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
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
Heats
24 swimmers participated in 3 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | - | Renate Vogel | East Germany | 1:14.600 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 3 | - | Lynn Colella | United States | 1:16.670 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | - | Lyubov Rusanova | Soviet Union | 1:16.762 | Q, CR |
| 4 | 2 | - | Brigitte Schuchardt | East Germany | 1:16.877 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | - | Britt-Marie Smedh | Sweden | 1:17.030 | Q, CR |
| 6 | 2 | - | Petra Nows |  West Germany | 1:17.271 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | - | Marcia Morey | United States | 1:17.325 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | - | Christine Jarvis |  Great Britain | 1:17.995 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | - | Éva Kiss |  Hungary | 1:18.136 | |
| 10 | 2 | - | Sylvie Deschamps |  Canada | 1:18.147 | |
| 11 | 3 | - | O. Luskatova | Soviet Union | 1:18.920 | |
| 12 | 3 | - | Judith Hudson |  Australia | 1:19.210 | |
| 13 | 2 | - | Beverley Whitfield | Australia | 1:19.390 | |
| 14 | 3 | - | Marian Stuart | Canada | 1:19.570 | |
| 15 | 1 | - | Olga Chlupova |  Czechoslovakia | 1:20.048 | |
| 16 | 1 | - | Cristina Bassani |  Brazil | 1:20.481 | |
| 17 | 3 | - | Jane Lowe |  New Zealand | 1:20.770 | |
| 18 | 2 | - | S. Mendonça | Brazil | 1:20.819 | |
| 19 | 3 | - | V. Petkovic |  Yugoslavia | 1:21.170 | |
| 20 | 1 | - | M. Iwashita |  Japan | 1:21.446 | |
| 21 | 1 | - | Angela López |  Puerto Rico | 1:21.828 | |
| 22 | 3 | - | Nieves Panadell |  Spain | 1:21.920 | |
| 23 | 1 | - | U. El Shenawi |  Egypt | 1:23.503 | |
| 24 | 2 | - | E. Aktulga |  Turkey | 1:28.048 |
Final
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
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