1972 Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
Event   Time  
100m Free Sandra Neilson, USA 58.59 OR
  Shirley Babashoff, USA 59.02  
  Shane Gould, AUS 59.06  
200m Free Shane Gould, AUS 2:03.56 WR
  Shirley Babashoff, USA 2:04.33  
  Keena Rothhammer, USA 2:04.92  
400m Free Shane Gould, AUS 4:19.44 WR
  Novella Calligaris, ITA 4:22.44  
  Gudrun Wegner, E. Ger 4:23.11  
800m Free Keena Rothhammer, USA 8:53.68 WR
  Shane Gould, AUS 8:56.39  
  Novella Calligaris, ITA 8:57.46  
100m Back Melissa Belote, USA 1:05.78 OR
  Andrea Gyarmati, HUN 1:06.26  
  Susan Atwood, USA 1:06.34  
200m Back Melissa Belote, USA 2:19.19 WR
  Susan Atwood, USA 2:20.38  
  Donna Marie Gurr, CAN 2:23.22  
100m Brst Cathy Carr, USA 1:13.58 WR
  Galina Stepanova, USSR 1:14.99  
  Beverly Whitfield, AUS 1:15.73  
200m Brst Beverly Whitfield, AUS 2:41.71 OR
  Dana Schoenfield, USA 2:42.05  
  Galina Stepanova, USSR 2:42.36  
100m Fly Mayumi Aoki, JPN 1:03.34 WR
  Roswitha Beier, E. Ger 1:30.61  
  Andrea Gyarmati, HUN 1:03.73  
200m Fly Karen Moe, USA 2:15.57 WR
  Lynn Colella, USA 2:16.34  
  Ellie Daniel, USA 2:16.74  
200m I.M. Shane Gould, AUS 2:23.07 WR
  Kornelia Ender, E. Ger 2:23.59  
  Lynn Vidali, USA 2:24.06  
400m I.M. Gail Neall, AUS 5:02.97 WR
  Leslie Cliff, CAN 5:03.57  
  Novella Calligaris, ITA 5:03.99  
4x100m Free USA (Sandra Neilson, Jennifer
Kemp, Jane Barkman,
Shirley Babashoff)
3:55.19 WR
  East Germany 3:55.55  
  West Germany 3:57.93  
4x100m Mdly USA (Melissa Belote, Cathy
Carr, Deena Deardurff,
Sandra Neilson)
4:20.75 WR
  East Germany 4:24.91  
  West Germany 4:26.46  
Diving   Points
Platform Ulrika Knape, SWE 390.00
  Milena Duchková, CZE 370.92
  Marina Janicke, E. Ger  
Spring Micki King, USA 450.03
  Ulrika Knape, SWE 434.19
  Marina Janicke, E. Ger 430.92

 

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