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100 metres Butterfly, Men

Date	30 – 31 August 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Schwimmhalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	39 from 27 countries

Mark Spitz was the best swimmer in the world in 1971. The 100 metre butterfly was his best event – you do the math. Spitz had set six of the last seven world records in the 100 fly, including two at the US Trials in August. By the day of the 100 fly final, he had already won three gold medals in Munich, in his quest to sweep seven events. The final was all Spitz. He started out at world record pace (25.38 to the wall), and increased it, winning in 54.27, a full 1.29 seconds ahead of Canada’s Bruce Robertson. Spitz had his fourth gold medal and his fourth world record in Munich. There were 38 other swimmers in this event, and seven other finalists – nobody noticed. Later on the same day, Spitz would swim in the final of the 4 x 200 freestyle relay, winning his fifth gold medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	571	Mark Spitz	USA	56.45 (1 h5)	55.98 (1 h2)	54.27 (1)	Gold
2	85	Bruce Robertson	CAN	56.45 (1 h2)	56.86 (2 h1)	55.56 (2)	Silver
3	560	Jerry Heidenreich	USA	56.86 (1 h4)	56.18 (2 h2)	55.74 (3)	Bronze
4	207	Roland Matthes	GDR	57.16 (1 h3)	56.51 (1 h1)	55.87 (4)
5	555	Dave Edgar	USA	57.30 (1 h1)	56.88 (3 h2)	56.11 (5)
6	81	Byron MacDonald	CAN	57.56 (4 h5)	57.06 (3 h1)	57.27 (6)
7	–	Hartmut Flöckner	GDR	57.41 (2 h5)	56.96 (4 h2)	57.40 (7)
8	17	Neil Rogers	AUS	57.40 (2 h3)	57.28 (4 h1)	57.90 (8)
9	415	Juan Carlos Bello	PER	57.54 (3 h5)	57.51 (5 h2)	–
10	79	Bob Kasting	CAN	57.65 (3 h4)	57.67 (6 h2)	–
11	210	Roger Pyttel	GDR	57.98 (2 h1)	57.69 (5 h1)	–
12	52	Sérgio Waismann	BRA	58.37 (3 h2)	58.07 (6 h1)	–
13	180	John Mills	GBR	58.28 (3 h3)	58.13 (7 h2)	–
14	291	István Szentirmay	HUN	58.07 (2 h2)	58.25 (8 h2)	–
15	245	Lutz Stoklasa	FRG	57.50 (2 h4)	58.33 (7 h1)	–
16	509	Geoffrey Ferreira	TTO	58.26 (4 h4)	58.54 (8 h1)	–
17	537	Viktor Sharygin	URS	58.40 (4 h3)	–	–
18	38	Jacques Leloup	BEL	58.77 (5 h4)	–	–
19	–	Peter Remmel	FRG	58.97 (3 h1)	–	–
20	235	Hans Lampe	FRG	59.00 (5 h5)	–	–
21	138	Arturo Lang-Lenton	ESP	59.22 (5 h3)	–	–
22	532	Georgijs Kuļikovs	URS	59.28 (6 h3)	–	–
23	179	Sean Maher	GBR	59.50 (6 h5)	–	–
24	341	Yasuhiro Komazaki	JPN	59.71 (4 h2)	–	–
25	531	Vladimir Krivtsov	URS	59.83 (6 h4)	–	–
26	–	Dimitrios Karydis	GRE	1:00.06 (7 h3)	–	–
27	59	Vasil Dobrev	BUL	1:00.07 (7 h5)	–	–
28	–	Hugo Valencia	MEX	1:00.14 (5 h2)	–	–
29	436	Andrzej Chudziński	POL	1:00.22 (4 h1)	–	–
30	161	Alain Mosconi	FRA	1:00.23 (5 h1)	–	–
31	588	Aleksandar Pavličević	YUG	1:00.29 (8 h5)	–	–
32	–	Salvador Vilanova	ESA	1:01.25 (6 h1)	–	–
33	176	Martin Edwards	GBR	1:01.29 (7 h1)	–	–
34	425	Carlos Brosas	PHI	1:02.11 (7 h4)	–	–
35	–	Roy Chan	SGP	1:02.24 (8 h3)	–	–
36	515	Feridun Aybars	TUR	1:04.46 (6 h2)	–	–
37	350	Chhay-Kheng Nhem	CAM	1:05.12 (7 h2)	–	–
38	366	Bruno Bassoul	LBN	1:05.45 (8 h1)	–	–
39	266	Ronnie Wong	HKG	1:07.50 (8 h2)	–	–
DNS	467	Hsu Tung-Hsiung	TPE	– (DNS h4)	–	–

Round One

Date	30 August 1972 — 11:10
Format	Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
=1	Bruce Robertson	CAN	56.45	Q
=1	Mark Spitz	USA	56.45	Q
3	Jerry Heidenreich	USA	56.86	Q
4	Roland Matthes	GDR	57.16	Q
5	Dave Edgar	USA	57.30	Q
6	Neil Rogers	AUS	57.40	Q
7	Hartmut Flöckner	GDR	57.41	Q
8	Lutz Stoklasa	FRG	57.50	Q
9	Juan Carlos Bello	PER	57.54	Q
10	Byron MacDonald	CAN	57.56	Q
11	Bob Kasting	CAN	57.65	Q
12	Roger Pyttel	GDR	57.98	Q
13	István Szentirmay	HUN	58.07	Q
14	Geoffrey Ferreira	TTO	58.26	Q
15	John Mills	GBR	58.28	Q
16	Sérgio Waismann	BRA	58.37	Q
17	Viktor Sharygin	URS	58.40
18	Jacques Leloup	BEL	58.77
19	Peter Remmel	FRG	58.97
20	Hans Lampe	FRG	59.00
21	Arturo Lang-Lenton	ESP	59.22
22	Georgijs Kuļikovs	URS	59.28
23	Sean Maher	GBR	59.50
24	Yasuhiro Komazaki	JPN	59.71
25	Vladimir Krivtsov	URS	59.83
26	Dimitrios Karydis	GRE	1:00.06
27	Vasil Dobrev	BUL	1:00.07
28	Hugo Valencia	MEX	1:00.14
29	Andrzej Chudziński	POL	1:00.22
30	Alain Mosconi	FRA	1:00.23
31	Aleksandar Pavličević	YUG	1:00.29
32	Salvador Vilanova	ESA	1:01.25
33	Martin Edwards	GBR	1:01.29
34	Carlos Brosas	PHI	1:02.11
35	Roy Chan	SGP	1:02.24
36	Feridun Aybars	TUR	1:04.46
37	Chhay-Kheng Nhem	CAM	1:05.12
38	Bruno Bassoul	LBN	1:05.45
39	Ronnie Wong	HKG	1:07.50
DNS	Hsu Tung-Hsiung	TPE	–

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Dave Edgar	USA	57.30	26.47 (1)	30.83 (2)	Q
2	Roger Pyttel	GDR	57.98	27.24 (2)	30.74 (1)	Q
3	Peter Remmel	FRG	58.97	27.94 (4)	31.03 (3)
4	Andrzej Chudziński	POL	1:00.22	28.08 (5)	32.14 (5)
5	Alain Mosconi	FRA	1:00.23	28.82 (7)	31.41 (4)
6	Salvador Vilanova	ESA	1:01.25	28.11 (6)	33.14 (6)
7	Martin Edwards	GBR	1:01.29	27.81 (3)	33.48 (7)
8	Bruno Bassoul	LBN	1:05.45	29.89 (8)	35.56 (8)

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Bruce Robertson	CAN	56.45	26.96 (2)	29.49 (1)	Q
2	István Szentirmay	HUN	58.07	26.81 (1)	31.26 (3)	Q
3	Sérgio Waismann	BRA	58.37	27.52 (3)	30.85 (2)	Q
4	Yasuhiro Komazaki	JPN	59.71	28.18 (4)	31.53 (4)
5	Hugo Valencia	MEX	1:00.14	28.44 (5)	31.70 (5)
6	Feridun Aybars	TUR	1:04.46	30.86 (8)	33.60 (6)
7	Chhay-Kheng Nhem	CAM	1:05.12	28.87 (6)	36.25 (7)
8	Ronnie Wong	HKG	1:07.50	29.99 (7)	37.51 (8)

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Roland Matthes	GDR	57.16	27.52 (2)	29.64 (1)	Q
2	Neil Rogers	AUS	57.40	27.16 (1)	30.24 (3)	Q
3	John Mills	GBR	58.28	28.06 (5)	30.22 (2)	Q
4	Viktor Sharygin	URS	58.40	28.15 (=6)	30.25 (4)
5	Arturo Lang-Lenton	ESP	59.22	28.15 (=6)	31.07 (5)
6	Georgijs Kuļikovs	URS	59.28	27.91 (4)	31.37 (6)
7	Dimitrios Karydis	GRE	1:00.06	27.58 (3)	32.48 (7)
8	Roy Chan	SGP	1:02.24	28.98 (8)	33.26 (8)

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Jerry Heidenreich	USA	56.86	27.13 (1)	29.73 (1)	Q
2	Lutz Stoklasa	FRG	57.50	27.24 (3)	30.26 (2)	Q
3	Bob Kasting	CAN	57.65	27.14 (2)	30.51 (3)	Q
4	Geoffrey Ferreira	TTO	58.26	27.67 (4)	30.59 (4)	Q
5	Jacques Leloup	BEL	58.77	27.87 (5)	30.90 (5)
6	Vladimir Krivtsov	URS	59.83	28.59 (6)	31.24 (6)
7	Carlos Brosas	PHI	1:02.11	28.85 (7)	33.26 (7)
DNS	Hsu Tung-Hsiung	TPE	–	– (–)	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Mark Spitz	USA	56.45	27.11 (3)	29.34 (1)	Q
2	Hartmut Flöckner	GDR	57.41	26.91 (1)	30.50 (3)	Q
3	Juan Carlos Bello	PER	57.54	26.92 (2)	30.62 (4)	Q
4	Byron MacDonald	CAN	57.56	27.35 (6)	30.21 (2)	Q
5	Hans Lampe	FRG	59.00	27.19 (4)	31.81 (6)
6	Sean Maher	GBR	59.50	27.95 (7)	31.55 (5)
7	Vasil Dobrev	BUL	1:00.07	28.04 (8)	32.03 (7)
8	Aleksandar Pavličević	YUG	1:00.29	27.34 (5)	32.95 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date	30 August 1972 — 17:30
Format	Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mark Spitz	USA	55.98	Q
2	Jerry Heidenreich	USA	56.18	Q
3	Roland Matthes	GDR	56.51	Q
4	Bruce Robertson	CAN	56.86	Q
5	Dave Edgar	USA	56.88	Q
6	Hartmut Flöckner	GDR	56.96	Q
7	Byron MacDonald	CAN	57.06	Q
8	Neil Rogers	AUS	57.28	Q
9	Juan Carlos Bello	PER	57.51
10	Bob Kasting	CAN	57.67
11	Roger Pyttel	GDR	57.69
12	Sérgio Waismann	BRA	58.07
13	John Mills	GBR	58.13
14	István Szentirmay	HUN	58.25
15	Lutz Stoklasa	FRG	58.33
16	Geoffrey Ferreira	TTO	58.54

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Roland Matthes	GDR	56.51	27.22 (4)	29.29 (1)	Q
2	Bruce Robertson	CAN	56.86	27.50 (7)	29.36 (2)	Q
3	Byron MacDonald	CAN	57.06	27.18 (2)	29.88 (3)	Q
4	Neil Rogers	AUS	57.28	26.90 (1)	30.38 (4)	Q
5	Roger Pyttel	GDR	57.69	27.19 (3)	30.50 (5)
6	Sérgio Waismann	BRA	58.07	27.52 (8)	30.55 (6)
7	Lutz Stoklasa	FRG	58.33	27.40 (6)	30.93 (7)
8	Geoffrey Ferreira	TTO	58.54	27.33 (5)	31.21 (8)

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Mark Spitz	USA	55.98	27.03 (4)	28.95 (1)	Q
2	Jerry Heidenreich	USA	56.18	27.04 (5)	29.14 (2)	Q
3	Dave Edgar	USA	56.88	26.85 (2)	30.03 (4)	Q
4	Hartmut Flöckner	GDR	56.96	27.00 (3)	29.96 (3)	Q
5	Juan Carlos Bello	PER	57.51	27.33 (8)	30.18 (5)
6	Bob Kasting	CAN	57.67	27.19 (6)	30.48 (6)
7	John Mills	GBR	58.13	27.29 (7)	30.84 (7)
8	István Szentirmay	HUN	58.25	26.24 (1)	32.01 (8)

Final Round

Date	31 August 1972 — 17:40

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mark Spitz	USA	54.27	25.38 (1)	28.89 (1)	WR
2	–	Bruce Robertson	CAN	55.56	26.53 (5)	29.03 (2)
3	–	Jerry Heidenreich	USA	55.74	26.02 (3)	29.72 (4)
4	–	Roland Matthes	GDR	55.87	26.38 (4)	29.49 (3)
5	–	Dave Edgar	USA	56.11	25.71 (2)	30.40 (7)
6	–	Byron MacDonald	CAN	57.27	26.95 (7)	30.32 (5)
7	–	Hartmut Flöckner	GDR	57.40	27.07 (8)	30.33 (6)
8	–	Neil Rogers	AUS	57.90	26.72 (6)	31.18 (8)