Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 6.

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships
DatesSeptember 6, 1973
Competitors27 from 20 nations
Winning time2:03.32 CR
Medalists
    United States
    United States
    East Germany

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

World record  Mark Spitz (USA)2:00.70Munich, West Germany28 August 1972
Competition record N/AN/AN/AN/A

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
6 SeptemberHeat 1Brian Brinkley United Kingdom2:05.35CR
6 SeptemberHeat 2Robin Backhaus United States2:04.93CR
6 SeptemberHeat 4Steve Gregg United States2:04.59CR
6 SeptemberFinalRobin Backhaus United States2:03.32CR

Results

Heats

27 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1][2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14-Steve Gregg United States2:04.59Q, CR
24-Hartmut Flöckner East Germany2:04.60Q
32-Robin Backhaus United States2:04.93Q, CR
41-Brian Brinkley Great Britain2:05.35Q, CR
53-Jorge Delgado Ecuador2:05.64Q
63-Folkert Meeuw West Germany2:06.04Q
72-András Hargitay Hungary2:06.12Q
84-Jorge Jaramillo Colombia2:07.28Q
91-Hideaki Hara Japan2:07.75
103-Ross Seymour Australia2:07.86
111-Gerd Glogowsky East Germany2:07.87
124-Sergey Zakharov Soviet Union2:08.82
131-Miguel Lang Spain2:10.06
142-Peter Tetlow Australia2:10.83
152-Ignacio Álvarez Mexico2:11.50
164-Csaba Sós Hungary2:11.60
173-Vasil Dobrev Bulgaria2:11.95
184-Angelo Tozzi Italy2:12.13
192-Eduardo Alijo Brazil2:12.29
204-John Duncan Canada2:12.39
213-Ian Mackenzie Canada2:12.61
222-Mikhail Gorelik Soviet Union2:14.37
234-Eugen Almer Romania2:19.05
242-Jean-Jacques Scheuren Luxembourg2:19.12
253-John Daly Puerto Rico2:21.82
261-José Ferraioli Puerto Rico2:22.21
272-O. Mehmat Iran2:43.75
1-Anders Bellbring SwedenDid not start
3-Ali Gharbi TunisiaDid not start
1-Sérgio Waismaun BrazilDid not start

Final

The results of the final are below.[3]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
-Robin Backhaus United States2:03.32CR
-Steve Gregg United States2:03.58
-Hartmut Flöckner East Germany2:03.84
4-Brian Brinkley Great Britain2:03.94NR[4]
5-Jorge Delgado Ecuador2:04.03
6-András Hargitay Hungary2:04.10
7-Folkert Meeuw West Germany2:05.33
8-Jorge Jaramillo Colombia2:10.36

References

  1. "Cooper Heads 400m Finalist". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. AAP. 7 September 1973. p. 19.
  2. "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. Krastev, Todor. "Men 200m Butterfly Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. Hopkins, John (9 September 1973). "Still in deep water". The Sunday Times. London. p. 29.
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