The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 5.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Date Event Name Nationality Time Record 5 September Heat 1 Andrea Gyarmati 1:06.09 CR 5 September Heat 4 Ulrike Richter 1:06.08 CR 5 September Final Ulrike Richter 1:05.42 CR
Results
Heats 24 swimmers participated in 4 heats, qualified swimmers are listed: Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 4 - Ulrike Richter 1:06.086 Q, CR 2 1 - Andrea Gyarmati 1:06.099 Q, CR 3 3 - Melissa Belote 1:06.231 Q4 2 - Wendy Cook 1:06.275 Q5 4 - Enith Brigitha 1:06.996 Q6 4 - Linda Stimpson 1:07.250 Q7 1 - Josien Elzerman 1:07.519 Q8 3 - Christine Herbst 1:07.981 Q9 2 - Sylvie Le Noach 1:07.98610 2 - Linda Young 1:08.01011 1 - Angelika Grieser 1:08.46812 3 - Donna-Marie Gurr 1:08.64013 4 - Diana Olsson 1:08.74514 1 - Antonella Roncelli 1:08.94515 1 - Sue Lewis 1:09.54116 4 - P. Torrisi 1:10.16517 3 - F. Chaunin 1:10.90218 3 - E. Kobielska 1:11.75819 2 - H. Jaqueti 1:12.43120 1 - D. McSwain 1:12.43221 2 - I. Golovanova 1:12.58522 2 - B. Fernandes 1:13.10923 4 - María Mock 1:17.27024 2 - R. Okan 1:17.723
Final The results of the final are below. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes - Ulrike Richter 1:05.427 - Melissa Belote 1:06.112 - Wendy Cook 1:06.271 - Andrea Gyarmati 1:06.549 - Enith Brigitha 1:06.550 - Christine Herbst 1:07.465 - Linda Stimpson 1:07.698 - Josien Elzerman 1:07.900
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