# Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | East Germany (GDR) Kristin Otto (54.73) Manuela Stellmach (54.96) Sabina Schulze (55.52) Heike Friedrich (55.36) | 3:40.57 | Madrid, Spain | 19 August 1986 |
| Olympic record | East Germany (GDR) Kristin Otto (55.11) Katrin Meissner (54.73) Daniela Hunger (55.69) Manuela Stellmach (55.10) | 3:40.63 | Seoul, South Korea | 22 September 1988 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 28 July | Final | Nicole Haislett (55.33) Dara Torres (55.33) Angel Martino (54.79) Jenny Thompson (54.01) | United States | 3:39.46 | WR |

## Results
### Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | United States | Angel Martino (54.83) Ashley Tappin (55.68) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (55.55) Dara Torres (55.51) | 3:41.57 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | China | Zhao Kun (56.95) Lü Bin (55.61) Yang Wenyi (55.51) Le Jingyi (55.34) | 3:43.41 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Germany | Manuela Stellmach (56.10) Kerstin Kielgaß (55.85) Annette Hadding (56.35) Daniela Hunger (55.28) | 3:43.58 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Netherlands | Mildred Muis (56.71) Diana van der Plaats (55.75) Inge de Bruijn (56.03) Marianne Muis (55.51) | 3:44.00 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Unified Team | Natalya Meshcheryakova (56.05) Svetlana Leshukova (56.38) Yevgeniya Yermakova (56.43) Yelena Dendeberova (56.20) | 3:45.06 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Sweden | Eva Nyberg (57.12) Linda Olofsson (57.38) Louise Karlsson (56.79) Ellenor Svensson (56.86) | 3:48.15 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Denmark | Berit Puggaard (58.38) Gitta Jensen (55.66) Annette Poulsen (58.16) Mette Jacobsen (56.58) | 3:48.78 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Canada | Marianne Limpert (57.11) Allison Higson (57.80) Nikki Dryden (58.26) Andrea Nugent (56.11) | 3:49.28 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Australia | Angela Mullens (57.78) Lise Mackie (57.88) Nicole Stevenson (58.25) Lisa Curry (55.73) | 3:49.64 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Japan | Ayako Nakano (57.36) Yoko Koikawa (57.45) Shina Matsudo (58.05) Suzu Chiba (57.05) | 3:49.91 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | France | Julie Blaise (57.54) Julia Reggiani (57.62) Marie-Laure Giraudon (57.78) Véronique Jardin (57.28) | 3:50.22 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Romania | Diana Ureche (58.43) Carla Negrea (1:00.26) Beatrice Câșlaru (59.34) Luminița Dobrescu (57.49) | 3:55.52 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Mauritius | Corinne Leclair (1:00.99) Luanne Maurice (1:02.94) Annabelle Mariejeanne (1:03.66) Nathalie Lam (1:02.37) | 4:09.96 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | United States | Nicole Haislett (55.33) Dara Torres (55.33) Angel Martino (54.79) Jenny Thompson (54.01) | 3:39.46 | WR |
| | 5 | China | Zhuang Yong (54.51) OR Lü Bin (55.90) Yang Wenyi (54.90) Le Jingyi (54.81) | 3:40.12 | AS |
| | 3 | Germany | Franziska van Almsick (54.99) Simone Osygus (55.74) Daniela Hunger (55.12) Manuela Stellmach (55.75) | 3:41.60 | |
| 4 | 2 | Unified Team | Natalya Meshcheryakova (55.69) Svetlana Leshukova (56.56) Yelena Dendeberova (55.79) Yelena Shubina (55.64) | 3:43.68 | |
| 5 | 6 | Netherlands | Diana van der Plaats (56.68) Mildred Muis (55.75) Marianne Muis (55.53) Karin Brienesse (55.78) | 3:43.74 | |
| 6 | 1 | Denmark | Gitta Jensen (56.13) Mette Jacobsen (56.26) Berit Puggaard (57.67) Mette Nielsen (57.75) | 3:47.81 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Sweden | Eva Nyberg (57.37) Louise Karlsson (56.50) Ellenor Svensson (57.66) Malin Nilsson (56.94) | 3:48.47 | |
| 8 | 8 | Canada | Marianne Limpert (57.06) Nikki Dryden (57.65) Andrea Nugent (56.79) Allison Higson (57.87) | 3:49.37 | |