Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 7.
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 7, 1973 | |||||||||
| Nations | 12 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:33.221 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)John Kinsella () Fred Tyler () Steve Genter (1:52.78) Mark Spitz (1:54.24) |
7:35.78 | Munich, West Germany | 31 August 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Athletes | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | Heat |  France |
7:51.455 | CR | |
| 7 September | Heat |  Australia |
7:48.432 | CR | |
| 7 September | Final | United States |
Kurt Krumpholz Robin Backhaus Richard Klatt Jim Montgomery |
7:33.221 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
12 teams participated in 2 heats.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | - | Australia |
John Kulasalu Steve Badger Brad Cooper Michael Wenden |
7:48.432 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | - | France |
7:51.455 | Q, CR | |
| 3 | 2 | - |  West Germany |
7:52.244 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | - |  Sweden |
7:52.298 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | - |  Soviet Union |
7:52.968 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | - |  East Germany |
7:53.635 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | - |  Great Britain |
7:54.257 | Q, NR[2] | |
| 8 | 1 | - | United States |
7:54.404 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | - |  Canada |
7:58.432 | ||
| 10 | 1 | - |  Italy |
7:58.515 | ||
| 11 | 2 | - |  Brazil |
8:12.066 | ||
| 12 | 1 | - |  Puerto Rico |
8:23.574 |
Final edit
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
8 | United States |
Kurt Krumpholz Robin Backhaus Richard Klatt Jim Montgomery |
7:33.221 | WR |
 |
4 | Australia |
John Kulasalu (1:57.49) Steve Badger (1:55.97) Brad Cooper (1:54.29) Michael Wenden (1:55.91) |
7:43.659 | CWR[3] |
 |
3 | West Germany |
Klaus Steinbach Werner Lampe Peter Nocke Folkert Meeuw |
7:43.684 | |
| 4 | 7 | East Germany |
Roger Pyttel Peter Bruch Wilfried Hartung Lutz Unger |
7:44.444 | |
| 5 | 6 | Sweden |
Bernt Zarnowiecki Bengt Gingsjö Anders Bellbring Gunnar Larsson |
7:45.585 | |
| 6 | 2 | Soviet Union |
Viktor Aboimov Vladimir Krivtsov Aleksandr Samsonov Vladimir Bure |
7:47.794 | |
| 7 | 1 | Great Britain |
Brian Brinkley Raymond Terrell Colin Cunningham Gordon Downie |
7:54.305 | |
| 8 | 5 | France |
Patrick Moreau Pierre Amardeilh Olivier Middleton Marc Lazzaro |
8:04.452 |
References edit
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine: 74. October 1973. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Fox, Norman (8 September 1973). "Poor turn holds Wilkie to third place in medley final". The Times. London. p. 15.
- ^ "Aust second in swim relay". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons Limited. AAP. 9 September 1973. p. 91.