Swimming at the 1972 München Summer Games:

This was the first relay event of the Munich Olympics, and the final came only 40 minutes after Mark Spitz had won his first gold in the 200 butterfly. The United States had qualified with the fastest time by almost four seconds over the Soviet Union, breaking the world record with 3:28.84, despite resting Spitz and [John Murphy] for the final. The final saw the US shatter that mark with 3:26.42 for the gold medal, with Spitz swimming the anchor leg for his second gold medal of the Munich Olympics. The Soviet Union placed second in 3:29.72 with East Germany well back for the bronze.