Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
| Women's 200 metre individual medley at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 4, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:20.518 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 |  Kornelia Ender (GDR) | 2:23.01 | East Berlin, East Germany | 13 April 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September | Heat | Leslie Cliff | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 2:28.842 | CR |
| 4 September | Heat | Kathy Heddy |  United States | 2:28.306 | CR |
| 4 September | Heat | Andrea Hübner | East Germany | 2:24.168 | CR |
| 4 September | Final | Andrea Hübner | East Germany | 2:20.518 | WR |
Results
Heats
30 swimmers participated in 4 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1][2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | - | Andrea Hübner | East Germany | 2:24.16 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 4 | - | Kornelia Ender | East Germany | 2:25.31 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | - | Novella Calligaris |  Italy | 2:26.49 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | - | Debra Cain | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2:26.72 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | - | Kathy Heddy | United States | 2:28.30 | Q, CR |
| 6 | 4 | - | Julie Woodcock | United States | 2:28.66 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | - | Leslie Cliff | Canada | 2:28.84 | Q, CR |
| 8 | 4 | - | Yukari Takemoto |  Japan | 2:29.55 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | - | Susan Hunter |  New Zealand | 2:29.99 | |
| 10 | 2 | - | Judy Wright | Canada | 2:30.03 | |
| 11 | 1 | - | Karin Bormann |  West Germany | 2:30.19 | |
| 12 | 1 | - | Anita Zarnowiecki |  Sweden | 2:30.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | - | Trine Krogh |  Norway | 2:31.28 | |
| 14 | 4 | - | Nataliya Popova |  Soviet Union | 2:32.23 | |
| 15 | 4 | - | Gail Neall | Australia | 2:32.72 | |
| 16 | 4 | - | Helga Niemann | West Germany | 2:32.95 | |
| 17 | 2 | - | Marina Malyutina | Soviet Union | 2:32.95 | |
| 18 | 1 | - | Olga Chlupova |  Czechoslovakia | 2:33.09 | |
| 19 | 4 | - | Gisela Cerezo |  Venezuela | 2:33.93 | |
| 20 | 3 | - | Jasna Efendic | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 2:34.73 | |
| 21 | 2 | - | Maria Isabel Guerra |  Brazil | 2:36.42 | |
| 22 | 3 | - | Naoko Shio | Japan | 2:36.97 | |
| 23 | 1 | - | Nieves Panadell |  Spain | 2:37.43 | |
| 24 | 1 | - | Roselina Angee |  Colombia | 2:37.97 | |
| 25 | 1 | - | Eleni Avlonitou |  Greece | 2:39.44 | |
| 26 | 4 | - | García Borras |  Argentina | 2:39.94 | |
| 27 | 3 | - | María Mock |  Puerto Rico | 2:40.55 | |
| 28 | 2 | - | Angela López | Puerto Rico | 2:44.44 | |
| 29 | 1 | - | Myriam Mizouni |  Tunisia | 2:45.52 | |
| – | 3 | - | Gabriella Verraszto |  Hungary | DNS / DQ |
Final
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - | Andrea Hübner | East Germany | 2:20.518 | WR |
 | - | Kornelia Ender | East Germany | 2:21.218 | |
 | - | Kathy Heddy | United States | 2:23.842 | |
| 4 | - | Novella Calligaris | Italy | 2:24.075 | |
| 5 | - | Julie Woodcock | United States | 2:25.728 | |
| 6 | - | Leslie Cliff | Canada | 2:26.263 | |
| 7 | - | Yukari Takemoto | Japan | 2:26.475 | |
| 8 | - | Debra Cain | Australia | 2:26.634 |
References
- "For the Record" (pdf). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- "Official results". FINA.org. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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