Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

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

Swimming
at the IV Paralympic Games

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)1110627
2 Poland (POL)1110223
3 South Africa (RSA)83718
4 France (FRA)5117
5 Israel (ISR)4329
6 Sweden (SWE)4138
7 Jamaica (JAM)3238
8 Rhodesia (RHO)2439
9 Great Britain (GBR)23510
10 Australia (AUS)1359
 United States (USA)1359
12 West Germany (FRG)1348
13 Canada (CAN)1012
14 India (IND)1001
 Kenya (KEN)1001
16 Spain (ESP)0404
17 Norway (NOR)0314
18 Finland (FIN)0213
19 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Ireland (IRL)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (21 nations)565552163


Participating nations

Men's events

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

Women's events

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

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