Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships
DatesSeptember 4, 1973
Competitors29 from 20 nations
Winning time57.47
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1975  

The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

World record Flag of East Germany.svg  Roland Matthes  (GDR)56.30 Munich, West Germany 4 September 1972
Competition recordN/AN/A N/AN/A

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
4 SeptemberHeat 1 Lutz Wanja Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 59.53CR
4 SeptemberHeat 2 John Murphy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 59.33CR
4 SeptemberHeat 3 Mike Stamm Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 59.10CR
4 SeptemberHeat 4 Roland Matthes Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 58.69CR
4 SeptemberFinal Roland Matthes Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 57.47CR

Results

Heats

29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final. [1] [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14- Roland Matthes Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 58.69Q, CR
23- Mike Stamm Flag of the United States.svg  United States 59.10Q, CR
32- John Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 59.33Q, CR
41- Lutz Wanja Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 59.53Q, CR
52- Klaus Steinbach Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 59.83Q
61- László Cseh Sr. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 59.88Q
71- Rômulo Arantes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:00.17Q
83- Ian MacKenzie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:00.43Q
92- Zoltan Verraszto Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:00.49
104- Carlos Berrocal Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1:00.59
103- Mark Tonelli Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:00.59
124- Colin Cunningham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:00.77
131- Brad Cooper Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:00.87
144- Nenad Milos Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1:01.04
154- Steve Pickell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:01.33
163- Karim Ressang Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:01.51
171- Predrag Milos Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1:01.56
184- Piotr Dlucik Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg  Poland 1:01.65
192- Anders Sandberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:01.92
202- Jean-Paul Berjeau Flag of France.svg  France 1:02.03
213- Jorge Urreta Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:02.45
224- Ignacio Álvarez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:02.60
232- Enrique Melo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1:02.65
241- Ramón Volcán Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1:03.02
253- Helmut Podolan Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:03.39
263- Igor Grivennikov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:03.83
274- Carlos Santiago Bermúdez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1:03.84
282- César Lourenco Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:03.95
291- Dimitar Kolarov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1:04.04

Final

The results of the final are below. [3] [4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg- Roland Matthes Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 57.47 CR
Silver medal icon.svg- Mike Stamm Flag of the United States.svg  United States 58.77
Bronze medal icon.svg- Lutz Wanja Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 59.08
4- John Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 59.37
5- László Cseh Sr. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 59.51
6- Klaus Steinbach Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 59.77
7- Rômulo Arantes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:00.37
8- Ian MacKenzie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:00.60

References

  1. "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax Holdings. September 5, 1973. p. 19.
  2. "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. Krastev, Todor. "Men 100m Breaststroke Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. Fox, Norman (September 5, 1973). "Matthes' brilliance eclipses even Hencken's world record". The Times . London. p. 9.