# Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 7 August 2018.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Team | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | China | 7:42.08 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| European record | Great Britain | 7:45.51 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Italy | 7:50.53 | Berlin | 21 August 2014 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were started at 10:00.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Russia | Anna Egorova (1:58.98) Valeriya Salamatina (1:59.43) Irina Krivonogova (2:00.35) Arina Openysheva (1:59.14) | 7:57.90 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Great Britain | Kathryn Greenslade (1:59.33) Ellie Faulkner (1:58.89) Lucy Hope (2:01.47) Holly Hibbott (2:01.09) | 8:00.78 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | Germany | Reva Foos (1:58.99) Marie Pietruschka (2:00.53) Isabel Marie Gose (2:00.60) Annika Bruhn (2:01.83) | 8:01.95 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | France | Margaux Fabre (2:00.20) Assia Touati (1:59.77) Alizée Morel (2:00.28) Marie Wattel (2:03.28) | 8:03.53 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Spain | Melani Costa (2:00.08) Lidón Muñoz (2:01.99) Esther Morillo (2:01.55) África Zamorano (2:00.75) | 8:04.37 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Denmark | Laura Glerup Jensen (2:00.78) Emily Gantriis (2:00.84) Maria Grandt (2:03.08) Helena Rosendahl Bach (1:59.93) | 8:04.63 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Poland | Daniela Georges (2:02.05) Dominika Kossakowska (2:00.82) Aleksandra Knop (2:02.04) Aleksandra Polańska (2:00.90) | 8:05.81 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 8 | Netherlands | Robin Neumann (2:00.56) Esmee Vermeulen (2:00.92) Loulou Vos (2:03.13) Marjolein Delno (2:01.22) | 8:05.83 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Belgium | Valentine Dumont (1:59.62) Juliette Dumont (2:03.65) Lotte Goris (2:00.81) Camille Bouden (2:04.51) | 8:08.59 | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | Austria | Marlene Kahler (2:02.84) Lena Kreundl (2:01.80) Lena Opatril (2:02.89) Cornelia Pammer (2:03.41) | 8:10.94 | |
| 11 | 2 | 4 | Slovenia | Janja Šegel (2:03.53) Katja Fain (2:03.25) Neža Klančar (2:04.68) Sara Račnik (2:03.50) | 8:14.96 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | San Marino | Sara Lettoli (2:10.53) Elisa Bernardi (2:11.92) Beatrice Felici (2:17.50) Arianna Valloni (2:11.50) | 8:51.45 | |
| | 1 | 1 | Hungary | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| | 1 | 6 | Switzerland | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| | 2 | 6 | Italy | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |

### Final

The final was started at 17:49.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time |
| | 5 | Great Britain | Ellie Faulkner (1:59.25) Kathryn Greenslade (1:57.94) Holly Hibbott (1:58.46) Freya Anderson (1:56.00) | 7:51.65 |
| | 4 | Russia | Valeriya Salamatina (1:58.72) Anna Egorova (1:58.18) Arina Openysheva (1:58.48) Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:57.49) | 7:52.87 |
| | 3 | Germany | Reva Foos (1:58.90) Isabel Marie Gose (1:58.22) Sarah Köhler (1:58.99) Annika Bruhn (1:57.65) | 7:53.76 |
| 4 | 6 | France | Marie Wattel (1:59.72) Charlotte Bonnet (1:56.23) Margaux Fabre (1:58.67) Assia Touati (1:59.24) | 7:53.86 |
| 5 | 2 | Spain | Melani Costa (1:58.55) África Zamorano (2:00.85) Esther Morillo (2:01.17) Lidón Muñoz (2:01.47) | 8:02.04 |
| 6 | 8 | Netherlands | Robin Neumann (2:00.65) Esmee Vermeulen (2:01.10) Loulou Vos (2:00.52) Marjolein Delno (2:00.67) | 8:02.94 |
| 7 | 7 | Denmark | Laura Glerup Jensen (2:00.27) Signe Bro (2:03.25) Emily Gantriis (2:00.48) Helena Rosendahl Bach (2:00.43) | 8:04.43 |
| 8 | 1 | Poland | Daniela Georges (2:01.92) Dominika Kossakowska (2:00.98) Aleksandra Knop (2:01.29) Aleksandra Polańska (2:00.32) | 8:04.51 |