1997 FINA Short Course World Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay event at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Thursday 17 April 1997 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Finals
edit| Rank | Final | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 ChinaWang Luna Nian Yun CHEN Yan Shan Ying |
7:51.92 WR 1:57.01 1:56.35 1:59.76 1:58.80 |
|
 SwedenJohanna Sjöberg Josefin Lillhage Louise Jöhncke Malin Nilsson |
7:56.04 |
|
 AustraliaJulie Greville Natasha Bowron Samantha Mackie Emma Johnson |
7:56.12 |
| 4. |  Germany
|
7:58.04 |
| 5. |  Great Britain
|
7:59.18 |
| 6. |  Canada
|
8:02.80 |
| 7. |  Denmark
|
8:03.37 |
| 8. |  Czech Republic
|
8:20.97 |
Qualifying heats
edit| Rank | Heats | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australia
|
7:59.65 |
| 2. | Sweden
|
8:01.96 |
| 3. | China
|
8:03.80 |
| 4. | Great Britain
|
8:04.04 |
| 5. | Denmark
|
8:05.14 |
| 6. | Germany
|
8:06.54 |
| 7. | Canada
|
8:07.68 |
| 8. | Czech Republic
|
8:19.35 |
| 9. |  Brazil
|
8:25.09 |