4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men

Competition 1975 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Cali COL
Held 23 July 1975
Status Medal
Competitors 58
Countries 12
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 United States USA 3:34.33
(2 h2)
3:24.85
(1 F)
Bruce Furniss — 51.82
Jim Montgomery — 50.53
Andy Coan — 50.61
John Murphy — 51.89
Mel Nash 53.88 — *
Robin Backhaus 53.62 — *
Tim McDonnell 54.11 — *
Joe Bottom 52.72 — *
🥈 Germany GER 3:31.25
(1 h1)
3:29.55
(2 F)
Klaus Steinbach 51.84 51.76
Dirk Braunleder 52.90 52.75
Kersten Meier 53.84 53.80
Peter Nocke 52.67 51.24
🥉 Italy ITA 3:34.79
(3 h2)
3:31.85
(3 F)
Roberto Pangaro 52.77 52.82
Paolo Barelli 55.23 53.88
Claudio Zei 54.21 53.86
Marcello Guarducci 52.58 51.29
4 Soviet Union URS 3:35.50
(5 h2)
3:31.89
(4 F)
Anatoly Smirnov — 53.44
Andrey Krylov — 52.49
Georgijs Kuļikovs — 53.34
Vladimir Bure — 52.62
Anatoly Rybakov 53.64 — *
Vladimir Mikheyev 54.47 — *
Andrey Bogdanov 53.96 — *
Viktor Aboimov 53.43 — *
5 France FRA 3:34.85
(4 h2)
3:34.30
(5 F)
René Écuyer 54.05 54.14
Michel Rousseau 52.92 52.18
André Foucart 54.57 54.87
Benôit Laffineur 53.31 53.11
6 East Germany GDR 3:36.78
(6 h1)
3:35.08
(6 F)
Roger Pyttel — 53.44
Lutz Wanja — 53.58
Wilfried Hartung 53.02 53.55
Ulrich Bär 54.75 54.51
Hartmut Flöckner 55.23 — *
Andreas Meier 53.78 — *
7 Spain ESP 3:36.96
(7 h2)
3:37.46
(7 F)
Jorge Comas 53.30 54.25
Diego Rojas 55.58 55.57
José Pujol 54.74 54.08
Santiago Esteva 53.34 53.56
8 Bulgaria BUL 3:37.34
(8 h1)
3:37.60
(8 F)
Stefan Georgiev 53.71 54.70
Dimitar Kolarov 55.11 54.45
Toni Statelov 53.69 54.07
Lyudmil Stoev 54.83 54.38
9 Canada CAN 3:37.58
(9 h1)
—
Bob Kasting 54.65 —
Steve Hardy 55.26 —
John Van Buren 53.40 —
Bruce Robertson 54.27 —
10 Brazil BRA 3:38.05
(10 h1)
—
Rui Oliveira 53.54 —
Paulo Mangini 54.96 —
Paulo Zanetti 54.11 —
Paul Jouanneau 55.44 —
11 Ecuador ECU 3:49.94
(11 h2)
—
Jacinto Orozco 58.41 —
Luis Bajaña 56.87 —
A. Busch 57.07 —
Alfredo Mackliff 57.59 —
12 Colombia COL 3:51.75
(12 h1)
—
Tomás Becerra 57.37 —
Freddy Clavijo 58.82 —
Germán Sierra 58.80 —
Helmut Levy 56.76 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Germany GER 3:31.25
Klaus Steinbach 51.84
Dirk Braunleder 52.90
Kersten Meier 53.84
Peter Nocke 52.67
6 East Germany GDR 3:36.78
Roger Pyttel —
Lutz Wanja —
Wilfried Hartung 53.02
Ulrich Bär 54.75
Hartmut Flöckner 55.23
Andreas Meier 53.78
8 Bulgaria BUL 3:37.34
Stefan Georgiev 53.71
Dimitar Kolarov 55.11
Toni Statelov 53.69
Lyudmil Stoev 54.83
9 Canada CAN 3:37.58
Bob Kasting 54.65
Steve Hardy 55.26
John Van Buren 53.40
Bruce Robertson 54.27
10 Brazil BRA 3:38.05
Rui Oliveira 53.54
Paulo Mangini 54.96
Paulo Zanetti 54.11
Paul Jouanneau 55.44
12 Colombia COL 3:51.75
Tomás Becerra 57.37
Freddy Clavijo 58.82
Germán Sierra 58.80
Helmut Levy 56.76

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 United States USA 3:34.33
Bruce Furniss —
Jim Montgomery —
Andy Coan —
John Murphy —
Mel Nash 53.88
Robin Backhaus 53.62
Tim McDonnell 54.11
Joe Bottom 52.72
3 Italy ITA 3:34.79
Roberto Pangaro 52.77
Paolo Barelli 55.23
Claudio Zei 54.21
Marcello Guarducci 52.58
4 France FRA 3:34.85
René Écuyer 54.05
Michel Rousseau 52.92
André Foucart 54.57
Benôit Laffineur 53.31
5 Soviet Union URS 3:35.50
Anatoly Smirnov —
Andrey Krylov —
Georgijs Kuļikovs —
Vladimir Bure —
Anatoly Rybakov 53.64
Vladimir Mikheyev 54.47
Andrey Bogdanov 53.96
Viktor Aboimov 53.43
7 Spain ESP 3:36.96
Jorge Comas 53.30
Diego Rojas 55.58
José Pujol 54.74
Santiago Esteva 53.34
11 Ecuador ECU 3:49.94
Jacinto Orozco 58.41
Luis Bajaña 56.87
A. Busch 57.07
Alfredo Mackliff 57.59

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 United States USA 3:24.85
Bruce Furniss 51.82
Jim Montgomery 50.53
Andy Coan 50.61
John Murphy 51.89
Mel Nash —
Robin Backhaus —
Tim McDonnell —
Joe Bottom —
2 Germany GER 3:29.55
Klaus Steinbach 51.76
Dirk Braunleder 52.75
Kersten Meier 53.80
Peter Nocke 51.24
3 Italy ITA 3:31.85
Roberto Pangaro 52.82
Paolo Barelli 53.88
Claudio Zei 53.86
Marcello Guarducci 51.29
4 Soviet Union URS 3:31.89
Anatoly Smirnov 53.44
Andrey Krylov 52.49
Georgijs Kuļikovs 53.34
Vladimir Bure 52.62
Anatoly Rybakov —
Vladimir Mikheyev —
Andrey Bogdanov —
Viktor Aboimov —
5 France FRA 3:34.30
René Écuyer 54.14
Michel Rousseau 52.18
André Foucart 54.87
Benôit Laffineur 53.11
6 East Germany GDR 3:35.08
Roger Pyttel 53.44
Lutz Wanja 53.58
Wilfried Hartung 53.55
Ulrich Bär 54.51
Hartmut Flöckner —
Andreas Meier —
7 Spain ESP 3:37.46
Jorge Comas 54.25
Diego Rojas 55.57
José Pujol 54.08
Santiago Esteva 53.56
8 Bulgaria BUL 3:37.60
Stefan Georgiev 54.70
Dimitar Kolarov 54.45
Toni Statelov 54.07
Lyudmil Stoev 54.38