The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 7.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition:

Results

12 teams participated in 2 heats.

The results of the final are below.

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