Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
| Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 4, 1973 |
| Nations | 13 |
| Winning time | 4:16.844 WR |
| Medalists | |
| 1973 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | |
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Melissa Belote Cathy Carr Deena Deardurff Sandy Neilson |
4:20.75 | Munich, West Germany | 3 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September | Heat |  East Germany |
4:25.879 | CR | |
| 4 September | Final | East Germany |
Ulrike Richter Renate Vogel Rosemarie Kother Kornelia Ender |
4:16.844 | WR |
Results
Heats
13 teams participated in 2 heats.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | East Germany |
4:25.879 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 2 | - | United States |
4:26.889 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | - |  Sweden |
4:29.029 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | - |  Netherlands |
4:30.390 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | - |  West Germany |
4:32.048 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | - |  Australia |
4:33.745 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | - |  Canada |
4:34.051 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | - |  Soviet Union |
4:34.477 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | - |  Hungary |
4:35.702 | ||
| 10 | 1 | - |  Great Britain |
Margaret Kelly Joanne Atkinson |
4:37.101 | |
| 11 | 2 | - |  Italy |
4:37.511 | ||
| 12 | 2 | - |  Brazil |
4:43.651 | ||
| 13 | 2 | - |  Puerto Rico |
4:50.198 |
Final
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
- | East Germany |
Ulrike Richter (1:04.99) Renate Vogel Rosemarie Kother Kornelia Ender |
4:16.844 | WR |
 |
- | United States |
Melissa Belote Marcia Morey Deena Deardurff Shirley Babashoff |
4:25.804 | |
 |
- | West Germany |
Angelika Grieser Petra Nows Gudrun Beckmann Jutta Weber |
4:26.576 | |
| 4 | - | Netherlands |
Enith Brigitha Alie te Riet A. Segaar Veronica Stel |
4:28.860 | |
| 5 | - | Canada |
Wendy Cook Mary Stewart Patti Stenhouse Gail Amundrud |
4:29.608 | |
| 6 | - | Sweden |
Diana Olsson Britt-Marie Smedh Gunilla Andersson Eva Andersson |
4:30.596 | |
| 7 | - | Soviet Union |
I. Golovanova Lyubov Rusanova Aleksandra Meerzon L. Kobsova |
4:33.385 | |
| 8 | - | Australia |
Linda Young Beverley Whitfield Debra Cain Suzy Anderson |
4:34.457 |
References
- ^ "For the Record" (pdf). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
