Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay explained

Event:Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Paris Aquatics Centre,
Dates:2 and 3 August 2024 (heats and final)
Nations:16
Teams:16 teams
Win Value:3:37.43
Gold:Ryan Murphy, Nicolas Fink, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Regan Smith*, Charlie Swanson*, Caeleb Dressel*, Abbey Weitzeil*
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Zhang Yufei, Yang Junxuan, Tang Qianting*, Pan Zhanle*
Silvernoc:CHN
Bronze:Kaylee McKeown, Joshua Yong, Matthew Temple, Mollie O'Callaghan, Iona Anderson*, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Emma McKeon*, Kyle Chalmers*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
Bronzenoc:AUS
Prev:2020
Next:2028

The mixed 4 x 100 metre medley relay event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 2 and 3 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

The following record was established during the competition:

Qualification

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

For the relays, a maximum of 16 qualifying teams in each event must be permitted to accumulate a total of 112 relay teams; each NOC may enter only one team. The top three teams in each relay race at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan will directly book a slot for their corresponding event at the Olympics, while the remaining thirteen vying for qualification per relay race must attain their best time from the heats and finals at the combined 2023 and 2024 meet in Doha.[1] [2]

Competition format

The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The teams with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round (final).

Schedule

All times are Central European Summer time (UTC+2) [3]

DateTimeRound
2 August 202412:03Heats
3 August 202421.58Final

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneSwimmerTimeNotes
125
Regan Smith (57.87)
Charlie Swanson (59.65)
Caeleb Dressel (50.10)
Abbey Weitzeil (53.36)
3:40.98
214
Iona Anderson (58.81)
Zac Stubblety-Cook (59.68)
Emma McKeon (55.86)
Kyle Chalmers (47.07)
3:41.42
324
Xu Jiayu (53.16)
Tang Qianting (1:05.44)
Zhang Yufei (56.59)
Pan Zhanle (47.07)
3:42.26
415
(54.25)
Caspar Corbeau (59.28)
Tessa Giele (57.81)
Marrit Steenbergen (52.26)
3:43.60
523
Kathleen Dawson (1:00.18)
James Wilby (59.35)
Joe Litchfield (51.37)
Anna Hopkin (52.83)
3:43.73
613
Blake Tierney (53.81)
Apollo Hess (1:00.46)
Maggie Mac Neil (56.14)
Taylor Ruck (53.46)
3:43.87
727
Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (52.48)
Antoine Viquerat (59.91)
Lilou Ressencourt (58.55)
Marie Wattel (53.05)
3:43.99, NR
826
Riku Matsuyama (54.83)
Taku Taniguchi (59.69)
Mizuki Hirai (56.52)
Rikako Ikee (53.21)
3:44.25
916
Ole Braunschweig (54.05)
Melvin Imoudu (59.33)
Angelina Köhler (56.60)
Nina Holt (54.77)
3:44.75
1028
Anastasia Gorbenko (59.91)
Ron Polonsky (59.56)
Gal Cohen Groumi (50.84)
Andrea Murez (55.02)
3:45.33
1117
Michele Lamberti (54.42)
Nicolò Martinenghi (59.02)
Costanza Cocconcelli (58.47)
Sofia Morini (53.89)
3:45.80
1222
Hanna Rosvall (1:00.17)
Erik Persson (59.95)
Sara Junevik (57.22)
Robin Hanson (48.81)
3:46.15
1321
Apostolos Christou (52.83)
Evangelos Nthoumas (1:00.34)
Anna Ntountounaki (57.85)
Theodora Drakou (55.38)
3:46.40
1412
Kacper Stokowski (54.10)
Dominika Sztandera (1:07.92)
Adrian Jaskiewicz (51.87)
Kornelia Fiedkiewicz (54.30)
3:48.19
1511
Lee Eun-ji (1:01.56)
Choi Dong-yeol (59.99)
Kim Ji-hun (52.70)
Hur Yeon-kyung (54.53)
3:48.78
1618
Guilherme Basseto (54.32)
Gabrielle Roncatto (1:16.74)
Nicolas Albiero (52.27)
Stephanie Balduccini (53.94)
3:57.27

Final

RankLaneTeamTimeNotes
4
Ryan Murphy (52.08)
Nicolas Fink (58.29)
Gretchen Walsh (55.18)
Torri Huske (51.88)
3:37.43WR
3
Xu Jiayu (52.13)
Qin Haiyang (57.82)
Zhang Yufei (55.64)
Yang Junxuan (51.96)
3:37.55AS
5
Kaylee McKeown (57.90)
Joshua Yong (58.43)
Matthew Temple (50.42)
Mollie O'Callaghan (52.01)
3:38.76OC
41
Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (52.80)
Leon Marchand (58.66)
Marie Wattel (56.44)
Beryl Gastaldello (53.06)
3:40.96NR
57
Kylie Masse (58.67)
Finlay Knox (59.64)
Josh Liendo (50.08)
Maggie Mac Neil (53.02)
3:41.41
66
Kira Toussaint (1:00.50)
Caspar Corbeau (59.04)
Nyls Korstanje (51.19)
Marrit Steenbergen (52.39)
3:43.12
72
Kathleen Dawson (1:00.68)
James Wilby (59.00)
Duncan Scott (51.61)
Anna Hopkin (53.02)
3:44.31
88
Riku Matsuyama (55.00)
Taku Taniguchi (1:00.48)
Mizuki Hirai (56.46)
Rikako Ikee (53.23)
3:45.17

Notes and References

  1. News: David. Rieder. Event Changes Likely as Paris 2024 Moves to Nine-Day Schedule of Finals. Swimming World Magazine. 3 April 2022. 12 November 2022.
  2. News: Liz. Byrnes. FINA Confirm Doha 2024 Will Be Olympic Relay Qualification Meet; Only Top Three To Book Slots In Fukuoka. Swimming World Magazine. 17 July 2022. 12 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Swimming - Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay . Olympics.com . Olympics.com . 4 August 2024.