Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Introduction The '''women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay''' event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 30.The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists  Shirley BabashoffJane BarkmanJenny KempSandy Neilson Andrea EifeKornelia EnderElke SehmischGabriele Wetzko Gudrun BeckmannHeidemarie ReineckAngela SteinbachJutta Weber
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)  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
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