# Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.

## Participating nations

471 swimmers from 51 nations competed.
* Argentina (5)
* Australia (28)
* Austria (1)
* Bahamas (2)
* Belgium (10)
* Brazil (9)
* Bulgaria (5)
* Canada (38)
* Colombia (5)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Iran (7)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Denmark (2)
* East Germany (23)
* Ecuador (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (16)
* Great Britain (39)
* Greece (2)
* Hong Kong (4)
* Hungary (8)
* Iceland (3)
* Indonesia (1)
* Ireland (4)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (13)
* Japan (15)
* Malaysia (1)
* Mexico (9)
* Monaco (1)
* Netherlands (15)
* New Zealand (9)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Norway (7)
* Panama (3)
* Paraguay (1)
* Philippines (3)
* Poland (3)
* Portugal (5)
* Puerto Rico (12)
* Soviet Union (31)
* Spain (14)
* Sweden (18)
* Switzerland (2)
* Thailand (2)
* Tunisia (2)
* United States (51)
* Virgin Islands (2)
* Uruguay (1)
* Venezuela (12)
* West Germany (22)
* Yugoslavia (4)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Jim Montgomery United States | 49.99 (WR) | Jack Babashoff United States | 50.81 | Peter Nocke West Germany | 51.31 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Bruce Furniss United States | 1:50.29 (WR) | John Naber United States | 1:50.50 | Jim Montgomery United States | 1:50.58 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Brian Goodell United States | 3:51.93 (WR) | Tim Shaw United States | 3:52.54 | Vladimir Raskatov Soviet Union | 3:55.76 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Brian Goodell United States | 15:02.40 (WR) | Bobby Hackett United States | 15:03.91 | Stephen Holland Australia | 15:04.66 |
| 100 m backstroke details | John Naber United States | 55.49 (WR) | Peter Rocca United States | 56.34 | Roland Matthes East Germany | 57.22 |
| 200 m backstroke details | John Naber United States | 1:59.19 (WR) | Peter Rocca United States | 2:00.55 | Dan Harrigan United States | 2:01.35 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | John Hencken United States | 1:03.11 (WR) | David Wilkie Great Britain | 1:03.43 | Arvydas Juozaitis Soviet Union | 1:04.23 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | David Wilkie Great Britain | 2:15.11 (WR) | John Hencken United States | 2:17.26 | Rick Colella United States | 2:19.20 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Matt Vogel United States | 54.35 | Joe Bottom United States | 54.50 | Gary Hall, Sr. United States | 54.65 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Mike Bruner United States | 1:59.23 (WR) | Steve Gregg United States | 1:59.54 | Bill Forrester United States | 1:59.96 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Rod Strachan United States | 4:23.68 (WR) | Tim McKee United States | 4:24.62 | Andrey Smirnov Soviet Union | 4:26.90 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) John Naber Mike Bruner Bruce Furniss Jim Montgomery | 7:23.22 (WR) | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Raskatov Andrei Bogdanov Sergey Kopliakov Andrey Krylov | 7:27.97 | Great Britain (GBR) Alan McClatchey Brian Brinkley Gordon Downie David Dunne | 7:32.11 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) John Naber John Hencken Matt Vogel Jim Montgomery | 3:42.22 (WR) | Canada (CAN) Stephen Pickell Graham Smith Clay Evans Gary MacDonald | 3:45.94 | West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Michael Kraus Walter Kusch Peter Nocke | 3:47.29 |

### Women's events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 55.65 (WR) | Petra Priemer East Germany | 56.49 | Enith Brigitha Netherlands | 56.65 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 1:59.26 (WR) | Shirley Babashoff United States | 2:01.22 | Enith Brigitha Netherlands | 2:01.40 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Petra Thümer East Germany | 4:09.89 (WR) | Shirley Babashoff United States | 4:10.46 | Shannon Smith Canada | 4:14.60 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Petra Thümer East Germany | 8:37.14 (WR) | Shirley Babashoff United States | 8:37.59 | Wendy Weinberg United States | 8:42.60 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Ulrike Richter East Germany | 1:01.83 (OR) | Birgit Treiber East Germany | 1:03.41 | Nancy Garapick Canada | 1:03.71 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Ulrike Richter East Germany | 2:13.43 (OR) | Birgit Treiber East Germany | 2:14.97 | Nancy Garapick Canada | 2:15.60 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Hannelore Anke East Germany | 1:11.16 | Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union | 1:13.04 | Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union | 1:13.30 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union | 2:33.35 (WR) | Marina Yurchenya Soviet Union | 2:36.08 | Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union | 2:36.22 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 1:00.13 (=WR) | Andrea Pollack East Germany | 1:00.98 | Wendy Boglioli United States | 1:01.17 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Andrea Pollack East Germany | 2:11.41 (OR) | Ulrike Tauber East Germany | 2:12.50 | Rosemarie Gabriel East Germany | 2:12.86 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Ulrike Tauber East Germany | 4:42.77 (WR) | Cheryl Gibson Canada | 4:48.10 | Becky Smith Canada | 4:50.48 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Kim Peyton Jill Sterkel Shirley Babashoff Wendy Boglioli | 3:44.82 (WR) | East Germany (GDR) Petra Priemer Kornelia Ender Claudia Hempel Andrea Pollack | 3:45.50 | Canada (CAN) Becky Smith Gail Amundrud Barbara Clark Anne Jardin | 3:48.81 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | East Germany (GDR) Ulrike Richter Hannelore Anke Kornelia Ender Andrea Pollack | 4:07.95 (WR) | United States (USA) Camille Wright Shirley Babashoff Linda Jezek Lauri Siering | 4:14.55 | Canada (CAN) Susan Sloan Robin Corsiglia Wendy Hogg Anne Jardin | 4:15.22 |

## Gallery of the medalists

Some of the Olympic medalists in Montreal:
* John Naber, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
* Jim Montgomery, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
* Mike Bruner, winner of the 200-metre butterfly and 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay.
* John Hencken, winner of the 100-metre breaststroke and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
* Kornelia Ender, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
* Ulrike Richter, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
* David Wilkie, winner of the 200-metre breaststroke.
* Petra Thümer, winner of the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle.