Verdsmeisterskapen i symjing 1978, den tredje i rekka, vart avvikla i Vest-Berlin i dåverande Vest-Tyskland i tida 18. til 28. august. Meisterskapen vart dominert av utøvarar frå USA, som tok heile 23 av dei 37 gullmedaljane. USA sanka i alt 44 medaljar, medan Sovjetunionen sikra seg 16 medaljar og Aust-Tyskland 15.
Lene Jenssen overraska stort og vart den fyrste norske symjaren som vann medalje i ein verdsmeisterskap då han kom på andreplass på 100 meter fri. Arne Borgstrøm symde inn til sjuande- og niandeplass i dei to medleyøvingane. Bent Brask vart nummer 11 på 100 meter fri og Guri Kogstad nummer 13 på 200 m fri.
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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David McCagg | ![]() |
50,24 |
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Jim Montgomery | ![]() |
50,73 |
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Klaus Steinbach | ![]() |
50,79 |
4 | Marcello Guarducci | ![]() |
51,71 |
5 | Fernando Canales | ![]() |
51,74 |
6 | Andreas Schmidt | ![]() |
51,78 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Bill Forrester | ![]() |
1.51,02 |
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Rowdy Gaines | ![]() |
1.51,10 |
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Sergej Kopljakov | ![]() |
1.51,33 |
4 | Peter Szmidt | ![]() |
1.51,94 |
5 | Marcello Guarducci | ![]() |
1.52,82 |
6 | Andrej Krylov | ![]() |
1.53,25 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() |
3.51,94 |
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Jeff Float | ![]() |
3.53,42 |
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Bill Forrester | ![]() |
3.53,97 |
4 | Sergej Rusin | ![]() |
3.55.46 |
5 | Sandor Nagy | ![]() |
3.56,29 |
6 | Peter Szmidt | ![]() |
3.56,48 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() |
15.03,9 |
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Borut Petrič | ![]() |
15.20,7 |
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Bobby Hackett | ![]() |
15.23,3 |
4 | Max Metzker | ![]() |
15.25,6 |
5 | Zoltan Wladar | ![]() |
15.35,8 |
6 | Daniel Machek | ![]() |
15.38,5 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Bob Jackson | ![]() |
56,36 |
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Peter Rocca | ![]() |
56,39 |
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Romulo Arantes | ![]() |
58,01 |
4 | Glenn Patching | ![]() |
58,44 |
5 | Fred Eefting | ![]() |
59,10 |
6 | Conrado Porta | ![]() |
59,13 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Jesse Vassallo | ![]() |
2.02,16 |
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Gary Hurring | ![]() |
2.03,71 |
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Zoltán Verrasztó | ![]() |
2.03,90 |
4 | Tim Shaw | ![]() |
2.04,33 |
5 | Fred Eefting | ![]() |
2.05,01 |
6 | Sándor Wladár | ![]() |
2.07,32 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Walter Kusch | ![]() |
1.03,56 |
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Graham Smith | ![]() |
1.03,60 |
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Gerald Mörken | ![]() |
1.03,62 |
4 | Duncan Goodhew | ![]() |
1.03,77 |
5 | Nick Nevid | ![]() |
1.03,84 |
6 | Shighiro Takanashi | ![]() |
1.03,94 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Nick Nevid | ![]() |
2.18,37 |
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Arsens Miskarovs | ![]() |
2.18,42 |
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Walter Kusch | ![]() |
2.20,16 |
4 | Duncan Goodhew | ![]() |
2.20,49 |
5 | Robertas Žulpa | ![]() |
2.20,53 |
6 | Alban Vermes | ![]() |
2.20,81 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Joe Bottom | ![]() |
54,30 |
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Greg Jagenburg | ![]() |
55,26 |
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Pär Arvidsson | ![]() |
55,38 |
4 | Roger Pyttel | ![]() |
55,40 |
5 | Dan Thompson | ![]() |
55,43 |
6 | Klaus Steinbach | ![]() |
55,90 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Michael Bruner | ![]() |
1.59,38 |
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Steve Gregg | ![]() |
1.59,80 |
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Roger Pyttel | ![]() |
2.01,33 |
4 | Pär Arvidsson | ![]() |
2.01,61 |
5 | George Nagy | ![]() |
2.01,93 |
6 | Michael Kraus | ![]() |
2.01,95 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Graham Smith | ![]() |
2.03,65 |
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Jesse Vassallo | ![]() |
2.04,99 |
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Aleksandr Sidorenko | ![]() |
2.05,29 |
4 | Steve Lundquist | ![]() |
2.05,80 |
5 | Bill Sawchuk | ![]() |
2.06,65 |
6 | Sergej Fesenko | ![]() |
2.06,96 |
7 | Arne Borgstrøm | ![]() |
2.08,18 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Jesse Vassallo | ![]() |
4.20,05 |
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Sergej Fesenko | ![]() |
4.22,29 |
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András Hargitay | ![]() |
4.27,04 |
4 | Aleksandr Sidorenko | ![]() |
4.27,78 |
5 | Csaba Sos | ![]() |
4.28,95 |
6 | Scott Matsuda | ![]() |
4.29,11 |
Plass | Land | Utøvarar | Tid |
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Jack Babashoff Rowdy Gaines Jim Montgomery David McCagg |
3.19,74 |
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Andreas Schmidt Ulrich Temps Peter Knust Klaus Steinbach |
3.26,65 |
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Per Holmertz Dan Larsson Per-Ola Quist Per-Alvar Magnusson |
3.26,95 |
Plass | Land | Utøvarar | Tid |
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Bruc Furniss Bill Forrester Bobby Hackett Rowdy Gaines |
7.20,82 |
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Sergej Rusin Andrej Krylov Vladimir Salnikov Sergej Kopljakov |
7.28,41 |
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Andreas Schmidt Peter Knust Karsten Lippmann Frank Wennmann |
7.33,29 |
Plass | Land | Utøvarar | Tid |
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Bob Jackson Nick Nevid Joe Bottom David McCagg |
3.44,63 |
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Klaus Steinbach Walter Kusch Michael Kraus Andreas Schmidt |
3.48,58 |
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Gary Abraham Duncan Goodhew John Mills Martin Smith |
3.49,08 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Barbara Krause | ![]() |
55,68 |
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Lene Jenssen | ![]() |
56,82 |
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Larisa Tsarjova | ![]() |
56,85 |
4 | Stephanie Elkins | ![]() |
56,98 |
5 | Enith Brigitha | ![]() |
57,17 |
6 | Heike Witt | ![]() |
57,49 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Cynthia Woodhead | ![]() |
1.58,53 |
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Barbara Krause | ![]() |
1.59,78 |
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Larisa Tsarjova | ![]() |
2.01,76 |
4 | Annelies Maas | ![]() |
2.01,89 |
5 | Enith Brigitha | ![]() |
2.01,99 |
6 | Stephanie Elkins | ![]() |
2.02,29 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Tracey Wickham | ![]() |
4.06,28 |
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Cynthia Woodhead | ![]() |
4.07,15 |
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Kim Linehan | ![]() |
4.07,73 |
4 | Barbara Krause | ![]() |
4.12,08 |
5 | Michelle Ford | ![]() |
4.13,16 |
6 | Annelies Maas | ![]() |
4.1439 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Tracey Wickham | ![]() |
8.24,9 |
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Cynthia Woodhead | ![]() |
8.29,3 |
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Kim Linehan | ![]() |
8.32,6 |
4 | Michelle Ford | ![]() |
8.33,4 |
5 | Annelies Maas | ![]() |
8.42,7 |
6 | Irena Aksjonova | ![]() |
8.43,5 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Linda Jezek | ![]() |
1.02,55 |
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Birgit Treiber | ![]() |
1.03,18 |
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Cheryl Gibson | ![]() |
1.03,43 |
4 | Monique Bosga | ![]() |
1.03,86 |
5 | Sue Walsh | ![]() |
1.04,11 |
6 | Antje Stille | ![]() |
1.04,45 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Linda Jezek | ![]() |
2.11,93 |
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Birgit Treiber | ![]() |
2.14,07 |
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Cheryl Gibson | ![]() |
2.14,23 |
4 | Carmen Bunaciu | ![]() |
2.16,65 |
5 | Margaret Browne | ![]() |
2.17,19 |
6 | Antje Stille | ![]() |
2.18,79 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Julija Bogdanova | ![]() |
1.10,31 |
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Tracy Caulkins | ![]() |
1.10,77 |
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Margaret Kelly | ![]() |
1.11,99 |
4 | Kathy Treible | ![]() |
1.12,38 |
5 | Eva-Marie Håkansson | ![]() |
1.12,58 |
6 | Ramona Reinke | ![]() |
1.12,62 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Lina Kačiušytė | ![]() |
2.31,42 |
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Julija Bogdanova | ![]() |
2.32,69 |
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Susanne Nielsson | ![]() |
2.33,60 |
4 | Irena Fleissnerova | ![]() |
2.36,09 |
5 | Margaret Kelly | ![]() |
2.37,29 |
6 | Annic de Susini | ![]() |
2.37,58 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Joan Pennington | ![]() |
1.00,20 |
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Andrea Pollack | ![]() |
1.00,26 |
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Wendy Quirk | ![]() |
1.01,82 |
4 | Betsy Rapp | ![]() |
1.02,29 |
5 | Karin Seick | ![]() |
1.02,71 |
6 | Sue Sloan | ![]() |
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Ann Osgerby | ![]() |
1.02,74 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Tracy Caulkins | ![]() |
2.09,87 |
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Nancy Hogshead | ![]() |
2.11,30 |
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Andrea Pollack | ![]() |
2.12,63 |
4 | Wendy Quirk | ![]() |
2.14,08 |
5 | Cinzia Rampazzo | ![]() |
2.14,76 |
6 | Kelly Albright | ![]() |
2.15,44 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Tracy Caulkins | ![]() |
2.14,07 |
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Joan Pennington | ![]() |
2.14,98 |
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Ulrike Tauber | ![]() |
2.15,99 |
4 | Olga Klevakina | ![]() |
2.17,60 |
5 | Petra Schneider | ![]() |
2.17,67 |
6 | Sharron Davies | ![]() |
2.18,84 |
Plass | Utøvar | Land | Tid |
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Tracy Caulkins | ![]() |
4.40,83 |
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Ulrike Tauber | ![]() |
4.47,52 |
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Petra Schneider | ![]() |
4.48,56 |
4 | Olga Klevakina | ![]() |
4.49,16 |
5 | Nancy Hogshead | ![]() |
4.51,49 |
6 | Sharron Davies | ![]() |
4.54,78 |
Plass | Land | Utøvarar | Tid |
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Tracy Caulkins Stephanie Elkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead |
3.43,43 |
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Heike Witt Caren Metschuck Barbara Krause Petra Priemer |
3.47,37 |
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Gail Amundrud Nancy Garapick Sue Sloan Wendy Quirk |
3.49,59 |
Plass | Land | Utøvarar | Tid |
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Linda Jezek Tracy Caulkins Joan Pennington Cynthia Woodhead |
4.08,21 |
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Birgit Treiber Ramona Reinke Andrea Pollack Barbara Krause |
4.09,13 |
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Jelena Kruglova Juljia Bogdanova Irina Aksenova Larisa Tsarjova |
4.14,91 |
Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships