Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 4, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:04.02 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| 1973 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  | 1:04.94 | Munich, West Germany | 30 August 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September | Heat 1 | Rick Colella |  | 1:06.72 | CR |
| 4 September | Heat 3 | Nikolai Pankin |  | 1:06.10 | CR |
| 4 September | Heat 5 | John Hencken | | 1:04.35 | WR |
| 4 September | Final | John Hencken | | 1:04.02 | WR |
Results
Heats
32 swimmers participated in 5 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final.[1][2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | - | John Hencken | | 1:04.35 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 5 | - | Nobutaka Taguchi | | 1:05.80 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | - | Nikolai Pankin | | 1:06.10 | Q, CR |
| 4 | 1 | - | Rick Colella | | 1:06.72 | Q, CR |
| 5 | 4 | - | Mikhail Khryukin | | 1:06.78 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | - | David Wilkie |  | 1:06.98 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | - | Jürgen Glas |  | 1:07.32 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | - | Nigel Cluer |  | 1:07.59 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | - | Michael Günther |  | 1:07.77 | |
| 10 | 2 | - | Bernard Gumbet |  | 1:08.26 | |
| 11 | 4 | - | Felipe Muñoz |  | 1:08.37 | |
| 12 | 1 | - | Peter Hrdlitschka | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:08.62 | |
| 13 | 5 | - | Pedro Balcells | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:08.88 | |
| 14 | 1 | - | Ove Wisloff |  | 1:09.49 | |
| 15 | 2 | - | Paweł Dyrek | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:09.60 | |
| 16 | 5 | - | Sándor Szabó |  | 1:09.63 | |
| 17 | 3 | - | Alfredo Hunger |  | 1:09.73 | |
| 18 | 5 | - | Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro |  | 1:09.80 | |
| 19 | 3 | - | Michael Creswick | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:09.81 | |
| 20 | 4 | - | Ulrich Nitzsche | | 1:09.87 | |
| 21 | 2 | - | Gustavo Lozano | | 1:09.92 | |
| 22 | 5 | - | Mel Zajac | | 1:09.97 | |
| 23 | 3 | - | Zdravko Divjak | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:10.15 | |
| 24 | 1 | - | Cezary Smiglak | | 1:10.57 | |
| 25 | 3 | - | Giorgio Lalle |  | 1:10.97 | |
| 26 | 1 | - | Steffen Kriechbaum |  | 1:11.06 | |
| 27 | 4 | - | Angel Chakarov | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:11.29 | |
| 28 | 4 | - | Tuomo Kerola |  | 1:12.37 | |
| 29 | 2 | - | Carlos Nazario |  | 1:13.33 | |
| 30 | 4 | - | Faruk Morkal |  | 1:14.03 | |
| 31 | 2 | - | Orlando Catinchi | | 1:14.50 | |
| 32 | 1 | - | H. Ashfin |  | 1:16.20 |
Final
The results of the final are below.[3][4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - | John Hencken | | 1:04.02 | WR |
 | - | Mikhail Khryukin | | 1:04.61 | ER |
 | - | Nobutaka Taguchi | | 1:05.61 | |
| 4 | - | David Wilkie | | 1:05.74 | CWR |
| 5 | - | Nikolai Pankin | | 1:06.55 | |
| 6 | - | Rick Colella | | 1:06.69 | |
| 7 | - | Jürgen Glas | | 1:07.41 | |
| 8 | - | Nigel Cluer | | 1:08.12 |
References
- "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. September 5, 1973. p. 19.
- "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- Krastev, Todor. "Men 100m Breaststroke Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- Fox, Norman (September 5, 1973). "Matthes' brilliance eclipses even Hencken's world record". The Times. London. p. 9.
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