The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.

Participating nations 471 swimmers from 51 nations competed.

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events 100 m freestyle 49.99 (WR) 50.81 51.31 200 m freestyle 1:50.29 (WR) 1:50.50 1:50.58 400 m freestyle 3:51.93 (WR) 3:52.54 3:55.76 1500 m freestyle 15:02.40 (WR) 15:03.91 15:04.66 100 m backstroke 55.49 (WR) 56.34 57.22 200 m backstroke 1:59.19 (WR) 2:00.55 2:01.35 100 m breaststroke 1:03.11 (WR) 1:03.43 1:04.23200 m breaststroke 2:15.11 (WR) 2:17.26 2:19.20 100 m butterfly 54.35 54.50 54.65 200 m butterfly 1:59.23 (WR) 1:59.54 1:59.96 400 m individual medley 4:23.68 (WR) 4:24.62 4:26.90 4 × 200 m freestyle relay John NaberMike BrunerBruce FurnissJim Montgomery 7:23.22 (WR) Vladimir RaskatovAndrei BogdanovSergey KopliakovAndrey Krylov 7:27.97 Alan McClatcheyBrian BrinkleyGordon DownieDavid Dunne 7:32.11 4 × 100 m medley relay John NaberJohn HenckenMatt VogelJim Montgomery 3:42.22 (WR) Stephen PickellGraham SmithClay EvansGary MacDonald 3:45.94 Klaus SteinbachMichael KrausWalter KuschPeter Nocke 3:47.29

Women's events 100 m freestyle 55.65 (WR) 56.49 56.65 200 m freestyle 1:59.26 (WR) 2:01.22 2:01.40 400 m freestyle 4:09.89 (WR) 4:10.46 4:14.60 800 m freestyle 8:37.14 (WR) 8:37.59 8:42.60 100 m backstroke 1:01.83 (OR) 1:03.41 1:03.71 200 m backstroke 2:13.43 (OR) 2:14.97 2:15.60 100 m breaststroke 1:11.16 1:13.04 1:13.30 200 m breaststroke 2:33.35 (WR) 2:36.08 2:36.22 100 m butterfly 1:00.13 (=WR) 1:00.98 1:01.17 200 m butterfly 2:11.41 (OR) 2:12.50 2:12.86 400 m individual medley 4:42.77 (WR) 4:48.10 4:50.48 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Kim PeytonJill SterkelShirley BabashoffWendy Boglioli 3:44.82 (WR) Petra PriemerKornelia EnderClaudia HempelAndrea Pollack 3:45.50 Becky SmithGail AmundrudBarbara ClarkAnne Jardin 3:48.81 4 × 100 m medley relay Ulrike RichterHannelore AnkeKornelia EnderAndrea Pollack 4:07.95 (WR) Camille WrightShirley BabashoffLinda JezekLauri Siering 4:14.55 Susan SloanRobin CorsigliaWendy HoggAnne Jardin 4:15.22

Gallery of the medalists Some of the Olympic medalists in Montreal:

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