Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 30.[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gabriele Wetzko, Andrea Eife, Elke Sehmisch, Kornelia Ender, Sylvia Eichner (GDR) | 3:58.11 | |
| 2 | Enith Brigitha, Anke Rijnders, Hansje Bunschoten, Josien Elzerman (NED) | 4:02.70 | |
| 3 | Deborah Palmer, Leanne Francis, Sharon Booth, Shane Gould, Debra Cain (AUS) | 4:05.44 | |
| 4 | Wendy Cook-Hogg, Judy Wright, Mary Beth Rondeau, Leslie Cliff (CAN) | 4:05.95 | |
| 5 | Tatyana Zolotnitskaya, Yelena Timoshenko, Nadezhda Matyukhina, Iryna Ustymenko (URS) | 4:07.55 | |
| 6 | Claude Mandonnaud, Chantal Schertz, Christine Petit, Guylaine Berger (FRA) | 4:08.82 | |
| 7 | María Teresa Ramírez, Virginia Anchestegui, Laura Vaca, Marcia Arriaga (MEX) | 4:14.95 | |
| 8 | Ann O'Connor, Christine Fulcher, Brenda McGrory, Aisling O'Leary (IRL) | 4:26.34 | |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shirley Babashoff, Kim Peyton, Lynn Skrifvars, Ann Marshall (USA) | 3:58.93 | |
| 2 | Jutta Weber, Heidi Reineck, Gudrun Beckmann, Angela Steinbach (FRG) | 4:01.63 | |
| 3 | Anita Zarnowiecki, Eva Andersson, Diana Olsson, Irwi Johansson (SWE) | 4:03.99 | |
| 4 | Andrea Gyarmati, Judit Turóczy, Edit Kovács, Magdolna Patóh (HUN) | 4:04.29 | |
| 5 | Yoshimi Nishigawa, Shigeko Kawanishi, Eiko Goshi, Yukari Takemoto (JPN) | 4:08.34 | |
| 6 | Diana Sutherland, Judith Sirs, Susan Edmondson, Lesley Allardice (GBR) | 4:09.51 | |
| 7 | Laura Podestà, Patrizia Lanfredini, Laura Gorgerino, Federica Stabilini (ITA) | 4:10.70 | |
| 8 | Margrit Thomet, Irène Debrunner, Christiane Flamand, Françoise Monod (SUI) | 4:10.73 | |
References
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- 1912:
Moore, Fletcher, Speirs, Steer (GBR)
- 1920:
Woodridge, Schroth, Guest, Bleibtrey (USA)
- 1924:
Donnelly, Ederle, Lackie, Wehselau (USA)
- 1928:
Lambert, Osipowich, Saville, Norelius (USA)
- 1932:
Johns, Saville, McKim, Madison (USA)
- 1936:
Selbach, Wagner, Den Ouden, Mastenbroek (NED)
- 1948:
Corridon, Kalama, Helser, Curtis (USA)
- 1952:
I. Novák, Temes, E. Novák, Szőke (HUN)
- 1956:
Fraser, Leech, Morgan, Crapp (AUS)
- 1960:
Spillane, Stobs, Wood, von Saltza (USA)
- 1964:
Stouder, de Varona, Watson, Ellis (USA)
- 1968:
Barkman, Gustavson, Pedersen, Henne (USA)
- 1972:
Babashoff, Barkman, Kemp, Neilson (USA)
- 1976:
Peyton, Sterkel, Babashoff, Boglioli (USA)
- 1980:
Krause, Metschuck, Diers, Hülsenbeck (GDR)
- 1984:
Johnson, Steinseifer, Torres, Hogshead (USA)
- 1988:
Otto, Meissner, Hunger, Stellmach (GDR)
- 1992:
Haislett, Martino, Thompson, Torres (USA)
- 1996:
Martino, Van Dyken, Fox, Thompson (USA)
- 2000:
Van Dyken, Shealy, Thompson, Torres (USA)
- 2004:
Mills, Lenton, Thomas, Henry (AUS)
- 2008:
Dekker, Kromowidjojo, Heemskerk, Veldhuis (NED)
- 2012:
Coutts, C. Campbell, Elmslie, Schlanger (AUS)
- 2016:
McKeon, Elmslie, B. Campbell, C. Campbell (AUS)
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