Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium |
No. of events | 29 |
Competitors | 494 from 67 nations |
Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The swimming competitions of the 1984 Summer Olympics were held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the University of Southern California (USC) campus. There were a total of 494 participants from 67 countries competing.[1]
This was the first Olympic games at which only two swimmers per country, per event, were permitted; previously, three swimmers were allowed and many countries would sweep the medal stand. In addition, the Women's 200 Meters Medley returned to the program after being absent in 1976 and 1980, after a proposal by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOC).[2][3][4][5]
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 21 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
3 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
4 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 nations) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 87 |
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Rowdy Gaines United States |
49.80 OR | Mark Stockwell Australia |
50.24 | Per Johansson Sweden |
50.31 |
200 m freestyle |
Michael Gross West Germany |
1:47.44 WR | Mike Heath United States |
1:49.10 | Thomas Fahrner West Germany |
1:49.69 |
400 m freestyle |
George DiCarlo United States |
3:51.23 | John Mykkanen United States |
3:51.49 | Justin Lemberg Australia |
3:51.79 |
1500 m freestyle |
Mike O'Brien United States |
15:05.20 | George DiCarlo United States |
15:10.59 | Stefan Pfeiffer West Germany |
15:12.11 |
100 m backstroke |
Rick Carey United States |
55.79 | Dave Wilson United States |
56.35 | Mike West Canada |
56.49 |
200 m backstroke |
Rick Carey United States |
2:00.23 | Frédéric Delcourt France |
2:01.75 | Cameron Henning Canada |
2:02.37 |
100 m breaststroke |
Steve Lundquist United States |
1:01.65 WR | Victor Davis Canada |
1:01.99 | Peter Evans Australia |
1:02.97 |
200 m breaststroke |
Victor Davis Canada |
2:13.34 WR | Glenn Beringen Australia |
2:15.79 | Étienne Dagon Switzerland |
2:17.41 |
100 m butterfly |
Michael Gross West Germany |
53.08 WR | Pablo Morales United States |
53.23 | Glenn Buchanan Australia |
53.85 |
200 m butterfly |
Jon Sieben Australia |
1:57.04 WR | Michael Gross West Germany |
1:57.40 | Rafael Vidal Venezuela |
1:57.51 |
200 m individual medley |
Alex Baumann Canada |
2:01.42 WR | Pablo Morales United States |
2:03.05 | Neil Cochran Great Britain |
2:04.38 |
400 m individual medley |
Alex Baumann Canada |
4:17.41 WR | Ricardo Prado Brazil |
4:18.45 | Rob Woodhouse Australia |
4:20.50 |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Chris Cavanaugh Mike Heath Matt Biondi Rowdy Gaines Tom Jager* Robin Leamy* |
3:19.03 WR | Australia (AUS) Greg Fasala Neil Brooks Michael Delany Mark Stockwell |
3:19.68 | Sweden (SWE) Thomas Lejdström Per Johansson Bengt Baron Mikael Örn Rikard Milton* Michael Söderlund* |
3:22.69 |
4×200 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Mike Heath David Larson Jeff Float Bruce Hayes Geoff Gaberino* Richard Saeger* |
7:15.69 WR | West Germany (FRG) Thomas Fahrner Dirk Korthals Alexander Schowtka Michael Gross Rainer Henkel* |
7:15.73 | Great Britain (GBR) Neil Cochran Paul Easter Paul Howe Andrew Astbury |
7:24.78 |
4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Rick Carey Steve Lundquist Pablo Morales Rowdy Gaines Dave Wilson* Richard Schroeder* Mike Heath* Tom Jager* |
3:39.30 WR | Canada (CAN) Mike West Victor Davis Tom Ponting Sandy Goss |
3:43.23 | Australia (AUS) Mark Kerry Peter Evans Glenn Buchanan Mark Stockwell Jon Sieben* Neil Brooks* |
3:43.25 |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Carrie Steinseifer United States |
55.92 | none awarded | Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands |
56.08 | |
Nancy Hogshead United States | ||||||
200 m freestyle |
Mary Wayte United States |
1:59.23 | Cynthia Woodhead United States |
1:59.50 | Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands |
1:59.69 |
400 m freestyle |
Tiffany Cohen United States |
4:07.10 OR | Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain |
4:10.29 | June Croft Great Britain |
4:11.49 |
800 m freestyle |
Tiffany Cohen United States |
8:24.95 OR | Michele Richardson United States |
8:30.73 | Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain |
8:32.60 |
100 m backstroke |
Theresa Andrews United States |
1:02.55 | Betsy Mitchell United States |
1:02.63 | Jolanda de Rover Netherlands |
1:02.91 |
200 m backstroke |
Jolanda de Rover Netherlands |
2:12.38 | Amy White United States |
2:13.04 | Anca Patrascoiu Romania |
2:13.29 |
100 m breaststroke |
Petra van Staveren Netherlands |
1:09.88 OR | Anne Ottenbrite Canada |
1:10.69 | Catherine Poirot France |
1:10.70 |
200 m breaststroke |
Anne Ottenbrite Canada |
2:30.38 | Susan Rapp United States |
2:31.15 | Ingrid Lempereur Belgium |
2:31.40 |
100 m butterfly |
Mary T. Meagher United States |
59.26 | Jenna Johnson United States |
1:00.19 | Karin Seick West Germany |
1:01.36 |
200 m butterfly |
Mary T. Meagher United States |
2:06.90 OR | Karen Phillips Australia |
2:10.56 | Ina Beyermann West Germany |
2:11.91 |
200 m individual medley |
Tracy Caulkins United States |
2:12.64 OR | Nancy Hogshead United States |
2:15.17 | Michelle Pearson Australia |
2:15.92 |
400 m individual medley |
Tracy Caulkins United States |
4:39.24 | Suzanne Landells Australia |
4:48.30 | Petra Zindler West Germany |
4:48.57 |
4×100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Jenna Johnson Carrie Steinseifer Dara Torres Nancy Hogshead Jill Sterkel* Mary Wayte* |
3:43.43 | Netherlands (NED) Annemarie Verstappen Desi Reijers Elles Voskes Conny van Bentum Wilma van Velsen* |
3:44.40 | West Germany (FRG) Iris Zscherpe Susanne Schuster Christiane Pielke Karin Seick |
3:45.56 |
4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Theresa Andrews Tracy Caulkins Mary T. Meagher Nancy Hogshead Betsy Mitchell* Susan Rapp* Jenna Johnson* Carrie Steinseifer* |
4:08.34 | West Germany (FRG) Svenja Schlicht Ute Hasse Ina Beyermann Karin Seick |
4:11.97 | Canada (CAN) Reema Abdo Anne Ottenbrite Michelle MacPherson Pamela Rai |
4:12.98 |
*Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Participating nations[]
494 swimmers from 67 nations competed.[1]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984 Synchronized Swimming - Olympic Results by Discipline".
- ^ Sports Reference
- ^ Bean, Dawn Pawson (4 March 2005). Synchronized Swimming: An American History. ISBN 9780786419487.
- ^ Sports Reference
External links[]
- 1984 Summer Olympics history: swimming from http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/; retrieved 2015-06-22.
- Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- 1984 Summer Olympics events
- Swimming at the Summer Olympics
- 1984 in swimming