Alessandro Miressi, Lorenzo Zazzeri, Paolo Conte Bonin and Manuel Frigo finished second in the final won by China. The first Chinese competitor, Zhanie Pan, set a new world record in the 100m freestyle with a time of 46.80.
In the equivalent women's relay, the Italians finished the final in fifth place, less brilliant than in the previous event (3'38"67) The gold was won by the Netherlands, who with aTime of 3'36"61, preceded Australia, silver, and Canada, bronze.