Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 7.
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 7, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:20.522 | |||||||||
| 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 |  Melissa Belote (USA) | 2:19.19 | Munich, West Germany | 4 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | Heat | Wendy Cook | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 2:23.123 | CR |
| 7 September | Heat | Melissa Belote | United States | 2:20.576 | CR |
| 7 September | Final | Melissa Belote | United States | 2:20.522 | CR |
Results
Heats
24 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | - | Melissa Belote | United States | 2:20.576 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | - | Wendy Cook | Canada | 2:23.123 | Q, CR |
| 3 | 2 | - | Andrea Gyarmati |  Hungary | 2:23.586 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | - | Enith Brigitha |  Netherlands | 2:24.882 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | - | Christine Herbst |  East Germany | 2:24.932 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | - | Debra Cain | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2:24.967 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | - | Andrea Eife | East Germany | 2:25.434 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | - | Sylvie Le Noach |  France | 2:25.513 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | - | Linda Young | Australia | 2:25.941 | |
| 10 | 4 | - | Josien Elzerman | Netherlands | 2:26.369 | |
| 11 | 1 | - | Diana Olsson |  Sweden | 2:26.965 | |
| 12 | 3 | - | Angelika Grieser |  West Germany | 2:27.508 | |
| 13 | 3 | - | Maryanne Graham | United States | 2:29.282 | |
| 14 | 4 | - | Donna-Marie Gurr | Canada | 2:30.864 | |
| 15 | 2 | - | Susan Hunter |  New Zealand | 2:31.004 | |
| 16 | 2 | - | I. Golovanova |  Soviet Union | 2:31.975 | |
| 17 | 2 | - | F. Chaunin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 2:33.964 | |
| 18 | 1 | - | H. Jaqueti |  Spain | 2:34.964 | |
| 19 | 3 | - | E. Kobielska |  Poland | 2:35.394 | |
| 20 | 4 | - | T. Skvortsova | Soviet Union | 2:38.871 | |
| 21 | 4 | - | D. McSwain |  Puerto Rico | 2:39.033 | |
| 22 | 2 | - | B. Fernandes |  Brazil | 2:41.703 | |
| 23 | 1 | - | María Mock | Puerto Rico | 2:45.299 | |
| 24 | 3 | - | R. Okan |  Turkey | 2:51.648 |
Final
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Melissa Belote | United States | 2:20.522 | CR |
 | 6 | Enith Brigitha | Netherlands | 2:22.152 | |
 | 3 | Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary | 2:22.483 | |
| 4 | 2 | Christine Herbst | East Germany | 2:22.660 | |
| 5 | 1 | Andrea Eife | East Germany | 2:23.551 | |
| 6 | 5 | Wendy Cook | Canada | 2:23.596 | |
| 7 | 7 | Debra Cain | Australia | 2:24.268 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sylvie Le Noach | France | 2:26.053 |
References
- "For the Record" (pdf). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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