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| Venue | Olympic Pool |
| Competitors | 471 from 51 nations |
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
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The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.[1][2]
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471 swimmers from 51 nations competed.[1]
Argentina (5)
Australia (28)
Austria (1)
Bahamas (2)
Belgium (10)
Brazil (9)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (38)
Colombia (5)
Costa Rica (1)
Iran (7)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
East Germany (23)
Ecuador (1)
Finland (1)
France (16)
Great Britain (39)
Greece (2)
Hong Kong (4)
Hungary (8)
Iceland (3)
Indonesia (1)
Ireland (4)
Israel (2)
Italy (13)
Japan (15)
Malaysia (1)
Mexico (9)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (15)
New Zealand (9)
Nicaragua (2)
Norway (7)
Panama (3)
Paraguay (1)
Philippines (3)
Poland (3)
Portugal (5)
Puerto Rico (12)
Soviet Union (31)
Spain (14)
Sweden (18)
Switzerland (2)
Thailand (2)
Tunisia (2)
United States (51)
Virgin Islands (2)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (12)
West Germany (22)
Yugoslavia (4)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
Some of the Olympic medalists in Montreal:
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