The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 9.
| 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 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
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 edit
Heats edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine: 74. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.