| 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 | |
1975 → | |
| 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※
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※
Heats※
14 teams participated in 2 heats.
| 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 |
| 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※
The results of the final are below.
| 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※
- ^ "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.
