Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time
1 4 - Roland Matthes East Germany 2:06.75
2 4 - Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary 2:07.49
3 3 - Mark Tonelli Australia 2:09.55
4 1 - Robert Williams Australia 2:09.81
5 3 - John Naber United States 2:10.13
6 2 - Paul Hove United States 2:10.22
7 3 - Massimo Nistri Italy 2:11.03
8 1 - Róbert Rudolf Hungary 2:11.22
9 1 - Colin Cunningham Great Britain 2:11.74
10 3 - Lutz Wanja East Germany 2:12.08
11 2 - Leif Ericsson Sweden 2:12.09
12 2 - Ian MacKenzie Canada 2:12.21
13 1 - Predrag Milos Yugoslavia 2:12.38
14 2 - Romulo Arantes Brazil 2:12.93
15 4 - Nenad Milos Yugoslavia 2:13.48
16 4 - Anders Sandberg Sweden 2:13.72
17 2 - Carlos Berrocal Puerto Rico 2:14.31
18 4 - J. Flores Mexico 2:14.43
19 4 - Karim Ressang Netherlands 2:14.61
20 1 - César Lourenco Brazil 2:15.97
Results -- Heats
29 swimmers participated in 4 heats . The eight fastest times qualified for the final . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 6.