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

The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 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) Ina Kleber (1:00.59) Sylvia Gerasch (1:08.69) Ines Geißler (59.52) Birgit Meineke (54.89) | 4:03.69 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 August 1984 |
| Olympic record | East Germany (GDR) Kristin Otto (1:01.03) Silke Hörner (1:08.20) Birte Weigang (59.51) Katrin Meissner (55.00) | 4:03.74 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 30 July | Final | Lea Loveless (1:00.82) Anita Nall (1:08.67) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (58.58) Jenny Thompson (54.47) | United States | 4:02.54 | WR |

## Results
### Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Unified Team | Nina Zhivanevskaya (1:02.24) Yelena Rudkovskaya (1:10.04) Olga Kirichenko (1:01.55) Yelena Shubina (56.54) | 4:10.37 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Germany | Dagmar Hase (1:02.67) Daniela Brendel (1:10.27) Bettina Ustrowski (1:01.93) Simone Osygus (55.75) | 4:10.62 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | United States | Janie Wagstaff (1:03.19) Megan Kleine (1:12.05) Summer Sanders (1:00.15) Nicole Haislett (55.44) | 4:10.83 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Netherlands | Ellen Elzerman (1:04.19) Kira Bulten (1:10.84) Inge de Bruijn (1:00.64) Marianne Muis (55.58) | 4:11.25 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Japan | Yoko Koikawa (1:02.81) Kyoko Iwasaki (1:11.11) Yoko Kando (1:01.14) Suzu Chiba (56.42) | 4:11.48 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Canada | Nikki Dryden (1:03.96) Guylaine Cloutier (1:10.16) Kristin Topham (1:01.06) Andrea Nugent (56.49) | 4:11.67 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Australia | Joanne Meehan (1:03.70) Samantha Riley (1:10.83) Susie O'Neill (1:01.28) Lisa Curry (56.73) | 4:12.54 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | China | He Cihong (1:04.48) Lou Xia (1:10.47) Qian Hong (1:00.82) Le Jingyi (56.78) | 4:12.55 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Italy | Lorenza Vigarani (1:03.97) Manuela Dalla Valle (1:09.60) Ilaria Tocchini (1:01.67) Ilaria Sciorelli (57.53) | 4:12.77 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Great Britain | Joanne Deakins (1:04.51) Suki Brownsdon (1:13.52) Madeleine Campbell (1:02.70) Karen Pickering (55.78) | 4:16.51 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Denmark | Mette Jacobsen (1:04.06) Britta Vestergaard (1:12.58) Berit Puggaard (1:03.89) Gitta Jensen (56.67) | 4:17.20 | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Romania | Claudia Stănescu (1:04.90) Beatrice Câșlaru (1:13.35) Diana Ureche (1:02.51) Luminița Dobrescu (57.15) | 4:17.91 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Spain | Núria Castelló (1:04.87) Rocío Ruiz (1:12.86) María Peláez (1:03.54) Claudia Franco (58.00) | 4:19.27 | |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | France | Céline Bonnet (1:05.73) Audrey Guerit (1:12.90) Jacqueline Delord (1:05.10) Julie Blaise (57.46) | 4:21.19 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Finland | Anne Lackman (1:06.56) Riikka Ukkola (1:15.58) Marja Pärssinen (1:03.07) Minna Salmela (57.86) | 4:23.07 | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | South Africa | Jill Brukman (1:05.78) Penny Heyns (1:14.43) Jeanine Steenkamp (1:06.19) Marianne Kriel (57.88) | 4:24.28 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Mexico | Heike Koerner (1:06.77) Ana Mendoza (1:16.42) Gabriela Gaja (1:04.57) Laura Sánchez (58.97) | 4:26.73 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | United States | Lea Loveless (1:00.82) Anita Nall (1:08.67) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (58.58) Jenny Thompson (54.47) | 4:02.54 | WR |
| | 5 | Germany | Dagmar Hase (1:01.61) Jana Dörries (1:09.43) Franziska van Almsick (59.08) Daniela Hunger (55.07) | 4:05.19 | |
| | 4 | Unified Team | Nina Zhivanevskaya (1:02.54) Yelena Rudkovskaya (1:07.44) Olga Kirichenko (1:00.98) Natalya Meshcheryakova (55.48) | 4:06.44 | |
| 4 | 8 | China | Lin Li (1:02.90) Lou Xia (1:09.51) Qian Hong (58.97) Le Jingyi (55.40) | 4:06.78 | AS |
| 5 | 1 | Australia | Nicole Stevenson (1:02.09) Samantha Riley (1:10.06) Susie O'Neill (59.38) Lisa Curry (55.48) | 4:07.01 | OC |
| 6 | 7 | Canada | Nikki Dryden (1:03.51) Guylaine Cloutier (1:09.55) Kristin Topham (1:00.38) Andrea Nugent (55.82) | 4:09.26 | |
| 7 | 2 | Japan | Yoko Koikawa (1:03.12) Kyoko Iwasaki (1:10.75) Yoko Kando (1:00.51) Suzu Chiba (55.54) | 4:09.92 | NR |
| 8 | 6 | Netherlands | Ellen Elzerman (1:03.81) Kira Bulten (1:11.30) Inge de Bruijn (1:00.39) Marianne Muis (55.37) | 4:10.87 | |