Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| 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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| 1973 FINA World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 7.
Records
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 |
| Championship 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
Heats
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
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
- ↑ "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.
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