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The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | September 4, 1973 | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:04.02 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 1:04.94 | Munich, West Germany | 30 August 1972 |
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Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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4 September | Heat 1 | Rick Colella | ![]() | 1:06.72 | CR |
4 September | Heat 3 | Nikolai Pankin | ![]() | 1:06.10 | CR |
4 September | Heat 5 | John Hencken | ![]() | 1:04.35 | WR |
4 September | Final | John Hencken | ![]() | 1:04.02 | WR |
32 swimmers participated in 5 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final.[1][2]
The results of the final are below.[3][4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | - | John Hencken | ![]() | 1:04.02 | WR |
![]() | - | Mikhail Khryukin | ![]() | 1:04.61 | ER |
![]() | - | Nobutaka Taguchi | ![]() | 1:05.61 | |
4 | - | David Wilkie | ![]() | 1:05.74 | CWR |
5 | - | Nikolai Pankin | ![]() | 1:06.55 | |
6 | - | Rick Colella | ![]() | 1:06.69 | |
7 | - | Jürgen Glas | ![]() | 1:07.41 | |
8 | - | Nigel Cluer | ![]() | 1:08.12 |
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