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Olympic Swimming Medals - Women's 400 Meter Freestyle Relay Olympic Medalists

By Mat Luebbers, About.com Guide

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The gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medal swimmers in the women's 400 meter freestyle relay from the Summer Olympic games.

1896-1908 — Event Not Held
1912
GOLD GBR 5:52.8
SILVER GER 6:04.6
BRONZE AUT 6:17.0
1920
GOLD USA 5:11.6 (Margaret Woodbridge, Frances Schroth, Irene Guest, Ethelda Bleibtrey)
SILVER GBR 5:40.6
BRONZE SWE 5:43.6
1924
GOLD USA 4:58.8 (Gertrude Ederle, Euphrasia Donnelly, Ethel Lackie, Mariechen Wehselau)
SILVER GBR 5:17.0
BRONZE SWE 5:35.6
1928
GOLD USA 4:47.6 (Adelaide Lambert, Eleanor Garatti, Albina Osipwich, Martha Norelius)
SILVER GBR 5:02.8
BRONZE SAF 5:13.4
1932
GOLD USA 4:38.0 (Josephine McKim, Helen Johns, Eleanor Saville, Helene Madison)
SILVER HOL 4:47.5
BRONZE GBR 4:52.4
1936
GOLD HOL 4:36.0
SILVER GER 4:36.8
BRONZE USA 4:40.2 (Katherine Rawls, Bernice Lapp, Mavis Freeman, Olive McKean)
1948
GOLD USA 4:29.2 (Marie Corridon, Thelma Kalama, Brenda Helser, Ann Curtis)
SILVER DEN 4:29.6
BRONZE HOL 4:31.6
1952
GOLD HUN 4:24.4
SILVER HOL 4:29.0
BRONZE USA 4:30.1 (Jacqueline La Vine, Marilee Stepan, Joan Alderson, Evelyn Kawamoto)
1956
GOLD AUS 4:17.1
SILVER USA 4:19.2 (Sylvia Russka, Shelly Mann, Nancy Simons, Joan Rosazza)
BRONZE SAF 4:254.7
1960
GOLD USA 4:08.9 (Joan Spillane, Shirley Stobs, Carolyn Wood, Christine Von Saltza)
SILVER AUS 4:11.3
BRONZE GDR/GER 4:19.7
1964
GOLD USA 4:03.8 (Sharon Stouder, Donna De Varona, Lillian (Pokey) Watson, Kathleen Ellis)
SILVER AUS 4:06.9
BRONZE HOL 4:12.0
1968
GOLD USA 4:02.5 (Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson, Susan Pedersen, Jan Henne)
SILVER GDR 4:05.7
BRONZE CAN 4:07.2
1972
GOLD USA 3:55.19 (Sandra Neilson, Jennifer Kemp, Jane Barkman, Shirley Babashoff)
SILVER GDR 3:55.55
BRONZE GER 3:57.93
1976
GOLD USA 3:44.82 (Kim Peyton, Wendy Boglioli, Jill Sterkel, Shirley Babashoff)
SILVER GDR 3:45.50
BRONZE CAN 3:48.81
1980
GOLD GDR 3:42.71
SILVER SWE 3:48.93
BRONZE HOL 3:49.51
1984
GOLD USA 3:43.43 (Jenna Johnson, Carrie Steinseifer, Dara Torres, Nancy Hogshead)
SILVER HOL 3:44.40
BRONZE GER 3:45.56
1988
GOLD GDR 3:40.63
SILVER HOL 3:43.39
BRONZE USA 3:44.25 (Mary Wayte, Mitzi Kremer, Laura Walker, Dara Torres)
1992
GOLD USA 3:39.46 (Nicole Haislett, Dara Torres, Angel Martino, Jenny Thompson)
SILVER CHN 3:40.12
BRONZE GER 3:41.60
1996
GOLD USA 3:39.29 (Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Jenny Thompson)
SILVER CHN 3:40.48
BRONZE GER 3:41.48
2000
GOLD USA 3:36.61 (Amy Van Dyken, Dara Torres, Courtney Shealy, Jenny Thompson)
SILVER NED 3:39.83
BRONZE SWE 3:40.30
2004
GOLD AUS 3:35.94
SILVER USA 3:36.39 (Kara Lynn Joyce, Natalie Coughlin, Amanda Weir, Jenny Thompson)
BRONZE NED 3:37.59

2008
GOLD Netherlands 3:33.76
SILVER USA 3:34.33 (Natalie Coughlin, Laacey Nymeyer, Kara Lynn Joyce, Dara Torres)
BRONZE Australia 3:35.05

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