Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 24, 2012 (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:52.90 | |||||||||
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The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place on May 24. The heats and final took place on May 24.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  China | 7:42.08 | Rome | July 30, 2009 |
| European record |  Great Britain | 7:45.51 | Rome | July 30, 2009 |
| Championship record |  Germany | 7:50.82 | Budapest | August 3, 2006 |
Results
Heats
10 nations participated in 2 heats.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos Evelyn Verrasztó Ágnes Mutina Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary | 8:05.83 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Mojca Sagmeister Ursa Bezan Anja Klinar Sara Isakovič |  Slovenia | 8:06.10 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Patricia Castro Ortega Lydia Morant Varo Judit Ignacio Sorribes Mireia Belmonte García |  Spain | 8:06.39 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Silke Lippok Daniela Schreiber Alexandra Wenk Theresa Michalak | Germany | 8:06.83 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Martina de Memme Alice Nesti Diletta Carli Erica Buratto |  Italy | 8:07.69 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Jördis Steinegger Lisa Zaiser Eva Chaves-Diaz Uschi Halbreiner |  Austria | 8:08.80 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Sycerika McMahon Melanie Nocher Nuala Murphy Bethany Carson |  Ireland | 8:13.30 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Valeriya Podlesna Darya Stepanyuk Iryna Glavnyk Ganna Dzerkal |  Ukraine | 8:17.33 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Eva Hannesdóttir Johanna Gerda Gustafsdottir Sarah Blake Bateman |  Iceland | 8:25.78 | NR |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Cecilie Johannessen Veronica Orheim Bjørlykke Susann Bjørnsen Emilie Loevberg |  Norway | 8:26.35 | NR |
Final
The final was held at 18:30.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Alice Mizzau Alice Nesti Diletta Carli Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 7:52.90 | |
 | 4 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos Evelyn Verrasztó Ágnes Mutina Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 7:54.70 | |
 | 5 | Sara Isakovič Anja Klinar Ursa Bezan Mojca Sagmeister | Slovenia | 7:59.73 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Silke Lippok Theresa Michalak Alexandra Wenk Daniela Schreiber | Germany | 8:00.55 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jördis Steinegger Lisa Zaiser Birgit Koschischek Uschi Halbreiner | Austria | 8:09.13 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sycerika McMahon Melanie Nocher Bethany Carson Nuala Murphy | Ireland | 8:09.15 | |
| 7 | 8 | Iryna Glavnyk Ganna Dzerkal Darya Stepanyuk Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 8:11.44 | |
| 3 | Melania Costa Schmid Patricia Castro Ortega Lydia Morant Varo Mireia Belmonte García | Spain | DSQ |
References
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
