Swimming at the Friendship Games took place at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow, Soviet Union between 19 August and 25 August 1984. 29 events (15 men's and 14 women's) were contested.
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |  Kristin Otto (GDR) |
55.75 | Birgit Meineke (GDR) |
55.79 |  Svitlana Kopchykova (URS) |
56.53 |
| 200 m freestyle | Kristin Otto (GDR) |
1:59.48 | Birgit Meineke (GDR) |
2:00.15 | Svitlana Kopchykova (URS) |
2:00.47 |
| 400 m freestyle | Astrid Strauss (GDR) |
4:07.66 | Irina Laricheva (URS) |
4:09.70 | Anke Sonnenbrodt (GDR) |
4:16.21 |
| 800 m freestyle | Astrid Strauss (GDR) |
8:24.95 | Grit Richter (GDR) |
8:33.47 | Irina Laricheva (URS) |
8:39.57 |
| 100 m backstroke | Ina Kleber (GDR) |
1:00.99 | Kristin Otto (GDR) |
1:02.02 | Viktoriya Klochko (URS) |
1:03.67 |
| 200 m backstroke | Katrin Zimmermann (GDR) |
2:12.56 | Yelena Dendeberova (URS) |
2:13.31 | Kristin Otto (GDR) |
2:15.16 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Sylvia Gerasch (GDR) |
1:08.29 (WR) |
Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
1:08.59 | Larisa Byelokon (URS) |
1:09.63 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | Larisa Byelokon (URS) |
2:29.13 | Sylvia Gerasch (GDR) |
2:29.62 | Yelena Volkova (URS) |
2:32.36 |
| 100 metre butterfly | Tatyana Kurnikova (URS) |
59.41 | Ines Geißler (GDR) |
1:00.09 | Yelena Osadchuk (URS) |
1:01.33 |
| 200 m butterfly | Ines Geißler (GDR) |
2:09.96 | Yelena Osadchuk (URS) |
2:11.76 | Tatyana Kurnikova (URS) |
2:12.41 |
| 200 m individual medley | Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
2:11.79 | Yelena Dendeberova (URS) |
2:14.56 | Svitlana Kopchykova (URS) |
2:15.40 |
| 400 m individual medley | Yelena Dendeberova (URS) |
4:43.78 | Kathleen Nord (GDR) |
4:49.49 |  Sonia Blagova (BUL) |
4:52.35 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | East Germany (GDR) Kristin Otto Caren König Heike Friedrich Birgit Meineke |
3:42.41 (WR) |
Soviet Union (URS) Svitlana Kopchykova Svetlana Didienko Tatyana Kurnikova Yelena Dendeberova |
3:44.31 |  Hungary (HUN)Edit Ormos Katalin Nagy Ágnes Fodor Andrea Orosz |
3:55.42 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | East Germany (GDR) Ina Kleber Sylvia Gerasch Ines Geißler Birgit Meineke |
4:03.69 (WR) |
Soviet Union (URS) Viktoriya Klochko Larisa Byelokon Tatyana Kurnikova Svitlana Kopchykova |
4:08.13 | Bulgaria (BUL) Bistra Gospodinova Tanya Bogomilova Radosveta Pironkova Vanja Argirova |
4:16.74 |
World records broken edit
Five new world records were set.
Men's edit
| Event | Name | Nationality | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 metre backstroke | Sergei Zabolotnov | Soviet Union |
1:58.41 |
Women's edit
| Event | Name | Nationality | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m backstroke | Ina Kleber | East Germany |
1:00.59 |
| Women's 100 m breaststroke | Sylvia Gerasch | East Germany |
1:08.29 |
| Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay | Kristin Otto Caren König Heike Friedrich Birgit Meineke |
East Germany |
3:42.41 |
| Women's 4×100 m medley relay | Ina Kleber Sylvia Gerasch Ines Geißler Birgit Meineke |
East Germany |
4:03.69 |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Soviet Union)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 16 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS)* | 13 | 16 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
See also edit
References edit
- Chmielewski, Zbigniew; et al. (1987). Na olimpijskim szlaku 1984. Sarajewo, Los Angeles (in Polish). Warsaw: Sport i Turystyka. pp. 173–174, 216–218. ISBN 83-217-2610-0.
- Trzciński, Tomasz; et al. (1985). Gwiazdy sportu '84 (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. pp. 89–91. ISBN 83-03-01177-4.