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Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 7.
Quick Facts Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, Dates ...
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 7, 1973 | |||||||||
| Nations | 12 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:33.221 WR | |||||||||
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
More information World record, Competition record ...
| World record |  United States (USA)John Kinsella () Fred Tyler () Steve Genter (1:52.78) Mark Spitz (1:54.24) | 7:35.78 | Munich, West Germany | 31 August 1972 |
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| Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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The following records were established during the competition:
More information Date, Event ...
| Date | Event | Nation | Athletes | Time | Record |
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| 7 September | Heat |  France | 7:51.455 | CR | |
| 7 September | Heat |  Australia | 7:48.432 | CR | |
| 7 September | Final | United States | Kurt Krumpholz Robin Backhaus Richard Klatt Jim Montgomery | 7:33.221 | WR |
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Heats
12 teams participated in 2 heats.[1]
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | - | Australia | John Kulasalu Steve Badger Brad Cooper Michael Wenden | 7:48.432 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | - | France | 7:51.455 | Q, CR | |
| 3 | 2 | - |  West Germany | 7:52.244 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | - |  Sweden | 7:52.298 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | - |  Soviet Union | 7:52.968 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | - |  East Germany | 7:53.635 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | - |  Great Britain | 7:54.257 | Q, NR[2] | |
| 8 | 1 | - | United States | 7:54.404 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | - |  Canada | 7:58.432 | ||
| 10 | 1 | - |  Italy | 7:58.515 | ||
| 11 | 2 | - |  Brazil | 8:12.066 | ||
| 12 | 1 | - |  Puerto Rico | 8:23.574 |
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Final
The results of the final are below.
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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 | 8 | United States | Kurt Krumpholz Robin Backhaus Richard Klatt Jim Montgomery | 7:33.221 | WR |
 | 4 | Australia | John Kulasalu (1:57.49) Steve Badger (1:55.97) Brad Cooper (1:54.29) Michael Wenden (1:55.91) | 7:43.659 | CWR[3] |
 | 3 | West Germany | Klaus Steinbach Werner Lampe Peter Nocke Folkert Meeuw | 7:43.684 | |
| 4 | 7 | East Germany | Roger Pyttel Peter Bruch Wilfried Hartung Lutz Unger | 7:44.444 | |
| 5 | 6 | Sweden | Bernt Zarnowiecki Bengt Gingsjö Anders Bellbring Gunnar Larsson | 7:45.585 | |
| 6 | 2 | Soviet Union | Viktor Aboimov Vladimir Krivtsov Aleksandr Samsonov Vladimir Bure | 7:47.794 | |
| 7 | 1 | Great Britain | Brian Brinkley Raymond Terrell Colin Cunningham Gordon Downie | 7:54.305 | |
| 8 | 5 | France | Patrick Moreau Pierre Amardeilh Olivier Middleton Marc Lazzaro | 8:04.452 |
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- "For the Record" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine: 74. October 1973. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- "Aust second in swim relay". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons Limited. AAP. 9 September 1973. p. 91.