Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Introduction The '''Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay''' at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 31 March 2007 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The top-12 finishers from this race qualified for the event at the 2008 Olympics. 29 teams were entered in the event; all swam.The existing '''records''' when the event started were:*World Record (WR): 3:56.30, Australia (Edington, Jones, Schipper, Lenton), 21 March 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. *Championship Record (CR): 3:57.47, Australia (Edington, Jones, Schipper, Lenton), Montreal 2005 (Jul.30.2005)
Results ===Finals=== Place  Nation  Swimmers  Time  Note 1st   Australia   Emily Seebohm   (1:00.79)  Leisel Jones   (1:04.94)  Jessicah Schipper   (57.18)  Lisbeth Lenton   (52.83)   3:55.74   2nd   USA   Natalie Coughlin   (1:00.66)  Tara Kirk   (1:06.37)  Rachel Komisarz   (57.06)  Lacey Nymeyer   (54.22)   3:58.31  3rd   China   XU Tianlongzi   (1:01.06)  LUO Nan   (1:09.08)  ZHOU Yafei   (57.84)  XU Yanwei   (53.99)   4:01.97  4th   Great Britain   Melanie Marshall   (1:01.85)  Kirsty Balfour   (1:07.37)  Terri Dunning   (59.20)  Francesca Halsall   (53.76)   4:02.18  5th   Russia   Anastasia Zuyeva   (1:00.85)  Elena Bogomazova   (1:08.11)  Irina Bespalova   (58.61)  Olga Shulgina   (55.75)   4:03.32  6th   Japan   Reiko Nakamura   (1:00.69)  Asami Kitagawa   (1:08.17)  Ayako Doi   (58.78)  Maki Mita   (55.69)   4:03.33  7th   Germany   Antje Buschschulte   (1:01.43)  Birte Steven   (1:09.46)  Daniela Samulski   (59.04)  Britta Steffen   (53.41)   4:03.34  8th   Sweden   Carin Moller   (1:03.00)  Hanna Westrin   (1:08.64)  Gabriella Fagundez   (1:00.16)  Josefin Lillhage   (54.36)   4:06.16 ===Preliminaries=== Rank  Nation Swimmers Time  Note 1   USA   Leila Vaziri (1:00.84),   Jessica Hardy (1:07.53), Dana Vollmer (57.47),   Amanda Weir (55.26)   4:01.10  '''Q''' Olympic 2   Australia   Emily Seebohm (1:01.70),   Tarnee White (1:07.23), Felicity Galvez (59.12),   Jodie Henry (53.96)   4:02.01  '''Q''' Olympic 3   Japan   Hanae Ito (1:01.39),   Asami Kitagawa (1:08.56), Ayako Doi (58.58),   Maki Mita (55.48)   4:04.01  '''Q''' Olympic 4   China   XU Tianlongzi, (1:01.66),   LUO Nan (1:09.72), ZHOU Yafei (58.44),   XU Yanwei (54.57)   4:04.39  '''Q''' Olympic 5   Germany   Antje Buschschulte (1:01.58),   Birte Steven (1:09.47), Daniela Samulski (58.44),   Britta Steffen (53.62)   4:04.62  '''Q''' Olympic 6   Sweden   Carin Moller (1:02.97),   Hanna Westrin (1:08.66), Gabriella Fagundez (59.75),   Josefin Lillhage (54.01)   4:05.39  '''Q''' Olympic 7   Russia   Anastasia Zuyeva (1:01.59),   Elena Bogomazova (1:08.58), Irina Bespalova (58.61),   Olga Shulgina (56.47)   4:05.45  '''Q''' Olympic 8   Great Britain   Elizabeth Simmonds (1:02.06),   Kirsty Balfour (1:08.11), Terri Dunning (1:00.57),   Melanie Marshall (55.11)   4:05.85  '''Q''' Olympic 9   France   Camille Muffat (1:04.47),   Anne-Sophie Le Paranthoën (1:07.89), Alena Popchanka (58.87),   Céline Couderc (54.99)   4:06.22  Olympic 10   Italy   Elena Gemo (1:02.53),  Chiara Boggiatto (1:09.89), Francesca Segat (59.77),   Federica Pellegrini (54.45)   4:06.64  Olympic 11   Canada   Kelly Stefanyshyn (1:02.57),   Erica Morningstar (1:09.23), Mackenzie Downing (59.39),   Julia Wilkinson (55.52)   4:06.71  Olympic 12   Ukraine   Iryna Amshennikova (1:02.62),   Anna Khlistunova (1:07.16), Kateryna Zubkova (1:01.05),   Ganna Dzerkal (56.53)   4:07.36  Olympic 13   New Zealand   Hannah McLean (1:01.68),   Annabelle Carey (1:10.02), Elizabeth Coster (1:00.53),   Lauren Boyle (55.39)   4:07.75   14   Poland   Iwona Lefanowicz (1:03.61),   Beata Kaminska (1:09.13), Otylia Jędrzejczak (59.45),   Paulina Barzycka (56.19)   4:08.38   15   Denmark   Louise Ørnstedt (1:02.23),   Julie Hjorth-Hansen (1:10.02), Jeanette Ottesen (59.51),   Micha Østergaard (56.66)   4:08.42   16   South Africa   Karin Prinsloo (1:03.22),   Suzaan van Biljon (1:09.36), Keri-Leigh Shaw (59.99),   Wendy Trott   (58.38)   4:10.95   17   Korea   Yoo Jin Jung (1:03.68),   Seul Ki Jung (1:10.64), Hae In Shin (1:01.24),   Keo Ra Lee (55.99)   4:11.55   18   Hong Kong   Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai (1:02.79),   Man Yi Yvette Kong (1:13.57), Hang Yu Sze (1:01.88),   Hannah Wilson (57.31)   4:15.55   19   Venezuela   Erin Volcán (1:04.46),   Daniela Victoria (1:13.20), Maria Rodriguez (1:03.79),   Arlene Semeco (57.35)   4:18.80   20   Chinese Taipei   Hsu Jung He (1:06.87),   Man Hsu Lin (1:17.82), Chin Kuei Yang (1:03.65),   Pin Chieh Nieh (58.69)   4:27.03   21   Singapore   Lynette Ng (1:06.45),   Roanne Ho (1:18.28), Koh Ting Ting (1:06.04),   Mylene Ong (59.09)   4:29.86   22   Macau   Weng I Kuan (1:10.47),   On Kei Lei (1:16.84), Yih Shiuan Chan (1:07.48),   Cheok Mei Ma (59.17)   4:33.96   23   Uzbekistan   Maftunabonu Tuhtasinova (1:08.96),   Olga Gnedovskaya (1:18.92), Galina Dukhanova (1:07.72),   Irina Shlemova (59.09)   4:34.69   24   Malta   Madeleine Scerri (1:09.91),   Angela Galea (1:18.79), Davina Mangion (1:05.84),   Talisa Pace (1:02.52)   4:37.06   25   Thailand   Wenika Kaewchaiwong (1:10.65),   Pannika Prachgosin (1:22.15), Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (1:08.40),   Jiratida Phinyosophon (59.43)   4:40.63   26   Peru   Slavica Pavic (1:11.00),   Valeria Silva (1:14.28), Fiorella Gomez-Sanchez (1:11.84),   Massie Milagros Carillo (1:04.32)   4:41.44   27   Nigeria   Uche Monu (1:18.87),   Blessing Forcados (1:21.11), Obia Inyengiyikabo (1:10.39),   Ngozi Monu (1:02.32)   4:52.69   28   Jordan   Layla Alghul (1:09.52),   Razan Taha (1:28.77), Hiba Bashouti (1:14.40),   Miriam Hatamleh (1:03.08)   4:55.77   --   Zambia   Patricia Wellman, Mercedes Milner, Ellen Hight, Matana Wellman   DQ
See also *Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay*Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
References * Women's 4x100m Medley Relay '''Preliminary''' results from the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); retrieved 2009-07-11. * Women's 4x100m Medley Relay '''Final''' results from the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); retrieved 2009-07-11.