Swimming at the 1970 Summer Universiade
The swimming competition at the 1970 Summer Universiade took place in Turin, Italy in August 1970. [1]
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
 Frank HecklUnited States (USA) | 53.2 | Dan Frawley United States (USA) | 53.4 |  Leonid IlyichovSoviet Union (URS) | 53.9 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Andy Strenk United States (USA) | 4:12.1 | Steve Genter United States (USA) | 4:13.6 | Vladimir Bure Soviet Union (URS) | 4:17.9 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Andy Strenk United States (USA) | 16:43.1 | Steve Genter United States (USA) | 17:01.1 |  Wladyslaw WojtakajtisPoland (POL) | 17:34.9 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Mitch Ivey United States (USA) | 59.4 | Charlie Campbell United States (USA) | 59.5 |  Mike RichardsGreat Britain (GBR) | 1:01.7 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Mitch Ivey United States (USA) | 2:09.3 | Charlie Campbell United States (USA) | 2:09.6 | Mike Richards Great Britain (GBR) | 2:15.0 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union (URS) | 1:07.1 |  Nobutaka TaguchiJapan (JPN) | 1:07.5 | Mike Dirksen United States (USA) | 1:08.6 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Rick Colella United States (USA) | 2:25.5 | Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union (URS) | 2:28.4 | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan (JPN) | 2:29.4 |
| 100 m butterfly |
John Ferris United States (USA) | 57.5 | Jerry Heidenreich United States (USA) | 57.7 | Yasuo Takada Japan (JPN) | 59.2 |
| 200 m butterfly |
John Ferris United States (USA) | 2:07.8 | Yasuo Takada Japan (JPN) | 2:09.2 | Ken Weinfeld United States (USA) | 2:10.2 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Steve Power United States (USA) | 4:46.1 | Rick Colella United States (USA) | 4:48.8 |  Reinhard MerkelWest Germany (FRG) | 4:56.5 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Don Havens Jim McConica Dave O’Mallay Frank Heckl | 3:33.3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:36.1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3:45.8 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Andy Strenk Dave O’Malley Jim McConica Frank Heckl | 7:53.7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 8:08.0 | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:26.0 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Mitch Ivey Ken Shilling John Ferris Frank Heckl | 3:59.9 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:03.9 | Japan (JPN) | 4:05.8 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
 Mirjana ŠegrtYugoslavia (YUG) | 1:00.9 | Marsha McCuen United States (USA) | 1:01.1 | Laura Fritz United States (USA) | 1:02.1 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Evelyn Kossner United States (USA) | 4:43.7 | Kathy Thomas United States (USA) | 4:49.9 |  Sandra SmithCanada (CAN) | 4:53.9 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Kaye Hall United States (USA) | 1:07.3 | Lynn Skrifvars United States (USA) | 1:11.0 | - Soviet Union (URS) | 1:11.4 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Galina Stepanova Soviet Union (URS) | 1:16.7 | Alla Grebennikova Soviet Union (URS) | 1:18.1 | Linda Kurtz United States (USA) | 1:18.9 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Galina Stepanova Soviet Union (URS) | 2:45.4 | Linda Kurtz United States (USA) | 2:49.4 | Alla Grebennikova Soviet Union (URS) | 2:49.6 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Lynn Colella United States (USA) Mirjana ŠegrtYugoslavia (YUG) | 1:06.0 | Not Awarded | Ellie Daniel United States (USA) | 1:06.9 | |
| 200 m individual medley |
Lynn Colella United States (USA) | 2:31.4 | Lidiya Milenina Soviet Union (URS) | 2:32.1 | Kathy Thomas United States (USA) | 2:34.5 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Marsha McCuen Benoit Kaye Hall Laura Fritz | 4:09.5 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4:20.2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4:21.6 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Kaye Hall Linda Kurtz Lynn Colella Marsha McCuen | 4:35.1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:41.6 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4:43.3 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record
References
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