Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 9.
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 9, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51.708 | |||||||||
| 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 |  Mark Spitz (USA) | 51.22 | Munich, West Germany | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September | Heat | Ruy de Oliveira |  Brazil | 53.675 | CR |
| 9 September | Heat | Michael Wenden | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 52.671 | CR |
| 9 September | Heat | Jim Montgomery | United States | 52.660 | CR |
| 9 September | Final | Jim Montgomery | United States | 51.708 | CR |
Results
Heats
38 swimmers participated in 6 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1][2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | - | Jim Montgomery | United States | 52.660 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 2 | - | Michael Wenden | Australia | 52.671 | Q, CR |
| 3 | 5 | - | Vladimir Bure |  Soviet Union | 52.771 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | - | Klaus Steinbach |  West Germany | 52.986 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | - | Michel Rousseau |  France | 53.041 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | - | John Murphy | United States | 53.162 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | - | Roger Pyttel |  East Germany | 53.539 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | - | Ruy de Oliveira | Brazil | 53.675 | Q, CR |
| 9 | 5 | - | Roberto Pangaro |  Italy | 53.877 | |
| 10 | 5 | - | Bruce Robertson | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 53.908 | |
| 11 | 5 | - | Peter Nocke | West Germany | 53.939 | |
| 12 | 3 | - | Fritz Warncke |  Norway | 54.018 | |
| 13 | 3 | - | Peter Bruch | East Germany | 54.120 | |
| 14 | 2 | - | José Aranha | Brazil | 54.157 | |
| 15 | 4 | - | Jorge Comas | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 54.237 | |
| 16 | 6 | - | Mirek Hrouda |  Czechoslovakia | 54.240 | |
| 17 | 6 | - | Neil Rogers | Australia | 54.505 | |
| 18 | 6 | - | Igor Grivennikov | Soviet Union | 54.584 | |
| 19 | 3 | - | Marcello Guarducci | Italy | 54.631 | |
| 20 | 2 | - | Bernt Zarnowiecki |  Sweden | 54.658 | |
| 21 | 2 | - | Goran Jansson | Sweden | 54.836 | |
| 22 | 6 | - | Stefan Georgiev | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 55.064 | |
| 23 | 2 | - | Rene Lustig | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 55.236 | |
| 24 | 1 | - | Brian Phillips | Canada | 55.708 | |
| 25 | 3 | - | Jovan Kovacic | Yugoslavia | 55.735 | |
| 26 | 3 | - | Gianni Versari |  Panama | 55.970 | |
| 27 | 4 | - | István Szentirmay |  Hungary | 56.071 | |
| 28 | 4 | - | Lyudmil Stoev | Bulgaria | 56.236 | |
| 29 | 4 | - | Ali Charbi | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia | 56.239 | |
| 30 | 5 | - | Pierre-Yves Copin | France | 56.278 | |
| 31 | 1 | - | Eduardo Orejuela |  Ecuador | 56.500 | |
| 32 | 2 | - | Ramón Volcán |  Venezuela | 57.065 | |
| 33 | 2 | - | José Ferraioli |  Puerto Rico | 57.081 | |
| 34 | 1 | - | Ali Kinawi | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt | 57.283 | |
| 35 | 3 | - | Carlos Santiago | Puerto Rico | 57.699 | |
| 36 | 1 | - | Mehmet Dilmac |  Turkey | 58.514 | |
| - | 4 | - | Z. Opritescu | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | DNS / DSQ | |
| - | 5 | - | Marian Slavic | Romania | DNS / DSQ |
Final
The results of the final are below.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Jim Montgomery | United States | 51.708 | CR |
 | 2 | Michel Rousseau | France | 52.086 | |
 | 5 | Michael Wenden | Australia | 52.222 | |
| 4 | 3 | Vladimir Bure | Soviet Union | 52.522 | |
| 5 | 7 | John Murphy | United States | 52.732 | |
| 6 | 6 | Klaus Steinbach | West Germany | 52.820 | |
| 7 | 1 | Roger Pyttel | East Germany | 53.253 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ruy de Oliveira | Brazil | 53.701 |
References
- "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 10 September 1973. p. 12.
- "For the Record". Swimming World and Junior Swimmer. North Hollywood, California. 14 (10): 72. October 1973.
- Krastev, Todor. "Men 100m Freestyle Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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