# Swimming at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

The swimming competition at the 1979 Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia.

## Medallists
### Men's events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle | Marcello Guarducci Italy | 51.58 | David López-Zubero Spain | 51.77 | René Écuyer France | 51.93 |
| 200 m freestyle | David López-Zubero Spain | 1:53.58 | Borut Petrič Yugoslavia | 1:53.76 | Marcello Guarducci Italy | 1:53.81 |
| 400 m freestyle | Borut Petrič Yugoslavia | 3:58.86 | Giorgio Quadri Italy | 4:01.00 | Paolo Revelli Italy | 4:03.08 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Borut Petrič Yugoslavia | 15:50.47 | Giovanni Nagni Italy | 15:51.72 | Rafael Escalas Spain | 15:51.74 |
| 100 m backstroke | Frédéric Delcourt France | 59.93 | Stefano Bellon Italy | 1:00.10 | Daniele Cerabino Italy | 1:00.28 |
| 200 m backstroke | Stefano Bellon Italy | 2:06.98 | Frédéric Delcourt France | 2:07.35 | Daniele Cerabino Italy | 2:08.83 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Olivier Borios France | 1:07.23 | Davide Peloso Italy | 1:07.41 | Sandro Vettore Italy | 1:07.67 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Cezare Fabbri Italy | 2:25.53 | Olivier Borios France | 2:27.08 | Massimo Trevisan Italy | 2:29.24 |
| 100 m butterfly | David López-Zubero Spain | 56.38 | Fabrizio Rampazzo Italy | 56.82 | Xavier Savin France | 57.04 |
| 200 m butterfly | Fabio Bracaglia Italy | 2:04.48 | Borut Petrič Yugoslavia | 2:04.75 | Massimo Armellini Italy | 2:04.95 |
| 400 m medley | Borut Petrič Yugoslavia | 4:35.50 | Giovanni Franceschi Italy | 4:40.98 | Maurizio Divano Italy | 4:41.36 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Italy Paolo Revelli Giorgio Quadri Fabrizio Rampazzo Marcello Guarducci | 7:36.70 | France | 7:41.51 | Spain | 7:52.96 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Italy Stefano Bellon Davide Peloso Fabrizio Rampazzo Marcello Guarducci | 3:53.18 | France | 3:55.19 | Spain | 3:57.57 |

### Women's events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle | Natalia Más Spain | 59.28 | Manuela Dalla Valle Italy | 59.88 | Cristina Ponteprimo Italy | 1:00.17 |
| 200 m freestyle | Natalia Más Spain | 2:04.32 | Roberta Felotti Italy | 2:04.96 | Anne Vial France | 2:06.57 |
| 400 m freestyle | Roberta Felotti Italy | 4:18.94 | Natalia Más Spain | 4:22.25 | Fulvia Cornella Italy | 4:27.70 |
| 800 m freestyle | Roberta Felotti Italy | 8:51.01 | Sofia Dara Greece | 9:00.61 | Giuditta Pandini Italy | 9:01.01 |
| 100 m backstroke | Michèle Ricaud France | 1:05.82 | Manuela Carosi Italy | 1:06.30 | Laura Foralosso Italy | 1:06.82 |
| 200 m backstroke | Michèle Ricaud France | 2:19.80 | Daniela Ferrini Italy | 2:24.31 | Manuela Carosi Italy | 2:24.99 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Carlotta Tagnin Italy | 1:13.85 | Sabrina Seminatore Italy | 1:14.54 | Annick de Susini France | 1:15.19 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Annick de Susini France | 2:40.95 | Carlotta Tagnin Italy | 2:41.56 | Catherine Poirot France | 2:41.84 |
| 100 m butterfly | Cinzia Savi Scarponi Italy | 1:02.96 | Sophie Falandry France | 1:04.92 | Cristina Quintarelli Italy | 1:06.29 |
| 200 m butterfly | Cinzia Savi Scarponi Italy | 2:16.96 | Sophie Falandry France | 2:19.20 | Cinzia Rampazzo Italy | 2:19.34 |
| 400 m medley | Cinzia Savi Scarponi Italy | 5:02.45 | Véronique Plat France | 5:07.70 | Vesna Šeparović Yugoslavia | 5:11.94 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Italy Cinzia Savi Scarponi Cristina Ponteprimo Roberta Felotti Manuela Dalla Valle | 3:58.89 | France | 4:00.57 | Spain | 4:00.60 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Italy Manuela Carosi Carlotta Tagnin Cinzia Savi Scarponi Manuela Dalla Valle | 4:24.19 | France | 4:24.91 | Spain | 4:34.02 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 14 | 12 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |