Swimming at the 1979 Summer Universiade
The swimming competition at the 1979 Summer Universiade took place in Mexico City, Mexico in September 1979. [1]
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
 Marcello GuarducciItaly (ITA) | 51.88 |  Kirk PeppasUnited States (USA) | 51.91 | Bruce Stahl United States (USA) | 52.32 |
| 200 m freestyle |
Bill O'Brien United States (USA) | 1:54.00 |  Sergey RusinSoviet Union (URS) | 1:54.55 | Keith Dickson United States (USA) | 1:54.62 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Sergey Rusin Soviet Union (URS) | 4:02.26 | John Hillencamp United States (USA) | 4:05.23 |  Graeme BrewerAustralia (AUS) | 4:05.32 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Ron Neugent United States (USA) | 16:01.87 | Igor Kushpelyev Soviet Union (URS) | 16:09.22 | Bill O'Brien United States (USA) | 16:13.88 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Mark Kerry Australia (AUS) | 57.05 |  Rômulo ArantesBrazil (BRA) | 58.10 | Mike Bottom United States (USA) | 58.55 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Kyle Miller United States (USA) | 2:07.30 | Djan Madruga Brazil (BRA) | 2:07.70 | Ron Raikula United States (USA) | 2:07.81 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Vladimir Fliont Soviet Union (URS) | 1:05.45 | John Lundberg United States (USA) | 1:06.15 | Vladimir Tarassov Soviet Union (URS) | 1:06.44 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Vladimir Tarassov Soviet Union (URS) | 2:21.13 | Timur Podmarev Soviet Union (URS) | 2:21.31 |  Tateki ShinyaJapan (JPN) | 2:25.53 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Mike Bottom United States (USA) | 55.37 | James Halliburton United States (USA) | 56.15 |  Miloslav RolkoCzechoslovakia (TCH) | 56.53 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Mikhail Gorelik Soviet Union (URS) | 2:04.50 |  Michael KrausWest Germany (FRG) | 2:06.25 | Sergei Kisselev Soviet Union (URS) | 2:06.41 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Djan Madruga Brazil (BRA) | 4:37.34 | Vladimir Mikheev Soviet Union (URS) | 4:38.19 | David Santos United States (USA) | 4:38.57 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Sharpe Keith Dickson Bill O'Brien John Hillencamp | 7:36.03 | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:40.40 | Italy (ITA) | 7:49.20 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Lou Mangianello David Lundberg Mike Bottom Kirk Peppas | 3:51.29 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:52.05 | West Germany (FRG) | 3:55.40 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Tracy Caulkins United States (USA) | 58.26 | Sue Hinderaker United States (USA) | 58.67 |  Annelies MaasNetherlands (NED) | 58.71 |
| 200 m freestyle |
Annelies Maas Netherlands (NED) | 2:04.87 | Bonnie Glasgow United States (USA) | 2:07.24 | Maura Walsh United States (USA) | 2:08.84 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Corrina Weinkofsky United States (USA) | 4:22.88 | Bonnie Glasgow United States (USA) | 4:25.92 | Annelies Maas Netherlands (NED) | 4:28.03 |
| 800 m freestyle |
Margaret Brooksbank United States (USA) | 9:04.32 | Annelies Maas Netherlands (NED) | 9:13.62 | Cyndi McCullam United States (USA) | 9:18.28 |
| 100 m backstroke |
 Carmen BunaciuRomania (ROM) | 1:03.35 | Margaret Browne United States (USA) | 1:05.63 | Christine Breedy United States (USA) | 1:05.75 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Carmen Bunaciu Romania (ROM) | 2:16.20 | Margaret Browne United States (USA) | 2:23.08 | Christine Breedy United States (USA) | 2:25.86 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Irena Fleissnerová Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1:14.57 |  Debbie RuddGreat Britain (GBR) | 1:14.74 |  Anna SkolarczykPoland (POL) | 1:14.94 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Irena Fleissnerová Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2:41.00 | Debbie Rudd Great Britain (GBR) | 2:41.88 | Anna Skolarczyk Poland (POL) | 2:42.81 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Elizabeth Rapp United States (USA) | 1:04.04 | Sue Hinderaker United States (USA) | 1:04.88 | Alla Gritchenkova Soviet Union (URS) | 1:05.28 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Elizabeth Rapp United States (USA) | 2:19.11 | Alla Gritchenkova Soviet Union (URS) | 2:19.57 | Jody Alexander United States (USA) | 2:20.38 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Janet Buchan United States (USA) | 5:06.6 | Bonnie Glasgow United States (USA) | 5:08.1 | Irena Fleissnerová Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 5:12.8 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) B.Harris Sue Hinderaker Bonnie Glasgow Tracy Caulkins | 3:56.75 | Netherlands (NED) | 3:59.16 |  Canada (CAN) | 4:01.15 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Christine Breedy Gayle Hegel Elizabeth Rapp Tracy Caulkins | 4:22.8 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:27.4 | Netherlands (NED) | 4:29.1 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record
References
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