200 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1973 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Beograd YUG
Held 5 September 1973
Status Medal
Competitors 34
Countries 23
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Keena Rothhammer USA 2:07.531
(1 h4)		 2:04.999
(1 F)
🥈 Shirley Babashoff USA 2:07.753
(2 h5)		 2:05.332
(2 F)
🥉 Andrea Eife GDR 2:08.099
(3 h3)		 2:05.525
(3 F)
4 Virginia Rickard AUS 2:09.936
(5 h5)		 2:07.889
(4 F)
5 Irwi Johansson SWE 2:09.260
(4 h2)		 2:08.895
(5 F)
6 Elke Sehmisch GDR 2:09.973
(6 h2)		 2:09.331
(6 F)
7 Veronica Stel NED 2:10.878
(8 h2)		 2:09.412
(7 F)
8 Jutta Weber GER 2:10.778
(7 h5)		 2:10.587
(8 F)
9 Suzy Anderson AUS 2:11.179
(9 h4)		 —
10 Guylaine Berger FRA 2:11.400
(10 h5)		 —
11 Leslie Cliff CAN 2:11.506
(11 h3)		 —
12 Angela Steinbach GER 2:12.438
(12 h3)		 —
13 Lesley Allardice GBR 2:12.946
(13 h1)		 —
14 Tatyana Zolotnitskaya URS 2:13.141
(14 h5)		 —
15 Maria Guimarães BRA 2:14.218
(15 h4)		 —
16 Brenda Holmes CAN 2:14.431
(16 h1)		 —
17 Federica Stabilini ITA 2:14.496
(17 h4)		 —
18 Lucy Burle BRA 2:14.987
(18 h5)		 —
19 Marie Sundeborg SWE 2:15.506
(19 h1)		 —
20 Ileana Morales VEN 2:15.518
(20 h1)		 —
21 Tamara Shelofastova URS 2:15.940
(21 h4)		 —
22 Chantal Schertz FRA 2:16.558
(22 h3)		 —
23 Cathy Whiting NZL 2:17.016
(23 h1)		 —
24 Elżbieta Pilawska POL 2:17.716
(24 h3)		 —
25 Eleni Avlonitou GRE 2:19.384
(25 h2)		 —
26 María Saavedra COL 2:20.064
(26 h4)		 —
27 Marianela Huen VEN 2:21.916
(27 h4)		 —
28 Loida Moreda PUR 2:23.097
(28 h1)		 —
29 Leslie Thompson PUR 2:23.220
(29 h5)		 —
30 Eva Tomandl AUT 2:24.075
(30 h2)		 —
31 García Borrás ARG 2:24.328
(31 h4)		 —
32 Myriam Mizouni TUN 2:25.432
(32 h3)		 —
33 Edit Kovács HUN 2:25.470
(33 h3)		 —
34 Hasanizadan Nastaren IRI 2:45.589
(34 h2)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
13 Lesley Allardice GBR 2:12.946
16 Brenda Holmes CAN 2:14.431
19 Marie Sundeborg SWE 2:15.506
20 Ileana Morales VEN 2:15.518
23 Cathy Whiting NZL 2:17.016
28 Loida Moreda PUR 2:23.097

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
4 Irwi Johansson SWE 2:09.260
6 Elke Sehmisch GDR 2:09.973
8 Veronica Stel NED 2:10.878
25 Eleni Avlonitou GRE 2:19.384
30 Eva Tomandl AUT 2:24.075
34 Hasanizadan Nastaren IRI 2:45.589

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Andrea Eife GDR 2:08.099
11 Leslie Cliff CAN 2:11.506
12 Angela Steinbach GER 2:12.438
22 Chantal Schertz FRA 2:16.558
24 Elżbieta Pilawska POL 2:17.716
32 Myriam Mizouni TUN 2:25.432
33 Edit Kovács HUN 2:25.470

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Keena Rothhammer USA 2:07.531
9 Suzy Anderson AUS 2:11.179
15 Maria Guimarães BRA 2:14.218
17 Federica Stabilini ITA 2:14.496
21 Tamara Shelofastova URS 2:15.940
26 María Saavedra COL 2:20.064
27 Marianela Huen VEN 2:21.916
31 García Borrás ARG 2:24.328

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Shirley Babashoff USA 2:07.753
5 Virginia Rickard AUS 2:09.936
7 Jutta Weber GER 2:10.778
10 Guylaine Berger FRA 2:11.400
14 Tatyana Zolotnitskaya URS 2:13.141
18 Lucy Burle BRA 2:14.987
29 Leslie Thompson PUR 2:23.220

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Keena Rothhammer USA 2:04.999
2 Shirley Babashoff USA 2:05.332
3 Andrea Eife GDR 2:05.525
4 Virginia Rickard AUS 2:07.889
5 Irwi Johansson SWE 2:08.895
6 Elke Sehmisch GDR 2:09.331
7 Veronica Stel NED 2:09.412
8 Jutta Weber GER 2:10.587