| Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 28. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States David Edgar John Murphy Jerry Heidenreich Mark Spitz |
Soviet Union Vladimir Bure Viktor Mazanov Viktor Aboimov Igor Grivennikov |
East Germany Roland Matthes Wilfried Hartung Peter Bruch Lutz Unger |
Heat 1
Heat 2
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