# Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 56 events, 28 for men and 28 for women.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Israel (ISR) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Rhodesia (RHO) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 56 | 55 | 52 | 163 |

### Participating nations

* Argentina (7)
* Australia (7)
* Austria (9)
* Belgium (2)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (14)
* Czechoslovakia (3)
* Denmark (5)
* Finland (10)
* France (19)
* Great Britain (23)
* Hong Kong (3)
* India (3)
* Ireland (4)
* Israel (15)
* Italy (4)
* Jamaica (8)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Netherlands (15)
* New Zealand (5)
* Norway (11)
* Peru (1)
* Poland (14)
* Rhodesia (12)
* South Africa (9)
* Spain (14)
* Sweden (10)
* Switzerland (6)
* United States (20)
* West Germany (19)
* Yugoslavia (3)

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 25 m freestyle 1A details | Claude Raffin France | Alan West Great Britain | None |
| 25 m freestyle 1B details | Daniel Jeannin France | Robert Ockvirk United States | David Holland Rhodesia |
| 25 m freestyle 2 details | John Britton Kenya | Mohamed Benamar France | Gerrit Pomp Netherlands |
| 50 m freestyle 3 details | Murlikant Petkar India | Andrzej Seremak Poland | Olbrich West Germany |
| 50 m freestyle 4 details | M. Vanderriet South Africa | Beltrand de Five Pranger Spain | Foust United States |
| 100 m freestyle 5 details | Bosch South Africa | Arieh Rubin Israel | Robert Morrison Australia |
| 100 m freestyle 6 details | Harry Lamberts Netherlands | Francisco Benítez Spain | Zenon Sokol Poland |
| 25 m backstroke 1A details | Alan West Great Britain | Matti Launonen Finland | Hans Lubbering West Germany |
| 25 m backstroke 1B details | Daniel Jeannin France | Robert Ockvirk United States | Patrick Reid Jamaica |
| 25 m backstroke 2 details | Eric Boulter Australia | Gerrit Pomp Netherlands | Risto Liuska Finland |
| 50 m backstroke 3 details | Shlomo Finkelstein Israel | Andrzej Seremak Poland | Richard Bates Great Britain |
| 50 m backstroke 4 details | Stanislaw Mosurek Poland | Andrew James Scott Rhodesia | Moshe Levy Israel |
| 100 m backstroke 5 details | Ryszard Machowczyk Poland | Bosch South Africa | Kevin English Rhodesia |
| 100 m backstroke 6 details | Nilsson Sweden | Francisco Benítez Spain | George Simpson Great Britain |
| 25 m breaststroke 1A details | Claude Raffin France | Alan West Great Britain | None |
| 25 m breaststroke 1B details | Patrick Reid Jamaica | Robert Ockvirk United States | R. Rosenbaum United States |
| 25 m breaststroke 2 details | David Ellis Great Britain | Risto Liuska Finland | Gerrit Pomp Netherlands |
| 50 m breaststroke 3 details | Andrzej Seremak Poland | William Thornton Great Britain | Griggs United States |
| 50 m breaststroke 4 details | M. Vanderriet South Africa | Harald Gunnerup Norway | Andrew James Scott Rhodesia |
| 100 m breaststroke 5 details | Arieh Rubin Israel | Ryszard Machowczyk Poland | Mieczyslaw Sobczak Poland |
| 100 m breaststroke 6 details | Zenon Sokol Poland | Harry Lamberts Netherlands | George Simpson Great Britain |
| 75 m individual medley 2 details | Wasnock Canada | Eric Boulter Australia | None |
| 75 m individual medley 3 details | Shlomo Finkelstein Israel | Olbrich West Germany | W. Thornton Great Britain |
| 75 m individual medley 4 details | Andrew James Scott Rhodesia | Beltrand de Five Pranger Spain | M. Vanderriet South Africa |
| 150 m individual medley 5 details | Ryszard Machowczyk Poland | Arieh Rubin Israel | Robert Morrison Australia |
| 150 m individual medley 6 details | Nilsson Sweden | Harry Lamberts Netherlands | Alcock South Africa |
| 3×50 m medley relay 2-4 details | Israel (ISR) Moshe Levy Joseph Wengier Moshe Mousai | Poland (POL) Stanisław Mosurek Andrzej Seremak Mirosław Deręgowski | United States (USA) |
| 3×100 m medley relay 5-6 details | Poland (POL) Ryszard Machowczyk Zenon Sokół Mieczysław Sobczak | South Africa (RSA) | Sweden (SWE) |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 25 m freestyle 1A details | Sandra James Rhodesia | None | None |
| 25 m freestyle 1B details | Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers Netherlands | Eileen Robertson Rhodesia | Tina Morgan New Zealand |
| 25 m freestyle 2 details | Schyff South Africa | Pam Foley Australia | Sharon Myers United States |
| 50 m freestyle 3 details | Anna Pogorzelska Poland | Netty van der Krieke Netherlands | M. Schaefer South Africa |
| 50 m freestyle 4 details | Alina Wojtowicz Poland | Bente Gronli Norway | Pauline English Australia |
| 100 m freestyle 5 details | Grazyna Haffke Poland | Mary Kuivenhoven Netherlands | Rachel Tassa Israel |
| 100 m freestyle 6 details | Ingrid van der Benden Netherlands | Barbara Kopycka Poland | Louw South Africa |
| 25 m backstroke 1A details | Karen Donaldson United States | Mayerhofer West Germany | Demerakas Canada |
| 25 m backstroke 1B details | Tournier France | Liebrecht West Germany | Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers Netherlands |
| 25 m backstroke 2 details | Henny Hilberink Netherlands | Quirien Jonker Netherlands | D. Weber West Germany |
| 50 m backstroke 3 details | Anna Pogorzelska Poland | Netty van der Krieke Netherlands | Nella McPherson Jamaica |
| 50 m backstroke 4 details | Le Roux South Africa | M. Tufuesson Sweden | Bente Gronli Norway |
| 100 m backstroke 5 details | Marijke Ruiter Netherlands | Grazyna Haffke Poland | de Baker Netherlands |
| 100 m backstroke 6 details | Barbara Kopycka Poland | Leone Williams Jamaica | Kerstin Wiksén Sweden |
| 25 m breaststroke 1A details | Mayerhofer West Germany | Sandra James Rhodesia | Richetti Argentina |
| 25 m breaststroke 1B details | Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers Netherlands | Eileen Robertson Rhodesia | White Ireland |
| 25 m breaststroke 2 details | Schyff South Africa | Mullings Jamaica | D. Weber West Germany |
| 50 m breaststroke 3 details | Nella McPherson Jamaica | Anna Pogorzelska Poland | M. Schaefer South Africa |
| 50 m breaststroke 4 details | M. Tufuesson Sweden | Ora Goldstein Israel | Sonja Graveland Netherlands |
| 100 m breaststroke 5 details | Marijke Ruiter Netherlands | Mary Kuivenhoven Netherlands | Galeon France |
| 100 m breaststroke 6 details | Ingrid van der Benden Netherlands | Louw South Africa | Kerstin Wiksén Sweden |
| 75 m individual medley 2 details | Schyff South Africa | Pam Foley Australia | Mullings Jamaica |
| 75 m individual medley 3 details | Nella McPherson Jamaica | Netty van der Krieke Netherlands | Dukelow Great Britain |
| 75 m individual medley 4 details | M. Tufuesson Sweden | Bente Gronli Norway | Pauline English Australia |
| 150 m individual medley 5 details | Marijke Ruiter Netherlands | Grazyna Haffke Poland | Mary Kuivenhoven Netherlands |
| 150 m individual medley 6 details | Ingrid van der Benden Netherlands | Barbara Kopycka Poland | Louw South Africa |
| 3×50 m medley relay 2-4 details | South Africa (RSA) | Netherlands (NED) Quirien Jonker Sonja Graveland Netty van der Krieke | Australia (AUS) |
| 3×100 m medley relay 5-6 details | Netherlands (NED) Mary Kuivenhoven Ingrid van der Benden Marijke Ruiter | Poland (POL) | South Africa (RSA) |