Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | September 6, 1973 | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:01.87 | |||||||||
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 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 6.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 2:02.82 | Munich, West Germany | 2 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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6 September | Heat 1 | Robert Williams | ![]() | 2:09.81 | CR |
6 September | Heat 3 | Mark Tonelli | ![]() | 2:09.55 | CR |
6 September | Heat 4 | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 2:06.75 | CR |
6 September | Final | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 2:01.87 | WR |
29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final. [1] [2] [3]
The results of the final are below.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | - | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 2:01.87 | WR |
![]() | - | Zoltán Verrasztó | ![]() | 2:05.89 | |
![]() | - | John Naber | ![]() | 2:06.91 | |
4 | - | Robert Williams | ![]() | 2:08.16 | |
5 | - | Paul Hove | ![]() | 2:08.17 | |
6 | - | Mark Tonelli | ![]() | 2:09.63 | |
7 | - | Massimo Nistri | ![]() | 2:10.11 | |
8 | - | Róbert Rudolf | ![]() | 2:11.42 |