Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 5.

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships
DatesSeptember 5, 1973
Competitors24 from 18 nations
Winning time1:13.748
Medalists
    East Germany
    Soviet Union
    East Germany

Records

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

World record  Cathy Carr (USA)1:13.58Munich, West Germany2 September 1973
Competition record N/AN/AN/AN/A

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
5 SeptemberHeatBritt-Marie Smedh Sweden1:17.030CR
5 SeptemberHeatLyubov Rusanova Soviet Union1:16.762CR
5 SeptemberHeatRenate Vogel East Germany1:14.600CR
5 SeptemberFinalRenate Vogel East Germany1:13.748CR

Results

Heats

24 swimmers participated in 3 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13-Renate Vogel East Germany1:14.600Q, CR
23-Lynn Colella United States1:16.670Q
32-Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union1:16.762Q, CR
42-Brigitte Schuchardt East Germany1:16.877Q
51-Britt-Marie Smedh Sweden1:17.030Q, CR
62-Petra Nows West Germany1:17.271Q
71-Marcia Morey United States1:17.325Q
82-Christine Jarvis Great Britain1:17.995Q
91-Éva Kiss Hungary1:18.136
102-Sylvie Deschamps Canada1:18.147
113-O. Luskatova Soviet Union1:18.920
123-Judith Hudson Australia1:19.210
132-Beverley Whitfield Australia1:19.390
143-Marian Stuart Canada1:19.570
151-Olga Chlupova Czechoslovakia1:20.048
161-Cristina Bassani Brazil1:20.481
173-Jane Lowe New Zealand1:20.770
182-S. Mendonça Brazil1:20.819
193-V. Petkovic Yugoslavia1:21.170
201-M. Iwashita Japan1:21.446
211-Angela López Puerto Rico1:21.828
223-Nieves Panadell Spain1:21.920
231-U. El Shenawi Egypt1:23.503
242-E. Aktulga Turkey1:28.048

Final

The results of the final are below.

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
-Renate Vogel East Germany1:13.748CR, ER[2]
-Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union1:15.428
-Brigitte Schuchardt East Germany1:15.821
4-Christine Jarvis Great Britain1:16.358NR[2]
5-Lynn Colella United States1:16.758
6-Britt-Marie Smedh Sweden1:16.790
7-Petra Nows West Germany1:16.931
8-Marcia Morey United States1:17.049

References

  1. "For the Record" (pdf). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Fox, Norman (September 6, 1973). "Fourth gives record to Miss Jarvis". The Times. London. p. 10.
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