# Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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.
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).

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 10 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 87 |

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 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

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Carrie Steinseifer United States | 55.92 | none awarded | | Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands | 56.08 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Nancy Hogshead United States | 55.92 | none awarded | | Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands | 56.08 |
| 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

494 swimmers from 67 nations competed.
| 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) |