Steenbergen’s 52.35 Anchor Earns NED Gold

2024 World Aquatics Championships

Women’s 4×100 free relay start list

Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Final

• World Record: Australia – 3:27.96 (2023)
• Championship Record: Australia – 3:27.96 (2023)
• 2023 World Champion: Australia – 3:27.96

Last:

1. Netherlands (Busch, Van Kooten, Toussaint, Steenbergen) — 3:36.61
2. Australia (Throssel, Perkins, Harkin, Jack) — 3:36.93
3. Canada (Smith, Fournier, Savard, Luck) — 3:37.95
4. Poland — 3:38.65
5. Italy — 3:38.67
6. Brazil — 3:40.56
7. China — 3:41.11
8. Slovenia — 3:41.72

Poland got off to a fast start Kasia Wasic‘s leadoff was 54.12, 0.10 off her own Polish national record. Briana Throssell Australia scored 54.29 points, just 0.17 points behind, and took second place in the 100 points.Italy is chiara tarantino (54.60) and China Ai Yanhan (54.68) was also under the 55-second barrier in the leadoff leg.

Cornelia Fiedkiewicz Poland followed with 54.23 points, holding the lead by half a second over Italy and Australia. Zuzanna Famrock In the third leg, they held the lead with 55.04 points, but Italy were closing in and the Netherlands moved past Poland and China into third place. Kira Toussaint53.81 split.

Dutch women brought home gold marit steenburgen‘s incredible anchor of 52.35 points was swam just 30 minutes after the 200 IM semifinal.

Australia got a big boost from Anchor Shayna Jackswam the second-fastest rolling split in 52.64, moving from fourth in the 300 to second at the finish.

taylor ruck Canada’s score of 53.26 at the end of the relay lifted the team from fifth to third place, knocking Poland off the podium.

lead off

1. Katarzyna Wasik (POL) – 54.12
2. Briana Throssell (Australia) – 54.29
3. Chiara Tarantino (ITA) – 54.60
4. AI Janhan (Switzerland) – 54.68
5. Rebecca Smith (Canada) – 54.93
6. Neza Klankar (SLO) – 55.15
7. Kim Bush (NED) – 55.21
8. Ana Carolina Vieira (BRA) – 55.29

rolling split

1. marit steinbergen (NED) – 52.35
2. Shayna Jack (Australia) – 52.64
3. taylor ruck (CAN) – 53.26
4. Kira Toussaint (NED) – 53.81
5. Cornelia Fiedkiewicz (POL) – 54.23
6. Stephanie Balduccini (BRA) – 54.35
7. Katerine Savard (Canada) – 54.48
8. Sofia Morini (ITA) – 54.49
9. Costanza Coconcelli (ITA) – 54.63
10. Janja Siegel (SLO) – 54.78
11. Emma Virginia Menicucci (ITA) – 54.95
12. Abbie Harkin (Australia) – 54.98
13. Alexandria Perkins (Australia) – 55.02
14. Zuzanna Famlok (Poland) – 55.04
15. LYU Yue (CHN) – 55.05
16. Gianna van Kooten (NED) – 55.24
17. Julia MAIK (Poland) – 55.26
18. Sarah Fournier (Canada) – 55.28
19. María Fernanda de Oliveira da Silva Costa (BRA) – 55.46
20. Aline Rodriguez (BRA) – 55.46
21. Ma Yonghui (China) – 55.67
22. Gong Zhenchi (CHN) – 55.71
23. Katja Fein (SLO) – 55.75
24. Sextihana (SLO) – 56.04