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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date 22 September 1988 (heats & final)
Competitors 60 from 15 nations
Winning time 3:40.63 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto, Katrin Meissner, Daniela Hunger, Manuela Stellmach, Sabina Schulze*, Heike Friedrich*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (NED)
Marianne Muis, Mildred Muis, Conny van Bentum, Karin Brienesse, Diana van der Plaats*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Mary Wayte, Mitzi Kremer, Laura Walker, Dara Torres, Paige Zemina*, Jill Sterkel*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
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1st, gold medalist(s)  East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto, Katrin Meissner, Daniela Hunger, Manuela Stellmach, Sabina Schulze*, Heike Friedrich*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (NED)
Marianne Muis, Mildred Muis, Conny van Bentum, Karin Brienesse, Diana van der Plaats*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Mary Wayte, Mitzi Kremer, Laura Walker, Dara Torres, Paige Zemina*, Jill Sterkel*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 22 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.

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

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).


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