The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4.
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 4 September Heat 1 Lutz Wanja 59.53 CR 4 September Heat 2 John Murphy 59.33 CR 4 September Heat 3 Mike Stamm 59.10 CR 4 September Heat 4 Roland Matthes 58.69 CR 4 September Final Roland Matthes 57.47 CR
Results
Heats 29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final.
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 4 - Roland Matthes 58.69 Q, CR 2 3 - Mike Stamm 59.10 Q, CR 3 2 - John Murphy 59.33 Q, CR 4 1 - Lutz Wanja 59.53 Q, CR 5 2 - Klaus Steinbach 59.83 Q 6 1 - László Cseh Sr. 59.88 Q7 1 - Rômulo Arantes 1:00.17 Q8 3 - Ian MacKenzie 1:00.43 Q 9 2 - Zoltan Verraszto 1:00.49 10 4 - Carlos Berrocal 1:00.59 10 3 - Mark Tonelli 1:00.59 12 4 - Colin Cunningham 1:00.77 13 1 - Brad Cooper 1:00.87 14 4 - Nenad Milos 1:01.04 15 4 - Steve Pickell 1:01.33 16 3 - Karim Ressang 1:01.51 17 1 - Predrag Milos 1:01.56 18 4 - Piotr Dlucik 1:01.65 19 2 - Anders Sandberg 1:01.92 20 2 - Jean-Paul Berjeau 1:02.03 21 3 - Jorge Urreta 1:02.45 22 4 - Ignacio Álvarez 1:02.60 23 2 - Enrique Melo 1:02.65 24 1 - Ramón Volcán 1:03.02 25 3 - Helmut Podolan 1:03.39 26 3 - Igor Grivennikov 1:03.83 27 4 - Carlos Santiago Bermúdez 1:03.84 28 2 - César Lourenco 1:03.95 29 1 - Dimitar Kolarov 1:04.04
Final The results of the final are below. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes - Roland Matthes 57.47 CR - Mike Stamm 58.77 - Lutz Wanja 59.08 - John Murphy 59.37 - László Cseh Sr. 59.51 - Klaus Steinbach 59.77 - Rômulo Arantes 1:00.37 - Ian MacKenzie 1:00.60
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