Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 6.
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 6, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:58.18 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 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 |  Kurt Krumpholz (USA) | 4:00.11 | Chicago, United States | 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September | Heat | Brad Cooper | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 4:02.38 | CR |
| 6 September | Final | Rick DeMont | United States | 3:58.18 | WR |
Results
Heats
27 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1][2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Brad Cooper | Australia | 4:02.38 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 3 | - | Bengt Gingsjö |  Sweden | 4:04.35 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | - | Rick DeMont | United States | 4:04.77 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | - | Anders Bellbring | Sweden | 4:05.77 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | - | Andreas Apel |  East Germany | 4:06.13 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | - | Tim Shaw | United States | 4:06.57 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | - | Werner Lampe |  West Germany | 4:07.01 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | - | John Kulasalu | Australia | 4:09.32 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | - | Arnaldo Cinquetti |  Italy | 4:09.37 | |
| 10 | 4 | - | Wilfried Hartung | East Germany | 4:10.90 | |
| 11 | 3 | - | Deane Buckboro | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 4:11.72 | |
| 12 | 2 | - | Vladimir Mikheyev |  Soviet Union | 4:13.79 | |
| 13 | 4 | - | José Namorado |  Brazil | 4:14.37 | |
| 14 | 4 | - | G Castillo |  Mexico | 4:15.22 | |
| 15 | 4 | - | Mark Treffers |  New Zealand | 4:15.81 | |
| 16 | 2 | - | Dusan Grozaj | West Germany | 4:16.23 | |
| 17 | 2 | - | Paul Jouanneau | Brazil | 4:18.19 | |
| 18 | 1 | - | Marc Lazzaro |  France | 4:18.43 | |
| 19 | 3 | - | Leonid Dragunov | Soviet Union | 4:18.79 | |
| 20 | 2 | - | Michael Ker | Canada | 4:20.10 | |
| 21 | 2 | - | Ali Gharbi |  Tunisia | 4:20.18 | |
| 22 | 4 | - | Alberto Vivoni |  Puerto Rico | 4:22.02 | |
| 23 | 3 | - | Csaba Tóth |  Hungary | 4:22.26 | |
| 24 | 1 | - | Krasimir Enchev | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 4:24.53 | |
| 25 | 2 | - | Francisco Canales | Puerto Rico | 4:24.65 | |
| 26 | 3 | - | Ali Kinawi |  Egypt | 4:25.71 | |
| 27 | 1 | - | Josy Wilwert |  Luxembourg | 4:39.02 |
Final
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Rick DeMont | United States | 3:58.18 | WR |
 | 4 | Brad Cooper | Australia | 3:58.70 | CWR |
 | 5 | Bengt Gingsjö | Sweden | 4:01.27 | |
| 4 | 7 | Tim Shaw | United States | 4:01.56 | |
| 5 | 6 | Anders Bellbring | Sweden | 4:04.36 | |
| 6 | 2 | Andreas Apel | East Germany | 4:04.92 | |
| 7 | 1 | Werner Lampe | West Germany | 4:09.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | John Kulasalu | Australia | 4:14.62 |
References
- Krastev, Todor. "Men 400m Freestyle Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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