Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | September 4, 1973 | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 57.47 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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1973 FINA World Championships | ||
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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 | ||
Tournament | men | |
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 56.30 | Munich, West Germany | 4 September 1972 |
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Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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4 September | Heat 1 | Lutz Wanja | ![]() | 59.53 | CR |
4 September | Heat 2 | John Murphy | ![]() | 59.33 | CR |
4 September | Heat 3 | Mike Stamm | ![]() | 59.10 | CR |
4 September | Heat 4 | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 58.69 | CR |
4 September | Final | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 57.47 | CR |
29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final. [1] [2]
The results of the final are below. [3] [4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | - | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 57.47 | CR |
![]() | - | Mike Stamm | ![]() | 58.77 | |
![]() | - | Lutz Wanja | ![]() | 59.08 | |
4 | - | John Murphy | ![]() | 59.37 | |
5 | - | László Cseh Sr. | ![]() | 59.51 | |
6 | - | Klaus Steinbach | ![]() | 59.77 | |
7 | - | Rômulo Arantes | ![]() | 1:00.37 | |
8 | - | Ian MacKenzie | ![]() | 1:00.60 |