# Swimming at the 1970 Summer Universiade

The swimming competition at the 1970 Summer Universiade took place in Turin, Italy in August 1970.

## Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Frank Heckl United States | 53.2 | Dan Frawley United States | 53.4 | Leonid Ilyichov Soviet Union | 53.9 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Andy Strenk United States | 4:12.1 | Steve Genter United States | 4:13.6 | Vladimir Bure Soviet Union | 4:17.9 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Andy Strenk United States | 16:43.1 | Steve Genter United States | 17:01.1 | Władysław Wojtakajtis Poland | 17:34.9 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Mitch Ivey United States | 59.4 | Charlie Campbell United States | 59.5 | Mike Richards Great Britain | 1:01.7 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Mitch Ivey United States | 2:09.3 | Charlie Campbell United States | 2:09.6 | Mike Richards Great Britain | 2:15.0 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union | 1:07.1 | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan | 1:07.5 | Mike Dirksen United States | 1:08.6 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Rick Colella United States | 2:25.5 | Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union | 2:28.4 | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan | 2:29.4 |
| 100 m butterfly details | John Ferris United States | 57.5 | Jerry Heidenreich United States | 57.7 | Yasuo Takada Japan | 59.2 |
| 200 m butterfly details | John Ferris United States | 2:07.8 | Yasuo Takada Japan | 2:09.2 | Ken Weinfeld United States | 2:10.2 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Steve Power United States | 4:46.1 | Rick Colella United States | 4:48.8 | Reinhard Merkel West Germany | 4:56.5 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Don Havens Jim McConica Dave O'Mallay Frank Heckl | 3:33.3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:36.1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3:45.8 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Andy Strenk Dave O'Mallay Jim McConica Frank Heckl | 7:53.7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 8:08.0 | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:26.0 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Mitch Ivey Ken Shilling John Ferris Frank Heckl | 3:59.9 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:03.9 | Japan (JPN) | 4:05.8 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record

## Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Mirjana Šegrt Yugoslavia | 1:00.9 | Marsha McCuen United States | 1:01.1 | Laura Fritz United States | 1:02.1 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Evelyn Kossner United States | 4:43.7 | Kathy Thomas United States | 4:49.9 | Sandra Smith Canada | 4:53.9 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Kaye Hall United States | 1:07.3 | Lynn Skrifvars United States | 1:11.0 | Soviet Athlete Soviet Union | 1:11.4 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Galina Stepanova Soviet Union | 1:16.7 | Alla Grebennikova Soviet Union | 1:18.1 | Linda Kurtz United States | 1:18.9 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Galina Stepanova Soviet Union | 2:45.4 | Linda Kurtz United States | 2:49.4 | Alla Grebennikova Soviet Union | 2:49.6 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Lynn Colella United States Mirjana Šegrt Yugoslavia | 1:06.0 | Not Awarded | | Ellie Daniel United States | 1:06.9 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Lynn Colella United States | 2:31.4 | Lidiya Milenina Soviet Union | 2:32.1 | Kathy Thomas United States | 2:34.5 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Marsha McCuen Benoit Kaye Hall Laura Fritz | 4:09.5 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4:20.2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4:21.6 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Kaye Hall Linda Kurtz Lynn Colella Marsha McCuen | 4:35.1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:41.6 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4:43.3 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 18 | 11 | 6 | 35 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 66 |