Swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships

These are the results (medal winners) of the swimming competition at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany (GDR)1412430
2 United States (USA)771024
3 West Germany (FRG)4217
4 Hungary (HUN)3003
5 Soviet Union (URS)23510
6 Canada (CAN)1225
7 Romania (ROU)1012
8 Italy (ITA)0202
9 Bulgaria (BUL)0112
  Switzerland (SUI)0112
11 France (FRA)0101
 New Zealand (NZL)0101
13 Netherlands (NED)0044
14 Great Britain (GBR)0022
15 Denmark (DEN)0011
Totals (15 nations)32323296

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
 Tom Jager (USA)
22.49
 Dano Halsall (SUI)
22.80
 Matt Biondi (USA)
22.85
100 m freestyle
details
 Matt Biondi (USA)
48.94
 Stéphan Caron (FRA)
49.73
 Tom Jager (USA)
49.79
200 m freestyle
details
 Michael Gross (FRG)
1:47.92
 Sven Lodziewski (GDR)
1:49.12
 Matt Biondi (USA)
1:49.43
400 m freestyle
details
 Rainer Henkel (FRG)
3:50.05
 Uwe Daßler (GDR)
3:51.26
 Dan Jorgensen (USA)
3:51.33
1500 m freestyle
details
 Rainer Henkel (FRG)
15:05.31
 Stefano Battistelli (ITA)
15:14.80
 Dan Jorgensen (USA)
15:16.23
100 m backstroke
details
 Igor Polyansky (URS)
55.58
 Dirk Richter (GDR)
56.49
 Sergei Zabolotnov (URS)
56.57
200 m backstroke
details
 Igor Polyansky (URS)
1:58.78
 Frank Baltrusch (GDR)
2:01.11
 Frank Hoffmeister (FRG)
2:02.42
100 m breaststroke
details
 Victor Davis (CAN)
1:02.71
 Gianni Minervini (ITA)
1:03.00
 Dmitry Volkov (URS)
1:03.30
200 m breaststroke
details
 József Szabó (HUN)
2:14.27
 Victor Davis (CAN)
2:14.93
 Steve Bentley (USA)
2:16.51
100 m butterfly
details
 Pablo Morales (USA)
53.54
 Matt Biondi (USA)
53.67
 Andy Jameson (GBR)
53.81
200 m butterfly
details
 Michael Gross (FRG)
1:56.53
 Anthony Mosse (NZL)
1:58.36
 Benny Nielsen (DEN)
1:59.09
200 m individual medley
details
 Tamás Darnyi (HUN)
2:01.57
 Alex Baumann (CAN)
2:02.34
 Vadim Yaroshchuk (URS)
2:02.61
400 m individual medley
details
 Tamás Darnyi (HUN)
4:18.98
 Vadim Yaroshchuk (URS)
4:22.03
 Alex Baumann (CAN)
4:22.58
4×100 m freestyle relay
details
 United States (USA)
Tom Jager
Mike Heath
Paul Wallace
Matt Biondi

3:19.89
 Soviet Union (URS)
Gennadiy Prigoda
Nikolay Yevseyev
Sergey Smiriyagin
Aleksey Markovsky

3:21.14
 East Germany (GDR)
Dirk Richter
Jörg Woithe
Sven Lodziewski
Steffen Zesner

3:21.47
4×200 m freestyle relay
details
 East Germany (GDR)
Lars Hinneburg
Thomas Flemming
Dirk Richter
Sven Lodziewski

7:15.91
 West Germany (FRG)
Rainer Henkel
Michael Gross
Alexander Schowtka
Thomas Fahrner

7:15.96
 United States (USA)
Eric Boyer
Mike Heath
Dan Jorgensen
Matt Biondi

7:18.29
4×100 m medley relay
details
 United States (USA)
Dan Veatch
David Lundberg
Pablo Morales
Matt Biondi

3:41.25
 West Germany (FRG)
Frank Hoffmeister
Bert Göbel
Michael Gross
André Schadt

3:42.26
 Soviet Union (URS)
Igor Polyansky
Dmitry Volkov
Aleksey Markovsky
Nikolay Yevseyev

3:42.63

Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
details
 Tamara Costache (ROU)
25.28
 Kristin Otto (GDR)
25.50
 Marie-Thérèse Armentero (SUI)
25.93
100 m freestyle
 Kristin Otto (GDR)
55.05
 Jenna Johnson (USA)
55.70
 Conny van Bentum (NED)
55.79
200 m freestyle
details
 Heike Friedrich (GDR)
1:58.26
 Manuela Stellmach (GDR)
1:58.90
 Mary T. Meagher (USA)
2:00.14
400 m freestyle
details
 Heike Friedrich (GDR)
4:07.45
 Astrid Strauss (GDR)
4:09.16
 Sarah Hardcastle (GBR)
4:09.85
800 m freestyle
details
 Astrid Strauss (GDR)
8:28.24
 Katja Hartmann (GDR)
8:28.44
 Debbie Babashoff (USA)
8:34.04
100 m backstroke
details
 Betsy Mitchell (USA)
1:01.74
 Kathrin Zimmermann (GDR)
1:02.17
 Natalya Shibayeva (URS)
1:02.25
200 m backstroke
details
 Cornelia Sirch (GDR)
2:11.37
 Betsy Mitchell (USA)
2:11.39
 Kathrin Zimmermann (GDR)
2:11.45
100 m breaststroke
details
 Sylvia Gerasch (GDR)
1:08.11
 Silke Hörner (GDR)
1:08.41
 Tanya Bogomilova (BUL)
1:08.52
200 m breaststroke
details
 Silke Hörner (GDR)
2:27.40
 Tanya Bogomilova (BUL)
2:27.66
 Allison Higson (CAN)
2:31.34
100 m butterfly
details
 Kornelia Greßler (GDR)
59.51
 Kristin Otto (GDR)
59.66
 Mary T. Meagher (USA)
59.98
200 m butterfly
details
 Mary T. Meagher (USA)
2:08.41
 Kornelia Greßler (GDR)
2:10.66
 Birte Weigang (GDR)
2:10.68
200 m individual medley
details
 Kristin Otto (GDR)
2:15.56
 Yelena Dendeberova (URS)
2:15.84
 Kathleen Nord (GDR)
2:16.05
400 m individual medley
details
 Kathleen Nord (GDR)
4:43.75
 Michelle Griglione (USA)
4:44.07
 Noemi Lung (ROU)
4:45.44
4×100 m freestyle relay
details
 East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto
Manuela Stellmach
Sabine Schulze
Heike Friedrich

3:40.57
 United States (USA)
Jenna Johnson
Dara Torres
Mary T. Meagher
Betsy Mitchell

3:44.04
 Netherlands (NED)
Conny van Bentum
Laura Leideritz
Karin Brienesse
Annemarie Verstappen

3:46.89
4×200 m freestyle relay
details
 East Germany (GDR)
Manuela Stellmach
Astrid Strauß
Nadja Bergknecht
Heike Friedrich

7:59.33
 United States (USA)
Betsy Mitchell
Mary T. Meagher
Kim Brown
Mary Wayte

8:02.12
 Netherlands (NED)
Annemarie Verstappen
Jolande van der Meer
Marianne Muis
Conny van Bentum

8:09.59
4×100 m medley relay
details
 East Germany (GDR)
Kathrin Zimmermann
Sylvia Gerasch
Kornelia Greßler
Kristin Otto

4:04.82
 United States (USA)
Betsy Mitchell
Jenny Hau
Mary T. Meagher
Jenna Johnson

4:07.75
 Netherlands (NED)
Jolanda de Rover
Petra van Staveren
Conny van Bentum
Annemarie Verstappen

4:10.70

Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record

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