| Men 100m Breastroke Swimming I World Championship 1973 Beograd, Yugoslavia - Tuesday, 4th September - Gold Medal: John Hencken, United States  | 
| Final Ranking | time |   | gap | pts | age | L |  | 1. John Hencken |   United States | 1:04.023 | WR |   | 807 | 19 | 4 |  | 2. Mikhail Kryukin |   Soviet Union | 1:04.618 |   | +0.59s | 785 |   | 2 |  | 3. Nobutaka Taguchi |   Japan | 1:05.614 |   | +1.59s | 750 | 22 | 5 |  | 4. David Wilkie |   Great Britain | 1:05.743 |   | +1.72s | 745 | 19 | 7 |  | 5. Nikolay Pankin |   Soviet Union | 1:06.559 |   | +2.53s | 718 | 24 | 3 |  | 6. Richard Colella |   United States | 1:06.690 |   | +2.67s | 714 | 21 | 6 |  | 7. Jurgen Glas |   East Germany | 1:07.414 |   | +3.39s | 691 |   | 1 |  | 8. Nigel Cluer |   Papua New Guine | 1:08.128 |   | +4.10s | 670 |   | 8 |   
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| World Record: Nobutaka Taguchi, Japan 1:04.94 OG Munchen, West Germany 30th August 1972 |   
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 Heats - Tuesday, 4th September |  | Best 8 times advanced to Final.  |   
| Heat 5 |   | time |   | gap | L | ag | Rk  |  | 1. John Hencken |   United States | 1:04.356 | WR |   | - | 19 | 1. |  | 2. Nobutaka Taguchi |   Japan | 1:05.802 |   | +1.45s | - | 22 | 2. |  | 13.Pedro Balcells |   Spain | 1:08.886 |   | +4.53s | - | 19 | 3. |  | 16.Sandor Szabo |   Hungary | 1:09.637 |   | +5.28s | - | 22 | 4. |  | 18.Sergio Ribeiro |   Brazil | 1:09.802 |   | +5.45s | - | 14 | 5. |  | 22.Melvin Zajac |   Canada | 1:09.978 |   | +5.62s | - | 17 | 6. |   
| Heat 4 |   | time |   | gap | L | ag | Rk  |  | 5. Mikhail Kryukin |   Soviet Union | 1:06.788 |   | +2.43s | - |   | 1. |  | 9. Michael Gunther |   West Germany | 1:07.770 |   | +3.42s | - | 23 | 2. |  | 11.Felipe Munoz |   Mexico | 1:08.375 |   | +4.02s | - | 22 | 3. |  | 20.Ulrich Nitzsche |   East Germany | 1:09.872 |   | +5.52s | - |   | 4. |  | 27.Angel Chakarov |   Bulgaria | 1:11.295 |   | +6.94s | - | 23 | 5. |  | 28.Tuomo Kerola |   Finland | 1:12.376 |   | +8.02s | - | 16 | 6. |  | 30.Faruk Morkal |   Turkey | 1:14.035 |   | +9.68s | - | 22 | 7. |   
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| Heat 3 |   | time |   | gap | L | ag | Rk  |  | 3. Nikolay Pankin |   Soviet Union | 1:06.101 | CR | +1.75s | - | 24 | 1. |  | 7. Jurgen Glas |   East Germany | 1:07.320 |   | +2.97s | - |   | 2. |  | 8. Nigel Cluer |   Papua New Guine | 1:07.590 |   | +3.24s | - |   | 3. |  | 17.Alfredo Hunger |   Peru | 1:09.736 |   | +5.38s | - | 18 | 4. |  | 19.Michael Creswick |   Australia | 1:09.815 |   | +5.46s | - |   | 5. |  | 23.Zdravko Divjak |   Yugoslavia | 1:10.159 |   | +5.80s | - | 17 | 6. |  | 25.Giorgio Lalle |   Italy | 1:10.976 |   | +6.62s | - | 16 | 7. |   
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| Heat 2 |   | time |   | gap | L | ag | Rk  |  | 6. David Wilkie |   Great Britain | 1:06.981 |   | +2.63s | - | 19 | 1. |  | 10.Bernard Combet |   France | 1:08.260 |   | +3.91s | - | 19 | 2. |  | 15.Pawe Dyrek |   Poland | 1:09.602 |   | +5.25s | - |   | 3. |  | 21.Gustavo Lozano |   Mexico | 1:09.923 |   | +5.57s | - | 21 | 4. |  | 29.Carlos Nazario |   Puerto Rico | 1:13.335 |   | +8.98s | - | 15 | 5. |  | 31.Orlando Catinchi |   Puerto Rico | 1:14.506 |   | +10.15s | - | 16 | 6. |   
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| Heat 1 |   | time |   | gap | L | ag | Rk  |  | 4. Richard Colella |   United States | 1:06.721 | CR | +2.37s | - | 21 | 1. |  | 12.Peter Hrdlitschka |   Canada | 1:08.629 |   | +4.27s | - |   | 2. |  | 14.Ove Wisloff |   Norway | 1:09.496 |   | +5.14s | - | 19 | 3. |  | 24.Cezary Smiglak |   Poland | 1:10.570 |   | +6.22s | - | 20 | 4. |  | 26.Steffen Kriechbaum |   Austria | 1:11.063 |   | +6.71s | - | 26 | 5. |  | 32.H Asfhin |   Iran | 1:16.200 |   | +11.85s | - |   | 6. |   
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| Heats Ranking | time |   | gap | age | R. H |  | 1. John Hencken |   United States | 1:04.356 | WR |   | 19 | 1. 5 |  | 2. Nobutaka Taguchi |   Japan | 1:05.802 |   | +1.45s | 22 | 2. 5 |  | 3. Nikolay Pankin |   Soviet Union | 1:06.101 | CR | +1.75s | 24 | 1. 3 |  | 4. Richard Colella |   United States | 1:06.721 | CR | +2.37s | 21 | 1. 1 |  | 5. Mikhail Kryukin |   Soviet Union | 1:06.788 |   | +2.43s |   | 1. 4 |  | 6. David Wilkie |   Great Britain | 1:06.981 |   | +2.63s | 19 | 1. 2 |  | 7. Jurgen Glas |   East Germany | 1:07.320 |   | +2.97s |   | 2. 3 |  | 8. Nigel Cluer |   Papua New Guine | 1:07.590 |   | +3.24s |   | 3. 3 |  |  eliminated |  | 9. Michael Gunther |   West Germany | 1:07.770 |   | +3.42s | 23 | 2. 4 |  | 10.Bernard Combet |   France | 1:08.260 |   | +3.91s | 19 | 2. 2 |  | 11.Felipe Munoz |   Mexico | 1:08.375 |   | +4.02s | 22 | 3. 4 |  | 12.Peter Hrdlitschka |   Canada | 1:08.629 |   | +4.27s |   | 2. 1 |  | 13.Pedro Balcells |   Spain | 1:08.886 |   | +4.53s | 19 | 3. 5 |  | 14.Ove Wisloff |   Norway | 1:09.496 |   | +5.14s | 19 | 3. 1 |  | 15.Pawe Dyrek |   Poland | 1:09.602 |   | +5.25s |   | 3. 2 |  | 16.Sandor Szabo |   Hungary | 1:09.637 |   | +5.28s | 22 | 4. 5 |  | 17.Alfredo Hunger |   Peru | 1:09.736 |   | +5.38s | 18 | 4. 3 |  | 18.Sergio Ribeiro |   Brazil | 1:09.802 |   | +5.45s | 14 | 5. 5 |  | 19.Michael Creswick |   Australia | 1:09.815 |   | +5.46s |   | 5. 3 |  | 20.Ulrich Nitzsche |   East Germany | 1:09.872 |   | +5.52s |   | 4. 4 |  | 21.Gustavo Lozano |   Mexico | 1:09.923 |   | +5.57s | 21 | 4. 2 |  | 22.Melvin Zajac |   Canada | 1:09.978 |   | +5.62s | 17 | 6. 5 |  | 23.Zdravko Divjak |   Yugoslavia | 1:10.159 |   | +5.80s | 17 | 6. 3 |  | 24.Cezary Smiglak |   Poland | 1:10.570 |   | +6.22s | 20 | 4. 1  |  | 25.Giorgio Lalle |   Italy | 1:10.976 |   | +6.62s | 16 | 7. 3 |  | 26.Steffen Kriechbaum |   Austria | 1:11.063 |   | +6.71s | 26 | 5. 1  |  | 27.Angel Chakarov |   Bulgaria | 1:11.295 |   | +6.94s | 23 | 5. 4 |  | 28.Tuomo Kerola |   Finland | 1:12.376 |   | +8.02s | 16 | 6. 4 |  | 29.Carlos Nazario |   Puerto Rico | 1:13.335 |   | +8.98s | 15 | 5. 2 |  | 30.Faruk Morkal |   Turkey | 1:14.035 |   | +9.68s | 22 | 7. 4 |  | 31.Orlando Catinchi |   Puerto Rico | 1:14.506 |   | +10.15s | 16 | 6. 2 |  | 32.H Asfhin |   Iran | 1:16.100 |   | +11.85s |   | 6. 1 |   
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