Sandor Rivnyak, James Rogers, Richard Schlesinger, Kevin Serrapede, Robert Sparks, Joel Voelkert, and Harry WinklerThomas Jandris)] Judo Men's Lightweight Kenneth Okada Men's Half-Middleweight Patrick Burris Men's Middleweight Irwin Cohen Men's Half-Heavyweight James Wooley Men's Heavyweight Douglas Nelson Men's Open Class Johnny Watts Modern pentathlon Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1972. Rowing Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage Sailing Shooting Fourteen shooters represented the United States in 1972. Lones Wigger and John Writer won golds and Lanny Bassham and Vic Auer won silver medals. Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle Mark Spitz Heat — 52.46s Semifinals — 52.43s Final — 51.22s (→ Gold medal) Jerry Heidenreich Heat — 52.38s Semifinals — 52.31s Final — 51.65s (→ Silver medal) John Murphy Heat — 53.07s Semifinals — 53.17s Final — 52.08s (→ 4th place) Men's 200m Freestyle Mark Spitz Heat — 1:55.29 Final — 1:52.78 (→ Gold medal) Steve Genter Heat — 1:55.42 Final — 1:53.73 (→ Silver medal) Fred Tyler Heat — 1:56.04 Final — 1:54.96 (→ 5th place) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Dave Fairbank, Gary Conelly, Jerry Heidenreich, and David Edgar Heat — 3:28.84 David Edgar, John Murphy, Jerry Heidenreich, and Mark Spitz Final — 3:26.42 (→ Gold medal) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Gary Conelly, Tom McBreen, Michael Burton, and John Kinsella Heat — 8:03.98 John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter, and Mark Spitz Final — 7:35.78 (→ Gold medal) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Tom Bruce, Jerry Heidenreich, Mike Stamm, and Mark Spitz Final (→ Gold medal) Water polo Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A) Defeated Romania (4-3) Defeated Cuba (7-6) Defeated Canada (8-1) Defeated Mexico (7-5) Defeated Yugoslavia (5-3) Final round (Group I) Drew with West Germany (4-4) Lost to Hungary (3-5) Drew with Soviet Union (6-6) Defeated Italy (6-5) → Bronze medal Team Roster Peter Asch Steven Barnett Bruce Bradley Stanley Cole James Ferguson Eric Lindroth John Parker Gary Sheerer James Slatton Russell Webb Barry Weitzenberg Weightlifting Wrestling Water skiing (demonstration sport) Men's slalom: Wayne Grimditch - 38.5 points, silver medal Ricky McCormick - 27.5 points, 9th place Men's Figure skiing: Ricky McCormick - 5340 points, gold medal Wayne Grimditch - 4510 points, silver medal Men's Jump: Ricky McCormick - 43.75 points, gold medal Wayne Grimditch - 30.15 points, 14th place Women's Slalom: Liz Allen-Shetter - 35.0