# Swimming at the 1985 Summer Universiade

The swimming competition at the 1985 Summer Universiade took place in Kobe, Japan from August 25 to August 30, 1985.

## Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Matt Biondi United States | 49.14 | Stéphan Caron France | 49.97 | Scott McCadam United States | 50.63 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Matt Biondi United States | 1:49.52 | Stéphan Caron France | 1:49.78 | Marcel Gery Czechoslovakia | 1:50.98 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Justin Lemberg Australia | 3:52.45 | John Mykkanen United States | 3:53.24 | Thomas Fahrner West Germany | 3:54.17 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Alex Miawsky United States | 15:20.13 | Mike O'Brien United States | 15:20.45 | John Day Great Britain | 15:31.93 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union | 56.26 | Mark Rhodenbaugh United States | 56.99 | Sergei Zabolotnov Soviet Union | 57.04 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union | 1:59.76 | Sean Murphy Canada | 2:02.69 | Mike West Canada | 2:03.14 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | John Moffet United States | 1:02.88 | Gianni Minervini Italy | 1:03.38 | Eduard Klimentiev Soviet Union | 1:03.94 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | John Moffet United States | 2:18.83 | Alexandre Yokochi Portugal | 2:18.92 | Dimitri Kuzmin Soviet Union | 2:19.81 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Jon Sieben Australia | 53.97 | Matt Biondi United States | 54.03 | Michael Gross West Germany | 54.16 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Michael Gross West Germany | 1:57.88 | Anthony Mosse New Zealand | 1:58.94 | Chris Rives United States | 2:00.03 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Chris Rives United States | 2:03.50 | Duffy Dillon United States | 2:04.65 | Ricardo Prado Brazil | 2:04.92 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Ricardo Prado Brazil | 4:19.83 | Rob Woodhouse Australia | 4:20.76 | Jeff Prior United States | 4:23.91 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Scott McCadam Jim Born Craig Oppel Matt Biondi | 3:20.12 | West Germany (FRG) | 3:22.70 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:23.76 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Craig Oppel Charley Siroky Duffy Dillon Matt Biondi | 7:20.34 | West Germany (FRG) | 7:22.43 | Canada (CAN) | 7:30.81 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Mark Rhodenbaugh John Moffet Chris O'Neil Scott McCadam | 3:42.99 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:46.33 | West Germany (FRG) | 3:47.71 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; NR – National record

## Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Conny van Bentum Netherlands | 55.87 | Jenna Johnson United States | 56.29 | Kathy Coffin United States | 57.71 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Conny van Bentum Netherlands | 2:00.34 | Mary T. Meagher United States | 2:01.64 | Michelle Pearson Australia | 2:02.25 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Patty Sabo United States | 4:16.23 | Andrea Orosz Hungary | 4:16.88 | Stacy Shupe United States | 4:18.34 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Stacy Shupe United States | 8:45.87 | Carla Lasi Italy | 8:47.76 | Andrea Orosz Hungary | 8:49.41 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Carmen Bunaciu Romania | 1:03.67 | Jolanda de Rover Netherlands | 1:03.75 | Michelle Donahue United States | 1:03.83 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Jolanda de Rover Netherlands | 2:13.34 | Michelle Donahue United States | 2:13.81 | Carmen Bunaciu Romania | 2:17.63 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Tania Bogomilova Bulgaria | 1:09.27 | Larisa Moreva Soviet Union | 1:12.24 | Manuela Dalla Valle Italy | 1:12.33 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Tania Bogomilova Bulgaria | 2:30.30 | Larisa Moreva Soviet Union | 2:32.53 | Channon Hermstad United States | 2:36.72 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Mary T. Meagher United States | 59.81 | Melanie Buddemeyer United States | 1:01.33 | Conny van Bentum Netherlands | 1:01.51 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Mary T. Meagher United States | 2:07.32 | Kiyomi Takahashi Japan | 2:13.87 | Patty King United States | 2:15.06 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Svetlana Koptchikova Soviet Union | 2:18.11 | Michelle Pearson Australia | 2:18.21 | Tania Bogomilova Bulgaria | 2:19.36 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Channon Hermstad United States | 4:49.84 | Michelle Pearson Australia | 4:51.20 | Aivi Liiv Soviet Union | 4:52.04 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Jennifer Boyd Paige Zemina Kirsten Wengler Jenna Johnson | 3:49.10 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:51.17 | Netherlands (NED) | 3:51.42 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Paige Zemina Stacy Shupe Francie O'Leary Mary T. Meagher | 8:15.14 | Australia (AUS) Michelle Pearson Jenny Messenger Rebecca Whitehead Michelle Ford | 8:21.78 | Netherlands (NED) | 8:22.74 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Michelle Donahue Kathy Smith Mary T. Meagher Jenna Johnson | 4:11.24 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 4:14.59 | Australia (AUS) Michelle Pearson Jenny Messenger Rebecca Whitehead Julie West | 4:16.78 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; NR – National record

## Medal table

* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 18 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Japan (JPN)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |