Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Introduction The '''men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay''' event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 31.The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists  John KinsellaFred TylerSteve GenterMark Spitz Klaus SteinbachWerner LampeHans VosselerHans Fassnacht Igor GrivennikovViktor MazanovGeorgi KulikovVladimir Bure
Results ===Heats==='''Heat 1''' Place  Swimmers  Time  Notes 1    7:49.03  OR 2    7:57.69   3    7:58.33   4    8:00.87   5    8:08.39   6    8:17.91   7    8:44.01  '''Heat 2''' Place  Swimmers  Time  Notes 1    7:46.42  OR 2    7:51.11   3    7:51.44   4    7:53.98   5    7:57.54   6    8:00.79   7    8:03.98  ===Final=== Place  Swimmers  Time  Notes     7:35.78  WR     7:41.69       7:45.76   4    7:47.37   5    7:48.66   6    7:49.11   7    7:53.61   8    7:55.59
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