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The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in the free city of West Berlin between August 20 and August 28, 1978. Medal table| Place | Nation | {{goca | {{sica | {{Brca | Total |
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| 1 | {{USA}} | 23 | 14 | 7 | 44* | | 2 | {{URS}} | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | | 3 | {{CAN}} | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | | 4 | {{AUS}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 5 | {{GDR}} | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 | | 6 | {{FRG}} | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | | 7 | {{ITA}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 8 | {{JPN}} | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 9 | {{flag|Hungary}} | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 10 | {{YUG}} | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 11 | {{NOR}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | {{NZL}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 13 | {{GBR2}} | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | {{SWE}} | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 15 | {{BRA}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | {{DEN}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Total | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
ResultsDiving{{main article|Diving at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships}}- Men
| 3 m springboard | Phil Boggs|USA}} | Falk Hoffmann|GDR}} | Giorgio Cagnotto|ITA}} | | 10 m platform | Greg Louganis|USA}} | Falk Hoffmann|GDR}} | Vladimir Aleynik|URS}} |
- Women
| 3 m springboard | Irina Kalinina|URS}} | Cynthia Potter|USA}} | Jennifer Chandler|USA}} | | 10 m platform | Irina Kalinina|URS}} | Martina Jäschke|GDR}} | Melissa Briley|USA}} |
Swimming{{main article|Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships}}- Men
| 100 m freestyle | David McCagg|USA}} | Jim Montgomery|USA}} | Klaus Steinbach|FRG}} | | 200 m freestyle | Bill Forrester|USA}} | Rowdy Gaines|USA}} | Sergey Kopliakov|URS}} | | 400 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov|URS}} | Jeff Float|USA}} | Bill Forrester|USA}} | | 1500 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov|URS}} | Borut Petrič|YUG}} | Bobby Hackett|USA}} | | 100 m backstroke | Bob Jackson|USA}} | Peter Rocca|USA}} | Romulo Arantes|BRA}} | | 200 m backstroke | Jesse Vassallo|USA}} | Gary Hurring|NZL}} | Zoltán Verrasztó|HUN}} | | 100 m breaststroke | Walter Kusch|FRG}} | Graham Smith|CAN}} | Gerald Mörken|FRG}} | | 200 m breaststroke | Nick Nevid|USA}} | Arsens Miskarovs|URS}} | Walter Kusch|FRG}} | | 100 m butterfly | Joe Bottom|USA}} | Greg Jagenburg|USA}} | Pär Arvidsson|SWE}} | | 200 m butterfly | Mike Bruner|USA}} | Steve Gregg|USA}} | Roger Pyttel|GDR}} | | 200 m individual medley | Graham Smith|CAN}} | Jesse Vassallo|USA}} | Aleksandr Sidorenko|URS}} | | 400 m individual medley | Jesse Vassallo|USA}} | Sergey Fesenko|URS}} | András Hargitay|HUN}} | | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | USA}}
Jack Babashoff
Rowdy Gaines
Jim Montgomery
David McCaggFRG}}
Andreas Schmidt
Ulrich Temps
Peter Knust
Klaus SteinbachSWE}}
Per Holmertz
Dan Larsson
Per-Ola Quist
Per-Alvar Magnusson | | | | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | USA}}
Bruce Furniss
Bill Forrester
Bobby Hackett
Rowdy GainesURS}}
Sergey Rusin
Andrey Krylov
Vladimir Salnikov
Sergey KopliakovFRG}}
Andreas Schmidt
Peter Knust
Karsken Lippmann
Frank Wennmann | | | | 4 × 100 m medley relay | USA}}
Bob Jackson
Nick Nevid
Joe Bottom
David McCaggFRG}}
Klaus Steinbach
Walter Kusch
Michael Kraus
Andreas SchmidtGBR}}
Gary Abraham
Duncan Goodhew
John Mills
Martin Smith | | |
- Women
| 100 m freestyle | Barbara Krause|GDR}} | Lene Jenssen|NOR}} | Larisa Tsaryova|URS}} | | 200 m freestyle | Cynthia Woodhead|USA}} | Barbara Krause|GDR}} | Larisa Tsaryova|URS}} | | 400 m freestyle | Tracey Wickham|AUS}} | Cynthia Woodhead|USA}} | Kim Linehan|USA}} | | 800 m freestyle | Tracey Wickham|AUS}} | Cynthia Woodhead|USA}} | Kim Linehan|USA}} | | 100 m backstroke | Linda Jezek|USA}} | Birgit Treiber|GDR}} | Cheryl Gibson|CAN}} | | 200 m backstroke | Linda Jezek|USA}} | Birgit Treiber|GDR}} | Cheryl Gibson|CAN}} | | 100 m breaststroke | Yuliya Bogdanova|URS}} | Tracy Caulkins|USA}} | Margaret Kelly|GBR}} | | 200 m breaststroke | Lina Kačiušytė|URS}} | Yuliya Bogdanova|URS}} | Susanne Nielsson|DEN}} | | 100 m butterfly | Joan Pennington|USA}} | Andrea Pollack|GDR}} | Wendy Quirk|CAN}} | | 200 m butterfly | Tracy Caulkins|USA}} | Nancy Hogshead|USA}} | Andrea Pollack|GDR}} | | 200 m individual medley | Tracy Caulkins|USA}} | Joan Pennington|USA}} | Ulrike Tauber|GDR}} | | 400 m individual medley | Tracy Caulkins|USA}} | Ulrike Tauber|GDR}} | Petra Schneider|GDR}} | | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | USA}}
Tracy Caulkins
Stephanie Elkins
Jill Sterkel
Cynthia WoodheadGDR}}
Heike Witt
Caren Metschuck
Barbara Krause
Petra PriemerCAN}}
Gail Amundrud
Nancy Garapick
Sue Sloan
Wendy Quirk | | | | 4 × 100 m medley relay | USA}}
Linda Jezek
Tracy Caulkins
Joan Pennington
Cynthia WoodheadGDR}}
Birgit Treiber
Ramona Reinke
Andrea Pollack
Barbara KrauseURS}}
Elena Kruglova
Yuliya Bogdanova
Irina Aksenova
Larisa Tsaryova | | |
Synchronised swimming{{main article|Synchronised swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships}}| Solo routine | Helen Vanderburg|CAN}} | Pam Tryon|USA}} | Yasuko Unezaki|JPN}} | | Duet routine | Michelle Calkins|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Helen Vanderburg|CAN}} | Masako Fujiwara|JPN}}
{{flagathlete|Yasuko Fujiwara|JPN}} | Michele Barone|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Pam Tryon|USA}} | | Team routine | USA}} | JPN}} | CAN}} |
Water polo- Men
{{main article|Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament}}External links- FINA Official Website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070410220505/http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimwc.htm World Swimming Championship Results]
- 1978 World Aquatics Championships Results
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