The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on August 30. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Results
Heats
Heat 1 Place Swimmers Time Notes 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 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
Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes Sandra Neilson (58.98) Jennifer Kemp (58.99) Jane Barkman (59.03) Shirley Babashoff (58.18) 3:55.19 Gabriele Wetzko (59.23) Andrea Eife (58.96) Elke Sehmisch (59.08) Kornelia Ender (58.27) 3:55.55 ER Jutta Weber (59.84) Heidi 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
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