1st FINA World Championships
Host city	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Date(s)	31 August–9 September 1973
Venue(s)	Tašmajdan Sports and Recreation Center
Nations participating	47
Athletes participating	686
Officially opened by	Josip Broz Tito
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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
	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
	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)		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 Barros 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.