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Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships
DatesSeptember 8, 1973
Winning time3:52.45 WR
Medalists
gold medal    East Germany
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    West Germany
1975 →

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 8.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

World record  United States (USA)
Sandy Neilson
Jenny Kemp
Jane Barkman
Shirley Babashoff
3:55.19 Munich, West Germany 30 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
8 September Heat  East Germany Andrea Hübner
Eike Schmisch
Angela Franke
Sylvia Eichner
3:56.550 CR
8 September Final  East Germany Kornelia Ender
Andrea Eife
Andrea Hübner
Sylvia Eichner
3:52.45 WR

Results

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Heats

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15 teams participated in 2 heats.[1][2]

Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1 -  East Germany Andrea Hübner
Eike Schmisch
Angela Franke
Sylvia Eichner
3:56.55 Q, CR
2 1 -  United States Keena Rothhammer
Deena Deardurff
Heather Greenwood
Kim Peyton
3:57.56 Q
3 2 -  Canada 4:01.44 Q
4 1 -  Sweden Anita Zarnowiecki
Irwi Johansson
Diana Olsson
Gunilla Lundberg
4:02.23 Q
5 2 -  West Germany 4:02.61 Q
6 2 -  Netherlands 4:02.94 Q
7 2 -  France 4:06.47 Q
8 1 -  Italy Laura Podesta
Laura Gorgerino
Patrizia Lanfredini
Novella Calligaris
4:07.43 Q
9 2 -   Switzerland 4:07.66
10 2 -  Soviet Union 4:08.10
11 1 -  Australia Debra Cain
Suzy Anderson
Virginia Rickard
Narelle Moras
4:08.71
12 1 -  Hungary Andrea Gyarmati
Edit Kovács
Ildikó Szekeres
Magdolna Patóh
4:09.02
13 2 -  Brazil 4:13.91
14 1 -  Venezuela Ileana Morales
Gisela Cerezo
Marianela Huen
S. Arambatsis
4:26.03
15 1 -  Puerto Rico Leslie Thompson
D. McSwain
L. Moreda
María Mock
4:26.80

Final

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The results of the final are below.[3]

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) -  East Germany Kornelia Ender
Andrea Eife
Andrea Hübner
Sylvia Eichner
3:52.45 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) -  United States Kim Peyton
Kathy Heddy
Heather Greenwood
Shirley Babashoff
3:55.52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) -  West Germany Jutta Weber
Heidemarie Reineck
Gudrun Beckmann
Angela Steinbach
3:58.88
4 -  Canada Gail Amundrud
Judy Wright
Wendy Cook
Leslie Cliff
4:00.20
5 -  Sweden Gunilla Lundberg
L. Isaksson
Irwi Johansson
Diana Olsson
4:02.01
6 -  Netherlands Enith Brigitha
A. Segaar
Linda Faber
Veronica Stel
4:02.16
7 -  Italy Laura Podesta
Laura Gorgerino
Patrizia Lanfredini
Federica Stabilini
4:06.59
8 -  France Guylaine Berger
Chantal Schertz
Jacquéline Pele
Marie-Christine Knibiehly
4:08.25

References

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  1. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Swimming - World Championships 1973 - Women's 4x100 m freestyle". the-sports.org. Retrieved 4 June 2013.