Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
| Swimming at the IV Paralympic Games | |
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 Paralympic Swimming | |
Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 56 events, 28 for men and 28 for women.
Medal summary[]
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 |  Poland (POL) | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA) | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Israel (ISR) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 |  Rhodesia (RHO) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 12 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 nations) | 56 | 55 | 52 | 163 | |
Participating nations[]
Argentina (7)
Australia (7)
Austria (9)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (1)
Canada (14)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (5)
Finland (10)
France (19)
Great Britain (23)
Hong Kong (3)
India (3)
Ireland (4)
Israel (15)
Italy (4)
Jamaica (8)
Japan (1)
Kenya (1)
Mexico (1)
Netherlands (15)
New Zealand (5)
Norway (11)
Peru (1)
Poland (14)
Rhodesia (12)
South Africa (9)
Spain (14)
Sweden (10)
Switzerland (6)
United States (20)
West Germany (19)
Yugoslavia (3)
Men's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m freestyle 1A |
 France
|
 Great Britain
|
None |
| 25 m freestyle 1B |
France
|
 United States
|
 Rhodesia
|
| 25 m freestyle 2 |
 Kenya
|
France
|
 Netherlands
|
| 50 m freestyle 3 |
Murlikant Petkar India
|
 Poland
|
Olbrich West Germany
|
| 50 m freestyle 4 |
M. Vanderriet South Africa
|
Beltrand de Five Pranger Spain
|
Foust United States
|
| 100 m freestyle 5 |
Bosch South Africa
|
 Israel
|
Robert Morrison Australia
|
| 100 m freestyle 6 |
Netherlands
|
Francisco Benítez Spain
|
Poland
|
| 25 m backstroke 1A |
Great Britain
|
Matti Launonen Finland
|
West Germany
|
| 25 m backstroke 1B |
France
|
United States
|
 Jamaica
|
| 25 m backstroke 2 |
Eric Boulter Australia
|
Netherlands
|
Risto Liuska Finland
|
| 50 m backstroke 3 |
Israel
|
Poland
|
Great Britain
|
| 50 m backstroke 4 |
Poland
|
Rhodesia
|
Moshe Levy Israel
|
| 100 m backstroke 5 |
Poland
|
Bosch South Africa
|
Rhodesia
|
| 100 m backstroke 6 |
Nilsson Sweden
|
Francisco Benítez Spain
|
Great Britain
|
| 25 m breaststroke 1A |
France
|
Great Britain
|
None |
| 25 m breaststroke 1B |
Jamaica
|
United States
|
R. Rosenbaum United States
|
| 25 m breaststroke 2 |
David Ellis Great Britain
|
Risto Liuska Finland
|
Netherlands
|
| 50 m breaststroke 3 |
Poland
|
Great Britain
|
Griggs United States
|
| 50 m breaststroke 4 |
M. Vanderriet South Africa
|
 Norway
|
Rhodesia
|
| 100 m breaststroke 5 |
Israel
|
Poland
|
Poland
|
| 100 m breaststroke 6 |
Poland
|
Netherlands
|
Great Britain
|
| 75 m individual medley 2 |
Wasnock Canada
|
Eric Boulter Australia
|
None |
| 75 m individual medley 3 |
Israel
|
Olbrich West Germany
|
W. Thornton Great Britain
|
| 75 m individual medley 4 |
Rhodesia
|
Beltrand de Five Pranger Spain
|
M. Vanderriet South Africa
|
| 150 m individual medley 5 |
Poland
|
Israel
|
Robert Morrison Australia
|
| 150 m individual medley 6 |
Nilsson Sweden
|
Netherlands
|
Alcock South Africa
|
| 3×50 m medley relay 2-4 |
Israel (ISR)
|
Poland (POL)
|
United States (USA)
|
| 3×100 m medley relay 5-6 |
Poland (POL)
|
South Africa (RSA)
|
Sweden (SWE)
|
Women's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m freestyle 1A |
Sandra James Rhodesia
|
None | None |
| 25 m freestyle 1B |
Netherlands
|
Rhodesia
|
Tina Morgan New Zealand
|
| 25 m freestyle 2 |
Schyff South Africa
|
Pam Foley Australia
|
United States
|
| 50 m freestyle 3 |
Poland
|
Netherlands
|
M. Schaefer South Africa
|
| 50 m freestyle 4 |
Poland
|
Norway
|
Pauline English Australia
|
| 100 m freestyle 5 |
Poland
|
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
| 100 m freestyle 6 |
Netherlands
|
Poland
|
Louw South Africa
|
| 25 m backstroke 1A |
United States
|
Mayerhofer West Germany
|
Demerakas Canada
|
| 25 m backstroke 1B |
Tournier France
|
Liebrecht West Germany
|
Netherlands
|
| 25 m backstroke 2 |
Netherlands
|
Netherlands
|
D. Weber West Germany
|
| 50 m backstroke 3 |
Poland
|
Netherlands
|
Jamaica
|
| 50 m backstroke 4 |
Le Roux South Africa
|
M. Tufuesson Sweden
|
Norway
|
| 100 m backstroke 5 |
Marijke Ruiter Netherlands
|
Poland
|
de Baker Netherlands
|
| 100 m backstroke 6 |
Poland
|
Jamaica
|
Sweden
|
| 25 m breaststroke 1A |
Mayerhofer West Germany
|
Sandra James Rhodesia
|
Richetti Argentina
|
| 25 m breaststroke 1B |
Netherlands
|
Rhodesia
|
White Ireland
|
| 25 m breaststroke 2 |
Schyff South Africa
|
Mullings Jamaica
|
D. Weber West Germany
|
| 50 m breaststroke 3 |
Jamaica
|
Poland
|
M. Schaefer South Africa
|
| 50 m breaststroke 4 |
M. Tufuesson Sweden
|
Ora Goldstein Israel
|
Netherlands
|
| 100 m breaststroke 5 |
Marijke Ruiter Netherlands
|
Netherlands
|
Galeon France
|
| 100 m breaststroke 6 |
Netherlands
|
Louw South Africa
|
Sweden
|
| 75 m individual medley 2 |
Schyff South Africa
|
Pam Foley Australia
|
Mullings Jamaica
|
| 75 m individual medley 3 |
Jamaica
|
Netherlands
|
Dukelow Great Britain
|
| 75 m individual medley 4 |
M. Tufuesson Sweden
|
Norway
|
Pauline English Australia
|
| 150 m individual medley 5 |
Marijke Ruiter Netherlands
|
Poland
|
Netherlands
|
| 150 m individual medley 6 |
Netherlands
|
Poland
|
Louw South Africa
|
| 3×50 m medley relay 2-4 |
South Africa (RSA)
|
Netherlands (NED) |
Australia (AUS)
|
| 3×100 m medley relay 5-6 |
Netherlands (NED) Marijke Ruiter |
Poland (POL)
|
South Africa (RSA)
|
References[]
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