# Swimming at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships

These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle | Andy Coan United States | 51.25 CR | Vladimir Bure Soviet Union | 51.32 | Jim Montgomery United States | 51.44 |
| 200 m freestyle | Tim Shaw United States | 1:51.04 CR | Bruce Furniss United States | 1:51.72 | Brian Brinkley Great Britain | 1:53.56 |
| 400 m freestyle | Tim Shaw United States | 3:54.88 CR | Bruce Furniss United States | 3:57.71 | Frank Pfütze East Germany | 4:01.10 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Tim Shaw United States | 15:28.92 CR | Brian Goodell United States | 15:39.00 | David Parker Great Britain | 15:58.21 |
| 100 m backstroke | Roland Matthes East Germany | 58.15 | John Murphy United States | 58.34 | Mel Nash United States | 58.38 |
| 200 m backstroke | Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary | 2:05.05 | Mark Tonelli Australia | 2:05.78 | Paul Hove United States | 2:06.49 |
| 100 m breaststroke | David Wilkie Great Britain | 1:04.26 | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan | 1:05.04 | David Leigh Great Britain | 1:05.32 |
| 200 m breaststroke | David Wilkie Great Britain | 2:18.23 CR | Rick Colella United States | 2:21.60 | Nikolay Pankin Soviet Union | 2:21.75 |
| 100 m butterfly | Gregory Jagenburg United States | 55.63 CR | Roger Pyttel East Germany | 56.04 | Bill Forrester United States | 56.07 |
| 200 m butterfly | Bill Forrester United States | 2:01.95 CR | Roger Pyttel East Germany | 2:02.22 | Brian Brinkley Great Britain | 2:02.47 |
| 200 m individual medley | András Hargitay Hungary | 2:07.72 CR | Steve Furniss United States | 2:07.75 | Andrey Smirnov Soviet Union | 2:08.52 |
| 400 m individual medley | András Hargitay Hungary | 4:32.57 | Andrey Smirnov Soviet Union | 4:35.64 | Hans-Joachim Geisler West Germany | 4:36.40 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States Bruce Furniss James Montgomery Andy Coan John Murphy | 3:24.85 WR | West Germany Klaus Steinbach Dirk Braunleder Kersten Meier Peter Nocke | 3:29.55 | Italy Roberto Pangaro Paolo Barelli Claudio Zei Marcello Guarducci | 3:31.85 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | West Germany Klaus Steinbach Werner Lampe Hans Joachim Geissler Peter Nocke | 7:39.44 | Great Britain Alan McClatchey Gary Jameson Gordon Downie Brian Brinkley | 7:42.55 | Soviet Union Alexandre Samsonov Anatoly Rybakov Viktor Aboimov Andrei Krilov | 7:43.58 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | United States John Murphy Rick Colella Gregory Jagenburg Andy Coan | 3:49.00 CR | West Germany Klaus Steinbach Walter Kusch Michael Kraus Peter Nocke | 3:51.85 | Great Britain James Carter David Wilkie Brian Brinkley Gordon Downie | 3:52.80 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 56.50 CR | Shirley Babashoff United States | 57.81 | Enith Brigitha Netherlands | 58.20 |
| 200 m freestyle | Shirley Babashoff United States | 2:02.50 CR | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 2:02.69 | Enith Brigitha Netherlands | 2:03.92 |
| 400 m freestyle | Shirley Babashoff United States | 4:16.87 CR | Jenny Turrall Australia | 4:17.88 | Kathy Heddy United States | 4:18.03 |
| 800 m freestyle | Jenny Turrall Australia | 8:44.75 CR | Heather Greenwood United States | 8:48.88 | Shirley Babashoff United States | 8:53.22 |
| 100 m backstroke | Ulrike Richter East Germany | 1:03.30 CR | Birgit Treiber East Germany | 1:04.34 | Nancy Garapick Canada | 1:04.73 |
| 200 m backstroke | Birgit Treiber East Germany | 2:15.46 WR | Nancy Garapick Canada | 2:16.09 | Ulrike Richter East Germany | 2:18.76 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Hannelore Anke East Germany | 1:12.72 CR | Wijda Mazereeuw Netherlands | 1:14.29 | Marcia Morey United States | 1:15.00 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Hannelore Anke East Germany | 2:37.25 CR | Wijda Mazereeuw Netherlands | 2:37.50 | Karla Linke East Germany | 2:38.28 |
| 100 m butterfly | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 1:01.24 WR | Rosemarie Kother East Germany | 1:01.80 | Camille Wright United States | 1:02.79 |
| 200 m butterfly | Rosemarie Kother East Germany | 2:13.82 | Valerie Lee United States | 2:14.89 | Gabriele Wusche East Germany | 2:15.96 |
| 200 m individual medley | Kathy Heddy United States | 2:19.80 CR | Ulrike Tauber East Germany | 2:20.40 | Angela Franke East Germany | 2:20.81 |
| 400 m individual medley | Ulrike Tauber East Germany | 4:52.76 CR | Karla Linke East Germany | 4:57.83 | Kathy Heddy United States | 5:00.46 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | East Germany Kornelia Ender Barbara Krause Claudia Hempel Ute Brückner | 3:49.37 WR | United States Kathy Heddy Karen Reeser Kelly Powell Shirley Babashoff | 3:50.74 | Canada Gail Amundrud Jill Quirk Becky Smith Anne Jardin | 3:53.37 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | East Germany Ulrike Richter Hannelore Anke Rosemarie Kother Kornelia Ender | 4:14.74 CR | United States Linda Jezek Marcia Morey Camille Wright Shirley Babashoff | 4:20.47 | Netherlands Paula Eijk Wanda Mazereeuw Jose Damen Enith Brigitha | 4:21.45 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record