Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
| Swimming events at the 1984 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus. There was a total of 494 participants from 67 countries competing.
This was the first Olympic games at which only two swimmers per country were permitted. Previously, three swimmers were allowed and many countries, most often the United States, would sweep the medal stand.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 21 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
Men's events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
*Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
See also
References
- 1984 Summer Olympics results: swimming, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-27.
- 1984 Summer Olympics history: swimming from http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/; retrieved 2015-06-22.
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