4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women

Competition 1978 World Aquatics Championships
Venue West-Berlin GER
Held β€”
Status Medal
Competitors 61
Countries 13
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
πŸ₯‡ United States USA 3:48.84
(1 h2)		 3:43.43
(1 F)
Tracy Caulkins β€” 56.57
Stephanie Elkins β€” 55.92
Jill Sterkel 56.47 55.70
Sippy Woodhead β€” 55.24
Jennifer Hooker 57.79 β€” *
Missy Gehan 57.25 β€” *
Jane Abraham 57.33 β€” *
πŸ₯ˆ East Germany GDR 3:51.70
(1 h1)		 3:47.37
(2 F)
Heike Witt β€” 57.11
Caren Metschuck 57.61 56.70
Barbara Krause β€” 55.44
Petra Priemer 58.28 58.12
Birgit Treiber 59.37 β€” *
Heike Witt 56.44 β€” *
πŸ₯‰ Canada CAN 3:52.13
(2 h2)		 3:49.59
(3 F)
Gail Amundrud 57.41 57.90
Nancy Garapick 57.40 57.21
Susan Sloan 58.10 57.38
Wendy Quirk β€” 57.10
Carol Klimpel 59.22 β€” *
4 Netherlands NED 3:52.21
(2 h1)		 3:50.88
(4 F)
Ineke Ran 58.96 58.34
Berber Kamstra 58.46 58.43
Annelies Maas 58.28 57.91
Enith Brigitha 56.51 56.20
5 Soviet Union URS 3:53.03
(3 h1)		 3:51.27
(5 F)
Olga Klevakina 58.19 58.17
Irina Aksyonova β€” 58.92
Valeriya Tarbeyeva 59.22 57.82
Larisa Tsaryova 56.92 56.36
Svetlana Yakovleva 58.70 β€” *
6 Germany GER 3:52.80
(3 h2)		 3:51.76
(6 F)
Petra Jensurski β€” 58.17
Daniela BΓΆser 58.84 57.97
Marion Aizpors 57.42 57.60
Ute Neubert 58.00 58.02
Karin Seick 58.54 β€” *
7 Sweden SWE 3:54.98
(4 h2)		 3:52.46
(7 F)
Birgitta JΓΆnsson 57.73 57.65
Lena Ekblom 57.72 58.08
Carina Ljungdahl 59.22 58.50
Ann-Sofi Roos β€” 58.23
Anette Fredriksson 1:00.31 β€” *
8 Great Britain GBR 3:56.53
(5 h2)		 3:54.88
(8 F)
Cheryl Brazendale 59.06 58.83
Vanessa Bullock β€” 58.88
Heidi Turk 59.54 58.87
Sharron Davies 58.79 58.30
Kaye Lovatt 59.14 β€” *
9 Norway NOR 3:57.07
(4 h1)		 β€”
Guri Kogstad 58.78 β€”
Vibeke Olsen 1:00.85 β€”
Bente Walin 1:00.89 β€”
Lene Jenssen 56.55 β€”
10 Australia AUS 3:59.95
(5 h1)		 β€”
Rosemary Brown 59.58 β€”
Lisa Curry 59.09 β€”
Michelle Ford 1:01.33 β€”
Tracey Wickham 59.95 β€”
11 Spain ESP 4:00.43
(6 h1)		 β€”
Julia LΓ³pez-Zubero 1:00.53 β€”
Natalia Mas 59.94 β€”
Gloria Casado 59.82 β€”
Margarita Armengol 1:00.14 β€”
12 Italy ITA 4:02.31
(7 h1)		 β€”
Cinzia Savi Scarponi 1:00.18 β€”
Carol Galimberti 59.85 β€”
Manuela Dalla Valle 1:00.14 β€”
Paola Biagini 1:02.14 β€”
13 Denmark DEN 4:03.15
(6 h2)		 β€”
Charlotte Petersen 1:00.37 β€”
Louise Jansen 1:00.63 β€”
Lisbeth Nielsen 1:00.48 β€”
Nina Irgang 1:01.67 β€”
DNS New Zealand NZL β€”
(DNS h2)		 β€”

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 East Germany GDR 3:51.70
Heike Witt β€”
Caren Metschuck 57.61
Barbara Krause β€”
Petra Priemer 58.28
Birgit Treiber 59.37
Heike Witt 56.44
2 Netherlands NED 3:52.21
Ineke Ran 58.96
Berber Kamstra 58.46
Annelies Maas 58.28
Enith Brigitha 56.51
3 Soviet Union URS 3:53.03
Olga Klevakina 58.19
Irina Aksyonova β€”
Valeriya Tarbeyeva 59.22
Larisa Tsaryova 56.92
Svetlana Yakovleva 58.70
4 Norway NOR 3:57.07
Guri Kogstad 58.78
Vibeke Olsen 1:00.85
Bente Walin 1:00.89
Lene Jenssen 56.55
5 Australia AUS 3:59.95
Rosemary Brown 59.58
Lisa Curry 59.09
Michelle Ford 1:01.33
Tracey Wickham 59.95
6 Spain ESP 4:00.43
Julia LΓ³pez-Zubero 1:00.53
Natalia Mas 59.94
Gloria Casado 59.82
Margarita Armengol 1:00.14
7 Italy ITA 4:02.31
Cinzia Savi Scarponi 1:00.18
Carol Galimberti 59.85
Manuela Dalla Valle 1:00.14
Paola Biagini 1:02.14

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 United States USA 3:48.84
Tracy Caulkins β€”
Stephanie Elkins β€”
Jill Sterkel 56.47
Sippy Woodhead β€”
Jennifer Hooker 57.79
Missy Gehan 57.25
Jane Abraham 57.33
2 Canada CAN 3:52.13
Gail Amundrud 57.41
Nancy Garapick 57.40
Susan Sloan 58.10
Wendy Quirk β€”
Carol Klimpel 59.22
3 Germany GER 3:52.80
Petra Jensurski β€”
Daniela BΓΆser 58.84
Marion Aizpors 57.42
Ute Neubert 58.00
Karin Seick 58.54
4 Sweden SWE 3:54.98
Birgitta JΓΆnsson 57.73
Lena Ekblom 57.72
Carina Ljungdahl 59.22
Ann-Sofi Roos β€”
Anette Fredriksson 1:00.31
5 Great Britain GBR 3:56.53
Cheryl Brazendale 59.06
Vanessa Bullock β€”
Heidi Turk 59.54
Sharron Davies 58.79
Kaye Lovatt 59.14
6 Denmark DEN 4:03.15
Charlotte Petersen 1:00.37
Louise Jansen 1:00.63
Lisbeth Nielsen 1:00.48
Nina Irgang 1:01.67
DNS New Zealand NZL β€”

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 United States USA 3:43.43
Tracy Caulkins 56.57
Stephanie Elkins 55.92
Jill Sterkel 55.70
Sippy Woodhead 55.24
Jennifer Hooker β€”
Missy Gehan β€”
Jane Abraham β€”
2 East Germany GDR 3:47.37
Heike Witt 57.11
Caren Metschuck 56.70
Barbara Krause 55.44
Petra Priemer 58.12
Birgit Treiber β€”
Heike Witt β€”
3 Canada CAN 3:49.59
Gail Amundrud 57.90
Nancy Garapick 57.21
Susan Sloan 57.38
Wendy Quirk 57.10
Carol Klimpel β€”
4 Netherlands NED 3:50.88
Ineke Ran 58.34
Berber Kamstra 58.43
Annelies Maas 57.91
Enith Brigitha 56.20
5 Soviet Union URS 3:51.27
Olga Klevakina 58.17
Irina Aksyonova 58.92
Valeriya Tarbeyeva 57.82
Larisa Tsaryova 56.36
Svetlana Yakovleva β€”
6 Germany GER 3:51.76
Petra Jensurski 58.17
Daniela BΓΆser 57.97
Marion Aizpors 57.60
Ute Neubert 58.02
Karin Seick β€”
7 Sweden SWE 3:52.46
Birgitta JΓΆnsson 57.65
Lena Ekblom 58.08
Carina Ljungdahl 58.50
Ann-Sofi Roos 58.23
Anette Fredriksson β€”
8 Great Britain GBR 3:54.88
Cheryl Brazendale 58.83
Vanessa Bullock 58.88
Heidi Turk 58.87
Sharron Davies 58.30
Kaye Lovatt β€”