The Swimming portion of the 4th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam late July-early August 1982 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The competition featured 19 long course (50m) events:
- freestyle - 100, 200, 400, 800 (female only) and 1500 (male only);
- backstroke - 100 and 200;
- breaststroke - 100 and 200;
- butterfly - 100 and 200;
- individual medley (IM) - 200 and 400; and
- relays - 4x100 free, 4x200 free (male only) and 4x100 medley.
Results edit
Men edit
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record
Women edit
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record
Medal standings edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 12 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 87 | |
References edit