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Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

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Swimming
at the IV Paralympic Games
1968
1976

Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 56 events, 28 for men and 28 for women.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)1110627
2 Poland (POL)1110223
3 South Africa (RSA)83718
4 France (FRA)5117
5 Israel (ISR)4329
6 Sweden (SWE)4138
7 Jamaica (JAM)3238
8 Rhodesia (RHO)2439
9 Great Britain (GBR)23510
10 Australia (AUS)1359
 United States (USA)1359
12 West Germany (FRG)1348
13 Canada (CAN)1012
14 India (IND)1001
 Kenya (KEN)1001
16 Spain (ESP)0404
17 Norway (NOR)0314
18 Finland (FIN)0213
19 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Ireland (IRL)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (21 entries)565552163

Participating nations

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
25 m freestyle 1A
details
Claude Raffin
 France
Alan West
 Great Britain
None
25 m freestyle 1B
details
Daniel Jeannin
 France
Robert Ockvirk
 United States
David Holland
 Rhodesia
25 m freestyle 2
details
John Britton
 Kenya
Mohamed Benamar
 France
Gerrit Pomp
 Netherlands
50 m freestyle 3
details
Murlikant Petkar
 India
Andrzej Seremak
 Poland
Olbrich
 West Germany
50 m freestyle 4
details
M. Vanderriet
 South Africa
Beltrand de Five Pranger
 Spain
Foust
 United States
100 m freestyle 5
details
Bosch
 South Africa
Arieh Rubin
 Israel
Robert Morrison
 Australia
100 m freestyle 6
details
Harry Lamberts
 Netherlands
Francisco Benítez
 Spain
Zenon Sokol
 Poland
25 m backstroke 1A
details
Alan West
 Great Britain
Matti Launonen
 Finland
Hans Lubbering
 West Germany
25 m backstroke 1B
details
Daniel Jeannin
 France
Robert Ockvirk
 United States
Patrick Reid
 Jamaica
25 m backstroke 2
details
Eric Boulter
 Australia
Gerrit Pomp
 Netherlands
Risto Liuska
 Finland
50 m backstroke 3
details
Shlomo Finkelstein
 Israel
Andrzej Seremak
 Poland
Richard Bates
 Great Britain
50 m backstroke 4
details
Stanislaw Mosurek
 Poland
Andrew James Scott
 Rhodesia
Moshe Levy
 Israel
100 m backstroke 5
details
Ryszard Machowczyk
 Poland
Bosch
 South Africa
Kevin English
 Rhodesia
100 m backstroke 6
details
Nilsson
 Sweden
Francisco Benítez
 Spain
George Simpson
 Great Britain
25 m breaststroke 1A
details
Claude Raffin
 France
Alan West
 Great Britain
None
25 m breaststroke 1B
details
Patrick Reid
 Jamaica
Robert Ockvirk
 United States
R. Rosenbaum
 United States
25 m breaststroke 2
details
David Ellis
 Great Britain
Risto Liuska
 Finland
Gerrit Pomp
 Netherlands
50 m breaststroke 3
details
Andrzej Seremak
 Poland
William Thornton
 Great Britain
Griggs
 United States
50 m breaststroke 4
details
M. Vanderriet
 South Africa
Harald Gunnerup
 Norway
Andrew James Scott
 Rhodesia
100 m breaststroke 5
details
Arieh Rubin
 Israel
Ryszard Machowczyk
 Poland
Mieczyslaw Sobczak
 Poland
100 m breaststroke 6
details
Zenon Sokol
 Poland
Harry Lamberts
 Netherlands
George Simpson
 Great Britain
75 m individual medley 2
details
Wasnock
 Canada
Eric Boulter
 Australia
None
75 m individual medley 3
details
Shlomo Finkelstein
 Israel
Olbrich
 West Germany
W. Thornton
 Great Britain
75 m individual medley 4
details
Andrew James Scott
 Rhodesia
Beltrand de Five Pranger
 Spain
M. Vanderriet
 South Africa
150 m individual medley 5
details
Ryszard Machowczyk
 Poland
Arieh Rubin
 Israel
Robert Morrison
 Australia
150 m individual medley 6
details
Nilsson
 Sweden
Harry Lamberts
 Netherlands
Alcock
 South Africa
3×50 m medley relay 2-4
details
 Israel (ISR)[1]  Poland (POL)  United States (USA)
3×100 m medley relay 5-6
details
 Poland (POL)  South Africa (RSA)  Sweden (SWE)

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
25 m freestyle 1A
details
Sandra James
 Rhodesia
None None
25 m freestyle 1B
details
Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers
 Netherlands
Eileen Robertson
 Rhodesia
Tina Morgan
 New Zealand
25 m freestyle 2
details
Schyff
 South Africa
Pam Foley
 Australia
Sharon Myers
 United States
50 m freestyle 3
details
Anna Pogorzelska
 Poland
Netty van der Krieke
 Netherlands
M. Schaefer
 South Africa
50 m freestyle 4
details
Alina Wojtowicz
 Poland
Bente Gronli
 Norway
Pauline English
 Australia
100 m freestyle 5
details
Grazyna Haffke
 Poland
Mary Kuivenhoven
 Netherlands
Rachel Tassa
 Israel
100 m freestyle 6
details
Ingrid van der Benden
 Netherlands
Barbara Kopycka
 Poland
Louw
 South Africa
25 m backstroke 1A
details
Karen Donaldson
 United States
Mayerhofer
 West Germany
Demerakas
 Canada
25 m backstroke 1B
details
Tournier
 France
Liebrecht
 West Germany
Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers
 Netherlands
25 m backstroke 2
details
Henny Hilberink
 Netherlands
Quirien Jonker
 Netherlands
D. Weber
 West Germany
50 m backstroke 3
details
Anna Pogorzelska
 Poland
Netty van der Krieke
 Netherlands
Nella McPherson
 Jamaica
50 m backstroke 4
details
Le Roux
 South Africa
M. Tufuesson
 Sweden
Bente Gronli
 Norway
100 m backstroke 5
details
Marijke Ruiter
 Netherlands
Grazyna Haffke
 Poland
de Baker
 Netherlands
100 m backstroke 6
details
Barbara Kopycka
 Poland
Leone Williams
 Jamaica
Kerstin Wiksén
 Sweden
25 m breaststroke 1A
details
Mayerhofer
 West Germany
Sandra James
 Rhodesia
Richetti
 Argentina
25 m breaststroke 1B
details
Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers
 Netherlands
Eileen Robertson
 Rhodesia
White
 Ireland
25 m breaststroke 2
details
Schyff
 South Africa
Mullings
 Jamaica
D. Weber
 West Germany
50 m breaststroke 3
details
Nella McPherson
 Jamaica
Anna Pogorzelska
 Poland
M. Schaefer
 South Africa
50 m breaststroke 4
details
M. Tufuesson
 Sweden
Ora Goldstein
 Israel
Sonja Graveland
 Netherlands
100 m breaststroke 5
details
Marijke Ruiter
 Netherlands
Mary Kuivenhoven
 Netherlands
Galeon
 France
100 m breaststroke 6
details
Ingrid van der Benden
 Netherlands
Louw
 South Africa
Kerstin Wiksén
 Sweden
75 m individual medley 2
details
Schyff
 South Africa
Pam Foley
 Australia
Mullings
 Jamaica
75 m individual medley 3
details
Nella McPherson
 Jamaica
Netty van der Krieke
 Netherlands
Dukelow
 Great Britain
75 m individual medley 4
details
M. Tufuesson
 Sweden
Bente Gronli
 Norway
Pauline English
 Australia
150 m individual medley 5
details
Marijke Ruiter
 Netherlands
Grazyna Haffke
 Poland
Mary Kuivenhoven
 Netherlands
150 m individual medley 6
details
Ingrid van der Benden
 Netherlands
Barbara Kopycka
 Poland
Louw
 South Africa
3×50 m medley relay 2-4
details
 South Africa (RSA)  Netherlands (NED)
Quirien Jonker
Sonja Graveland
Netty van der Krieke
 Australia (AUS)
3×100 m medley relay 5-6
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 Netherlands (NED)
Mary Kuivenhoven
Ingrid van der Benden
Marijke Ruiter
 Poland (POL)  South Africa (RSA)

References

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  1. ^ שיאים וזהב לנכים, מעריב, 8.8.1972 (in Hebrew)
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