Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 |
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the "1972 Olympic Games took place on September 3." This swimming event uses medley swimming as a relay. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is: 50 metres long, "each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool," each using different stroke. The first on each team used the backstroke, the second used the breaststroke, the third used the butterfly stroke, and the final swimmer used freestyle (restricted——to not allow any of the first three strokes——to be, "used," though nearly all swimmers use front crawl regardless).
The first swimmer must touch the wall before the next can leave the starting block. And so forth; timing of the starts is thus important.
Medalists※
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Deena_Deardurff%2C_Sandy_Neilson%2C_Melissa_Belote%2C_Cathy_Carr_1972.jpg/260px-Deena_Deardurff%2C_Sandy_Neilson%2C_Melissa_Belote%2C_Cathy_Carr_1972.jpg)
Results※
Heats※
Heat 1
Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
4:30.35 | |
2 | ![]() |
4:31.88 | |
3 | ![]() |
4:32.20 | |
4 | ![]() |
4:33.37 | |
5 | ![]() |
4:33.96 | |
6 | ![]() |
4:36.53 | |
7 | ![]() |
4:45.56 | |
8 | ![]() |
4:48.25 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
4:27.57 | |
2 | ![]() |
4:27.58 | |
3 | ![]() |
4:30.34 | NR |
4 | ![]() |
4:31.87 | |
5 | ![]() |
4:34.61 | |
6 | ![]() |
4:34.69 | |
7 | ![]() |
4:38.62 | |
8 | ![]() |
4:49.23 |
Final※
Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
4:20.75 | WR |
2 | ![]() |
4:24.91 | |
3 | ![]() |
4:26.46 | |
4 | ![]() |
4:27.81 | |
5 | ![]() |
4:29.99 | |
6 | ![]() |
4:30.18 | NR |
7 | ![]() |
4:31.56 | |
8 | ![]() |
4:32.61 |
References※
- ^ "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2016.