Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay


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.
The following records were established during the competition:
DateEventNationAthletesTimeRecord
5 SeptemberHeat


Michel Rousseau 		3:35.575CR
5 SeptemberHeatBill Miller
Stan Carper
Kurt Krumpholz
Rick Klatt 		3:32.442CR
5 SeptemberFinalMelvin Nash
Joe Bottom
Jim Montgomery
John Murphy 		3:27.183CR

Results

Heats

14 teams participated in 2 heats.
RankHeatLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
12-Bill Miller
Stan Carper
Kurt Krumpholz
Rick Klatt 		3:32.442Q, CR
22-


3:33.837Q
32-


3:34.700Q
42-


3:35.256Q
51-


Michel Rousseau 		3:35.575Q, CR
62-


3:35.655Q
71-


3:35.882Q
81-Michael Wenden
Steve Badger
Neil Rogers
John Kulasalu 		3:36.566Q, NR
91-


3:36.915
102-


3:37.686
112-


3:39.171
121-


3:42.949
131-


3:48.080
1-


Final

The results of the final are below.
RankLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
4Melvin Nash
Joe Bottom
Jim Montgomery
John Murphy 		3:27.183CR
3Igor Grivennikov
Viktor Aboimov
Vladimir Krivtsov
Vladimir Bure 		3:31.367
5Roland Matthes
Roger Pyttel
Peter Bruch
Hartmut Flöckner 		3:32.031
1Klaus Steinbach
Peter Nocke
Gerhard Schiller
P. Labudde 		3:33.336
6Ruy de Oliveira
José Namorado
Jim Adams
José Aranha 		3:33.392
8Michael Wenden
Steve Badger
Neil Rogers
John Kulasalu 		3:35.274
7Roberto Pangaro
Alberto Castagnetti
Paolo Barelli
Marcello Guarducci 		3:36.842
2Patrick Juge
Pierre-Yves Copin
André Foucart
Alain Hermitte 		3:41.267