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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 5, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:13.748 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Cathy Carr (USA) |
1:13.58 | Munich, West Germany | 2 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September | Heat | Britt-Marie Smedh |  Sweden |
1:17.030 | CR |
| 5 September | Heat | Lyubov Rusanova |  Soviet Union |
1:16.762 | CR |
| 5 September | Heat | Renate Vogel |  East Germany |
1:14.600 | CR |
| 5 September | Final | Renate Vogel | East Germany |
1:13.748 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
24 swimmers participated in 3 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
Final edit
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
- | Renate Vogel | East Germany |
1:13.748 | CR, ER[2] |
 |
- | Lyubov Rusanova | Soviet Union |
1:15.428 | |
 |
- | Brigitte Schuchardt | East Germany |
1:15.821 | |
| 4 | - | Christine Jarvis |  Great Britain |
1:16.358 | NR[2] |
| 5 | - | Lynn Colella | United States |
1:16.758 | |
| 6 | - | Britt-Marie Smedh | Sweden |
1:16.790 | |
| 7 | - | Petra Nows |  West Germany |
1:16.931 | |
| 8 | - | Marcia Morey | United States |
1:17.049 |
References edit
- ^ "For the Record" (pdf). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b Fox, Norman (September 6, 1973). "Fourth gives record to Miss Jarvis". The Times. London. p. 10.