| Date | 30 August 1972 |
|---|---|
| Location | Schwimmhalle, Olympiapark, München |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time | Split | Exchange | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |  GDR | 3:58.11 | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-off | Andrea Eife | – | 1:00.18 (2) | – (–) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Sylvia Eichner | – | 59.81 (1) | 1:59.99 (1) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Elke Sehmisch | – | 58.58 (1) | 2:58.57 (1) | ||||
| Anchor | Kornelia Ender | – | 59.52 (1) | – (–) | ||||
| 2 | Netherlands |  NED | 4:02.70 | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-off | Enith Brigitha | – | 59.37 (1) | – (–) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Anke Rijnders | – | 1:01.14 (2) | 2:00.51 (2) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Hansje Bunschoten | – | 1:00.71 (2) | 3:01.22 (2) | ||||
| Anchor | Josien Elzerman | – | 1:01.47 (4) | – (–) | ||||
| 3 | Australia |  AUS | 4:05.44 | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-off | Debbie Palmer | – | 1:01.48 (4) | – (–) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Leanne Francis | – | 1:01.37 (3) | 2:02.85 (3) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Sharon Booth | – | 1:01.07 (4) | 3:03.92 (3) | ||||
| Anchor | Debra Cain | – | 1:01.50 (5) | – (–) | ||||
| 4 | Canada |  CAN | 4:05.95 | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-off | Mary Beth Rondeau | – | 1:02.95 (7) | – (–) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Judy Wright | – | 1:01.68 (4) | 2:04.63 (6) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Leslie Cliff | – | 1:00.72 (3) | 3:05.35 (4) | ||||
| Anchor | Wendy Cook | – | 1:00.58 (2) | – (–) | ||||
| 5 | Soviet Union |  URS | 4:07.55 | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-off | Tatyana Zolotnitskaya | – | 1:02.03 (6) | – (–) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Yelena Timoshenko | – | 1:01.83 (5) | 2:03.86 (4) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Nadezhda Matyukhina | – | 1:01.56 (5) | 3:05.42 (5) | ||||
| Anchor | Irina Ustimenko | – | 1:02.12 (6) | – (–) | ||||
| 6 | France |  FRA | 4:08.82 | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-off | Claude Mandonnaud | – | 1:01.38 (3) | – (–) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Chantal Schertz | – | 1:02.81 (6) | 2:04.19 (5) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Christine Petit | – | 1:03.70 (6) | 3:07.89 (6) | ||||
| Anchor | Guylaine Berger | – | 1:00.92 (3) | – (–) | ||||
| 7 | Mexico |  MEX | 4:14.95 | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-off | María Teresa Ramírez | – | 1:01.79 (5) | – (–) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Virginia Anchestegui | – | 1:03.96 (7) | 2:05.75 (7) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Laura Vaca | – | 1:04.77 (7) | 3:10.52 (7) | ||||
| Anchor | Marcia Arriaga | – | 1:04.42 (7) | – (–) | ||||
| 8 | Ireland |  IRL | 4:26.34 | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-off | Ann O'Connor | – | 1:06.15 (8) | – (–) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Christine Fulcher | – | 1:05.53 (8) | 2:11.68 (8) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Brenda McGrory | – | 1:08.05 (8) | 3:19.73 (8) | ||||
| Anchor | Aisling O'Leary | – | 1:06.59 (8) | – (–) |
