (55.42) Jodie Henry (55.81) Giaan Rooney (55.39) | 3:41.76 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 |  United Kingdom | Alison Sheppard (55.97) Melanie Marshall (55.48) Rosalind Brett (55.09) Karen Pickering (55.38) | 3:41.92 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 |  China | Yang Yu (55.95) Han Xue (56.41) Zhu Yingwen (55.75) Xu Yanwei (54.77) | 3:42.88 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 |  Sweden | Johanna Sjöberg (56.33) Josefin Lillhage (55.76) Cathrin Carlzon (56.13) Therese Alshammar (55.01) | 3:43.23 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 |  Italy | Luisa Striani (56.07) Cristina Chiuso (56.16) Sara Parise (56.38) Cecilia Vianini (54.97) | 3:43.58 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |  Japan | Tomoko Nagai (56.16) Maki Mita (55.84) Eri Yamanoi (56.81) Sumika Minamoto (54.90) | 3:43.71 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 |  Canada | Laura Nicholls (56.25) Marianne Limpert (55.66) Jessica Deglau (56.92) Sophie Simard (57.20) | 3:46.03 | |
| 10 | 1 | 4 |  Netherlands | Manon van Rooijen (56.75) Chantal Groot (56.34) Hinkelien Schreuder (56.11) Wilma van Hofwegen (57.34) | 3:46.54 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 |  Singapore | Christel Bouvron (59.95) Rebecca Heng (1:02.95) Nicolette Teo (59.56) Jacqueline Lim (59.57) | 4:02.03 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 |  Chinese Taipei | Sung Yi-Chien (1:00.01) Lin Chi-Chan (58.98) Lee Huei-Yun (1:03.44) Kuan Chia-Hsien (1:00.22) | 4:02.65 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 |  Macau | Weng Tong Cheong (1:02.41) Wai Man Lam (1:04.04) Weng Lam Cheong (1:04.65) Shun Kwan Andrea Chum (1:03.67) | 4:14.77 |
Final
| Place | Lane | Nation | Swimmers (split) | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Germany | Petra Dallmann (55.33) Antje Buschschulte (55.13) Katrin Meissner (54.07) Sandra Völker (55.05) | 3:39.58 | |
 | 6 | United Kingdom | Alison Sheppard (56.15) Melanie Marshall (55.22) Rosalind Brett (54.76) Karen Pickering (54.67) | 3:40.80 | |
| 5 | United States | Colleen Lanne (56.15) Erin Phenix (54.68) Maritza Correia (54.94) Courtney Shealy (55.03) | 3:40.80 | |
| 4 | 7 | Sweden | Josefin Lillhage (56.19) Johanna Sjöberg (54.79) Therese Alshammar (54.58) Anna-Karin Kammerling (55.62) | 3:41.18 | |
| 5 | 2 | China | Yang Yu (55.89) Han Xue (55.77) Zhu Yingwen (55.31) Xu Yanwei (54.35) | 3:41.32 | |
| 6 | 3 | Australia | Sarah Ryan (55.22) Petria Thomas (55.68) Lori Munz (55.57) Giaan Rooney (55.54) | 3:42.01 | |
| 7 | 8 | Japan | Tomoko Nagai (56.00) Maki Mita (55.83) Sumika Minamoto (55.04) Eri Yamanoi (56.20) | 3:43.07 | |
| 8 | 1 | Italy | Luisa Striani (56.64) Cristina Chiuso (56.11) Sara Parise (56.06) Cecilia Vianini (55.86) | 3:44.67 |
