Teamwork will be on full display in the Olympic women’s 4x100m freestyle relay. But one team is heavily favored to finish ahead of the rest of the field in this event, as Australia looks to continue their dominance in this race. Here, we give you our breakdown of the 4x100m freestyle relay on the women’s side, including the odds for each team to win and the other contenders that you should know about.
Olympic Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Betting Odds
| Team | Gold Medal Odds |
| Australia | -900 |
| USA | +450 |
| China | +800 |
| Canada | +2500 |
| Great Britain | +4000 |
| Sweden | +5000 |
| Netherlands | +5000 |
| France | +5000 |
| Italy | +8000 |
| Hungary | +10000 |
| Hong Kong | +20000 |
| Poland | +20000 |
| Brazil | +20000 |
| Denmark | +30000 |
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The clear favorites to win the Olympic women’s 4x100m freestyle relay are the Australians. They won this event convincingly in the 2021 Tokyo Games, setting the world record at that race and breaking it after that once again in 2023. Even with the always-dangerous Americans in the pool with them, Australia would really need to have a bad performance to come close to relinquishing their grip on the gold medal.
Olympic Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Major Storylines
The biggest storyline going into the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay might just be whether the United States is able to come in second place, as it is very likely that Australia finishes first. The Americans failed to capture the silver medal during this race in Tokyo, settling for bronze while the Canadian foursome finished ahead of them for silver. That would be a huge disappointment for the American team if it were to happen again this year.
Also worth keeping an eye on going into this race is the status of the world record in this event. The Australian team should feature two swimmers that are in contention to win individual gold in the women’s 100m freestyle in Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan. As long as they get serviceable legs out of the other two members of their team, they should be in contention to break their own record here in Paris.
Olympic Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Medal Contenders
Outside of Australia, the top teams in medal contention for this race are the United States, China, and Canada. The United States will like their chances to claim silver in this event, with Gretchen Walsh and Torrie Huske being their best individual swimmers in this distance. But China could very well take the silver instead, as Junxuan Yang and Yujie Cheng are both capable of outperforming that American duo on their day. The race for second and third in this event could be more exciting than the race for first.
Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Betting Prediction: Australia (-900)
As is the case with the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, there isn’t much betting value to be found from this race. But the only real choice is to take the favorites in this event, as Australia should have no trouble coming out on top here. They have set and moved the world record in this event time and time again for a reason and they will prove once again that no country does this event in women’s swimming as well as they do.
