# Swimming at the 1977 Summer Universiade

The swimming competition at the 1977 Summer Universiade took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

## Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | John Ebuna United States | 52.05 | Andy Coan United States | 52.12 | Klaus Steinbach West Germany | 52.27 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Dick Hannula Jr. United States | 4:02.17 | Vladimir Mikheyev Soviet Union | 4:03.78 | Igor Kushpelev Soviet Union | 4:03.93 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | John Weston United States | 15:46.94 | Igor Kushpelev Soviet Union | 15:59.80 | Kyle Ditzler United States | 16:10.87 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Rômulo Arantes Brazil | 58.45 | Jim Ballard United States | 58.75 | Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary | 58.79 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary | 2:05.60 | Bruce Hardcastle United States | 2:06.52 | Jim Ballard United States | 2:07.67 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Graham Smith Canada | 1:05.17 | Duncan Goodhew Great Britain | 1:06.04 | Giorgio Lalle Italy | 1:06.34 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Graham Smith Canada | 2:23.43 | Vladimir Dementyev Soviet Union | 2:24.10 | Aigars Kudis Soviet Union | 2:24.73 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Mike Curington United States | 55.58 | Dan Thompson Canada | 57.05 | John van Buren Canada | 57.12 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Michael Kraus West Germany | 2:02.81 | Andrey Avtushenko Soviet Union | 2:03.73 | Bruce Rogers Canada | 2:05.24 |
| 400 m individual medley details | András Hargitay Hungary | 4:32.91 | Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary | 4:34.19 | Andy Ritchie Canada | 4:35.30 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Andy Coan Doug Lambert Mike Curington John Ebuna | 3:31.49 | West Germany (FRG) | 3:31.75 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:33.24 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) John Weston Mike Curington John Ebuna Dick Hannula Jr. | 7:41.20 | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:42.55 | West Germany (FRG) | 7:48.27 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Jim Ballard Lance Michaelis Mike Curington John Ebuna | 3:51.67 | Canada (CAN) | 3:53.67 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:54.34 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record

## Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Jutta Weber West Germany | 57.80 | Sue Hinderaker United States | 58.93 | Beth Harrell United States | 59.05 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Bonnie Glasgow United States | 4:16.50 | Liz McKinnon Canada | 4:24.04 | Wendy Weinberg United States | 4:27.75 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Klavdiya Studenikova Soviet Union | 1:06.68 | Meg McCully United States | 1:07.25 | Yelena Rusanova Soviet Union | 1:08.54 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Marion Stuart Canada | 1:15.60 | Amy Tasnady United States | 1:16.66 | Anna Skolarczyk Poland | 1:16.83 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Anne Gagnon Canada | 2:43.7 | Anne Merklinger Canada | 2:44.60 | Amy Tasnady United States | 2:44.69 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Sue Hinderaker United States | 1:03.63 | Gudrun Beckmann West Germany | 1:03.84 | Anca Miclaus Romania | 1:04.61 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Bonnie Glasgow United States | 2:20.66 | Jennie Franks United States | 2:23.82 | Danielle Balla Canada | 2:27.22 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Shawn Houghton Bonny Brown Beth Harrell Sue Hinderaker | 3:53.70 | Canada (CAN) | 4:01.02 | West Germany (FRG) | 4:03.23 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Meg McCully Amy Tasnady Beth Harrell Sue Hinderaker | 4:29.78 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:31.27 | West Germany (FRG) | 4:46.63 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record