# 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 December 2022.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record | Netherlands (NED) | 3:26.53 | Doha, Qatar | 5 December 2014 |
| Competition record | Netherlands (NED) | 3:26.53 | Doha, Qatar | 5 December 2014 |
The following new records were set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| 13 December | Final | Mollie O'Callaghan (52.19) Madison Wilson (51.28) Meg Harris (52.00) Emma McKeon (49.96) | Australia | 3:25.43 | WR, CR |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were started at 13:09.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Australia | Meg Harris (52.11) Madison Wilson (51.43) Leah Neale (53.28) Emma McKeon (51.76) | 3:28.58 | Q, OC |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Netherlands | Kim Busch (53.28) Valerie van Roon (53.12) Kira Toussaint (52.30) Marrit Steenbergen (51.72) | 3:30.42 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Canada | Rebecca Smith (52.75) Katerine Savard (52.90) Mary-Sophie Harvey (53.13) Taylor Ruck (51.91) | 3:30.69 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | United States | Erika Brown (52.83) Erin Gemmell (52.84) Natalie Hinds (52.70) Torri Huske (52.74) | 3:31.11 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | China | Yang Junxuan (52.95) Liu Shuhan (52.94) Wu Qingfeng (52.96) Cheng Yujie (53.20) | 3:32.05 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Sweden | Sara Junevik (52.79) Sofia Åstedt (53.65) Klara Thormalm (54.50) Michelle Coleman (52.23) | 3:33.17 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Great Britain | Anna Hopkin (52.12) Isabella Hindley (53.55) Medi Harris (54.56) Abbie Wood (53.23) | 3:33.46 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Japan | Rio Shirai (53.69) Chihiro Igarashi (52.63) Yume Jinno (53.49) Miki Takahashi (53.83) | 3:33.64 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Brazil | Giovanna Diamante (53.99) Stephanie Balduccini (53.82) Aline Rodrigues (55.08) Gabrielle Roncatto (55.72) | 3:38.61 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Slovakia | Lillian Slušná (55.34) Tamara Potocká (54.46) Zora Ripková (55.62) Teresa Ivanová (53.81) | 3:39.23 | NR |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Hong Kong | Sze Hang-yu (54.12) Stephanie Au (55.15) Chan Kin Lok (55.82) Ho Nam Wai (55.19) | 3:40.28 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand | Emma Godwin (54.56) Rebecca Moynihan (53.29) Hazel Ouwehand (56.54) Summer Osborne (56.08) | 3:40.47 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | South Africa | Milla Drakopoulos (56.97) Caitlin de Lange (53.33) Emily Visagie (57.08) Rebecca Meder (54.19) | 3:41.57 | AF |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Peru | Rafaela Fernandini (55.43) McKenna DeBever (55.68) Alexia Sotomayor (57.86) María Fe Muñoz (58.25) | 3:47.22 | NR |

### Final

The final was held at 21:22.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Australia | Mollie O'Callaghan (52.19) Madison Wilson (51.28) Meg Harris (52.00) Emma McKeon (49.96) | 3:25.43 | WR |
| | 6 | United States | Torri Huske (51.73) Kate Douglass (51.17) Claire Curzan (51.59) Erika Brown (51.80) | 3:26.29 | AM |
| | 3 | Canada | Rebecca Smith (52.68) Taylor Ruck (51.49) Maggie Mac Neil (51.11) Katerine Savard (52.78) | 3:28.06 | NR |
| 4 | 7 | Sweden | Sara Junevik (52.46) Michelle Coleman (51.76) Louise Hansson (52.15) Sofia Åstedt (52.98) | 3:29.35 | |
| 5 | 5 | Netherlands | Kim Busch (53.37) Kira Toussaint (52.33) Valerie van Roon (52.98) Marrit Steenbergen (50.91) | 3:29.59 | |
| 6 | 2 | China | Yang Junxuan (53.02) Cheng Yujie (52.51) Wu Qingfeng (52.52) Zhang Yufei (51.91) | 3:29.96 | |
| 7 | 1 | Great Britain | Anna Hopkin (51.81) Isabella Hindley (53.80) Medi Harris (54.03) Abbie Wood (53.83) | 3:33.47 | |
| 8 | 8 | Japan | Rio Shirai (53.95 ) Chihiro Igarashi (53.09) Yume Jinno (53.26) Miki Takahashi (54.48) | 3:34.78 | |