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

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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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