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4 x 100 metres Medley Relay, Women

Date 3 September 1972
StatusOlympic
LocationSchwimmhalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants73 from 16 countries

The United States was a clear favorite, and they sent out the junior varsity in the first round, but they still had the fastest qualifier, defeating the East Germans in the second heat, although the GDR saved only Kornelia Ender for the final. The final started with Melissa Belote swimming backstroke for the Americans but she barely led over the Netherlands’ Enith Brigitha. On the breaststroke leg, Cathy Carr , the 100 breaststroke champion, put the race away for the United States, opening a big lead over the Soviet Union’s Galina Stepanova, as they moved into second with East Germany third. Deena Deardurff’s butterfly leg pushed the margin to three bodylengths and Sandy Neilson brought the Americans home in a world record 4:20.75, more than four seconds clear of the GDR, with West Germany moving ahead of the Soviet Union for the bronze medal.

PosSwimmerNOCR1Final
1United StatesUSA4:27.57 (1 h2)4:20.75 (1)Gold
Melissa BeloteCathy CarrDeena DeardurffSandy NeilsonSusie AtwoodJudy MelickDana ShraderShirley BabashoffJenny Kemp (DNS)
2East GermanyGDR4:27.58 (2 h2)4:24.91 (2)Silver
Christine HerbstRenate VogelRoswitha BeierKornelia EnderGabriele WetzkoRosemarie Kother (DNS)Brigitte Schuchardt (DNS)
3West GermanyFRG4:33.37 (4 h1)4:26.46 (3)Bronze
Silke PielenVreni EberleGudrun BeckmannHeidi ReineckAnnegret KoberEdeltraud KochJutta WeberHeike Nagel (DNS)Dagmar Sierck (DNS)
4Soviet UnionURS4:30.35 (1 h1)4:27.81 (4)
Tina Lek'veishviliGalina StepanovaIrina UstimenkoTatyana ZolotnitskayaNina Petrova (DNS)
5NetherlandsNED4:32.20 (3 h1)4:29.99 (5)
Enith BrigithaAlie te RietAnke RijndersHansje BunschotenFrieke BuysTineke Hofland (DNS)Atie Radersma (DNS)Annette Segaar (DNS)Marianne Vermaat (DNS)
6JapanJPN4:30.34 (3 h2)4:30.18 (6)
Suzuko MatsumuraYoko YamamotoMayumi AokiYoshimi NishigawaKikuyo Ishii (DNS)Shigeko Kawanishi (DNS)
7CanadaCAN4:31.87 (4 h2)4:31.56 (7)
Wendy CookSylvia DockerillMarilyn CorsonLeslie CliffDonna-Marie Gurr (DNS)Mary Beth Rondeau (DNS)Marian Stuart (DNS)
8SwedenSWE4:31.88 (2 h1)4:32.61 (8)
Diana OlssonBritt-Marie SmedhEva WiknerAnita ZarnowieckiJeanette Pettersson (DNS)
9AustraliaAUS4:33.96 (5 h1)
Sue LewisBeverley WhitfieldSue FunchSharon BoothDebra Cain (DNS)Leanne Francis (DNS)Shane Gould (DNS)
10Great BritainGBR4:34.61 (5 h2)
Pam BairstowDorothy HarrisonJean JeavonsLesley AllardiceJackie Brown (DNS)Christine Jarvis (DNS)
11SwitzerlandSUI4:34.69 (6 h2)
Susanne NiesnerMargrit ThometErika RüeggFrançoise Monod
12HungaryHUN4:36.53 (6 h1)
Ildikó SzekeresÁgnes Kaczander-KissJudit TuróczyMagdolna Patóh
13FranceFRA4:38.62 (7 h2)
Sylvie Le NoachMartine ClaretJosiane CastiauClaude MandonnaudGuylaine Berger (DNS)
14IrelandIRL4:45.56 (7 h1)
Christine FulcherAnn O'ConnorBrenda McGroryAisling O'Leary
15ItalyITA4:48.25 (8 h1)
Alessandra FinessoPatrizia MiseriniDonatella TalpoLaura PodestàNovella Calligaris (DNS)
16MexicoMEX4:49.23 (8 h2)
María Teresa RamírezAna Elena de la PortillaNorma AmezcuaMarcia ArriagaLeonor Urueta (DNS)

Round One (3 September 1972 — 10:45)

Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Heat One

PosLaneSwimmerNOC50 mTimeExchange (Pos)
1Soviet UnionURS4:30.35Q
Tina Lek'veishvili1:06.971:06.97 (1)
Galina Stepanova1:16.012:22.98 (1)
Irina Ustimenko1:06.933:29.91 (1)
Tatyana Zolotnitskaya1:00.424:30.33 (1)
2SwedenSWE4:31.88Q
Diana Olsson1:09.351:09.35 (4)
Britt-Marie Smedh1:17.002:26.35 (5)
Eva Wikner1:05.823:32.17 (3)
Anita Zarnowiecki59.704:31.87 (2)
3NetherlandsNED4:32.20Q
Enith Brigitha1:07.021:07.02 (2)
Alie te Riet1:18.122:25.14 (2)
Frieke Buys1:06.663:31.80 (2)
Anke Rijnders1:00.394:32.19 (3)
4West GermanyFRG4:33.37Q
Annegret Kober1:08.461:08.46 (3)
Vreni Eberle1:17.192:25.65 (3)
Edeltraud Koch1:06.833:32.48 (4)
Jutta Weber1:00.884:33.36 (4)
5AustraliaAUS4:33.96
Sue Lewis1:09.401:09.40 (5)
Beverley Whitfield1:16.742:26.14 (4)
Sue Funch1:06.733:32.87 (5)
Sharon Booth1:01.084:33.95 (5)
6HungaryHUN4:36.53
Ildikó Szekeres1:11.081:11.08 (7)
Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss1:16.862:27.94 (6)
Judit Turóczy1:08.453:36.39 (6)
Magdolna Patóh1:00.134:36.52 (6)
7IrelandIRL4:45.56
Christine Fulcher1:10.701:10.70 (6)
Ann O'Connor1:20.352:31.05 (7)
Brenda McGrory1:08.493:39.54 (7)
Aisling O'Leary1:06.024:45.56 (7)
8ItalyITA4:48.25
Alessandra Finesso1:12.641:12.64 (8)
Patrizia Miserini1:23.062:35.70 (8)
Donatella Talpo1:10.363:46.06 (8)
Laura Podestà1:02.184:48.24 (8)

Heat Two

PosLaneSwimmerNOC50 mTimeExchange (Pos)
1United StatesUSA4:27.57QOR
Susie Atwood1:07.301:07.30 (1)
Judy Melick1:16.482:23.78 (1)
Dana Shrader1:04.713:28.49 (1)
Shirley Babashoff59.084:27.57 (1)
2East GermanyGDR4:27.58Q
Christine Herbst1:08.361:08.36 (3)
Renate Vogel1:16.382:24.74 (2)
Roswitha Beier1:03.983:28.72 (2)
Gabriele Wetzko58.844:27.56 (2)
3JapanJPN4:30.34Q
Suzuko Matsumura1:09.211:09.21 (5)
Yoko Yamamoto1:18.302:27.51 (6)
Mayumi Aoki1:02.623:30.13 (3)
Yoshimi Nishigawa1:00.214:30.34 (3)
4CanadaCAN4:31.87Q
Wendy Cook1:07.421:07.42 (2)
Sylvia Dockerill1:17.432:24.85 (3)
Marilyn Corson1:05.983:30.83 (4)
Leslie Cliff1:01.034:31.86 (4)
5Great BritainGBR4:34.61
Pam Bairstow1:10.121:10.12 (8)
Dorothy Harrison1:16.392:26.51 (5)
Jean Jeavons1:06.653:33.16 (6)
Lesley Allardice1:01.434:34.59 (5)
6SwitzerlandSUI4:34.69
Susanne Niesner1:09.461:09.46 (6)
Margrit Thomet1:16.192:25.65 (4)
Erika Rüegg1:06.963:32.61 (5)
Françoise Monod1:02.074:34.68 (6)
7FranceFRA4:38.62
Sylvie Le Noach1:08.691:08.69 (4)
Martine Claret1:20.162:28.85 (7)
Josiane Castiau1:08.863:37.71 (7)
Claude Mandonnaud1:00.904:38.61 (7)
8MexicoMEX4:49.23
María Teresa Ramírez1:09.631:09.63 (7)
Ana Elena de la Portilla1:21.902:31.53 (8)
Norma Amezcua1:13.283:44.81 (8)
Marcia Arriaga1:04.414:49.22 (8)

Final (3 September 1972 — 19:05)

PosLaneSwimmerNOC50 mTimeExchange (Pos)
14United StatesUSA4:20.75WR
Melissa Belote1:06.241:06.24 (1)
Cathy Carr1:13.992:20.23 (1)
Deena Deardurff1:02.613:22.84 (1)
Sandy Neilson57.904:20.74 (1)
25East GermanyGDR4:24.91
Christine Herbst1:06.891:06.89 (3)
Renate Vogel1:16.582:23.47 (3)
Roswitha Beier1:03.343:26.81 (2)
Kornelia Ender58.094:24.90 (2)
38West GermanyFRG4:26.46
Silke Pielen1:08.271:08.27 (6)
Vreni Eberle1:15.472:23.74 (4)
Gudrun Beckmann1:03.643:27.38 (3)
Heidi Reineck59.054:26.43 (3)
46Soviet UnionURS4:27.81
Tina Lek'veishvili1:07.091:07.09 (5)
Galina Stepanova1:14.462:21.55 (2)
Irina Ustimenko1:06.193:27.74 (4)
Tatyana Zolotnitskaya1:00.054:27.79 (4)
51NetherlandsNED4:29.99
Enith Brigitha1:06.351:06.35 (2)
Alie te Riet1:18.172:24.52 (5)
Anke Rijnders1:05.773:30.29 (6)
Hansje Bunschoten59.684:29.97 (5)
63JapanJPN4:30.18
Suzuko Matsumura1:08.601:08.60 (7)
Yoko Yamamoto1:18.722:27.32 (8)
Mayumi Aoki1:02.473:29.79 (5)
Yoshimi Nishigawa1:00.394:30.18 (6)
72CanadaCAN4:31.56
Wendy Cook1:07.061:07.06 (4)
Sylvia Dockerill1:18.412:25.47 (6)
Marilyn Corson1:05.023:30.49 (7)
Leslie Cliff1:01.074:31.56 (7)
87SwedenSWE4:32.61
Diana Olsson1:09.501:09.50 (8)
Britt-Marie Smedh1:16.892:26.39 (7)
Eva Wikner1:06.353:32.74 (8)
Anita Zarnowiecki59.854:32.59 (8)