Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming

at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad

Venue| McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Dates| July 29 – August 4, 1984
No. of events| 29
Competitors| 494 from 67 nations

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Swimming at the
1984 Summer Olympics

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

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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][2]

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 200-metre individual medley for both men and women returned to the program from a twelve-year absence, following a proposal by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).[3][4][5][6]

## Medal table

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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 entries)| 30| 28| 29| 87

## Medal summary

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### Men's events

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Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 m freestyle
details | Rowdy Gaines
United States | 49.80 OR | Mark Stockwell
Australia | 50.24  | Per Johansson
Sweden | 50.31
200 m freestyle
details | 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
details | George DiCarlo
United States | 3:51.23  | John Mykkanen
United States | 3:51.49  | Justin Lemberg
Australia | 3:51.79
1500 m freestyle
details | 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
details | Rick Carey
United States | 55.79  | Dave Wilson
United States | 56.35  | Mike West
Canada | 56.49
200 m backstroke
details | Rick Carey
United States | 2:00.23  | Frédéric Delcourt
France | 2:01.75  | Cameron Henning
Canada | 2:02.37
100 m breaststroke
details | Steve Lundquist
United States | 1:01.65 WR | Victor Davis
Canada | 1:01.99  | Peter Evans
Australia | 1:02.97
200 m breaststroke
details | Victor Davis
Canada | 2:13.34 WR | Glenn Beringen
Australia | 2:15.79  | Étienne Dagon
Switzerland | 2:17.41
100 m butterfly
details | Michael Gross
West Germany | 53.08 WR | Pablo Morales
United States | 53.23  | Glenn Buchanan
Australia | 53.85
200 m butterfly
details | Jon Sieben
Australia | 1:57.04 WR | Michael Gross
West Germany | 1:57.40  | Rafael Vidal
Venezuela | 1:57.51
200 m individual medley
details | 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
details | Alex Baumann
Canada | 4:17.41 WR | Ricardo Prado
Brazil | 4:18.45  | Rob Woodhouse
Australia | 4:20.50
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details |  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
details |  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
details |  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

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Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 m freestyle
details | Carrie Steinseifer
United States | 55.92  | none awarded |  | Annemarie Verstappen
Netherlands | 56.08
Nancy Hogshead
United States
200 m freestyle
details | Mary Wayte
United States | 1:59.23  | Cynthia Woodhead
United States | 1:59.50  | Annemarie Verstappen
Netherlands | 1:59.69
400 m freestyle
details | 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
details | 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
details | Theresa Andrews
United States | 1:02.55  | Betsy Mitchell
United States | 1:02.63  | Jolanda de Rover
Netherlands | 1:02.91
200 m backstroke
details | Jolanda de Rover
Netherlands | 2:12.38  | Amy White
United States | 2:13.04  | Anca Patrascoiu
Romania | 2:13.29
100 m breaststroke
details | Petra van Staveren
Netherlands | 1:09.88 OR | Anne Ottenbrite
Canada | 1:10.69  | Catherine Poirot
France | 1:10.70
200 m breaststroke
details | Anne Ottenbrite
Canada | 2:30.38  | Susan Rapp
United States | 2:31.15  | Ingrid Lempereur
Belgium | 2:31.40
100 m butterfly
details | Mary T. Meagher
United States | 59.26  | Jenna Johnson
United States | 1:00.19  | Karin Seick
West Germany | 1:01.36
200 m butterfly
details | 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
details | 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
details | 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
details |  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
details |  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

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494 swimmers from 67 nations competed.[1]

*  Argentina (6)
*  Australia (31)
*  Austria (6)
*  Bahamas (2)
*  Bahrain (2)
*  Barbados (1)
*  Belgium (4)
*  Bermuda (1)
*  Brazil (7)
*  Canada (37)
*  China (14)
*  Chinese Taipei (5)
*  Colombia (1)
*  Costa Rica (1)

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*  Denmark (3)
*  Egypt (8)
*  El Salvador (2)
*  Fiji (3)
*  Finland (2)
*  France (16)
*  Great Britain (33)
*  Greece (3)
*  Guatemala (6)
*  Honduras (6)
*  Hong Kong (8)
*  Iceland (4)
*  Indonesia (1)

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*  Ireland (2)
*  Israel (3)
*  Italy (26)
*  Jamaica (4)
*  Japan (22)
*  Kuwait (5)
*  Lebanon (4)
*  Malaysia (1)
*  Mexico (12)
*  Monaco (1)
*  Mozambique (2)
*  Netherlands (16)
*  Netherlands Antilles (3)

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*  New Zealand (8)
*  Norway (3)
*  Panama (1)
*  Peru (5)
*  Philippines (4)
*  Portugal (2)
*  Puerto Rico (5)
*  Romania (2)
*  San Marino (2)
*  Singapore (4)
*  South Korea (3)
*  Spain (8)
*  Sri Lanka (1)

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*  Suriname (2)
*  Swaziland (1)
*  Sweden (24)
*  Switzerland (13)
*  Trinidad and Tobago (1)
*  Tunisia (1)
*  Turkey (4)
*  Uganda (1)
*  United States (43)
*  Virgin Islands (7)
*  Uruguay (2)
*  Venezuela (6)
*  West Germany (24)
*  Yugoslavia (3)

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## See also

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* Swimming at the Friendship Games

## References

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1. ^ a b "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
2. ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
3. ^ "Los Angeles 1984 Synchronized Swimming - Olympic Results by Discipline".
4. ^ Sports Reference
5. ^ Bean, Dawn Pawson (4 March 2005). Synchronized Swimming: An American History. McFarland. ISBN 9780786419487.
6. ^ Sports Reference

## External links

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* 1984 Summer Olympics history: swimming from http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/; retrieved 2015-06-22.

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