The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday, 12 August 1932.
Twenty swimmers from five nations competed.
Medalists [ edit ] Records [ edit ] These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
The United States set a new world record with 4:38.0 minutes.
Results [ edit ] As only five nations competed in this event there were no heats.
Final
Place Swimmers Time 1 Josephine McKim , Helen Johns , Eleanor Saville , and Helene Madison (USA ) 4:38.0 WR 2 Maria Vierdag , Puck Oversloot , Corrie Laddé , and Willy den Ouden (NED ) 4:47.5 3 Valerie Davies , Helen Varcoe , Joyce Cooper , and Edna Hughes (GBR ) 4:52.4 4 Irene Pirie , Irene Mullen , Ruth Kerr , and Betty Edwards (CAN ) 5:05.7 5 Kazue Kojima , Hatsuko Morioka , Misao Yokota , and Yukie Arata (JPN ) 5:06.7 NR
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1912 : Belle Moore , Jennie Fletcher , Annie Speirs , Irene Steer (GBR ) 1920 : Margaret Woodbridge , Frances Schroth , Irene Guest , Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA ) 1924 : Euphrasia Donnelly , Gertrude Ederle , Ethel Lackie , Mariechen Wehselau (USA ) 1928 : Adelaide Lambert , Albina Osipowich , Eleanor Saville , Martha Norelius (USA ) 1932 : Helen Johns , Eleanor Saville , Josephine McKim , Helene Madison (USA ) 1936 : Jopie Selbach , Tini Wagner , Willy den Ouden , Rie Mastenbroek (NED ) 1948 : Marie Corridon , Thelma Kalama , Brenda Helser , Ann Curtis (USA ) 1952 : Ilona Novák , Judit Temes , Éva Novák-Gerard , Katalin Szőke (HUN ) 1956 : Dawn Fraser , Faith Leech , Sandra Morgan , Lorraine Crapp (AUS ) 1960 : Joan Spillane , Shirley Stobs , Carolyn Wood , Chris von Saltza (USA ) 1964 : Sharon Stouder , Donna de Varona , Lillian Watson , Kathy Ellis (USA ) 1968 : Jane Barkman , Linda Gustavson , Susan Pedersen , Jan Henne (USA ) 1972 : Shirley Babashoff , Jane Barkman , Jenny Kemp , Sandy Neilson (USA ) 1976 : Kim Peyton , Jill Sterkel , Shirley Babashoff , Wendy Boglioli (USA ) 1980 : Barbara Krause , Caren Metschuck , Ines Diers , Sarina Hülsenbeck (GDR ) 1984 : Jenna Johnson , Carrie Steinseifer , Dara Torres , Nancy Hogshead (USA ) 1988 : Kristin Otto , Katrin Meissner , Daniela Hunger , Manuela Stellmach (GDR ) 1992 : Nicole Haislett , Angel Martino , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Ashley Tappin , Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (USA ) 1996 : Angel Martino , Amy Van Dyken , Catherine Fox , Jenny Thompson , Lisa Jacob , Melanie Valerio (USA ) 2000 : Amy Van Dyken , Courtney Shealy , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Erin Phenix , Ashley Tappin (USA ) 2004 : Alice Mills , Libby Lenton , Petria Thomas , Jodie Henry , Sarah Ryan (AUS ) 2008 : Inge Dekker , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Femke Heemskerk , Marleen Veldhuis , Hinkelien Schreuder , Manon van Rooijen (NED ) 2012 : Alicia Coutts , Cate Campbell , Brittany Elmslie , Melanie Schlanger , Emily Seebohm , Yolane Kukla , Libby Trickett (AUS ) 2016 : Emma McKeon , Brittany Elmslie , Bronte Campbell , Cate Campbell , Madison Wilson (AUS ) 2020 : Bronte Campbell , Meg Harris , Emma McKeon , Cate Campbell , Mollie O'Callaghan , Madison Wilson (AUS )