| Final 20:07 | time | +time | L |   |  | 1. United States |    | 3:52.05 | WR | 06 |  Stats |  | 2. Australia |    | 3:54.02 | +1.97s | 04 |  Stats |  | 3. Japan |    | 3:55.73 | +3.68s | 05 |  Stats |  | 4. Russia |    | 3:56.03 | +3.98s | 08 |  Stats |  | 5. China |    | 3:56.41 | +4.36s | 01 |  Stats |  | 6. Netherlands |    | 3:57.28 | +5.23s | 02 |  Stats |  | 7. Denmark |    | 3:57.76 | +5.71s | 03 |  Stats |  | 8. Great Britain |    | 3:59.46 | +7.41s | 07 |  Stats |   
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| Heat 1 | time | +time | L | Rk | React. |   |  | 1. Netherlands |    | 3:59.19 | - | 07 | 5. | 0.62 |  Times |  | 2. China |    | 3:59.38 | +0.19 | 04 | 7. | 0.65 |  Times |  | 3. Russia |    | 3:59.57 | +0.38 | 05 | 8. | 0.68 |  Times |  | 4. Germany |    | 3:59.95 | +0.76 | 03 | 9. | 0.74 |  Times |  | 5. Italy |    | 4:02.20 | +3.01 | 02 | 11. | 0.69 |  Times |  | 6. Canada |    | 4:02.71 | +3.52 | 06 | 12. | 0.67 |  Times |  | 7. France |    | 4:05.53 | +6.34 | 01 | 14. | 0.62 |  Times |  | -. Hungary |    | DQ | - | 08 |   |   |  Times |   
| Heat 2 | time | +time | L | Rk | React. |   |  | 1. Australia |    | 3:55.42 | - | 05 | 1. | 0.66 |  Times |  | 2. Japan |    | 3:57.87 | +2.45 | 03 | 2. | 0.60 |  Times |  | 3. Denmark |    | 3:58.35 | +2.93 | 02 | 3. | 0.65 |  Times |  | 4. United States |    | 3:58.88 | +3.46 | 04 | 4. | 0.60 |  Times |  | 5. Great Britain |    | 3:59.37 | +3.95 | 06 | 6. | 0.66 |  Times |  | 6. Sweden |    | 4:00.76 | +5.34 | 07 | 10. | 0.73 |  Times |  | 7. Spain |    | 4:03.05 | +7.63 | 01 | 13. | 0.73 |  Times |  | 8. Iceland |    | 4:07.09 | +11.67 | 08 | 15. | 0.70 |  Times |   
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| 12 Best WC 2011 | WC | Odds |  |  World 2011 Women 4x100m Medley Relay |  | 1. United States | 1 | 1/9 |  | 2. China | 2 | 5/1 |  | 3. Australia | 3 | 14/1 |  | 4. Russia | 4 | 22/1 |  | 5. Japan | 5 | 25/1 |  | 6. Germany | 8 | 33/1  |  | 7. Great Britain | 6 | 33/1 |  | 8. Canada | 7 |   |  | 9. Denmark | 9 |   |  | 11.Sweden | 10 |   |  | 12.Netherlands | 11 | 40/1 |  | 13.Spain | 12 |   |   
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| Next best times | WC |  | 10.Italy | 14 |  | 14.France | 13 |  | 15.Iceland |   |  | 16.Hungary |   |   
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