| Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates | 24 July 2014 (2014-07-24) |
| Competitors | 53 from 11 nations |
| Winning time | 3:30.98 WR |
| Medalists | |
| ← 20102018 → | |
| Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S9 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM10 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Maurice Watkins, Chairman of British Swimming and the quaichs were presented by Denise Holmes, Emirates' Sales Manager for Scotland and North East England.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Netherlands (NED)Inge Dekker (53.61) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.30) Femke Heemskerk (53.03) Marleen Veldhuis (52.78) |
3:31.72 | Rome, Italy | 26 July 2009 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Australia (AUS)Alicia Coutts (54.17) Marieke Guehrer (54.08) Felicity Galvez (53.98) Emily Seebohm (54.13) |
3:36.36 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | Heat | Australia |
Madeline Groves (54.77) Brittany Elmslie (53.82) Alicia Coutts (53.51) Melanie Schlanger (52.47) |
3:34.57 | GR |
| 24 July | Final | Australia |
Bronte Campbell (53.15) Melanie Schlanger (52.76) Emma McKeon (52.91) Cate Campbell (52.16) |
3:30.98 | WR |
Results
Heats
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Australia |
Bronte Campbell (53.15) GR Melanie Schlanger (52.76) Emma McKeon (52.91) Cate Campbell (52.16) |
3:30.98 | WR |
 |
5 |  England |
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (54.06) Francesca Halsall (53.17) Amy Smith (53.88) Rebecca Turner (54.61) |
3:35.72 | NR |
 |
3 |  Canada |
Victoria Poon (55.29) Sandrine Mainville (54.69) Michelle Williams (54.66) Alyson Ackman (55.36) |
3:40.00 | |
| 4 | 6 |  New Zealand |
Samantha Lucie-Smith (55.86) Laura Quilter (55.22) Samantha Lee (56.43) Ellen Quirke (56.32) |
3:43.83 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Scotland |
Rachel Masson (56.26) Sian Harkin (55.47) Lucy Hope (57.23) Caitlin McClatchey (55.60) |
3:44.56 | |
| 6 | 7 |  Wales |
Sian Morgan (57.05) Chloe Tutton (55.76) Mari Davies (56.70) Hannah McCarthy (55.89) |
3:45.40 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Singapore |
Amanda Lim (57.40) Marina Chan (57.45) Lynette Lim (57.93) Quah Ting Wen (56.91) |
3:49.69 | |
| 8 | 8 |  Northern Ireland |
Sycerika McMahon (57.27) Bethany Firth (58.43) Rachel Bethel (58.44) Danielle Hill (58.74) |
3:52.88 |
References
- "With Suits, Few Records Appear Safe". The Washington Post. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- "Swimming world records in Rome". BBC Sport. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
