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Men's 100 metre butterfly
at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships
DatesSeptember 8, 1973
Competitors25 from 20 nations
Winning time55.69 CR
Medalists
gold medal Bruce Robertson   Canada
silver medal Joe Bottom   United States
bronze medal Robin Backhaus   United States
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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
Competition 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 1 Hartmut Flöckner  East Germany 56.89 CR
8 September Heat 4 Joe Bottom  United States 55.94 CR
8 September Final Bruce Robertson  Canada 55.69 CR

Results

Heats

25 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times advanced to the final.

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
9 2 - Hideaki Hara  Japan 58.00
10 3 - Miguel Lang  Spain 58.47
11 2 - Brian Phillips  Canada 58.68
12 2 - Istvan Szentirmay  Hungary 59.09
13 3 - Jorge Jaramillo  Colombia 59.13
14 2 - Eduardo Orejuela  Ecuador 59.21
15 1 - Vladimir Krivtsov  Soviet Union 59.47
16 4 - Aleksandar Pavličević  Yugoslavia 59.78
17 4 - Vasil Dobrev  Bulgaria 59.99
18 4 - Piotr Dłucik  Poland 1:00.34
19 3 - Eduardo Alijo  Brazil 1:00.39
20 1 - José Ferraioli  Puerto Rico 1:00.48
21 3 - Sérgio Waismaun  Brazil 1:00.88
22 1 - Ramón Volcán  Venezuela 1:01.77
23 3 - Jean-Jacques Scheuren  Luxembourg 1:02.68
24 2 - Ali Gharbi  Tunisia 1:05.44
25 4 - O. Mehmat  Iran 1:09.20
– - - Roland Mattes  East Germany - DNS
Roland Mattes had to withdraw from the event following a poolside accident when he slipped and sprained his ankle.

Final

The results of the final are below.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Bruce Robertson  Canada 55.69 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Joe Bottom  United States 56.37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. "Sports Results". The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 September 1973. p. 93.
  2. "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. "Aust second in swim relay". The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. AAP. 9 September 1973. p. 91.
  4. Krastev, Todor. "Men 100m Butterfly Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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