The 1973 World Aquatics Championship - the first world championship was held from August 31 to September 9, 1973 in Belgrade at the Tashmaydan Sports Center .
The championship was attended by 686 athletes from 47 countries. In four sports 37 sets of awards were played. Soviet athletes left the first World Aquatics Championship without gold medals, winning 4 silver and one bronze medal.
Championship Sports
During the World Cup competitions were held in 4 sports.
Water polo - 1 set of medals.
Swimming - 29.
Jumping into the water - 4.
Synchronized swimming - 3.
Medal Score
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one |  USA | 15 | sixteen | 9 | 40 |
| 2 |  GDR | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 |  Italy | 2 | one | 2 | five |
| four |  Hungary | 2 | one | one | four |
| four |  Sweden | 2 | one | one | four |
| 6 |  Canada | one | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Australia | one | 2 | 2 | five |
| eight |  Great Britain | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 9 |  the USSR | 0 | four | one | five |
| ten |  Netherlands | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| eleven |  France | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| eleven | Czechoslovakia | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 13 | Japan | 0 | 0 | four | four |
| 14 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Total | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
Championship results
Swimming
Men
| Disciplines | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle | Jim Montgomery ( USA ) | 51.70 | Michel Russo ( France ) | 52.08 | Michael Wenden ( Australia ) | 52.22 |
| 200 m freestyle | Jim Montgomery ( USA ) | 1.53.02 | Kurt Krumfoltz ( USA ) | 1.53,61 | Roger Pittel ( GDR ) | 1.53.97 |
| 400 m freestyle | Rick Demont ( USA ) | 3.58,18 WR | Brad Cooper ( Australia ) | 3.58.70 | Bengt Gingsjo ( Sweden ) | 4.01.27 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Stephen Holland ( Australia ) | 15.31,85 WR | Rick Demont ( USA ) | 15.35,44 | Brad Cooper ( Australia ) | 15.45.04 |
| 100 m backstroke | Roland Matthes ( GDR ) | 57.47 | Mike Stamm ( USA ) | 58.77 | Lutz Vanya ( GDR ) | 59.08 |
| 200 m backstroke | Roland Matthes ( GDR ) | 2.01,87 WR | Zoltan Verražto ( Hungary ) | 2.05,89 | John Naber ( USA ) | 2.06.91 |
| 100 m breaststroke | John Hencken ( USA ) | 1.04.02 WR | Mikhail Khryukin ( USSR ) | 1.04.61 | Nobutaka Taguchi ( Japan ) | 1.05.61 |
| 200 m breaststroke | David Wilkie ( UK ) | 2.19.28 WR | John Hencken ( USA ) | 2.19.95 | Nobutaka Taguchi ( Japan ) | 2.23.11 |
| 100m butterfly | Bruce Robertson ( Canada ) | 55,69 | Joe Bottom ( USA ) | 56,37 | Robin Backhouse ( USA ) | 56,42 |
| 200m butterfly | Robin Backhouse ( USA ) | 2.03,32 | Stephen Gregg ( USA ) | 2.03.58 | Hartmut Flöckner ( GDR ) | 2.03,84 |
| 200 m complex swimming | Gunnar Larsson ( Sweden ) | 2.08,36 | Stan Carper ( USA ) | 2.08.43 | David Wilkie ( UK ) | 2.08,84 |
| 400 m complex swimming | Andras Hargitay ( Hungary ) | 4.31.11 | Genus Strachan ( USA ) | 4.33,50 | Rick Colella ( USA ) | 4.34,68 |
| 4 × 100m freestyle relay | USA Mel Nash , Joe Bottom Jim Montgomery , John murphy | 3.27,18 | the USSR Igor Grivennikov , Victor Aboimov , Vladimir Krivtsov , Vladimir Bure | 3.31,36 | GDR Roland Matthes , Roger Pittel , Peter Bruch , Hartmut Flöckner | 3.32.03 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | USA Kurt Krumfolz , Robin Backhouse , Rick Klatt Jim Montgomery | 7.33.22 WR | Australia John Kulasalu , Stephen Baiger , Brad Cooper , Michael Wenden | 7.43.65 | Germany Klaus Steinbach , Werner Lampe , Peter Nökke Folkert meow | 7.43,68 |
| Relay 4 × 100 m complex swimming | USA Mike Stamm , John hecken Joe Bottom Jim Montgomery | 3.49.49 | GDR Roland Matthes , Jürgen Glas Hartmut Flöckner , Roger Pittel | 3.53.24 | Canada Ian MacKenzie , Peter Hrdlicka , Bruce Robertson , Brian phillips | 3.56,37 |
WR - world record.
Women
| Disciplines | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m freestyle | Cornelia Ender (GDR) | 57.54 WR | Shirley Babashoff (USA) | 58,87 | Enit Brigitte (Netherlands) | 58,87 |
| 200 m freestyle | Kina Rothammer (USA) | 2.04.99 | Shirley Babashoff (USA) | 2.05.33 | Andrea Aife (GDR) | 2.05,52 |
| 400 m freestyle | Heather Greenwood (USA) | 4.20,28 | Kina Rothammer (USA) | 4.21.50 | Novella Calligaris (Italy) | 4.21,79 |
| 800 m freestyle | Novella Calligaris (Italy) | 8.52,97 WR | Joe Harshberger (USA) | 8.55,56 | Gudrun Wegner (GDR) | 9.01,82 |
| 100 m backstroke | Ulrike Richter (GDR) | 1.05.42 | Melissa Belote (USA) | 1.06.11 | Wendy Cook (Canada) | 1.06.27 |
| 200 m backstroke | Melissa Belote (USA) | 2.20,52 | Enit Brigitte (Netherlands) | 2.22,15 | Andrea Gyarmati (Hungary) | 2.22.48 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Renate Vogel (GDR) | 1.13,74 | Lyubov Rusanova (USSR) | 1.15,42 | Brigitte Schuhardt (GDR) | 1.15.82 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Renate Vogel (GDR) | 2.40.01 | Hannelore Anke (GDR) | 2.40.49 | Lynn Colella (USA) | 2.41,71 |
| 100m butterfly | Cornelia Ender (GDR) | 1.02.53 | Rosemary Koter (GDR) | 1.02.68 | Mayumi Aoki (Japan) | 1.03,73 |
| 200m butterfly | Rosemary Koter (GDR) | 2.13,76 WR | Rosvita Bayer (GDR) | 2.16,77 | Lynn Colella (USA) | 2.19.53 |
| 200 m complex swimming | Andrea Hübner (GDR) | 2.20,51 WR | Cornelia Ender (GDR) | 2.21,21 | Katie Haddy (USA) | 2.23,84 |
| 400 m complex swimming | Gudrun Wegner (GDR) | 4.57,51 WR | Angela Franke (GDR) | 5.00,37 | Novella Calligaris (Italy) | 5.02,02 |
| 4 × 100m freestyle relay | GDR Cornelia Ender , Andrea Aife Andrea Hübner, Silvia Eichner | 3.52.45 WR | USA Kim Peyton Katie Haddy, Heather Greenwood, Shirley Babashoff | 3.55,52 | Germany Jutta Weber, Heidemarie Reinek, Gudrum Beckmann, Angela Steinbach | 3.58,88 |
| 4 × 100 m relay complex | GDR Ulrike Richter, Renate Vogel, Rosemarie Coter, Cornelia Ender | 4.16,84 WR | USA Melissa Belote, Marcia Mori, Dina Diardurff, Shirley Babashoff | 4.25,80 | Germany Angelika Griser, Petra News, Gudrun Beckmann, Jutta Weber | 4.26.57 |
WR - world record.
Synchronized swimming
| Disciplines | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Individual performance | Teresa Anderson | 120,460 | Jojo kerier | 112,534 | Junko Hasumi | 104,830 |
| Duet | Teresa Anderson Gail johnson | 118,391 | Jojo kerier Madeleine Ramsey | 112,917 | Masako Fujiwara Yasuko Fujiwara | 109,702 |
| Team competition | USA Teresa Anderson, Susan Barros, Robin Curran, Jackie Douglas Gail Johnson Dance moore Amanda Norrish, Susan Randall | 117,617 | Canada Michel Culkins, Frances Hembrooke, Debbie Humphrey, Lorraine Nicoll, Gail Page, Carol Stewart Susan Thomas Laura Wilkin | 112,918 | Japan Masako Fujiwara Yasuko Fujiwara Junko Hasumi Yasuko Unesaki ---- ---- ---- ---- | 107,311 |
Jumping in the water
| Disciplines | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Men - 3 m springboard | Phil Boggs (USA) | 618.57 | Klaus Dibiasi (Italy) | 615.18 | Kate Russell (USA) | 579.48 |
| Women - 3 m springboard | Krista Köhler (GDR) | 442.17 | Ulrika Knape (Sweden) | 434.19 | Marina Yanike (GDR) | 426.33 |
| Men - 10 m tower | Klaus Dibiasi (Italy) | 559.53 | Kate Russell (US) | 523.74 | Falk Hoffman (GDR) | 492.15 |
| Women - 10 m tower | Ulrika Knape (Sweden) | 406.77 | Milena Duchkova (Czechoslovakia) | 387.18 | Irina Kalinina (USSR) | 381.42 |
Water Polo
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | Hungary Balazh Balla Andras Bodnar Istvan Görgeny Zoltan Kashash Ferenc Conrad Endre molnar Istvan Sivosh Tamas Farago Gabor Chapo Tibor Chervenyak Laszlo Sharoshi | the USSR Alexey Barkalov Alexander Dreval Vladimir Zhmudsky Alexander Kabanov Nikolay Melnikov Nugzar Mshvenieradze Leonid Osipov Vitaly Rozhkov | Yugoslavia Sinisa Belamarich Ozren Bonacic Boshko Lozica Predrag Manoilovich Milos Markovic Djordje Perisic Damir Polic Ratko Rudic Djuro Savinovich Nikola Stamenich Frankovich coach Vlaho Orlic |
Links
- FINA Official Championship Results History - Swimming (men) ( Archived 2009-05-05)
- FINA Official Championship Results History - Swimming (women)
- FINA Official Championship Results History - Diving
- FINA Official Championship Results History - Water polo (men)
- FINA Official Championship Results History - Water polo (women)
- FINA Official Championship Results History - Synchronized swimming
- FINA Official Championship Results