Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
In the XX. 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich found 29 competitions held in swimming, including 15 for men and 14 for women. Venue for the swimming competition was from August 28 to September 4, 1972, the Munich Olympic Swimming Pool. The undisputed star was Mark Spitz, who won seven gold medals.
- 3.1 100 m freestyle
- 3.2 200 m freestyle
- 3.3 400 m freestyle
- 3.4 800 m freestyle
- 3.5 100 m backstroke
- 3.6 200 m backstroke
- 3.7 100 m Breaststroke
- 3.8 200 m Breaststroke
- 3.9 100 m butterfly
- 3:10 200m butterfly
- 3:11 200 m Individual Medley
- 3:12 400 m Individual Medley
- 3:13 4 × 100 m freestyle
- 3:14 4 × 100 m medley
Competitions and schedule
100 m Freestyle
Final on September 3
200 m Freestyle
Finals on August 29,
400 m Freestyle
Finale on September 1, Rick Demont finished first in 4:00,26 minutes the first place, but was disqualified for doping after you proved him taking an asthma medication.
1500 m Freestyle
Finals on September 4
100m backstroke
Finals on August 29,
200m backstroke
Finale on September 2
100 m breaststroke
Finals on August 30 In the first semi-final run Hencken presented with 1:05,68 to a new world record, which was immediately improved by Taguchi in the second semi-final with 1:05,13. Also swam in the semifinals Kush 1:05,78 a new European record.
200 m breaststroke
Finale on September 2
100 m Butterfly
Finals on August 31,
200 m Butterfly
Final on 28 August
200 m Individual Medley
Final on September 3
400 m Individual Medley
Finals on August 30 Larsson and McKee both reached a time of 4:31,98 min. But the time was then determined more precisely and it turned out that Larsson was two thousandths of a second faster. The World Swimming Association decided later to distinguish only up to the hundredths of a second. Already in the run presented Larsson 4:34,99 with a new European record.
4 × 100 m freestyle
Final on 28 August Already in the run put the season of the USA ( Fairbank, Connelly, Heidenreich and Edgar ) 3:28,84 with a new world record. Vladimir Bure set a new European record in the 100m freestyle as the start of the Soviet swimmer freestyle relay with 52.26.
4 × 200 m freestyle
Finals on August 31,
4 × 100 m medley
Finals on September 4 Roland Matthes presented as the start of the GDR float medley relay with 56,30 a new world record in the 100m backstroke on.
Women
100 m Freestyle
Finals on August 29,
200 m Freestyle
Finale on September 1, Already in the run presented Eife with 2:07,05 on a new European record.
400 m Freestyle
Finals on August 30 Already in the run presented Calligaris 4:24,14 with a new European record.
800 m Freestyle
Final on September 3 Already in the run presented Calligaris 9:02,96 with a new European record.
100m backstroke
Finale on September 2 Already in the run presented Gyarmati with 1:06,39 a new European record.
200m backstroke
Finals on September 4 In the heats turned Belote with 2:20,58 already a new world record and Brigitha swam with 2:23,70 a new European record.
100 m breaststroke
Finale on September 2
200 m breaststroke
Finals on August 29,
100 m Butterfly
Finale on September 1, In the run Gyarmati presented with 1:04,01 on a new European record in the semifinals and she swam with 1:03,80 even a new world record.
200 m Butterfly
Finals on September 4 Already in the run presented Kother with 2:18,32 a new European record.
200 m Individual Medley
Final on 28 August In the heats only presented with Proud 2:25,45 and then finished with 2:25,39 a new European record.
400 m Individual Medley
Finals on August 31, In the run Proud presented with 5:06,96 on a new European record.
4 × 100 m freestyle
Finals on August 30 In the run put the season of the GDR ( Eife, Eichner, Sehmisch and finished ) the world record with 3:58,11 a.
4 × 100 m medley
Final on September 3 Already in the run put the season of the GDR (Autumn, Bird, Beier and Wetzko ) 4:27,58 with a new European record.