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Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 6.
Quick Facts Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, Dates ...
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 6, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:58.18 WR | |||||||||
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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 |  Kurt Krumpholz (USA) | 4:00.11 | Chicago, United States | 4 August 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:
More information Date, Event ...
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September | Heat | Brad Cooper |  Australia | 4:02.38 | CR |
| 6 September | Final | Rick DeMont |  United States | 3:58.18 | WR |
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Heats
27 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1][2]
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | - | Brad Cooper | Australia | 4:02.38 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 3 | - | Bengt Gingsjö |  Sweden | 4:04.35 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | - | Rick DeMont | United States | 4:04.77 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | - | Anders Bellbring | Sweden | 4:05.77 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | - | Andreas Apel |  East Germany | 4:06.13 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | - | Tim Shaw | United States | 4:06.57 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | - | Werner Lampe |  West Germany | 4:07.01 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | - | John Kulasalu | Australia | 4:09.32 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | - | Arnaldo Cinquetti |  Italy | 4:09.37 | |
| 10 | 4 | - | Wilfried Hartung | East Germany | 4:10.90 | |
| 11 | 3 | - | Deane Buckboro |  Canada | 4:11.72 | |
| 12 | 2 | - | Vladimir Mikheyev |  Soviet Union | 4:13.79 | |
| 13 | 4 | - | José Namorado |  Brazil | 4:14.37 | |
| 14 | 4 | - | G Castillo |  Mexico | 4:15.22 | |
| 15 | 4 | - | Mark Treffers |  New Zealand | 4:15.81 | |
| 16 | 2 | - | Dusan Grozaj | West Germany | 4:16.23 | |
| 17 | 2 | - | Paul Jouanneau | Brazil | 4:18.19 | |
| 18 | 1 | - | Marc Lazzaro |  France | 4:18.43 | |
| 19 | 3 | - | Leonid Dragunov | Soviet Union | 4:18.79 | |
| 20 | 2 | - | Michael Ker | Canada | 4:20.10 | |
| 21 | 2 | - | Ali Gharbi |  Tunisia | 4:20.18 | |
| 22 | 4 | - | Alberto Vivoni |  Puerto Rico | 4:22.02 | |
| 23 | 3 | - | Csaba Tóth |  Hungary | 4:22.26 | |
| 24 | 1 | - | Krasimir Enchev |  Bulgaria | 4:24.53 | |
| 25 | 2 | - | Francisco Canales | Puerto Rico | 4:24.65 | |
| 26 | 3 | - | Ali Kinawi |  Egypt | 4:25.71 | |
| 27 | 1 | - | Josy Wilwert |  Luxembourg | 4:39.02 |
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Final
The results of the final are below.
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 3 | Rick DeMont | United States | 3:58.18 | WR |
 | 4 | Brad Cooper | Australia | 3:58.70 | CWR |
 | 5 | Bengt Gingsjö | Sweden | 4:01.27 | |
| 4 | 7 | Tim Shaw | United States | 4:01.56 | |
| 5 | 6 | Anders Bellbring | Sweden | 4:04.36 | |
| 6 | 2 | Andreas Apel | East Germany | 4:04.92 | |
| 7 | 1 | Werner Lampe | West Germany | 4:09.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | John Kulasalu | Australia | 4:14.62 |
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- Krastev, Todor. "Men 400m Freestyle Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 17 July 2019.