Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 5, 1973 |
| Nations | 14 |
| Winning time | 3:27.183 CR |
| 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 men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 5.
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)David Edgar (52.69) John Murphy (52.04) Jerry Heidenreich (50.78) Mark Spitz (50.90) |
3:26.42 | Munich, West Germany | 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September | Heat |  France |
Michel Rousseau (51.73) |
3:35.575 | CR |
| 5 September | Heat | United States |
Bill Miller (53.39) Stan Carper (53.42) Kurt Krumpholz (52.50) Rick Klatt (53.13) |
3:32.442 | CR |
| 5 September | Final | United States |
Melvin Nash (52.65) Joe Bottom (51.42) Jim Montgomery (51.17) John Murphy (51.94) |
3:27.183 | CR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]14 teams participated in 2 heats.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | - | United States |
Bill Miller (53.39) Stan Carper (53.42) Kurt Krumpholz (52.50) Rick Klatt (53.13) |
3:32.442 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 2 | - |  East Germany |
3:33.837 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | - |  Soviet Union |
3:34.700 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | - |  Brazil |
3:35.256 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | - | France |
Michel Rousseau (51.73) |
3:35.575 | Q, CR |
| 6 | 2 | - |  Italy |
3:35.655 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | - |  West Germany |
3:35.882 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | - |  Australia |
Michael Wenden (52.61) Steve Badger (54.98) Neil Rogers (54.50) John Kulasalu (54.47) |
3:36.566 | Q, NR[2] |
| 9 | 1 | - |  Canada |
3:36.915 | ||
| 10 | 2 | - |  Spain |
3:37.686 | ||
| 11 | 2 | - |  Romania |
3:39.171 | ||
| 12 | 1 | - |  Yugoslavia |
3:42.949 | ||
| 13 | 1 | - |  Puerto Rico |
3:48.080 | ||
| 1 | - |  Sweden |
DSQ |
Final
[edit]The results of the final are below.[3][4]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | United States |
Melvin Nash (52.65) Joe Bottom (51.42) Jim Montgomery (51.17) John Murphy (51.94) |
3:27.183 | CR |
 |
3 | Soviet Union |
Igor Grivennikov (53.36) Viktor Aboimov (52.97) Vladimir Krivtsov (52.68) Vladimir Bure (52.35) |
3:31.367 | |
 |
5 | East Germany |
Roland Matthes (53.86) Roger Pyttel (52.37) Peter Bruch (52.84) Hartmut Flöckner (52.96) |
3:32.031 | |
| 4 | 1 | West Germany |
Klaus Steinbach (52.67) Peter Nocke (53.13) Gerhard Schiller (53.43) P. Labudde (54.10) |
3:33.336 | |
| 5 | 6 | Brazil |
Ruy de Oliveira (53.77) José Namorado (53.30) Jim Adams (53.69) José Aranha (52.63) |
3:33.392 | |
| 6 | 8 | Australia |
Michael Wenden (52.83) Steve Badger (54.29) Neil Rogers (54.16) John Kulasalu (53.99) |
3:35.274 | |
| 7 | 7 | Italy |
Roberto Pangaro (54.06) Alberto Castagnetti (55.53) Paolo Barelli (53.63) Marcello Guarducci (53.62) |
3:36.842 | |
| 8 | 2 | France |
Patrick Juge (55.96) Pierre-Yves Copin (54.79) André Foucart (56.20) Alain Hermitte (54.31) |
3:41.267 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. September 6, 1973. p. 21.
- ^ "Swim team 'baby' lifts Aust hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. AAP-Reuters. September 6, 1973. p. 19.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "For the Record". Swimming World and Junior Swimmer. 14 (10). North Hollywood, California: 73. October 1973.
