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Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games:  Women's 4 × 100 metres
Freestyle Relay  Swimming at the 1964 Summer Games: Previous
Summer Games ▪ Next Summer Games   Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Venue(s): Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijo, Shibuya, Tokyo Date Started:
October 14, 1964 Date Finished: October 15, 1964  Gold:
USA United States Silver: AUS Australia Bronze: NED Netherlands
The only real decision for the US swim coaches was who they
would select to lead the Americans to the gold medal in the
final. The US qualified second in the heats, behind Australia,
but that was with their junior varsity squad allowing the big
guns to rest. In the final the race was over after one leg, as
100 fly gold medalist Sharon Stouder put the US into an
insurmountable lead. She was followed by Donna de Varona, Pokey
Watson, and Kathy Ellis, who swam anchor and finished in the
time of 4:03.8 for a world record, bettering the time o