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Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
Quick Facts Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, Dates ...
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 | |||||||||
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
More information World record, Competition record ...
World record | Roland Matthes (GDR) | 56.30 | Munich, West Germany | 4 September 1972 |
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Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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The following records were established during the competition:
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Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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4 September | Heat 1 | Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 59.53 | CR |
4 September | Heat 2 | John Murphy | United States | 59.33 | CR |
4 September | Heat 3 | Mike Stamm | United States | 59.10 | CR |
4 September | Heat 4 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 58.69 | CR |
4 September | Final | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 57.47 | CR |
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Heats
29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final. [1][2]
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Final
The results of the final are below.[3][4]
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Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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- | 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 | - | László Cseh Sr. | Hungary | 59.51 | |
6 | - | Klaus Steinbach | West Germany | 59.77 | |
7 | - | Rômulo Arantes | Brazil | 1:00.37 | |
8 | - | Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 1:00.60 |
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- "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. September 5, 1973. p. 19.
- "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Krastev, Todor. "Men 100m Breaststroke Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.