ATHENS, Aug. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Following is the evolution of the women's 4x100m freestyle relay world records since 1976:

    3:44.82: United States, 25/07/76 at Montreal

    3:43.43: United States, 26/08/78 at West Berlin

    3:42.71: East Germany, 27/07/80 at Moscow

    3:42.41: East Germany, 21/08/84 at Moscow

    3:40.57: East Germany, 19/08/86 at Madrid

    3:39.46: United States, 28/07/92 at Barcelona

    3:37.91: China, 07/09/94 at Rome

    3:36.61: United States, 16/09/2000 at Sydney

    3:36.00: Germany, 29/07/2002 at Berlin

    3:35.94: Australia, 14/08/04 at AthhnesEnditem