Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 4, 1973 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 57.47 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1973 FINA World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||||
| Individual | ||||
| 3 m | men | women | ||
| 10 m | men | women | ||
| Swimming | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Synchronised swimming | ||||
| Solo | women | |||
| Duet | women | |||
| Team | women | |||
| Water polo | ||||
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Roland Matthes (GDR) | 56.30 | Munich, West Germany | 4 September 1972 |
| Championship record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September | Heat | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 58.69 | CR |
| 4 September | Final | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 57.47 | CR |
Results
Heats
?? swimmers participated in ? heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 58.69 | Q, CR |
| 2 | - | - | Mike Stamm |  United States | 59.10 | Q |
| 3 | - | - | John Murphy | United States | 59.33 | Q |
| 4 | - | - | Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 59.53 | Q |
| 5 | - | - | Klaus Steinbach |  West Germany | 59.83 | Q |
| 6 | - | - | L. Sceh |  Hungary | 59.88 | Q |
| 7 | - | - | Rômulo Arantes |  Brazil | 1:00.17 | Q |
| 8 | - | - | Ian MacKenzie |  Canada | 1:00.43 | Q |
| 9 | - | - | Colin Cunningham |  Great Britain | 1:00.77 |
Final
The results of the final are below.[2][3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 57.47 | CR |
 | - | Mike Stamm | United States | 58.77 | |
 | - | Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 59.08 | |
| 4 | - | John Murphy | United States | 59.37 | |
| 5 | - | L. Sceh | Hungary | 59.51 | |
| 6 | - | Klaus Steinbach | West Germany | 59.77 | |
| 7 | - | Rômulo Arantes | Brazil | 1:00.37 | |
| 8 | - | Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 1:00.60 |
References
- ↑ "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. September 5, 1973. p. 19.
- ↑ Krastev, Todor. "Men 100m Breaststroke Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ Fox, Norman (September 5, 1973). "Matthes' brilliance eclipses even Hencken's world record". The Times. London. p. 9.
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