Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
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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
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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![]() Shirley Babashoff Jane Barkman Jenny Kemp Sandy Neilson | ![]() Andrea Eife Kornelia Ender Elke Sehmisch Gabriele Wetzko | ![]() Gudrun Beckmann Heidemarie Reineck Angela Steinbach Jutta Weber |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | 3:58.11 | |
2 | ![]() | 4:02.70 | |
3 | ![]() | 4:05.44 | |
4 | ![]() | 4:05.95 | |
5 | ![]() | 4:07.55 | |
6 | ![]() | 4:08.82 | |
7 | ![]() | 4:14.95 | |
8 | ![]() | 4:26.34 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | 3:58.93 | |
2 | ![]() | 4:01.63 | |
3 | ![]() | 4:03.99 | |
4 | ![]() | 4:04.29 | |
5 | ![]() | 4:08.34 | NR |
6 | ![]() | 4:09.51 | |
7 | ![]() | 4:10.70 | |
8 | ![]() | 4:10.73 |
Final
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Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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![]() | ![]() | Sandra Neilson (58.98) Jennifer Kemp (58.99) Jane Barkman (59.03) Shirley Babashoff (58.18) | 3:55.19 | WR |
![]() | ![]() | Gabriele Wetzko (59.23) Andrea Eife (58.96) Elke Sehmisch (59.08) Kornelia Ender (58.27) | 3:55.55 | ER |
![]() | ![]() | Jutta Weber (59.84) Heidemarie Reineck (59.02) Gudrun Beckmann (59.99) Angela Steinbach (59.07) | 3:57.93 | NR |
4 | ![]() | Andrea Gyarmati (59.32) Judit Turóczy (1:00.88) Edit Kovács (1:01.12) Magdolna Patóh (59.06) | 4:00.39 | |
5 | ![]() | Enith Brigitha (59.46) Anke Rijnders (1:00.85) Hansje Bunschoten (59.93) Josien Elzerman (1:01.24) | 4:01.49 | |
6 | ![]() | Anita Zarnowiecki (1:01.16) Eva Andersson (1:00.25) Diana Olsson (1:00.30) Irwi Johansson (1:00.97) | 4:02.69 | |
7 | ![]() | Wendy Cook (1:00.98) Judy Wright (1:01.06) Mary Beth Rondeau (1:01.37) Leslie Cliff (1:00.41) | 4:03.83 | |
8 | ![]() | Deborah Palmer (1:02.02) Leanne Francis (1:01.09) Sharon Booth (1:00.70) Shane Gould (1:01.00) | 4:04.82 |