The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 8.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Date Event Nation Athletes Time Record 8 September Heat Andrea HübnerEike SchmischAngela FrankeSylvia Eichner 3:56.550 CR 8 September Final Kornelia EnderAndrea EifeAndrea HübnerSylvia Eichner 3:52.45 WR
Results
Heats 15 teams participated in 2 heats. Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 1 - Andrea HübnerEike SchmischAngela FrankeSylvia Eichner 3:56.55 Q, CR 2 1 - Keena RothhammerDeena DeardurffHeather GreenwoodKim Peyton 3:57.56 Q 3 2 - 4:01.44 Q 4 1 - Anita ZarnowieckiIrwi JohanssonDiana OlssonGunilla Lundberg 4:02.23 Q 5 2 - 4:02.61 Q 6 2 - 4:02.94 Q 7 2 - 4:06.47 Q 8 1 - Laura PodestaLaura GorgerinoPatrizia LanfrediniNovella Calligaris 4:07.43 Q 9 2 - 4:07.66 10 2 - 4:08.10 11 1 - Debra CainSuzy AndersonVirginia RickardNarelle Moras 4:08.71 12 1 - Andrea GyarmatiEdit KovácsIldikó SzekeresMagdolna Patóh 4:09.02 13 2 - 4:13.91 14 1 - Ileana MoralesGisela CerezoMarianela HuenS. Arambatsis 4:26.03 15 1 - Leslie ThompsonD. McSwainL. MoredaMaría Mock 4:26.80
Final The results of the final are below. Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes - Kornelia EnderAndrea EifeAndrea HübnerSylvia Eichner 3:52.45 WR - Kim PeytonKathy HeddyHeather GreenwoodShirley Babashoff 3:55.52 - Jutta WeberHeidemarie ReineckGudrun BeckmannAngela Steinbach 3:58.88 - Gail AmundrudJudy WrightWendy CookLeslie Cliff 4:00.20 - Gunilla LundbergL. IsakssonIrwi JohanssonDiana Olsson 4:02.01 - Enith BrigithaA. SegaarLinda FaberVeronica Stel 4:02.16 - Laura PodestaLaura GorgerinoPatrizia LanfrediniFederica Stabilini 4:06.59 - Guylaine BergerChantal SchertzJacquéline PeleMarie-Christine Knibiehly 4:08.25
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