| Evento |
 |
 |
 |
| 100 m libre masculino |
 Jim Montgomery, USA 49.99 |
Jack Babashoff, USA 50.81 |
 Peter Nocke, FRG 51.31 |
| 200 m libre masculino |
Bruce Furniss, USA 1:50.29 |
John Naber, USA 1:50.50 |
Jim Montgomery, USA 1:50.58 |
| 400 m libre masculino |
Brian Goodell, USA 3:51.93 |
Tim Shaw, USA 3:52.54 |
 Vladimir Raskatov, URS 3:55.76 |
| 1.500 m libre masculino |
Brian Goodell, USA 15:02.40 |
Bobby Hackett, USA 15:03.91 |
 Stephen Holland, AUS 15:04.66 |
| 100 m esplada masculino |
John Naber, USA 55.49 |
Peter Rocca, USA 56.34 |
 Roland Matthes, GDR 57.22 |
| 200 m esplada masculino |
John Naber, USA 1:59.19 |
Peter Rocca, USA 2:00.55 |
Dan Harrigan, USA 2:01.35 |
| 100 m braza masculino |
John Hencken, USA 1:03.11 |
 David Wilkie, GBR 1:03.43 |
Arvidas Iuozaytis, URS 1:04.23 |
| 200 m braza masculino |
David Wilkie, GBR 2:15.11 |
John Hencken, USA 2:17.26 |
Richard Colella, USA 2:19.20 |
| 100 m mariposa masculino |
Matt Vogel, USA 54.35 |
Joe Bottom, USA 54.50 |
Gary Hall, USA 54.65 |
| 200 m mariposa masculino |
Mike Bruner, USA 1:59.23 |
Steven Gregg, USA 1:59.54 |
Bill Forrester, USA 1:59.96 |
| 400 m individual cuatro estilos masculino |
Rod Strachan, USA 4:23.68 |
Alexander McKee, USA 4:24.62 |
Andrei Smirnov, URS 4:26.90 |
| Relevo 4 × 200 m libre masculino |
Estados Unidos 7:23.22 |
Unión Soviética 7:27.97 |
Reino Unido 7:32.11 |
| Relevo 4 × 100 m cuatro estilos masculino |
Estados Unidos 3:42.22 |
Canadá 3:45.94 |
Alemania 3:47.29 |
| 100 m libre femenino |
Kornelia Ender, GDR 55.65 |
Petra Priemer, GDR 56.49 |
 Enith Brigitha, NED 56.65 |
| 200 m libre femenino |
Kornelia Ender, GDR 1:59.26 |
Shirley Babashoff, USA 2:01.22 |
Enith Brigitha, NED 2:01.40 |
| 400 m libre femenino |
Petra Thumer, GDR 4:09.89 |
Shirley Babashoff, USA 4:10.46 |
 Shannon Smith, CAN 4:14.60 |
| 800 m libre femenino |
Petra Thumer, GDR 8:37.14 |
Shirley Babashoff, USA 8:37.59 |
Wendy Weinberg, USA 8:42.60 |
| 100 m esplada femenino |
Ulrike Richter, GDR 1:01.83 |
Birgit Treiber, GDR 1:03.41 |
Nancy Garapick, CAN 1:03.71 |
| 200 m esplada femenino |
Ulrike Richter, GDR 2:13.43 |
Birgit Treiber, GDR 2:14.97 |
Nancy Garapick, CAN 2:15.60 |
| 100 m braza femenino |
Hannelore Anke, GDR 1:11.16 |
Lubov Rusanova, URS 1:13.04 |
Marina Koscheveya, URS 1:13.30 |
| 200 m braza femenino |
Marina Koscheveya, URS 2:33.35 |
Marina Yurchenia, URS 2:36.08 |
Lubow Rusanova, URS 2:36.22 |
| 100 m mariposa femenino |
Kornelia Ender, GDR 1:00.13 |
Andrea Pollack, GDR 1:00.98 |
Wendy Boglioli, USA 1:01.17 |
| 200 m mariposa femenino |
Andrea Pollack, GDR 2:11.41 |
Ulrike Tauber, GDR 2:12.50 |
Rosemarie Gabriel, GDR 2:12.86 |
| 400 m individual cuatro estilos femenino |
Ulrike Tauber, GDR 4:42.77 |
Cheryl Gibson, CAN 4:48.10 |
Becky Smith, CAN 4:50.48 |
| Relevo 4 × 100 m libre femenino |
Estados Unidos 3:44.82 |
Alemania Oriental 3:45.50 |
Canadá 3:48.81 |
| Relevo 4 × 100 m cuatro estilos femenino |
Alemania Oriental 4:07.95 |
Estados Unidos 4:14.55 |
Canadá 4:15.22 |
