Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships
Introduction These are the results (medal winners) of the '''swimming''' competition at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships held in the city of West Berlin between August 20 and August 28.
Medal table *Record(*)
Medal summary ===Men===100 m freestyle   50.24 '''CR'''   50.73   50.79200 m freestyle   1:51.02 '''CR'''   1:51.10   1:51.33400 m freestyle   3:51.94 '''CR'''   3:53.42   3:53.971500 m freestyle   15:03.99 '''CR'''   15:20.77   15:23.38100 m backstroke   56.36 '''CR'''   56.69   58.01200 m backstroke   2:02.16   2:03.71   2:03.90100 m breaststroke   1:03.56 '''CR'''   1:03.60   1:03.62200 m breaststroke   2:18.37   2:18.42   2:20.16100 m butterfly   54.30   55.26   55.38200 m butterfly   1:59.38 '''CR'''   1:59.80   2:01.33200 m individual medley   2:03.65 '''WR'''   2:04.99   2:05.29400 m individual medley   4:20.05 '''WR'''   4:22.29   4:27.044 × 100 m freestyle relay Jack BabashoffRowdy GainesJim MontgomeryDavid McCagg  3:19.74 '''WR''' Andreas SchmidtUlrich TempsPeter KnustKlaus Steinbach  3:26.65 Per HolmertzDan LarssonPer-Ola QuistPer-Alvar Magnusson  3:26.954 × 200 m freestyle relay Bruce FurnissBill ForresterBobby HackettRowdy Gaines  7:20.82 '''WR''' Sergey RusinAndrey KrylovVladimir SalnikovSergey Kopliakov  7:28.41 Andreas SchmidtPeter KnustKarsken LippmannFrank Wennmann  7:33.294 × 100 m medley relay Bob JacksonNick NevidJoe BottomDavid McCagg  3:44.63 '''CR''' Klaus SteinbachWalter KuschMichael KrausAndreas Schmidt  3:48.58 Gary AbrahamDuncan GoodhewJohn MillsMartin Smith  3:49.06'''Legend:''' '''WR''' – World record; '''CR''' – Championship record===Women===100 m freestyle   55.68 '''CR'''   56.82   56.85200 m freestyle   1:58.53 '''WR'''   1:59.78   2:01.76400 m freestyle   4:06.28 '''WR'''   4:07.15   4:07.73800 m freestyle   8:24.94 '''CR'''   8:29.35   8:32.60100 m backstroke   1:02.55 '''CR'''   1:03.18   1:03.43200 m backstroke   2:11.93 '''WR'''   2:14.07   2:14.23100 m breaststroke   1:10.31 '''WR'''   1:10.77   1:11.99200 m breaststroke   2:31.42 '''WR'''   2:32.69   2:33.60100 m butterfly   1:00.20 '''CR'''   1:00.26   1:01.82200 m butterfly   2:09.87 '''WR'''   2:11.30   2:12.63 200 m individual medley   2:14.07 '''WR'''   2:14.98   2:15.99400 m individual medley   4:40.83 '''WR'''   4:47.52   4:48.564 × 100 m freestyle relay Tracy CaulkinsStephanie ElkinsJill SterkelCynthia Woodhead  3:43.43 '''WR''' Heike WittCaren MetschuckBarbara KrausePetra Priemer  3:47.37 Gail AmundrudNancy GarapickSue SloanWendy Quirk  3:49.594 × 100 m medley relay Linda JezekTracy CaulkinsJoan PenningtonCynthia Woodhead  4:08.21 '''CR''' Birgit TreiberRamona ReinkeAndrea PollackBarbara Krause  4:09.13 Elena KruglovaYuliya BogdanovaIrina AksenovaLarisa Tsaryova  4:14.91'''Legend:''' '''WR''' – World record; '''CR''' – Championship record
References *  1978 World Aquatics Championships-results* HistoFINA Men* HistoFINA Women