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Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing.

Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in swimming. Mark Spitz of the United States had a spectacular run, lining up for seven events, winning seven Olympic titles and setting seven world records. The seven world records in a single Olympic meet was tied by Michael Phelps in 2008. According to the official Olympic website, "He took part in the 4x200 m one hour after his final in the 100 m butterfly. As for the 200 m freestyle gold, it was his third medal in three days" [1].

On the women's side of the competition, Shane Gould of Australia won 5 medals. She won the 200 m and 400 m freestyle as well as the 200 m individual medley, each with a new world record time. In addition, she won the silver and the bronze in the 800 m and 100 m freestyle, respectively.

In terms of records, the Olympic record was broken at least once in all 29 events. In 20 of those events, there was a new world record set.

Medal table

1  United States (USA) 17 14 12 43
2  Australia (AUS) 6 2 2 10
3  East Germany (GDR) 2 5 2 9
4  Japan (JPN) 2 0 1 3
5  Sweden (SWE) 2 0 0 2
6  Soviet Union (URS) 0 2 3 5
7  Canada (CAN) 0 2 2 4
8  West Germany (FRG) 0 1 3 4
9  Italy (ITA) 0 1 2 3
 Hungary (HUN) 0 1 2 3
11  Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 0 1

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle Mark Spitz
 United States
51.22 (WR) Jerry Heidenreich
 United States
51.65 Vladimir Bure
 Soviet Union
51.77
200 m freestyle Mark Spitz
 United States
1:52.78 (WR) Steve Genter
 United States
1:53.73 Werner Lampe
 West Germany
1:53.99
400 m freestyle Brad Cooper
 Australia
4:00.27 (OR) Steve Genter
 United States
4:01.94 Tom McBreen
 United States
4:02.64
1500 m freestyle Mike Burton
 United States
15:52.58 (WR) Graham Windeatt
 Australia
15:58.48 Doug Northway
 United States
16:09.25
100 m backstroke Roland Matthes
 East Germany
56.58 (OR) Mike Stamm
 United States
57.70 John Murphy
 United States
58.35
200 m backstroke Roland Matthes
 East Germany
2:02.82 (WR) Mike Stamm
 United States
2:04.09 Mitch Ivey
 United States
2:04.33
100 m breaststroke Nobutaka Taguchi
 Japan
1:04.94 (WR) Tom Bruce
 United States
1:05.43 John Hencken
 United States
1:05.61
200 m breaststroke John Hencken
 United States
2:21.55 (WR) David Wilkie
 Great Britain
2:23.67 Nobutaka Taguchi
 Japan
2:23.88
100 m butterfly Mark Spitz
 United States
54.27 (WR) Bruce Robertson
 Canada
55.56 Jerry Heidenreich
 United States
55.74
200 m butterfly Mark Spitz
 United States
2:00.70 (WR) Gary Hall, Sr.
 United States
2:02.86 Robin Backhaus
 United States
2:03.23
200 m individual medley Gunnar Larsson
 Sweden
2:07.17 (WR) Tim McKee
 United States
2:08.37 Steve Furniss
 United States
2:08.45
400 m individual medley Gunnar Larsson
 Sweden
4:31.98 (OR) Tim McKee
 United States
4:31.98 András Hargitay
 Hungary
4:32.70
4×100 m freestyle relay  United States (USA)
David Edgar
John Murphy
Jerry Heidenreich
Mark Spitz
3:26.42 (WR)  Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir Bure
Viktor Mazanov
Viktor Aboimov
Igor Grivennikov
3:29.72  East Germany (GDR)
Roland Matthes
Wilfried Hartung
Peter Bruch
Lutz Unger
3:32.42
4×200 m freestyle relay  United States (USA)
John Kinsella
Fred Tyler
Steve Genter
Mark Spitz
7:35.78 (WR)  West Germany (FRG)
Klaus Steinbach
Werner Lampe
Hans Vosseler
Hans Fassnacht
7:41.69  Soviet Union (URS)
Igor Grivennikov
Viktor Mazanov
Georgi Kulikov
Vladimir Bure
7:45.76
4×100 m medley relay  United States (USA)
Mike Stamm
Tom Bruce
Mark Spitz
Jerry Heidenreich
3:48.16 (WR)  East Germany (GDR)
Roland Matthes
Klaus Katzur
Hartmut Flöckner
Lutz Unger
3:52.26  Canada (CAN)
Erik Fish
William Mahony
Bruce Robertson
Robert Kasting
3:53.26

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle Sandy Neilson
 United States
58.59 (OR) Shirley Babashoff
 United States
59.02 Shane Gould
 Australia
59.06
200 m freestyle Shane Gould
 Australia
2:03.56 (WR) Shirley Babashoff
 United States
2:04.33 Keena Rothhammer
 United States
2:04.92
400 m freestyle Shane Gould
 Australia
4:19.04 (WR) Novella Calligaris
 Italy
4:22.44 Gudrun Wegner
 East Germany
4:23.11
800 m freestyle Keena Rothhammer
 United States
8:53.68 (WR) Shane Gould
 Australia
8:56.39 Novella Calligaris
 Italy
8:57.46
100 m backstroke Melissa Belote
 United States
1:05.78 (OR) Andrea Gyarmati
 Hungary
1:06.26 Susie Atwood
 United States
1:06.34
200 m backstroke Melissa Belote
 United States
2:19.19 (WR) Susie Atwood
 United States
2:20.38 Donna Gurr
 Canada
2:23.22
100 m breaststroke Cathy Carr
 United States
1:13.58 (WR) Galina Prozumenshchikova
 Soviet Union
1:14.99 Beverley Whitfield
 Australia
1:15.73
200 m breaststroke Beverley Whitfield
 Australia
2:41.05 (OR) Dana Schoenfield
 United States
2:42.05 Galina Prozumenshchikova
 Soviet Union
2:42.36
100 m butterfly Mayumi Aoki
 Japan
1:03.34 (OR) Roswitha Beier
 East Germany
1:03.61 Andrea Gyarmati
 Hungary
1:03.73
200 m butterfly Karen Moe
 United States
2:15.57 (WR) Lynn Colella
 United States
2:16.34 Ellie Daniel
 United States
2:16.74
200 m individual medley Shane Gould
 Australia
2:23.07 (WR) Kornelia Ender
 East Germany
2:23.59 Lynn Vidali
 United States
2:24.06
400 m individual medley Gail Neall
 Australia
5:02.97 (WR) Leslie Cliff
 Canada
5:03.57 Novella Calligaris
 Italy
5:03.99
4×100 m freestyle relay  United States (USA)
Shirley Babashoff
Jane Barkman
Jenny Kemp
Sandy Neilson
3:55.19 (WR)  East Germany (GDR)
Andrea Eife
Kornelia Ender
Elke Sehmisch
Gabriele Wetzko
3:55.55  West Germany (FRG)
Gudrun Beckmann
Heidemarie Reineck
Angela Steinbach
Jutta Weber
3:57.93
4×100 m medley relay  United States (USA)
Melissa Belote
Cathy Carr
Deena Deardurff
Sandy Neilson
4:20.75 (WR)  East Germany (GDR)
Christine Herbst
Renate Vogel
Roswitha Beier
Kornelia Ender
4:24.91  West Germany (FRG)
Gudrun Beckmann
Vreni Eberle
Silke Pielen
Heidemarie Reineck
4:26.46

References