Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly
| Men's 100 metre butterfly at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 8, 1973 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55.69 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1973 FINA World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
The men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 8.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Mark Spitz (USA) | 54.27 | Munich, West Germany | 31 August 1972 |
| Championship record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September | Heat | Hartmut Flöckner |  East Germany | 56.89 | CR |
| 8 September | Heat | Joe Bottom | United States | 55.94 | CR |
| 8 September | Final | Bruce Robertson |  Canada | 55.69 | CR |
Results
Heats
?? swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | - | Joe Bottom | United States | 55.94 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | - | Hartmut Flöckner | East Germany | 56.89 | Q, CR |
| 3 | 3 | - | Bruce Robertson | Canada | 56.90 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | - | Robin Backhaus | United States | 56.94 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | - | Jorge Delgado |  Ecuador | 57.35 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | - | Ross Seymour |  Australia | 57.58 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | - | Folkert Meeuw |  West Germany | 57.69 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | - | Neil Rogers | Australia | 57.98 | Q |
| - | 2 | - | H. Hara (swimmer) |  Japan | 58.00 | |
| - | 3 | - | A. Lane-Lenton |  Spain | 58.47 | |
| - | 2 | - | Brian Phillips | Canada | 58.68 | |
| - | 4 | - | Aleksandar Pavličević |  Yugoslavia | 59.78 | |
| - | - | - | Roland Mattes | East Germany | - | DNS[1] |
- 1 Roland Mattes had to withdraw from the event following a poolside accident when he slipped and sprained his ankle.[2]
Final
The results of the final are below.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Bruce Robertson | Canada | 55.69 | CR |
 | 4 | Joe Bottom | United States | 56.37 | |
 | 6 | Robin Backhaus | United States | 56.42 | |
| 4 | 5 | Hartmut Flöckner | East Germany | 56.75 | |
| 5 | 7 | Ross Seymour | Australia | 57.33 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jorge Delgado | Ecuador | 57.41 | |
| 7 | 8 | Neil Rogers | Australia | 57.58 | |
| 8 | 1 | Folkert Meeuw | West Germany | 57.81 |
References
- ↑ "Sports Results". The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 September 1973. p. 93.
- ↑ "Aust second in swim relay". The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. AAP. 9 September 1973. p. 91.
- ↑ Krastev, Todor. "Men 100m Butterfly Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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