| Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
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|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and 2. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Contents |
| Gold | Melissa Belote United States (USA) |
| Silver | Andrea Gyarmati Hungary (HUN) |
| Bronze | Susan Atwood United States (USA) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Belote | United States | 1:05.78 | OR | |
| Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary | 1:06.26 | ||
| Susan Atwood | United States | 1:06.34 | ||
| 4 | Karen Moe-Thornton | United States | 1:06.69 | |
| 5 | Wendy Cook-Hogg | Canada | 1:06.70 | |
| 6 | Enith Brigitha | Netherlands | 1:06.82 | |
| 7 | Christine Herbst | East Germany | 1:07.27 | |
| 8 | Silke Pielen | West Germany | 1:07.36 |
Key: OR = Olympic record