# Swimming at the 1987 Summer Universiade

The swimming competition at the 1987 Summer Universiade took place in Zagreb, Yugoslavia from July 9 to July 14, 1987.

## Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Tom Williams United States | 22.90 | Hans Kroes Netherlands | 23.11 | Stephan Guesgen West Germany | 23.35 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Andy Jameson Great Britain | 51.42 | Patrick Dybiona Netherlands | 51.70 | Hans Kroes Netherlands | 51.83 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Frank Drost Netherlands | 1:51.62 | Jeffrey Olsen United States | 1:51.95 | Joseph Parker United States | 1:52.14 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Andrey Patrakov Soviet Union | 3:56.13 | Darjan Petrič Yugoslavia | 3:56.57 | Kevin Boyd Great Britain | 3:56.62 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Alex Miawsky United States | 15:23.22 | Darjan Petrič Yugoslavia | 15:26.60 | Rod Kirschenman United States | 15:26.62 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Daichi Suzuki Japan | 56.57 | David Berkoff United States | 57.22 | Jay Mortenson United States | 57.44 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Daichi Suzuki Japan | 2:02.98 | Zoltan Balajti Hungary | 2:03.95 | Michael Lambert United States | 2:04.14 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Lorenzo Carbonari Italy | 1:04.20 | Andrew Deichert United States | 1:04.96 | Naritochi Matsuda Japan | 1:05.00 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Alexandre Yokochi Portugal | 2:18.24 | Todd Torres United States | 2:21.40 | Dimitri Porotski Soviet Union | 2:21.76 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Andy Jameson Great Britain | 54.65 | Anthony Mosse New Zealand | 54.73 | David Cademartori United States | 54.87 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Anthony Mosse New Zealand | 2:00.20 | David Cademartori United States | 2:01.52 | Ondrej Bures Czechoslovakia | 2:02.27 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Neil Cochran Great Britain | 2:05.08 | Rob Woodhouse Australia | 2:05.40 | David Cademartori United States | 2:06.04 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Rob Woodhouse Australia | 4:22.90 | Serghei Mariniuc Soviet Union | 4:25.77 | Shawn Rowland United States | 4:26.23 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Eric Hansen David Kerska Tom Williams Joel Thomas | 3:23.56 | Netherlands (NED) | 3:24.02 | West Germany (FRG) | 3:26.08 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Joe Parker Brent Lang John Hodge Jeffrey Olsen | 7:29.30 | Netherlands (NED) | 7:29.86 | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:31.95 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) David Berkoff Todd Torres Jay Mortenson Eric Hansen | 3:45.72 | Japan (JPN) | 3:46.27 | West Germany (FRG) | 3:48.73 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; NR – National record

## Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Ann Drolsom United States | 26.24 | Marie-Thérèse Armentero Switzerland | 26.56 | Conny van Bentum Netherlands | 26.57 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Mitzi Kremer United States | 57.30 | Conny van Bentum Netherlands | 57.47 | Mildred Muis Netherlands | 57.56 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Noemi Lung Romania | 2:00.89 | Mitzi Kremer United States | 2:01.84 | Silvia Persi Italy | 2:03.68 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Noemi Lung Romania | 4:10.84 | Mitzi Kremer United States | 4:12.18 | Lisa Meyers United States | 4:18.86 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Noemi Lung Romania | 8:34.82 | Cheryl Kriegsman United States | 8:41.18 | Yan Ming China | 8:46.10 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Aneta Patrascoiu Romania | 1:02.92 | Susan O'Brien United States | 1:03.77 | Jolanda de Rover Netherlands | 1:03.92 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Aneta Patrascoiu Romania | 2:13.06 | Jolanda de Rover Netherlands | 2:17.08 | Jennifer Shannon United States | 2:17.20 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Manuela Dalla Valle Italy | 1:10.54 | Ingrid Lempereur Belgium | 1:11.37 | Susannah Brownsdon Great Britain | 1:11.86 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Ingrid Lempereur Belgium | 2:31.09 | Manuela Dalla Valle Italy | 2:31.75 | Larisa Moreva Soviet Union | 2:32.87 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Ilaria Tocchini Italy | 1:02.01 | Conny van Bentum Netherlands | 1:02.13 | Jodi Eyles United States | 1:02.25 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Elizabeth Roussaki Greece | 2:12.59 | Aneta Patrascoiu Romania | 2:14.26 | Noemi Lung Romania | 2:14.74 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Noemi Lung Romania | 2:15.64 | Mildred Muis Netherlands | 2:18.21 | Marianne Muis Netherlands | 2:18.31 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Noemi Lung Romania | 4:42.95 | Aneta Patrascoiu Romania | 4:50.75 | Janelie Bosse United States | 4:52.98 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | Netherlands (NED) | 3:47.94 | United States (USA) | 3:48.56 | Italy (ITA) | 3:52.97 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Francie O'Leary Lisa Meyers Cheryl Kriegsman Mitzi Kremer | 8:09.50 | Netherlands (NED) | 8:17.51 | Romania (ROM) | 8:21.50 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Susan O'Brien Kim Rhodenbaugh Jodi Eyles Aimee Berzins | 4:14.38 | Italy (ITA) | 4:14.57 | Netherlands (NED) | 4:15.10 |
Legend: CR – Championship record; NR – National record

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | Romania (ROU) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |