Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 25 July 1976 at the Montréal Olympic Pool.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 |  East Germany |
11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada |
0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 West Germany |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Jim Montgomery
|
Jack Babashoff
|
Peter Nocke
|
| 200 m freestyle | Bruce Furniss
|
John Naber
|
Jim Montgomery
|
| 400 m freestyle | Brian Goodell
|
Tim Shaw
|
Vladimir Raskatov
|
| 1500 m freestyle | Brian Goodell
|
Bobby Hackett
|
Stephen Holland
|
| 100 m backstroke | John Naber
|
Peter Rocca
|
Roland Matthes
|
| 200 m backstroke | John Naber
|
Peter Rocca
|
Dan Harrigan
|
| 100 m breaststroke | John Hencken
|
David Wilkie
|
Arvidas Iuozaytis
|
| 200 m breaststroke | David Wilkie
|
John Hencken
|
Rick Colella
|
| 100 m butterfly | Matt Vogel
|
Joe Bottom
|
Gary Hall
|
| 200 m butterfly | Mike Bruner
|
Steven Gregg
|
Bill Forrester
|
| 400 m individual medley | Rod Strachan
|
Tim McKee
|
Andrey Smirnov
|
| 4x200 m freestyle relay | United States Mike Bruner Bruce Furniss Jim Montgomery John Naber Doug Northway Tim Shaw |
Soviet Union Andrey Bogdanov Sergey Kopliakov Andrey Krylov Vladimir Mikheev Vladimir Raskatov Andrey Smirnov |
Great Britain Brian Brinkley Gordon Downie David Dunne Alan McClatchey |
| 4x100 m medley relay | United States Jack Babashoff Joe Bottom John Hencken Jim Montgomery John Naber Peter Rocca Matt Vogel Chris Woo |
Canada Clay Evans Gary MacDonald Stephen Pickell Bruce Robertson Graham Smith |
West Germany Dirk Braunleder Michael Kraus Walter Kusch Peter Lang Peter Nocke Klaus Steinbach |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Kornelia Ender
|
Petra Priemer
|
Enith Brigitha
|
| 200 m freestyle | Kornelia Ender
|
Shirley Babashoff
|
Enith Brigitha
|
| 400 m freestyle | Petra Thumer
|
Shirley Babashoff
|
Shannon Smith
|
| 800 m freestyle | Petra Thumer
|
Shirley Babashoff
|
Wendy Weinberg
|
| 100 m backstroke | Ulrike Richter
|
Birgit Treiber
|
Nancy Garapick
|
| 200 m backstroke | Ulrike Richter
|
Birgit Treiber
|
Nancy Garapick
|
| 100 m breaststroke | Hannelore Anke
|
Liubov Rusanova
|
Marina Koshevaia
|
| 200 m breaststroke | Marina Koshevaia
|
Marina Iurchenia
|
Liubov Rusanova
|
| 100 m butterfly | Kornelia Ender
|
Andrea Pollack
|
Wendy Boglioli
|
| 200 m butterfly | Andrea Pollack
|
Ulrike Tauber
|
Rosemarie Gabriel
|
| 400 m individual medley | Ulrike Tauber
|
Cheryl Gibson
|
Becky Smith
|
| 4x100 m freestyle relay | United States Shirley Babashoff Wendy Boglioli Jennifer Hooker Kim Peyton Jill Sterkel |
East Germany Kornelia Ender Claudia Hempel Andrea Pollack Petra Priemer |
Canada Gail Amundrud Barbara Clark Debbie Clarke Anne Jardin Becky Smith |
| 4x100 m medley relay | East Germany Hannelore Anke Kornelia Ender Rosemarie Gabriel Carola Nitschke Andrea Pollack Ulrike Richter Birgit Treiber |
United States Shirley Babashoff Wendy Boglioli Lelei Fonoimoana Linda Jezek Lauri Siering Camille Wright |
Canada Debbie Clarke Robin Corsiglia Wendy Hogg Anne Jardin Susan Sloan |
Statistics[]
- There were 471 total athletes from 51 countries.
- Antonia Real was the youngest participant with 12 years and 310 days.
- Steffen Kriechbaum was the oldest participant with 29 years and 203 days.
- 6 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- United States won 34 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Netherlands won its first 2 medals in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
- Great Britain won its first gold medal in the sport since Rome 1960.
- 21 world records and 3 Olympic records were broken in the course of the competition.