# Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and the quaichs were presented by Tim Griffin, Vice-President and General Manager of Dell UK.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record | China (CHN) Yang Yu (1:55.47) Zhu Qianwei (1:55.79) Liu Jing (1:56.09) Pang Jiaying (1:54.73) | 7:42.08 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
| Commonwealth record | | | | |
| Games record | Australia (AUS) Kylie Palmer (1:58.51) Blair Evans (1:57.47) Bronte Barratt (1:58.33) Meagen Nay (1:59.40) | 7:53.71 | Delhi, India | 6 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Record |
| 26 July | Final | Australia | Emma McKeon (1:56.01) Alicia Coutts (1:59.34) Brittany Elmslie (1:57.89) Bronte Barratt (1:56.66) | 7:49.90 | GR |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Australia | Brittany Elmslie (1:58.17) Madeline Groves (1:59.78) Remy Fairweather (1:58.97) Bronte Barratt (2:01.03) | 7:57.95 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | New Zealand | Samantha Lucie-Smith (1:58.97) Emma Robinson (2:00.20) Natasha Hind (2:01.79) Samantha Lee (2:01.32) | 8:02.28 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | England | Jess Lloyd (2:03.42) Amelia Maughan (1:59.62) Aimee Willmott (2:00.44) Rebecca Turner (1:59.16) | 8:02.64 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Canada | Samantha Cheverton (2:01.06) Brittany MacLean (2:01.97) Alyson Ackman (2:03.42) Emily Overholt (2:04.00) | 8:10.45 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Scotland | Megan Gilchrist (2:01.72) Rachel Masson (2:02.98) Lucy Hope (2:03.58) Rachael O'Donnell (2:02.98) | 8:11.26 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Wales | Sian Morgan (2:02.56) Danielle Stirrat (2:03.76) Mari Davies (2:03.06) Rachel Williams (2:04.19) | 8:13.57 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | South Africa | Marlies Ross (2:02.62) Erin Gallagher (2:07.30) Karin Prinsloo (2:00.21) Rene Warnes (2:04.06) | 8:14.19 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Singapore | Lynette Lim (2:04.62) Amanda Lim (2:05.93) Quah Ting Wen (2:04.77) Marina Chan (2:09.86) | 8:25.18 | Q |
| | 1 | 5 | Northern Ireland | Rachel Bethel Bethany Firth Gemma Kane Danielle Hill | | DSQ |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Australia | Emma McKeon (1:56.01) Alicia Coutts (1:59.34) Brittany Elmslie (1:57.89) Bronte Barratt (1:56.66) | 7:49.90 | GR |
| | 6 | Canada | Samantha Cheverton (1:57.99) Brittany MacLean (1:56.87) Alyson Ackman (1:58.43) Emily Overholt (1:58.38) | 7:51.67 | |
| | 3 | England | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (1:57.19) Amelia Maughan (1:59.53) Ellie Faulkner (1:58.08) Rebecca Turner (1:57.65) | 7:52.45 | |
| 4 | 5 | New Zealand | Lauren Boyle (1:57.74) Samantha Lucie-Smith (1:58.96) Samantha Lee (2:00.22) Emma Robinson (2:00.55) | 7:57.47 | |
| 5 | 2 | Scotland | Caitlin McClatchey (1:58.54) Hannah Miley (1:58.18) Megan Gilchrist (2:02.24) Rachel Masson (2:00.10) | 7:59.06 | |
| 6 | 1 | South Africa | Karin Prinsloo (1:59.18) Marlies Ross (2:00.43) Rene Warnes (2:05.23) Erin Gallagher (2:03.28) | 8:08.12 | |
| 7 | 8 | Singapore | Lynette Lim (2:03.02) Amanda Lim (2:04.48) Quah Ting Wen (2:02.81) Marina Chan (2:06.08) | 8:16.39 | |
| 8 | 7 | Wales | Sian Morgan Danielle Stirrat Rachel Williams Ellena Jones | | DSQ |