Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 9, 1973 | |||||||||
| Nations | 15 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:49.491 CR | |||||||||
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The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 9.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Mike Stamm Tom Bruce Mark Spitz Jerry Heidenreich | 3:48.16 | Munich, West Germany | 4 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September | Heat | United States | 3:54.914 | CR | |
| 9 September | Final | United States | Mike Stamm John Hencken Joe Bottom Jim Montgomery | 3:49.491 | CR |
Results
Heats
15 teams participated in 2 heats.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | United States | 3:54.914 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 1 | - |  East Germany | 3:57.133 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | - |  West Germany | 3:58.034 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | - |  Soviet Union | 4:00.011 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | - |  Canada | 4:00.351 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | - |  Great Britain | 4:00.855 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | - |  Hungary | 4:01.119 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | - |  Australia | 4:02.970 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | - |  Brazil | 4:04.098 | ||
| 10 | 1 | - |  Spain | 4:04.358 | ||
| 11 | 2 | - |  Yugoslavia | 4:04.814 | ||
| 12 | 2 | - |  Italy | 4:09.074 | ||
| 13 | 1 | - |  Puerto Rico | 4:09.799 | ||
| 14 | 1 | - |  Bulgaria | 4:14.632 | ||
| 15 | 1 | - |  Sweden | - | DNS / DQ |
Final
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | United States | Mike Stamm John Hencken Joe Bottom Jim Montgomery | 3:49.491 | CR |
 | 5 | East Germany | Roland Matthes Jürgen Glas Hartmut Flöckner Roger Pyttel | 3:53.246 | |
 | 2 | Canada | Ian MacKenzie Peter Hrdlitschka Bruce Robertson Brian Phillips | 3:56.372 | |
| 4 | 3 | West Germany | Klaus Steinbach Walter Kusch Folkert Meeuw Peter Nocke | 3:56.389 | |
| 5 | 6 | Soviet Union | Igor Grivennikov Mikhail Khryukin Sergey Zakharov Vladimir Bure | 3:58.098 | |
| 6 | 8 | Australia | Brad Cooper Michael Creswick Ross Seymour Michael Wenden | 3:58.590 | |
| 7 | 7 | Great Britain | Colin Cunningham David Wilkie Martin Edwards Brian Brinkley | 3:59.048 | |
| 8 | 1 | Hungary | László Cseh Sándor Szabó Zoltán Verrasztó István Szentirmay | 4:01.642 |
References
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine: 74. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
