Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 31.[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mike Wenden, Graham Windeatt, Robert Nay, Brad Cooper, Bruce Featherston, Graham White (AUS) | 7:49.03 | |
| 2 | Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Ian MacKenzie, Ralph Hutton, Deane Buckboro (CAN) | 7:57.69 | |
| 3 | Brian Brinkley, John Mills, Michael Bailey, Colin Cunningham (GBR) | 7:58.33 | |
| 4 | Peter Prijdekker, Bert Bergsma, Roger van Hamburg, Hans Elzerman (NED) | 8:00.87 | |
| 5 | Guillermo García, Roberto Strauss, José Luis Prado, Jorge Urreta (MEX) | 8:08.39 | |
| 6 | Alfredo Carlos Machado, Ruy de Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, José Roberto Aranha (BRA) | 8:17.91 | |
| 7 | Dae Imlani, Edwin Borja, Carlos Singson, Jairulla Jaitulla (PHI) | 8:44.01 | |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mark Spitz, Gary Conelly, Tom McBreen, Mike Burton (USA) | 7:46.42 | |
| 2 | Wilfried Hartung, Peter Bruch, Udo Poser, Lutz Unger, Roger Pyttel (GDR) | 7:51.11 | |
| 3 | Georgijs Kuļikovs, Vladimir Bure, Viktor Aboimov, Aleksandr Samsonov (URS) | 7:51.44 | |
| 4 | Hans-Günther Vosseler, Hans Faßnacht, Gerhard Schiller, Folkert Meeuw (FRG) | 7:53.98 | |
| 5 | Bengt Gingsjö, Hans Ljungberg, Anders Bellbring, Gunnar Larsson (SWE) | 7:57.54 | |
| 6 | Pierre Caland, Pierre-Yves Copin, Jean-Jacques Moine, Michel Rousseau (FRA) | 8:00.79 | |
| 7 | Roberto Pangaro, Arnaldo Cinquetti, Lorenzo Marugo, Riccardo Targetti (ITA) | 8:03.98 | |
References
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- 1908:
Derbyshire, Radimilovic, Foster, Taylor (GBR)
- 1912:
Healy, Champion, Boardman, Hardwick (ANZ)
- 1920:
McGillivray, Kealoha, Ross, Kahanamoku (USA)
- 1924:
Weissmuller, O'Connor, Glancy, Breyer (USA)
- 1928:
Weissmuller, Clapp, Laufer, Kojac (USA)
- 1932:
Yusa, Miyazaki, Yokoyama, Toyoda (JPN)
- 1936:
Yusa, Sugiura, Arai, Taguchi (JPN)
- 1948:
Ris, McLane, Wolf, Smith (USA)
- 1952:
Moore, Woolsey, Konno, McLane (USA)
- 1956:
O'Halloran, Devitt, Rose, Henricks (AUS)
- 1960:
Harrison, Blick, Troy, Farrell (USA)
- 1964:
Schollander, Clark, Saari, Ilman (USA)
- 1968:
Schollander, Spitz, Nelson, Rerych (USA)
- 1972:
Spitz, Kinsella, Tyler, Genter (USA)
- 1976:
Bruner, Furniss, Naber, Montgomery (USA)
- 1980:
Koplyakov, Salnikov, Stukolkin, Krylov (URS)
- 1984:
Heath, Larson, Float, Hayes (USA)
- 1988:
Dalbey, Cetlinski, Gjertsen, Biondi (USA)
- 1992:
Lepikov, Pyshnenko, Tayanovich, Sadovyi (EUN)
- 1996:
Davis, Hudepohl, Schumacher, Berube (USA)
- 2000:
Thorpe, Klim, Pearson, Kirby (AUS)
- 2004:
Phelps, Lochte, Vanderkaay, Keller (USA)
- 2008:
Phelps, Lochte, Berens, Vanderkaay (USA)
- 2012:
Lochte, Dwyer, Berens, Phelps (USA)
- 2016:
Dwyer, Haas, Lochte, Phelps (USA)
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