Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.^[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Thursday 9 August 1928.

VenueOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium

Date9 August 1928

Competitors31 from 7 nations

Teams7

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Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date	9 August 1928
Competitors	31 from 7 nations
Teams	7
Winning time	4:47.6 WR
Medalists
Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, Martha Norelius, Josephine McKim*, Susan Laird*  United States Joyce Cooper, Cissie Stewart, Vera Tanner, Ellen King  Great Britain Kathleen Russell, Rhoda Rennie, Mary Bedford, Freddie van der Goes *Swimmer who participated in the heats only. Under 1928 Olympic rules, they did not receive a medal.  South Africa
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The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed.

Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Susan Laird and Josephine McKim both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.