Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
| Swimming at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium |
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| Competitors | 494 from 67 nations |
| Swimming events at the 1984 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus. There was a total of 494 participants from 67 countries competing.[1]
This was the first Olympic games at which only two swimmers per country were permitted. Previously, three swimmers were allowed and many countries, most often the United States, would sweep the medal stand.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 21 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.png){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
Men's events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
*Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Participating nations
494 swimmers from 67 nations competed.[1]
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See also
References
- 1 2 "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- 1984 Summer Olympics history: swimming from http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/; retrieved 2015-06-22.
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