  Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games:  Women's 4 × 100
metres Medley Relay    Host City: Tokyo, Japan Venue(s):
Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijo, Shibuya, Tokyo Date Started: October
16, 1964 Date Finished: October 18, 1964  Gold: USA United
States Silver: NED Netherlands Bronze: URS Soviet Union   The
United States was so strong that they held swim-offs to
determine who would swim in the final. The Soviet team posted
the fastest time heat one with the Americans leading heat two
with their B team. The final started with Cathy Ferguson, 100
metre backstroke gold medalist, taking a small lead over Japan’s
Satoko Tanaka. On the breaststroke leg, Soviet Svetlana Babanina
put them into the lead by inches, but Sharon Stouder swam the
third butterfly leg for the US and opened a 2½-bodylength lead.
Kathy Ellis had no trouble maintaining it on the anchor as the
USA won the gold medal in the world record time of 4:33.9. The
Soviets could not maintain their position on the final two legs,
as Ada Kok put the Netherlands int