The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 4, 1973 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:53.02 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Mark Spitz (USA) | 1:52.78 | Munich, West Germany | 29 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 | Werner Lampe |  East Germany | 1:57.621 | CR |
| 4 September | Heat | Vladimir Bure |  Soviet Union | 1:57.145 | CR |
| 4 September | Heat | Roger Pyttel | East Germany | 1:57.090 | CR |
| 4 September | Heat | Kurt Krumpholz |  United States | 1:54.582 | CR |
| 4 September | Final | Jim Montgomery | United States | 1:53.02 | CR |
Results
editHeats
edit?? swimmers participated in 6 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | - | Kurt Krumpholz | United States | 1:54.582 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 6 | - | Jim Montgomery | United States | 1:56.737 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | - | Roger Pyttel | East Germany | 1:57.090 | Q, CR |
| 4 | 2 | - | Vladimir Bure | Soviet Union | 1:57.145 | Q, CR |
| 5 | 3 | - | Peter Nocke |  West Germany | 1:57.346 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | - | Brian Brinkley |  Great Britain | 1:57.423 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | - | Steve Badger |  Australia | 1:57.433 | Q |
| 8 | 6 | - | Bernt Zarnowiecki |  Sweden | 1:57.509 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | - | Wilfried Hartung | East Germany | 1:57.518 | |
| 10 | 1 | - | Werner Lampe | West Germany | 1:57.621 | CR |
| 11 | 4 | - | Jorge Delgado |  Ecuador | 1:57.750 | |
| 12 | 3 | - | Aleksandr Samsonov | Soviet Union | 1:57.819 | |
| 13 | 4 | - | José Namorado |  Brazil | 1:57.820 | |
| 14 | 1 | - | Bruce Robertson |  Canada | 1:58.211 | |
| 15 | 1 | - | Michael Wenden | Australia | 1:58.260 | |
| 16 | 5 | - | Arnaldo Cinquetti |  Italy | 1:58.407 | |
| 17 | 2 | - | Fritz Warncke |  Norway | 1:59.408 | |
| 18 | 3 | - | Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 1:59.510 |
Final
editThe results of the final are below.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Jim Montgomery | United States | 1:53.02 | CR |
 | 4 | Kurt Krumpholz | United States | 1:53.61 | |
 | 3 | Roger Pyttel | East Germany | 1:53.97 | |
| 4 | 1 | Steve Badger | Australia | 1:55.66 | |
| 5 | 7 | Brian Brinkley | Great Britain | 1:56.42 | NR[3] |
| 6 | 6 | Vladimir Bure | Soviet Union | 1:56.45 | |
| 7 | 8 | Bernt Zarnowiecki | Sweden | 1:56.58 | |
| 8 | 2 | Peter Nocke | West Germany | 1:58.97 |
References
edit- ↑ "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. September 5, 1973. p. 19.
- ↑ "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Holdings. September 6, 1973. p. 21.
- ↑ Fox, Norman (September 5, 1973). "Matthes' brilliance eclipses even Hencken's world record". The Times. London. p. 9.