The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place in Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan on 29 July 2001.

Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Nation Time Location DateWorld recordBarbara Bedford (1:01.39)Megan Quann (1:06.29)Jenny Thompson (57.25)Dara Torres (53.37) 3:58.30 Sydney23 Sep 2000Championship recordHe Cihong (1:00.16)Dai Guohong (1:09.03)Liu Limin (58.65)Le Jingyi (53.54) 4:01.67 Rome10 Sep 1994

The following record was established during the competition: DateRoundNationTimeRecord 29 July 2001 Final Dyana Calub (1:02.80)Leisel Jones (1:07.68)Petria Thomas (57.65)Sarah Ryan (54.09) 4:01.50 CR

Results

Heats Place Heat Lane Nation Swimmers (split) Time Notes 1 3 5 Antje Buschschulte (1:01.27) Simone Karn (1:09.77) Annika Mehlhorn (58.09) Katrin Meissner (55.32) 4:04.45 Q 2 3 4 Courtney Shealy (1:03.13)Megan Quann (1:07.22)Shelly Ripple-Johnston (59.08)Maritza Correia (55.64) 4:05.07 Q 3 2 5 Zhan Shu (1:02.67) Luo Xuejuan (1:08.43) Ruan Yi (1:00.00) Xu Yanwei (54.60) 4:05.70 Q 4 2 4 Clementine Stoney (1:03.03) Tarnee White (1:10.00) Petria Thomas (57.95) Elka Graham (56.05) 4:07.03 Q 5 1 4 Mai Nakamura (1:02.37) Junko Isoda (1:10.07) Junko Onishi (59.55) Sumika Minamoto (55.38) 4:07.37 Q 6 1 5 Sarah Price (1:01.80) Jaime King (1:10.18) Georgina Lee (1:00.42) Karen Pickering (55.16) 4:07.56 Q 7 1 3 Stanislava Komarova (1:02.13) Olga Bakaldina (1:10.48) Irina Bespalova (59.67) Inna Yaitskaya (56.00) 4:08.28 Q 8 2 3 Jennifer Fratesi (1:02.90) Rhiannon Leier (1:09.59) Audrey Lacroix (1:00.63) Laura Nicholls (55.46) 4:08.58 Q 9 2 7 Louise Ørnstedt (1:02.51) Majken Thorup (1:10.39) Sophia Skou (1:00.04) Mette Jacobsen (55.75) 4:08.69 10 3 3 Therese Alshammar (1:04.71) Emma Igelström (1:09.81) Johanna Sjöberg (59.64) Josefin Lillhage (55.88) 4:10.04 11 3 2 Valentina Brat (1:03.89) Beatrice Câșlaru (1:09.77) Diana Mocanu (1:00.66) Camelia Potec (56.74) 4:11.06 12 3 6 Hinkelien Schreuder (1:02.99) Madelon Baans (1:09.32) Chantal Groot (1:02.91) Manon van Rooijen (56.02) 4:11.24 13 1 6 Alessandra Cappa (1:04.18) Roberta Crescentini (1:11.36) Sara Parise (1:00.70) Cecilia Vianini (55.29) 4:11.53 14 2 2 Denyse Tan (1:10.09) Nicolette Teo (1:12.39) Christel Bouvron (1:04.95) Jacqueline Lim (58.90) 4:26.33 15 1 2 Yang Chin-Kuei (1:08.19) Chen Yi-Fan (1:18.86) Kuan Chia-Hsien (1:05.48) Sung Yi-Chien (1:00.74) 4:33.27 16 3 7 Shun Kwan Andrea Chum (1:13.83) Weng Lam Cheong (1:18.92) Weng Tong Cheong (1:07.71) Wai Man Lam (1:04.87) 4:45.33 – 2 6 Dominique Diezi (1:03.93) Carmela Schlegel Agata Czaplicki Nicole Zahnd DSQ

Final Place Lane Nation Swimmers (split) Time Notes 6 Dyana Calub (1:02.80) Leisel Jones (1:07.68) Petria Thomas (57.65) Sarah Ryan (54.09) 4:01.50 CR, OC 5 Natalie Coughlin (1:00.18) Megan Quann (1:07.67) Mary Descenza (59.59) Erin Phenix (54.37) 4:01.81 3 Zhan Shu (1:01.97) Luo Xuejuan (1:06.47) Ruan Yi (59.74) Xu Yanwei (54.35) 4:02.53 4 4 Antje Buschschulte (1:01.07) Simone Karn (1:09.58) Annika Mehlhorn (58.59) Katrin Meissner (53.82) 4:03.06 5 2 Mai Nakamura (1:01.97) Junko Isoda (1:10.14) Junko Onishi (59.14) Sumika Minamoto (55.19) 4:06.44 6 7 Sarah Price (1:01.84) Jaime King (1:09.86) Nicola Jackson (59.85) Rosalind Brett (55.11) 4:06.66 7 1 Stanislava Komarova (1:02.06) Elena Bogomazova (1:10.05) Natalia Soutiagina (59.32) Inna Yaitskaya (56.15) 4:07.58 8 8 Jennifer Fratesi (1:02.62) Rhiannon Leier (1:09.85) Audrey Lacroix (1:00.26) Laura Nicholls (55.37) 4:08.10

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