# Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 August 2018.

## Records

Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Team | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Australia | 3:30.05 | Gold Coast | 5 April 2018 |
| 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 11:01.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Netherlands | Kim Busch (55.42) Kira Toussaint (54.93) Marjolein Delno (55.17) Femke Heemskerk (52.78) | 3:38.30 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Italy | Giada Galizi (55.37) Federica Pellegrini (53.73) Laura Letrari (54.65) Erika Ferraioli (54.89) | 3:38.64 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | France | Béryl Gastaldello (54.70) Margaux Fabre (54.55) Anouchka Martin (55.33) Assia Touati (54.55) | 3:39.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Russia | Arina Openysheva (54.90) Rozaliya Nasretdinova (54.91) Valeriya Salamatina (54.87) Viktoriya Andreyeva (54.80) | 3:39.48 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Switzerland | Maria Ugolkova (54.81) Alexandra Touretski (55.29) Nina Kost (55.01) Noémi Girardet (54.89) | 3:40.00 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Germany | Annika Bruhn (54.69) Reva Foos (54.53) Johanna Roas (54.99) Marie Pietruschka (55.84) | 3:40.05 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Great Britain | Lucy Hope (56.61) Anna Hopkin (54.55) Ellie Faulkner (55.46) Freya Anderson (53.56) | 3:40.18 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Denmark | Mie Nielsen (55.44) Julie Kepp Jensen (55.29) Emily Gantriis (55.96) Signe Bro (54.59) | 3:41.28 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Poland | Katarzyna Wasick (55.18) Alicja Tchórz (55.09) Aleksandra Polańska (55.74) Anna Dowgiert (55.27) | 3:41.28 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Sweden | Louise Hansson (55.57) Ida Lindborg (55.73) Sara Junevik (56.49) Magdalena Kuras (55.38) | 3:43.17 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Israel | Andrea Murez (55.12) Anastasia Gorbenko (55.25) Amit Ivry (57.33) Lea Polonsky (57.89) | 3:45.59 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Turkey | Ekaterina Avramova (56.24) Selen Özbilen (56.43) Sezin Eligül (57.21) Zehra Duru Bilgin (58.56) | 3:48.44 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Estonia | Kertu Ly Alnek (56.73) Kertu Kaare (58.61) Margaret Markvardt (57.78) Aleksa Gold (56.55) | 3:49.67 | |

### Final

The final was held at 18:01.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | France | Marie Wattel (54.35) Charlotte Bonnet (52.20) Margaux Fabre (54.41) Béryl Gastaldello (53.69) | 3:34.65 | |
| | 4 | Netherlands | Kim Busch (54.75) Femke Heemskerk (52.33) Kira Toussaint (54.47) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.22) | 3:34.77 | |
| | 0 | Denmark | Pernille Blume (52.83) Signe Bro (54.59) Julie Kepp Jensen (55.19) Mie Nielsen (54.42) | 3:37.03 | NR |
| 4 | 1 | Great Britain | Anna Hopkin (54.94) Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (54.15) Ellie Faulkner (54.95) Freya Anderson (53.22) | 3:37.26 | |
| 5 | 5 | Italy | Giada Galizi (54.92) Erika Ferraioli (54.76) Laura Letrari (54.84) Federica Pellegrini (53.59) | 3:38.11 | |
| 6 | 6 | Russia | Maria Kameneva (54.19) Arina Openysheva (54.60) Valeriya Salamatina (55.08) Viktoriya Andreyeva (54.78) | 3:38.65 | |
| 7 | 2 | Switzerland | Maria Ugolkova (54.86) Alexandra Touretski (54.64) Nina Kost (54.42) Noémi Girardet (54.93) | 3:38.85 | |
| 8 | 7 | Germany | Annika Bruhn (54.57) Reva Foos (54.83) Johanna Roas (54.93) Marie Pietruschka (55.04) | 3:39.37 | |
| 9 | 8 | Poland | Katarzyna Wasick (54.91) Alicja Tchórz (55.53) Aleksandra Polańska (55.60) Anna Dowgiert (54.90) | 3:40.94 | |