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
1968
1976

Medal summary

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Medal table

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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 entries)565552163

Participating nations

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Men's events

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

Women's events

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

References

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  1. ^ שיאים וזהב לנכים, מעריב, 8.8.1972 (in Hebrew)
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