Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle

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Men's 200 metre freestyle
at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships
DatesSeptember 4, 1973
Winning time1:53.02
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Jim Montgomery  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Kurt Krumpholz  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Roger Pyttel  Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
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The men's 200 metre freestyle 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 the United States.svg  Mark Spitz  (USA)1:52.78 Munich, West Germany 29 August 1972
Competition recordN/AN/A N/AN/A

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
4 SeptemberHeat Werner Lampe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:57.621CR
4 SeptemberHeat Vladimir Bure Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:57.145CR
4 SeptemberHeat Roger Pyttel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:57.090CR
4 SeptemberHeat Kurt Krumpholz Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:54.582CR
4 SeptemberFinal Jim Montgomery Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:53.02CR

Results

Heats

?? swimmers participated in 6 heats, qualified swimmers are listed: [1]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15- Kurt Krumpholz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:54.582Q, CR
26- Jim Montgomery Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:56.737Q
34- Roger Pyttel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:57.090Q, CR
42- Vladimir Bure Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:57.145Q, CR
53- Peter Nocke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:57.346Q
66- Brian Brinkley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:57.423Q
75- Steve Badger Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:57.433Q
86- Bernt Zarnowiecki Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:57.509Q
92- Wilfried Hartung Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:57.518
101- Werner Lampe Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:57.621 CR
114- Jorge Delgado Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1:57.750
123- Aleksandr Samsonov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:57.819
134- José Namorado Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:57.820
141- Bruce Robertson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:58.211
151- Michael Wenden Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:58.260
165- Arnaldo Cinquetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:58.407
172- Fritz Warncke Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:59.408
183- Ian MacKenzie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:59.510

Final

The results of the final are below. [2]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Jim Montgomery Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:53.02 CR
Silver medal icon.svg4 Kurt Krumpholz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:53.61
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Roger Pyttel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:53.97
41 Steve Badger Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:55.66
57 Brian Brinkley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:56.42 NR [3]
66 Vladimir Bure Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:56.45
78 Bernt Zarnowiecki Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:56.58
82 Peter Nocke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:58.97

References

  1. ↑ "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax Holdings. September 5, 1973. p. 19.
  2. ↑ "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax Holdings. September 6, 1973. p. 21.
  3. ↑ Fox, Norman (September 5, 1973). "Matthes' brilliance eclipses even Hencken's world record". The Times . London. p. 9.
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