Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 6.
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 6, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:01.87 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 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 |  | 2:02.82 | Munich, West Germany | 2 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September | Heat 1 | Robert Williams | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | - | Roland Matthes | | 2:06.75 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 4 | - | Zoltán Verrasztó |  | 2:07.49 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | - | Mark Tonelli | | 2:09.55 | Q, CR |
| 4 | 1 | - | Robert Williams | | 2:09.81 | Q, CR |
| 5 | 3 | - | John Naber |  | 2:10.13 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | - | Paul Hove | | 2:10.22 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | - | Massimo Nistri |  | 2:11.03 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | - | Róbert Rudolf | | 2:11.22 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | - | Colin Cunningham |  | 2:11.74 | |
| 10 | 3 | - | Lutz Wanja | | 2:12.08 | |
| 11 | 2 | - | Leif Ericsson |  | 2:12.09 | |
| 12 | 2 | - | Ian MacKenzie | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:12.21 | |
| 13 | 1 | - | Predrag Milos | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:12.38 | |
| 14 | 2 | - | Romulo Arantes |  | 2:12.93 | |
| 15 | 4 | - | Nenad Milos | | 2:13.48 | |
| 16 | 4 | - | Anders Sandberg | | 2:13.72 | |
| 17 | 2 | - | Carlos Berrocal |  | 2:14.31 | |
| 18 | 4 | - | J. Flores |  | 2:14.43 | |
| 19 | 4 | - | Karim Ressang |  | 2:14.61 | |
| 20 | 1 | - | César Lourenco | | 2:15.97 | |
| 21 | 3 | - | Eduardo Pérez | | 2:16.46 | |
| 22 | 1 | - | Steve Pickell | | 2:16.56 | |
| 23 | 4 | - | Carlos Santiago | | 2:17.06 | |
| 24 | 4 | - | Piotr Dlucik | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:17.30 | |
| 25 | 3 | - | Helmut Podolan |  | 2:18.30 | |
| 26 | 2 | - | Ramón Volcán |  | 2:20.09 | |
| 27 | 1 | - | Evangelos Koskinas |  | 2:24.19 | |
| – | 2 | - | Ali Gharbi | .svg.png){kind=small} | Did not start | |
| – | 3 | - | Klaus Steinbach |  | Did not start | |
Final
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - | Roland Matthes | | 2:01.87 | WR |
 | - | Zoltán Verrasztó | | 2:05.89 | |
 | - | 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.
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