Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 June (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:41.45 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships was held on 22 June 2022.[1][2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  China | 7:40.33 | Tokyo, Japan | 29 July 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record |  Australia | 7:41.50 | Gwangju, South Korea | 25 July 2019 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June | Final |  United States | 7:41.45 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started at 10:11.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Australia | Leah Neale (1:57.03) Lani Pallister (1:56.86) Brianna Throssell (1:57.23) Kiah Melverton (1:56.49) | 7:47.61 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | China | Li Bingjie (1:57.55) Lao Lihui (1:56.91) Ge Chutong (1:57.92) Ai Yanhan (1:56.70) | 7:49.08 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | United States | Alexandra Walsh (1:57.94) Claire Weinstein (1:58.35) Hali Flickinger (1:57.05) Bella Sims (1:55.91) | 7:49.25 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 |  Canada | Mary-Sophie Harvey (1:57.94) Katerine Savard (1:58.41) Rebecca Smith (1:59.03) Taylor Ruck (1:58.21) | 7:53.59 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 |  Hungary | Zsuzsanna Jakabos (2:00.25) Nikolett Pádár (1:57.48) Ajna Késely (1:59.37) Dóra Molnár (1:59.42) | 7:56.52 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 |  Brazil | Stephanie Balduccini (1:58.64) Giovanna Diamante (1:59.57) Aline Rodrigues (2:00.31) Maria Paula Heitmann (1:59.41) | 7:57.93 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 |  Japan | Momoka Yoshii (2:01.50) Miyu Namba (1:57.31) Aoi Masuda (1:59.97) Waka Kobori (1:59.89) | 7:58.67 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 |  Great Britain | Freya Anderson (1:59.96) Medi Harris (2:01.91) Freya Colbert (1:59.24) Lucy Hope (1:58.76) | 7:59.87 | Q, WD |
| 9 | 1 | 2 |  New Zealand | Erika Fairweather (1:58.88) Eve Thomas (2:00.00) Caitlin Deans (2:03.42) Laura Littlejohn (2:02.57) | 8:04.87 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 7 |  Austria | Marlene Kahler (2:01.28) Cornelia Pammer (2:02.23) Lena Kreundl (2:01.16) Lena Opatril (2:03.18) | 8:07.85 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 |  Israel | Lea Polonsky (2:02.62) Anastasia Gorbenko (1:59.88) Aviv Barzelay (2:04.50) Daria Golovaty (2:01.20) | 8:08.20 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 |  South Korea | Kim Seo-yeong (1:59.65) Jung Hyun-young (2:04.39) Hur Yeon-kyung (2:06.41) Jo Hyun-ju (2:02.55) | 8:13.00 |
Final
The final was held at 19:50.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | United States | Claire Weinstein (1:56.71) Leah Smith (1:56.47) Katie Ledecky (1:53.67) Bella Sims (1:54.60) | 7:41.45 | CR |
 | 4 | Australia | Madison Wilson (1:56.74) Leah Neale (1:55.27) Kiah Melverton (1:55.91) Mollie O'Callaghan (1:55.94) | 7:43.86 | |
 | 6 | Canada | Summer McIntosh (1:54.79) WJ Kayla Sanchez (1:57.39) Taylor Ruck (1:56.75) Penny Oleksiak (1:55.83) | 7:44.76 | |
| 4 | 5 | China | Tang Muhan (1:58.10) Li Bingjie (1:56.67) Ai Yanhan (1:56.77) Yang Junxuan (1:54.18) | 7:45.72 | |
| 5 | 2 | Hungary | Nikolett Pádár (1:58.01) Dóra Molnár (1:59.76) Ajna Késely (1:59.69) Boglárka Kapás (2:00.44) | 7:57.90 | |
| 6 | 7 | Brazil | Stephanie Balduccini (1:59.00) Giovanna Diamante (1:59.37) Aline Rodrigues (2:00.43) Maria Paula Heitmann (1:59.58) | 7:58.38 | |
| 7 | 8 | New Zealand | Erika Fairweather (1:58.24) Eve Thomas (1:59.17) Caitlin Deans (2:01.57) Laura Littlejohn (2:00.10) | 7:59.08 | |
| 8 | 1 | Japan | Momoka Yoshii (2:01.67) Miyu Namba (1:58.52) Aoi Masuda (1:59.70) Waka Kobori (2:00.14) | 8:00.03 |
