Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
Women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 5.
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 5, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:04.999 | |||||||||
| 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 show that prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:03.56 | Munich, West Germany | 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September | Heat | Lesley Allardice |  | 2:12.946 | CR |
| 5 September | Heat | Irwi Johansson |  | 2:09.260 | CR |
| 5 September | Heat | Andrea Eife |  | 2:08.099 | CR |
| 5 September | Heat | Keena Rothhammer |  | 2:07.531 | CR |
| 5 September | Final | Keena Rothhammer | | 2:04.999 | CR |
Results
Heats
34 swimmers participated in 5 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | - | Keena Rothhammer | | 2:07.531 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 5 | - | Shirley Babashoff | | 2:07.753 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | - | Andrea Eife | | 2:08.099 | Q, CR |
| 4 | 2 | - | Irwi Johansson | | 2:09.260 | Q, CR |
| 5 | 5 | - | Virginia Rickard | | 2:09.936 | Q, PB[2] |
| 6 | 2 | - | Elke Sehmisch | | 2:09.973 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | - | Jutta Weber |  | 2:10.778 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | - | Veronica Stel |  | 2:10.878 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | - | Suzy Anderson | | 2:11.179 | |
| 10 | 5 | - | Guylaine Berger |  | 2:11.400 | |
| 11 | 3 | - | Leslie Cliff | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:11.506 | |
| 12 | 3 | - | Angela Steinbach | | 2:12.438 | |
| 13 | 1 | - | Lesley Allardice | | 2:12.946 | CR |
| 14 | 5 | - | T. Zolotnickaia |  | 2:13.141 | |
| 15 | 4 | - | Maria Guimarães |  | 2:14.218 | |
| 16 | 1 | - | Brenda Holmes | | 2:14.431 | |
| 17 | 4 | - | Federica Stabilini |  | 2:14.496 | |
| 18 | 5 | - | Lucy Burle | | 2:14.987 | |
| 19 | 1 | - | Marie Sundeborg | | 2:15.506 | |
| 20 | 1 | - | Ileana Morales |  | 2:15.518 | |
| 21 | 4 | - | Tamara Shelofastova | | 2:15.940 | |
| 22 | 3 | - | Chantal Schertz | | 2:16.558 | |
| 23 | 1 | - | Cathy Whiting |  | 2:17.016 | |
| 24 | 3 | - | E. Pilawska |  | 2:17.716 | |
| 25 | 2 | - | Eleni Avlanitou |  | 2:19.384 | |
| 26 | 4 | - | M. Saavedra |  | 2:20.064 | |
| 27 | 4 | - | Marianela Huen | | 2:21.916 | |
| 28 | 1 | - | L. Moreda |  | 2:23.097 | |
| 29 | 5 | - | Leslie Thompson | | 2:23.220 | |
| 30 | 2 | - | E. Tomandl |  | 2:24.075 | |
| 31 | 4 | - | B. Garcia |  | 2:24.328 | |
| 32 | 3 | - | Myriam Mizouni |  | 2:25.432 | |
| 33 | 3 | - | Edit Kovács |  | 2:25.470 | |
| 34 | 2 | - | H. Nastaren |  | 2:45.589 |
Final
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - | Keena Rothhammer | | 2:04.999 | CR |
 | - | Shirley Babashoff | | 2:05.332 | |
 | - | Andrea Eife | | 2:05.525 | |
| 4 | - | Virginia Rickard | | 2:07.889 | PB |
| 5 | - | Irwi Johansson | | 2:08.895 | |
| 6 | - | Elke Sehmisch | | 2:09.331 | |
| 7 | - | Veronica Stel | | 2:09.412 | |
| 8 | - | Jutta Weber | | 2:10.587 |
References
- "For the Record" (pdf). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- "Swim team 'baby' lifts Aust hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. AAP-Reuters. September 6, 1973. p. 19.
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