| 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 breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and September 2. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
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| Gold | Catherine Carr United States (USA) |
| Silver | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Beverley Whitfield Australia (AUS) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| Catherine Carr | United States | 1:13.58 | WR | |
| Galina Prozumenshchikova | Soviet Union | 1:14.99 | ||
| Beverley Whitfield | Australia | 1:15.73 | ||
| 4 | Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss | Hungary | 1:16.26 | |
| 5 | Judy Melick | United States | 1:16.34 | |
| 6 | Vreni Eberle | West Germany | 1:17.16 | |
| 7 | Britt-Marie Smedh | Sweden | 1:17.19 | |
| 8 | Dorothy Harrison | Great Britain | 1:17.49 |
Key: WR = World record
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