Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | September 8, 1973 | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:52.45 WR | |||||||||
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The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 8.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | United States (USA) Sandy Neilson Jenny Kemp Jane Barkman Shirley Babashoff | 3:55.19 | Munich, West Germany | 30 August 1972 |
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Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Nation | Athletes | Time | Record |
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8 September | Heat | East Germany | Andrea Hübner Eike Schmisch Angela Franke Sylvia Eichner | 3:56.550 | CR |
8 September | Final | East Germany | Kornelia Ender Andrea Eife Andrea Hübner Sylvia Eichner | 3:52.45 | WR |
Results
Heats
15 teams participated in 2 heats.[1][2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | - | East Germany | Andrea Hübner Eike Schmisch Angela Franke Sylvia Eichner | 3:56.55 | Q, CR |
2 | 1 | - | United States | Keena Rothhammer Deena Deardurff Heather Greenwood Kim Peyton | 3:57.56 | Q |
3 | 2 | - | Canada | 4:01.44 | Q | |
4 | 1 | - | Sweden | Anita Zarnowiecki Irwi Johansson Diana Olsson Gunilla Lundberg | 4:02.23 | Q |
5 | 2 | - | West Germany | 4:02.61 | Q | |
6 | 2 | - | Netherlands | 4:02.94 | Q | |
7 | 2 | - | France | 4:06.47 | Q | |
8 | 1 | - | Italy | Laura Podesta Laura Gorgerino Patrizia Lanfredini Novella Calligaris | 4:07.43 | Q |
9 | 2 | - | Switzerland | 4:07.66 | ||
10 | 2 | - | Soviet Union | 4:08.10 | ||
11 | 1 | - | Australia | Debra Cain Suzy Anderson Virginia Rickard Narelle Moras | 4:08.71 | |
12 | 1 | - | Hungary | Andrea Gyarmati Edit Kovács Ildikó Szekeres Magdolna Patóh | 4:09.02 | |
13 | 2 | - | Brazil | 4:13.91 | ||
14 | 1 | - | Venezuela | Ileana Morales Gisela Cerezo Marianela Huen S. Arambatsis | 4:26.03 | |
15 | 1 | - | Puerto Rico | Leslie Thompson D. McSwain L. Moreda María Mock | 4:26.80 |
Final
The results of the final are below.[3]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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- | East Germany | Kornelia Ender Andrea Eife Andrea Hübner Sylvia Eichner | 3:52.45 | WR | |
- | United States | Kim Peyton Kathy Heddy Heather Greenwood Shirley Babashoff | 3:55.52 | ||
- | West Germany | Jutta Weber Heidemarie Reineck Gudrun Beckmann Angela Steinbach | 3:58.88 | ||
4 | - | Canada | Gail Amundrud Judy Wright Wendy Cook Leslie Cliff | 4:00.20 | |
5 | - | Sweden | Gunilla Lundberg L. Isaksson Irwi Johansson Diana Olsson | 4:02.01 | |
6 | - | Netherlands | Enith Brigitha A. Segaar Linda Faber Veronica Stel | 4:02.16 | |
7 | - | Italy | Laura Podesta Laura Gorgerino Patrizia Lanfredini Federica Stabilini | 4:06.59 | |
8 | - | France | Guylaine Berger Chantal Schertz Jacquéline Pele Marie-Christine Knibiehly | 4:08.25 |
References
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Swimming - World Championships 1973 - Women's 4x100 m freestyle". the-sports.org. Retrieved 4 June 2013.