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The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 7.
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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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 |
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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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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 |
12 teams participated in 2 heats.[1]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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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 |
The results of the final are below.
Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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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 |
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