# 1973 World Aquatics Championships

The 1st FINA World Championships in Aquatics were held in the Tašmajdan SRC in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, from 31 August to 9 September 1973.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 15 | 16 | 7 | 38 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia (YUG)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |

## Results
### Diving
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 m springboard | Phil Boggs (USA) | Klaus Dibiasi (ITA) | Keith Russell (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Klaus Dibiasi (ITA) | Keith Russell (USA) | Falk Hoffmann (GDR) |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 m springboard | Christa Köhler (GDR) | Ulrika Knape (SWE) | Marina Janicke (GDR) |
| 10 m platform | Ulrika Knape (SWE) | Milena Duchková (CZE) | Irina Kalynina (URS) |

### Swimming
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle | Jim Montgomery (USA) | Michel Rousseau (FRA) | Michael Wenden (AUS) |
| 200 m freestyle | Jim Montgomery (USA) | Kurt Krumpholz (USA) | Roger Pyttel (GDR) |
| 400 m freestyle | Rick DeMont (USA) | Brad Cooper (AUS) | Bengt Gingsjö (SWE) |
| 1500 m freestyle | Stephen Holland (AUS) | Rick DeMont (USA) | Brad Cooper (AUS) |
| 100 m backstroke | Roland Matthes (GDR) | Mike Stamm (USA) | Lutz Wanja (GDR) |
| 200 m backstroke | Roland Matthes (GDR) | Zoltán Verrasztó (HUN) | John Naber (USA) |
| 100 m breaststroke | John Hencken (USA) | Mikhail Khryukin (URS) | Nobutaka Taguchi (JPN) |
| 200 m breaststroke | David Wilkie (GBR) | John Hencken (USA) | Nobutaka Taguchi (JPN) |
| 100 m butterfly | Bruce Robertson (CAN) | Joe Bottom (USA) | Robin Backhaus (USA) |
| 200 m butterfly | Robin Backhaus (USA) | Steve Gregg (USA) | Hartmut Flöckner (GDR) |
| 200 m individual medley | Gunnar Larsson (SWE) | Stan Carper (USA) | David Wilkie (GBR) |
| 400 m individual medley | András Hargitay (HUN) | Rod Strachan (USA) | Rick Colella (USA) |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Mel Nash Joe Bottom Jim Montgomery John Murphy | Soviet Union (URS) Igor Grivennikov Viktor Aboymov Vladimir Krivtsov Vladimir Bure | East Germany (GDR) Roland Matthes Roger Pyttel Peter Bruch Hartmut Flöckner |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Kurt Krumpholz Robin Backhaus Rick Klatt Jim Montgomery | Australia (AUS) John Kulasalu Steve Badger Brad Cooper Michael Wenden | West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Werner Lampe Peter Nocke Folkert Meeuw |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Mike Stamm John Hencken Joe Bottom Jim Montgomery | East Germany (GDR) Roland Matthes Jürgen Glas Hartmut Flöckner Roger Pyttel | Canada (CAN) Ian MacKenzie Peter Hrdlitschka Bruce Robertson Brian Phillips |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle | Kornelia Ender (GDR) | Shirley Babashoff (USA) | Enith Brigitha (NED) |
| 200 m freestyle | Keena Rothhammer (USA) | Shirley Babashoff (USA) | Andrea Eife (GDR) |
| 400 m freestyle | Heather Greenwood (USA) | Keena Rothhammer (USA) | Novella Calligaris (ITA) |
| 800 m freestyle | Novella Calligaris (ITA) | Jo Harshbarger (USA) | Gudrun Wegner (GDR) |
| 100 m backstroke | Ulrike Richter (GDR) | Melissa Belote (USA) | Wendy Cook (CAN) |
| 200 m backstroke | Melissa Belote (USA) | Enith Brigitha (NED) | Andrea Gyarmati (HUN) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Renate Vogel (GDR) | Lyubov Rusanova (URS) | Brigitte Schuchardt (GDR) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Renate Vogel (GDR) | Hannelore Anke (GDR) | Lynn Colella (USA) |
| 100 m butterfly | Kornelia Ender (GDR) | Rosemarie Kother (GDR) | Mayumi Aoki (JPN) |
| 200 m butterfly | Rosemarie Kother (GDR) | Roswitha Beier (GDR) | Lynn Colella (USA) |
| 200 m individual medley | Andrea Hübner (GDR) | Kornelia Ender (GDR) | Kathy Heddy (USA) |
| 400 m individual medley | Gudrun Wegner (GDR) | Angela Franke (GDR) | Novella Calligaris (ITA) |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | East Germany (GDR) Kornelia Ender Andrea Eife Andrea Hübner Sylvia Eichner | United States (USA) Kim Peyton Kathy Heddy Heather Greenwood Shirley Babashoff | West Germany (FRG) Jutta Weber Heidemarie Reineck Gudrun Beckmann Angela Steinbach |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | East Germany (GDR) Ulrike Richter Renate Vogel Rosemarie Kother Kornelia Ender | United States (USA) Melissa Belote Marcia Morey Deena Deardurff Shirley Babashoff | West Germany (FRG) Angelika Grieser Petra Nows Gudrun Beckmann Jutta Weber |

### Synchronised swimming
#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Solo routine | Teresa Andersen (USA) | Jojo Carrier (CAN) | Junko Hasumi (JPN) |
| Duet routine | Teresa Andersen (USA) Gail Johnson (USA) | Jojo Carrier (CAN) Madeleine Ramsay (CAN) | Masako Fujiwara (JPN) Yasuko Fujiwara (JPN) |
| Team routine | United States (USA) Teresa Andersen Susan Baross Robin Curren Jackie Douglas Gail Johnson Dana Moore Amanda Norrish Suzanne Randell | Canada (CAN) Michelle Calkins Frances Hambrook Debbie Humphrey Lorraine Nicholl Gail Page Carol Stuart Susan Thomas Laura Wilkin | Japan (JPN) Masako Fujiwara Yasuko Fujiwara Junko Hasumi Yasuko Unesaki — — — — |

### Water polo
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Team | Hungary | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |

## Participating nations

47 nations entered the competition.
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Denmark
* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Luxembourg
* Mexico
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Panama
* Papua New Guinea
* Peru
* Poland
* Puerto Rico
* Romania
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* United States
* Venezuela
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia