Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
Appearance
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.
Records
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 |
Results
Heats
29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final. [1][2][3]
Final
The results of the final are below.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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- | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
2:01.87 | WR |
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- | Zoltán Verrasztó | ![]() |
2:05.89 | |
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- | 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 |
References
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men 200m Backstroke Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Cooper Heads 400m Finalist". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. AAP. 7 September 1973. p. 19.
- ^ "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 19 July 2019.