100 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1975 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Cali COL
Held 22 July 1975
Status Medal
Competitors 26
Countries 18
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Roland Matthes GDR 58.71
(3 h4)		 58.15
(1 F)
🥈 John Murphy USA 58.49
(2 h3)		 58.34
(2 F)
🥉 Mel Nash USA 58.39
(1 h4)		 58.38
(3 F)
4 Lutz Wanja GDR 58.86
(5 h1)		 58.43
(4 F)
5 Steve Pickell CAN 59.75
(8 h2)		 58.63
(5 F)
6 Mark Tonelli AUS 59.10
(6 h3)		 58.72
(6 F)
7 Klaus Steinbach GER 58.79
(4 h4)		 59.12
(7 F)
8 Zoltán Verrasztó HUN 59.25
(7 h1)		 59.28
(8 F)
9 Santiago Esteva ESP 1:00.08
(9 h2)		 —
10 Rômulo Arantes BRA 1:00.30
(10 h3)		 —
11 John Van Buren CAN 1:00.66
(11 h2)		 —
12 Lapo Cianchi ITA 1:00.79
(12 h1)		 —
13 Karim Ressang NED 1:00.90
(13 h2)		 —
14 Jim Carter GBR 1:00.94
(14 h3)		 —
15 Róbert Rudolf HUN 1:01.27
(15 h4)		 —
16 Bodo Schlag GER 1:01.57
(16 h1)		 —
17 Conrado Porta ARG 1:02.10
(17 h4)		 —
18 Krasimir Petrov BUL 1:02.18
(18 h3)		 —
19 Gary Abraham GBR 1:02.21
(19 h3)		 —
20 Igor Omelchenk'o URS 1:02.95
(20 h4)		 —
21 Helmut Podolan AUT 1:04.15
(21 h1)		 —
22 Hsu Tung-Hsiung TPE 1:04.21
(22 h2)		 —
23 Enrique Ledesma ECU 1:06.37
(23 h2)		 —
24 Lorenzo de la Torre COL 1:08.90
(24 h3)		 —
25 José Yepes ECU 1:09.71
(25 h1)		 —
AC Enrico Bisso ITA —
(DQ h2)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
5 Lutz Wanja GDR 58.86
7 Zoltán Verrasztó HUN 59.25
12 Lapo Cianchi ITA 1:00.79
16 Bodo Schlag GER 1:01.57
21 Helmut Podolan AUT 1:04.15
25 José Yepes ECU 1:09.71

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
8 Steve Pickell CAN 59.75
9 Santiago Esteva ESP 1:00.08
11 John Van Buren CAN 1:00.66
13 Karim Ressang NED 1:00.90
22 Hsu Tung-Hsiung TPE 1:04.21
23 Enrique Ledesma ECU 1:06.37
DQ Enrico Bisso ITA —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 John Murphy USA 58.49
6 Mark Tonelli AUS 59.10
10 Rômulo Arantes BRA 1:00.30
14 Jim Carter GBR 1:00.94
18 Krasimir Petrov BUL 1:02.18
19 Gary Abraham GBR 1:02.21
24 Lorenzo de la Torre COL 1:08.90

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mel Nash USA 58.39
3 Roland Matthes GDR 58.71
4 Klaus Steinbach GER 58.79
15 Róbert Rudolf HUN 1:01.27
17 Conrado Porta ARG 1:02.10
20 Igor Omelchenk'o URS 1:02.95

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Roland Matthes GDR 58.15
2 John Murphy USA 58.34
3 Mel Nash USA 58.38
4 Lutz Wanja GDR 58.43
5 Steve Pickell CAN 58.63
6 Mark Tonelli AUS 58.72
7 Klaus Steinbach GER 59.12
8 Zoltán Verrasztó HUN 59.28