2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was the United States.[2]

Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates	10 August
Competitors	16 from 4 nations
Winning time	7:44.12
Medalists
Ariarne Titmus Emma McKeon Mikkayla Sheridan Madeline Groves    Australia   Allison Schmitt Leah Smith Katie McLaughlin Katie Ledecky    United States   Kayla Sanchez Taylor Ruck Rebecca Smith Mackenzie Padington    Canada

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record	China (CHN) Yang Yu (1:55.47) Zhu Qianwei (1:55.79) Liu Jing (1:56.09) Pang Jiaying (1:54.73)	7:42.08	Rome, Italy	30 July 2009
Pan Pacific Championships record	United States (USA) Shannon Vreeland (1:57.89) Missy Franklin (1:56.12) Leah Smith (1:58.03) Katie Ledecky (1:54.36)	7:46.40	Gold Coast, Australia	22 August 2014

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:

CR

Championships record

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Final

The final was held on 10 August from 18:00.[3]

Rank	Lane	Nation	Swimmers	Time	Notes
	5	Australia	Ariarne Titmus (1:55.27) Emma McKeon (1:55.66) Mikkayla Sheridan (1:56.72) Madeline Groves (1:56.47)	7:44.12	CR, OC
	4	United States	Allison Schmitt (1:58.62) Leah Smith (1:56.44) Katie McLaughlin (1:55.47) Katie Ledecky (1:53.84)	7:44.37
	6	Canada	Kayla Sanchez (1:58.37) Taylor Ruck (1:54.08) Rebecca Smith (1:58.08) Mackenzie Padington (1:56.75)	7:47.28
4	3	Japan	Chihiro Igarashi (1:57.88) Rikako Ikee (1:54.69) Rio Shirai (1:58.29) Yui Ohashi (1:58.10)	7:48.96	NR

References

1. "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
2. "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
3. "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.