The women’s 4×100 metre freestyle relay took place on 14 August at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens Greece.For the first time in 48 years the Australians (Alice Mills Lisbeth Lenton Petria Thomas and Jodie Henry) overhauled the Team USA on the final leg to win a gold medal in the event. When Henry touched the wall at 3:35.94 the Australians broke a new world record under a 0.06-second mark set by the Germans in 2002 (3:36.00).