The U.S. women's team solidified their triumph to demolish a new world record and to recapture their Olympic title after twelve years. Leading from the start, the fearsome foursome of Missy Franklin (58.50), Rebecca Soni (1:04.82), Dana Vollmer (55.48), and Allison Schmitt (53.25) put together a perfect ending with a stunning gold-medal time in 3:52.05 to shave off China's global standard by 14-hundredths of a second from the 2009 World Championships at the peak of the high-tech bodysuit era.[2][3][4]
Australia's Emily Seebohm (59.01), Leisel Jones (1:06.06), Alicia Coutts (56.41), and Melanie Schlanger (52.54) trailed behind their formidable rivals by a couple of seconds, but managed to take home a magnificent silver in 3:54.02.[5] Pulling off a second-place finish, Jones also matched Ian Thorpe for the most medals by an Australian swimmer in her fourth straight Olympics with a remarkable overall tally of nine (three golds, five silver, and one bronze).[6][7]
Outside the podium, China's Zhao Jing (59.86), Ji Liping (1:06.94), Lu Ying (56.80), and Tang Yi (52.81) could not produce a similar stellar performance in the medley relay with a fifth-place finish in 3:56.41, while the Dutch foursome of Sharon van Rouwendaal (1:00.72), Moniek Nijhuis (1:06.74), Inge Dekker (56.91), and star Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.91), who captured another sprint freestyle title an hour earlier, claimed a distant sixth spot in 3:57.28.[9] Denmark (3:57.76) and Great Britain (3:59.46) rounded out the championship finale.[9][10]
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The women s 4 100 metre medley relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 3 4 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London United Kingdom 1 Women s 4 100 metre medley relayat the Games of the XXX OlympiadVenueLondon Aquatics CentreDatesAugust 3 2012 heats August 4 2012 final Competitors84 from 16 nationsWinning time3 52 05 WRMedalists United States USA Missy Franklin Rebecca Soni Dana Vollmer Allison Schmitt Rachel Bootsma Breeja Larson Claire Donahue Jessica Hardy Australia AUS Emily Seebohm Leisel Jones Alicia Coutts Melanie Schlanger Brittany Elmslie Japan JPN Aya Terakawa Satomi Suzuki Yuka Kato Haruka Ueda Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats 20082016 The U S women s team solidified their triumph to demolish a new world record and to recapture their Olympic title after twelve years Leading from the start the fearsome foursome of Missy Franklin 58 50 Rebecca Soni 1 04 82 Dana Vollmer 55 48 and Allison Schmitt 53 25 put together a perfect ending with a stunning gold medal time in 3 52 05 to shave off China s global standard by 14 hundredths of a second from the 2009 World Championships at the peak of the high tech bodysuit era 2 3 4 Australia s Emily Seebohm 59 01 Leisel Jones 1 06 06 Alicia Coutts 56 41 and Melanie Schlanger 52 54 trailed behind their formidable rivals by a couple of seconds but managed to take home a magnificent silver in 3 54 02 5 Pulling off a second place finish Jones also matched Ian Thorpe for the most medals by an Australian swimmer in her fourth straight Olympics with a remarkable overall tally of nine three golds five silver and one bronze 6 7 Japan s Aya Terakawa 58 99 Satomi Suzuki 1 05 96 Yuka Kato 57 36 and Haruka Ueda 53 42 ended on a spectacular fashion with a bronze medal in 3 55 73 holding off the robust Russian quartet of Anastasia Zuyeva 59 13 Yuliya Yefimova 1 04 98 Irina Bespalova 58 59 and Veronika Popova 53 33 by exactly three tenths of a second 0 30 a fourth place time in 3 56 03 8 9 Outside the podium China s Zhao Jing 59 86 Ji Liping 1 06 94 Lu Ying 56 80 and Tang Yi 52 81 could not produce a similar stellar performance in the medley relay with a fifth place finish in 3 56 41 while the Dutch foursome of Sharon van Rouwendaal 1 00 72 Moniek Nijhuis 1 06 74 Inge Dekker 56 91 and star Ranomi Kromowidjojo 52 91 who captured another sprint freestyle title an hour earlier claimed a distant sixth spot in 3 57 28 9 Denmark 3 57 76 and Great Britain 3 59 46 rounded out the championship finale 9 10 Contents 1 Records 2 Results 2 1 Heats 2 2 Final 3 References 4 External linksRecords EditPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp China CHN Zhao Jing 58 98 Chen Huijia 1 04 12 Jiao Liuyang 56 28 Li Zhesi 52 81 3 52 19 Rome Italy 1 August 2009 11 Olympic record nbsp Australia AUS Emily Seebohm 59 33 Leisel Jones 1 04 58 Jessicah Schipper 56 25 Lisbeth Trickett 52 53 3 52 69 Beijing China 17 August 2008 12 The following records were established during the competition Date Event Swimmers Nation Time RecordAugust 4 Final Missy Franklin 58 50 Rebecca Soni 1 04 82 Dana Vollmer 55 48 Allison Schmitt 53 25 nbsp United States 3 52 05 WRResults EditHeats Edit 13 Rank Heat Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes1 2 5 nbsp Australia Emily Seebohm 58 57 Leisel Jones 1 05 96 Alicia Coutts 57 45 Brittany Elmslie 53 44 3 55 42 Q2 2 3 nbsp Japan Aya Terakawa 59 19 Satomi Suzuki 1 07 15 Yuka Kato 57 73 Haruka Ueda 53 80 3 57 87 Q3 2 2 nbsp Denmark Mie Ostergaard Nielsen 1 00 27 Rikke Moller Pedersen 1 07 15 Jeanette Ottesen 56 74 Pernille Blume 54 19 3 58 35 Q NR4 2 4 nbsp United States Rachel Bootsma 59 70 Breeja Larson 1 06 66 Claire Donahue 58 05 Jessica Hardy 54 47 3 58 88 Q5 1 7 nbsp Netherlands Sharon van Rouwendaal 1 00 98 Moniek Nijhuis 1 06 98 Inge Dekker 57 43 Femke Heemskerk 53 80 3 59 19 Q6 2 6 nbsp Great Britain Gemma Spofforth 1 00 02 Siobhan Marie O Connor 1 08 10 Jemma Lowe 57 56 Amy Smith 53 69 3 59 37 Q7 1 4 nbsp China Gao Chang 1 00 41 Sun Ye 1 08 01 Jiao Liuyang 57 56 Tang Yi 53 40 3 59 38 Q8 1 5 nbsp Russia Maria Gromova 1 01 53 Yuliya Yefimova 1 05 84 Irina Bespalova 58 33 Veronika Popova 53 87 3 59 57 Q9 1 3 nbsp Germany Jenny Mensing 1 01 02 Sarah Poewe 1 07 19 Alexandra Wenk 58 85 Britta Steffen 52 89 3 59 9510 2 7 nbsp Sweden Sarah Sjostrom 1 01 38 Jennie Johansson 1 06 94 Martina Granstrom 58 46 Michelle Coleman 53 98 4 00 7611 1 2 nbsp Italy Arianna Barbieri 1 00 80 Michela Guzzetti 1 08 62 Ilaria Bianchi 57 59 Federica Pellegrini 55 19 4 02 2012 1 6 nbsp Canada Julia Wilkinson 1 00 49 Tera van Beilen 1 08 12 Katerine Savard 59 00 Samantha Cheverton 55 10 4 02 7113 2 1 nbsp Spain Duane da Rocha 1 00 43 Marina Garcia Urzainqui 1 08 35 Judit Ignacio Sorribes 59 07 Melania Costa Schmid 55 20 4 03 05 NR14 1 1 nbsp France Laure Manaudou 1 01 09 Fanny Babou 1 09 14 Justine Bruno 1 00 17 Charlotte Bonnet 55 13 4 05 5315 2 8 nbsp Iceland Eyglo osk Gustafsdottir 1 01 74 Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir 1 09 19 Sarah Blake Bateman 1 00 04 Eva Hannesdottir 56 12 4 07 091 8 nbsp Hungary Evelyn Verraszto 1 03 39 Anna Sztankovics 1 17 43 Zsuzsanna JakabosEszter Dara DSQFinal Edit Rank Lane Nation Swimmers Time Time Behind Notes nbsp 6 nbsp United States Missy Franklin 58 50 Rebecca Soni 1 04 82 Dana Vollmer 55 48 Allison Schmitt 53 25 3 52 05 WR nbsp 4 nbsp Australia Emily Seebohm 59 01 Leisel Jones 1 06 06 Alicia Coutts 56 41 Melanie Schlanger 52 54 3 54 02 1 97 nbsp 5 nbsp Japan Aya Terakawa 58 99 Satomi Suzuki 1 05 96 Yuka Kato 57 36 Haruka Ueda 53 42 3 55 73 3 68 NR4 8 nbsp Russia Anastasia Zuyeva 59 13 Yuliya Yefimova 1 04 98 Irina Bespalova 58 59 Veronika Popova 53 33 3 56 03 3 98 NR5 1 nbsp China Zhao Jing 59 86 Ji Liping 1 06 94 Lu Ying 56 80 Tang Yi 52 81 3 56 41 4 366 2 nbsp Netherlands Sharon van Rouwendaal 1 00 72 Moniek Nijhuis 1 06 74 Inge Dekker 56 91 Ranomi Kromowidjojo 52 91 3 57 28 5 23 NR7 3 nbsp Denmark Mie Ostergaard Nielsen 59 76 Rikke Moller Pedersen 1 06 77 Jeanette Ottesen 56 83 Pernille Blume 54 40 3 57 76 5 71 NR8 7 nbsp Great Britain Gemma Spofforth 59 46 Siobhan Marie O Connor 1 08 45 Ellen Gandy 57 47 Francesca Halsall 54 08 3 59 46 7 41References Edit Swimming Results amp Schedules London 2012 NBC Olympics 29 July 2012 Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Auerbach Nicole 4 August 2012 U S women set world record win gold in medley relay USA Today Retrieved 12 July 2013 Phelps looks to close career with 18th gold medal London 2012 NBC Olympics 4 August 2012 Archived from the original on 13 July 2013 Retrieved 12 July 2013 Crouse Karen 5 August 2012 U S Women Set Mark in Medley Relay New York Times Retrieved 12 July 2013 Aussies get silver behind US medley machine ABC News Australia 5 August 2012 Retrieved 12 July 2013 Tucker Jim 5 August 2012 Leisel Jones and Alicia Coutts enter record books as Australia claims silver in 4 100 medley relay Herald Sun Retrieved 12 July 2013 Leisel retires from the pool ABC News Australia 4 August 2012 Retrieved 12 July 2013 Norlander Matt 5 August 2012 U S women s 4 100 medley team sets world record CBS Sports Retrieved 12 July 2013 a b c 2012 London Olympics Team USA Breaks World Record in Women s 400 Meter Medley Relay Victory Australia Japan Take Silver Bronze Swimming World Magazine 4 August 2012 Archived from the original on 2013 01 28 Retrieved 12 July 2013 Jones Sam 5 August 2012 Missy Franklin wins Olympic gold no 4 but Team GB swimmers flounder Guardian co uk Retrieved 12 July 2013 Phelps stuns Serbian to regain world record CNN 1 August 2009 Retrieved 12 July 2013 Phelps claims Olympic record eighth gold medal with relay win Sports Illustrated CNN 16 August 2008 Retrieved 4 July 2013 Women s 4 100m Medley Relay Heats London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 9 December 2012 Retrieved 3 August 2012 External links EditNBC Olympics Coverage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics 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