# Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 May 2016.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Australia | 3:30.98 | Glasgow | 24 July 2014 |
| European record | Netherlands | 3:31.72 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Netherlands | 3:33.62 | Eindhoven | 18 March 2008 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held at 11:56.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands | Maud van der Meer (54.55) Marrit Steenbergen (54.49) Esmee Vermeulen (54.85) Femke Heemskerk (54.69) | 3:38.58 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Italy | Erika Ferraioli (54.85) Aglaia Pezzato (54.91) Laura Letrati (55.27) Federica Pellegrini (54.18) | 3:39.21 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Denmark | Mie Østergaard Nielsen (54.47) Julie Kepp Jensen (55.94) Sarah Bro (55.29) Pernille Blume (53.68) | 3:39.38 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | France | Mathilde Cini (55.18) Cloé Hache (54.95) Anna Santamans (55.17) Marie Wattel (55.96) | 3:41.26 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Spain | Fatima Gallardo Carapeto (55.90) Marta Gonzalez Crivillers (54.96) Lidon Munoz Del Campo (55.92) Patricia Castro (54.79) | 3:41.57 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Switzerland | Maria Ugolkova (55.52) Sasha Touretski (56.23) Danielle Carmen Villars (55.33) Noemi Girardet (55.02) | 3:42.10 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Finland | Fanny Teijonsalo (56.39) Hanna-Maria Seppälä (55.83) Lotta Nevalainen (55.96) Mimosa Jallow (54.98) | 3:43.16 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Sweden | Louise Hansson (56.10) Ida Marko-Varga (54.98) Ida Lindborg (55.57) Nathalie Lindborg (56.60) | 3:43.25 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Great Britain | Harriet Cooper (55.45) Georgia Coates (56.30) Ellie Faulkner (56.40) Lucy Hope (55.52) | 3:43.67 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Austria | Birgit Koschischek (55.58) Lisa Zaiser (56.12) Lena Kreundl (55.77) Julia Kukla (56.70) | 3:44.17 | |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Belgium | Kimberly Buys (56.02) Juliette Dumont (56.39) Juliette Casini (56.15) Lotte Goris (55.66) | 3:44.22 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Turkey | Ilknur Nihan Cakici (57.30) Esra Kuebra Kacmaz (56.56) Gizem Bozkurt (57.83) Ekaterina Avramova (57.14) | 3:48.83 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Estonia | Kertu Ly Alnek (56.97) Tess Grossmann (57.34) Margaret Markvardt (58.13) Alina Kendzior (58.46) | 3:50.90 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | San Marino | Elisa Bernardi (1:00.60) Elena Giovannini (59.94) Martina Ceccaroni (59.92) Sara Lettoli (59.26) | 3:59.72 | |
| | 1 | 3 | Israel | Keren Siebner (56.04) Zohar Shikler (56.53) Amit Ivry Andrea Murez | DSQ | DSQ |

### Final

The final was held at 19:18.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time |
| | 4 | Netherlands | Maud van der Meer (54.68) Femke Heemskerk (52.80) Marrit Steenbergen (53.82) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.50) | 3:33.80 |
| | 5 | Italy | Silvia Di Pietro (55.00) Erika Ferraioli (54.18) Aglaia Pezzato (55.04) Federica Pellegrini (53.46) | 3:37.68 |
| | 8 | Sweden | Sarah Sjöström (53.48) Ida Marko-Varga (54.90) Ida Lindborg (54.45) Louise Hansson (55.01) | 3:37.84 |
| 4 | 6 | France | Mathilde Cini (54.82) Cloé Hache (55.08) Anna Santamans (54.66) Charlotte Bonnet (53.73) | 3:38.29 |
| 5 | 3 | Denmark | Pernille Blume (54.26) Julie Kepp Jensen (55.87) Sarah Bro (55.53) Mie Østergaard Nielsen (53.91) | 3:39.57 |
| 6 | 2 | Spain | Fatima Gallardo Carapeto (55.33) Marta Gonzalez Crivillers (54.52) Patricia Castro (54.92) Lidon Munoz Del Campo (55.87) | 3:40.64 |
| 7 | 7 | Switzerland | Maria Ugolkova (55.07) Sasha Touretski (56.45) Danielle Carmen Villars (55.06) Noemi Girardet (55.18) | 3:41.76 |
| 8 | 1 | Finland | Fanny Teijonsalo (56.64) Hanna-Maria Seppälä (55.91) Lotta Nevalainen (55.78) Mimosa Jallow (54.90) | 3:43.23 |