# Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships took place on July 30, 2009 at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| World Record | Australia (AUS) Stephanie Rice (1:56.60) Bronte Barratt (1:56.58) Kylie Palmer (1:55.22) Linda Mackenzie (1:55.91) | 7:44.31 | Beijing, China | 14 August 2008 |
| Championship Record | United States (USA) Natalie Coughlin (1:56.43) Dana Vollmer (1:57.49) Lacey Nymeyer (1:59.19) Katie Hoff (1:56.98) | 7:50.09 | Melbourne, Australia | 29 March 2007 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Nation | Time | Record |
| 30 July | Heat 1 | United Kingdom Caitlin McClatchey (1:57.54) Jazmin Carlin (1:56.45) Hannah Miley (1:58.15) Rebecca Adlington (1:56.90) | 7:49.04 | CR |
| 30 July | Final | China Yang Yu (1:55.47) Zhu Qianwei (1:55.79) Liu Jing (1:56.09) Pang Jiaying (1:54.73) | 7:42.08 | WR |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Great Britain | Caitlin McClatchey (1:57.54) Jazmin Carlin (1:56.45) Hannah Miley (1:58.15) Rebecca Adlington (1:56.90) | 7:49.04 | CR, ER |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | United States | Ariana Kukors (1:56.05) Dagny Knutson (1:57.73) Alyssa Anderson (1:58.35) Lacey Nymeyer (1:57.38) | 7:49.51 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | France | Camille Muffat (1:58.82) Ophelie-Cyrielle Etienne (1:56.36) Sophie Huber (1:58.82) Coralie Balmy (1:56.18) | 7:50.18 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Canada | Geneviève Saumur (1:57.67) Julia Wilkinson (1:57.77) Alexandra Gabor (1:57.87) Heather MacLean (1:56.98) | 7:50.29 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Australia | Ellen Fullerton (1:58.56) Felicity Galvez (1:57.70) Merindah Dingjan (1:56.85) Bronte Barratt (1:57.42) | 7:50.53 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | China | Yang Yu (1:58.50) Zhu Qianwei (1:57.85) Liu Jing (1:55.78) Pang Jiaying (1:58.67) | 7:50.80 | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Hungary | Ágnes Mutina (1:57.52) Evelyn Verrasztó (1:56.89) Eszter Dara (1:57.87) Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:59.02) | 7:51.30 | NR |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Italy | Renata Fabiola Spagnolo (1:59.32) Flavia Zoccari (1:59.29) Alice Carpanese (1:58.45) Federica Pellegrini (1:54.94) | 7:52.00 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Japan | Haruka Ueda (1:57.38) NR Misaki Yamaguchi (1:56.86) Ren Sato (1:57.43) Asami Kitagawa (2:00.75) | 7:52.42 | NR |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Netherlands | Saskia de Jonge (2:00.51) Femke Heemskerk (1:55.49) Inge Dekker (1:56.96) Chantal Groot (2:00.88) | 7:53.84 | NR |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Russia | Daria Belyakina (1:58.68) Victoria Malutina (1:58.71) Anastasia Aksenova (1:59.27) Elena Sokolova (1:58.69) | 7:55.35 | NR |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Denmark | Julie Hjorth-Hansen (1:57.61) NR Micha Kathrine Østergaard Jensen (1:59.29) Louise Mai Jansen (1:59.74) Lotte Friis (1:58.92) | 7:55.56 | NR |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | Sweden | Gabriella Fagundez (1:58.42) Sarah Sjöström (1:56.61) Petra Granlund (1:59.24) Martina Granström (2:02.36) | 7:56.63 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Slovenia | Sara Isakovič (1:57.51) Anja Klinar (2:00.73) Nina Sovinek (2:04.60) Nika Karlina Petric (2:04.07) | 8:06.91 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Ireland | Melanie Nocher (2:02.42) Clare Dawson (2:02.50) Niamh O'Sullivan (2:01.27) Nuala Murphy (2:03.15) | 8:09.34 | NR |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Singapore | Quah Ting Wen (2:00.50) Amanda Lim (2:03.80) Lynette Lim (2:01.88) Mylene Ong (2:03.73) | 8:09.91 | NR |
| 17 | 2 | 8 | Poland | Karolina Szczepaniak (2:00.40) Katarzyna Wilk (2:04.11) Mirela Olczak (2:04.50) Paula Zukowska (2:04.64) | 8:13.65 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Venezuela | Andreina Pinto (2:02.15) NR Yanel Pinto (2:02.78) Darneyis Orozco (2:05.27) Yennifer Marquez (2:06.31) | 8:16.51 | NR |
| 19 | 1 | 8 | Zimbabwe | Nicole Horn (2:08.17) Kirsten Lapham (2:08.66) Moira Fraser (2:10.80) Kimberley Eeson (2:08.11) | 8:35.74 | NR |
| 20 | 3 | 8 | Malta | Davina Mangion (2:12.85) Melinda Sue Micallef (2:17.30) Nicol Cremona (2:13.80) Talisa Pace (2:16.60) | 9:00.55 | |
| 21 | 1 | 7 | Macau | Fong Man Wai (2:12.94) Che Lok In (2:19.91) Tan Chi Yan (2:20.12) Ma Cheok Mei (2:12.71) | 9:05.68 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | India | Pooja Raghava Alva (2:24.10) Chittaranjan Shubha (2:18.52) Vandita Dhariyal (2:19.37) Talasha Prabhu (2:19.71) | 9:21.70 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1 | Albania | Sara Abdullahu (2:12.27) Rovena Marku (2:24.37) Reni Jani (2:39.46) Debora Keci (2:29.50) | 9:45.60 | |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | Pakistan | Sakina Ghulam (2:27.24) Aelia Mehdi (2:45.06) Rida Mitha (2:40.32) Mahnoor Maqsood (2:38.50) | 10:31.12 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Note |
| | 7 | China | Yang Yu (1:55.47) Zhu Qianwei (1:55.79) Liu Jing (1:56.09) Pang Jiaying (1:54.73) | 7:42.08 | WR |
| | 5 | United States | Dana Vollmer (1:55.29) Lacey Nymeyer (1:57.88) Ariana Kukors (1:55.18) Allison Schmitt (1:54.21) | 7:42.56 | AM |
| | 4 | Great Britain | Joanne Jackson (1:55.98) Jazmin Carlin (1:56.78) Caitlin McClatchey (1:56.42) Rebecca Adlington (1:56.33) | 7:45.51 | ER |
| 4 | 8 | Italy | Renata Fabiola Spagnolo (1:58.79) Alessia Filippi (1:56.97) Alice Carpanese (1:57.36) Federica Pellegrini (1:53.45) | 7:46.57 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Australia | Ellen Fullerton (1:57.38) Stephanie Rice (1:55.71) Merindah Dingjan (1:56.66) Bronte Barratt (1:57.10) | 7:46.85 | |
| 6 | 1 | Hungary | Ágnes Mutina (1:56.64) Evelyn Verrasztó (1:57.20) Eszter Dara (1:59.04) Katinka Hosszú (1:55.16) | 7:48.04 | NR |
| 7 | 3 | France | Coralie Balmy (1:57.12) Ophelie Cyrielle Etienne (1:56.10) Sophie Huber (1:58.40) Camille Muffat (1:56.82) | 7:48.44 | NR |
| 8 | 6 | Canada | Geneviève Saumur (1:56.97) NR Julia Wilkinson (1:57.39) Alexandra Gabor (1:57.07) Heather MacLean (1:57.71) | 7:49.14 | NR |