Swimming at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships
The Swimming portion of the 4th FINA World Championships swam late July-early August 1982 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The competition featured 19 long course (50m) events:
- freestyle - 100, 200, 400, 800 (female only) and 1500 (male only);
- backstroke - 100 and 200;
- breaststroke - 100 and 200;
- butterfly - 100 and 200;
- individual medley (IM) - 200 and 400; and
- relays - 4x100 free, 4x200 free (male only) and 4x100 medley.
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
 Jörg Woithe (GDR) 50.18 |
 Rowdy Gaines (USA)50.21 |
 Per Johansson (SWE)50.25 |
| 200 m freestyle |
 Michael Groß (FRG)1:49.84 |
Rowdy Gaines (USA) 1:49.92 |
Jörg Woithe (GDR) 1:50.71 |
| 400 m freestyle |
 Vladimir Salnikov (URS)3:51.30 |
Svyatoslav Semenov (URS) 3:51.43 |
Sven Lodziewski (GDR) 3:51.84 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 15:01.77 |
Svyatoslav Semenov (URS) 15:05.54 |
 Darjan Petrič (YUG)15:10.20 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Dirk Richter (GDR) 55.95 CR |
Rick Carey (USA) 56.04 |
Vladimir Shemetov (URS) 56.42 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Rick Carey (USA) 2:00.82 |
 Sándor Wladár (HUN)2:01.31 |
Frank Baltrusch (GDR) 2:01.51 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
Steve Lundquist (USA) 1:02.75 |
 Victor Davis (CAN)1:02.82 |
John Moffet (USA) 1:03.13 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Victor Davis (CAN) 2:14.77 |
Robertas Žulpa (URS) 2:16.68 |
John Moffet (USA) 2:18.54 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Matt Gribble (USA) 53.88 |
Michael Groß (FRG) 54.26 |
Bengt Baron (SWE) 54.47 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Michael Groß (FRG) 1:58.85 |
Sergey Fesenko (URS) 1:59.91 |
Craig Beardsley (USA) 2:00.08 |
| 200 m individual medley |
Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) 2:03.30 |
Bill Barrett (USA) 2:03.49 |
 Giovanni Franceschi (ITA)2:04.65 |
| 400 m individual medley |
 Ricardo Prado (BRA)4:19.78 |
Jens-Peter Berndt (GDR) 4:23.02 |
Sergey Fesenko (URS) 4:23.29 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Chris Cavanaugh Robin Leamy David McCagg Rowdy Gaines 3:19.26 |
Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Krasyuk Aleksey Filonov Sergey Smiriyagin Aleksey Markovskiy 3:21.78 |
Sweden (SWE) Per Johansson Bengt Baron Pelle Holmertz Pelle Wikström 3:22.15 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Richard Saeger Jeff Float Kyle Miller Rowdy Gaines 7:21.09 |
Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Shemetov Ivar Stukolkin Vladimir Salnikov Aleksey Filonov 7:24.91 |
West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Dirk Korthals Rainer Henkel Michael Groß 7:25.46 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Rick Carey Steve Lundquist Matt Gribble Rowdy Gaines 3:40.84 |
Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Shemetov Yuriy Kis Aleksey Markovskiy Sergey Smiriyagin 3:42.86 |
West Germany (FRG) Stefan Peter Gerald Mörken Michael Groß Andreas Schmidt 3:44.78 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Birgit Meineke (GDR) 55.79 |
 Annemarie Verstappen (NED)55.87 |
Jill Sterkel (USA) 56.27 |
| 200 m freestyle |
Annemarie Verstappen (NED) 1:59.53 |
Birgit Meineke (GDR) 2:00.67 |
Annelies Maas (NED) 2:00.84 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Carmela Schmidt (GDR) 4:08.98 |
Petra Schneider (GDR) 4:10.08 |
Tiffany Cohen (USA) 4:11.85 |
| 800 m freestyle |
Kim Linehan (USA) 8:27.48 |
 Jackie Willmott (GBR)8:32.61 |
Carmela Schmidt (GDR) 8:33.67 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Kristin Otto (GDR) 1:01.30 |
Ina Kleber (GDR) 1:01.47 |
Susan Walsh (USA) 1:02.86 |
| 200 m backstroke |
Cornelia Sirch (GDR) 2:09.91 |
 Georgina Parkes (AUS)2:14.98 |
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| 100 m breaststroke |
Ute Geweniger (GDR) 1:09.14 |
Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) 1:11.03 |
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| Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) 1:11.03 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke |
Svetlana Varganova (URS) 2:28.82 |
Ute Geweniger (GDR) 2:29.71 |
Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) 2:33.05 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Mary T. Meagher (USA) 59.41 |
Ines Geißler (GDR) 1:00.36 |
Melanie Buddemeyer (USA) 1:00.40 |
| 200 m butterfly |
Ines Geißler (GDR) 2:08.66 |
Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:09.76 |
Heike Dähne (GDR) 2:10.29 |
| 200 m individual medley |
Petra Schneider (GDR) 2:11.79 |
Ute Geweniger (GDR) 2:13.38 |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:15.91 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Petra Schneider (GDR) 4:36.10 |
Kathleen Nord (GDR) 4:43.51 |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) 4:44.64 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
East Germany (GDR) Birgit Meineke Suzanne Link Kristin Otto Caren Metschuck 3:43.97 |
United States (USA) Susan Habernigg Kathy Treible Beth Washut Jill Sterkel 3:45.76 |
Netherlands (NED) Annemarie Verstappen Annelies Maas Wilma van Velsen Conny van Bentum 3:49.59 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
East Germany (GDR) Kristin Otto Ute Geweniger Ines Geißler Birgit Meineke 4:05.88 |
United States (USA) Susan Walsh Kim Rhodenbaugh Mary T. Meagher Jill Sterkel 4:08.12 |
Soviet Union (URS) Larisa Gorchakova Svetlana Varganova Natalya Pokas Irina Gerasimova 4:12.36 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 12 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | United States | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 30 | 28 | 87 | |
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