These are the results (medal winners) of the swimming competition at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.
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Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | East Germany | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
David McCagg (USA) | 50.24 CR |
Jim Montgomery (USA) | 50.73 | Klaus Steinbach (FRG) | 50.79 |
| 200 m freestyle |
Bill Forrester (USA) | 1:51.02 CR |
Rowdy Gaines (USA) | 1:51.10 | Sergey Kopliakov (URS) | 1:51.33 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | 3:51.94 CR |
Jeff Float (USA) | 3:53.42 | Bill Forrester (USA) | 3:53.97 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | 15:03.99 CR |
Borut Petrič (YUG) | 15:20.77 | Bobby Hackett (USA) | 15:23.38 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Bob Jackson (USA) | 56.36 CR |
Peter Rocca (USA) | 56.69 | Romulo Arantes (BRA) | 58.01 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Jesse Vassallo (USA) | 2:02.16 | Gary Hurring (NZL) | 2:03.71 | Zoltán Verrasztó (HUN) | 2:03.90 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Walter Kusch (FRG) | 1:03.56 CR |
Graham Smith (CAN) | 1:03.60 | Gerald Mörken (FRG) | 1:03.62 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Nick Nevid (USA) | 2:18.37 | Arsen Miskarov (URS) | 2:18.42 | Walter Kusch (FRG) | 2:20.16 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Joe Bottom (USA) | 54.30 | Greg Jagenburg (USA) | 55.26 | Pär Arvidsson (SWE) | 55.38 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Mike Bruner (USA) | 1:59.38 CR |
Steve Gregg (USA) | 1:59.80 | Roger Pyttel (GDR) | 2:01.22 |
| 200 m individual medley |
Graham Smith (CAN) | 2:03.65 WR |
Jesse Vassallo (USA) | 2:04.99 | Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) | 2:05.29 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Jesse Vassallo (USA) | 4:20.05 WR |
Sergey Fesenko (URS) | 4:22.29 | András Hargitay (HUN) | 4:27.04 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Jack Babashoff Rowdy Gaines Jim Montgomery David McCagg |
3:19.74 WR |
West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Ulrich Temps Peter Knust Klaus Steinbach |
3:26.65 | Sweden (SWE) Per Holmertz Dan Larsson Per-Ola Quist Per-Alvar Magnusson |
3:26.95 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Bruce Furniss Bill Forrester Bobby Hackett Rowdy Gaines |
7:20.82 WR |
Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Rusin Andrey Krylov Vladimir Salnikov Sergey Kopliakov |
7:28.41 | West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Peter Knust Karsken Lippmann Frank Wennmann |
7:33.29 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Bob Jackson Nick Nevid Joe Bottom David McCagg |
3:44.63 CR |
West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Walter Kusch Michael Kraus Andreas Schmidt |
3:48.58 | Great Britain (GBR) Gary Abraham Duncan Goodhew John Mills Martin Smith |
3:49.06 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Barbara Krause (GDR) | 55.68 CR |
Lene Jenssen (NOR) | 56.82 | Larisa Tsareva (URS) | 56.85 |
| 200 m freestyle |
Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 1:58.53 WR |
Barbara Krause (GDR) | 1:59.78 | Larisa Tsareva (URS) | 2:01.76 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 4:06.28 WR |
Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 4:07.15 | Kim Linehan (USA) | 4:07.73 |
| 800 m freestyle |
Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 8:24.94 CR |
Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 8:29.35 | Kim Linehan (USA) | 8:32.60 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Linda Jezek (USA) | 1:02.55 CR |
Birgit Treiber (GDR) | 1:03.18 | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 1:03.43 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Linda Jezek (USA) | 2:11.93 WR |
Birgit Treiber (GDR) | 2:14.07 | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 2:14.23 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Julia Bogdanova (URS) | 1:10.31 WR |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 1:10.77 | Margaret Kelly (GBR) | 1:11.99 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Lina Kačiušytė (URS) | 2:31.42 WR |
Julia Bogdanova (URS) | 2:32.69 | Susanne Nielsson (DEN) | 2:33.60 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Joan Pennington (USA) | 1:00.20 CR |
Andrea Pollack (GDR) | 1:00.26 | Wendy Quirk (CAN) | 1:01.82 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 2:09.87 WR |
Nancy Hogshead (USA) | 2:11.30 | Andrea Pollack (GDR) | 2:12.63 |
| 200 m individual medley |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 2:14.07 WR |
Joan Pennington (USA) | 2:14.98 | Ulrike Tauber (GDR) | 2:15.99 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 4:40.83 WR |
Ulrike Tauber (GDR) | 4:47.52 | Petra Schneider (GDR) | 4:48.56 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Tracy Caulkins Stephanie Elkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead |
3:43.43 WR |
East Germany (GDR) Heike Witt Caren Metschuck Barbara Krause Petra Priemer |
3:47.37 | Canada (CAN) Gail Amundrud Nancy Garapick Sue Sloan Wendy Quirk |
3:49.59 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Linda Jezek Tracy Caulkins Joan Pennington Cynthia Woodhead |
4:08.21 CR |
East Germany (GDR) Birgit Treiber Ramona Reinke Andrea Pollack Barbara Krause |
4:09.13 | Soviet Union (URS) Elena Kruglova Julia Bogdanova Irina Aksenova Larisa Tsareva |
4:14.91 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record
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