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Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany. 29 events in swimming were contested. There were a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing.

Events
The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless otherwise stated): • Freestyle: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m (women), 1500 m (men) • Backstroke: 100 m, 200 m • Breaststroke: 100 m, 200 m • Butterfly: 100 m, 200 m • Individual Medley: 200 m, 400 m • Relays: 4 × 100 m free, 4 × 200 m free (men); 4 × 100 m medley == Participating nations ==
Participating nations
532 swimmers from 52 nations competed. == Medal table ==
Results
Men's events Women's events == Gallery of the medalists ==
Gallery of the medalists
Some of the Olympic medalists in Munich: File:Mark Spitz.jpg|Mark Spitz, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, 200-metre butterfly, 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay, 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay. File:Mike Burton (swimmer).jpg|Mike Burton, winner of the 1500-metre freestyle. File:Gunnar Larsson 1970.jpg|Gunnar Larsson, winner of the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre individual medley. File:Shane Gould.jpg|Shane Gould, winner of the 200-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, and 200-metre individual medley. File:John Hencken c1974.jpg|John Hencken, winner of the 200-metre breaststroke. File:Brad Cooper 1972.jpg|Brad Cooper, winner of the 400-metre freestyle. File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J0411-0003-001, Roland Matthes.jpg|Roland Matthes, winner of the 100-metre backstroke and 200-metre backstroke. File:Cathy Carr 1972.jpg|Cathy Carr, winner of the 100-metre breaststroke and 4 × 100-metre medley relay. File:Melissa Belote 1974.jpg|Melissa Belote, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay. == References ==
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