Great Britain at The 1980 Summer Olympics - Swimming

Swimming

Men's Competition

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Mark Taylor
  • Heats — 52.65 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Martin Smith
  • Heats — 1:54.17 (→ did not advance)
  • Kevin Lee
  • Heats — 1:55.63 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Gary Abraham
  • Final — 55.42 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Philip Hubble
  • Final — 2:01.20 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Peter Morris
  • Final — 2:02.27 (→ 4th place)
  • Stephen Poulter
  • Final — 2:02.93 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Duncan Goodhew
  • Final — 1:03.44 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Duncan Goodhew
  • Final — 2:20.92 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Gary Abraham
  • Final — 58.38 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Douglas Campbell
  • Final — 2:04.23 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Douglas Campbell, Philip Hubble, Martin Smith, and Andrew Astbury
  • Final — 7:30.81 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew, David Lowe, and Martin Smith
  • Final — 3:47.71 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Competition

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • June Croft
  • Final — 2:03.15 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Ann Osgerby
  • Final — 1:02.21 (→ 4th place)
  • Janet Osgerby
  • Final — 1:02.90 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Ann Osgerby
  • Final — 2:14.83 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Margaret Kelly
  • Heats — 1:12.38
  • Final — 1:11.48 (→ 4th place)
  • Susannah Brownsdon
  • Heats — 1:12.83
  • Final — 1:12.11 (→ 6th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Sharron Davies
  • Heats — 4:52.38
  • Final — 4:46.83 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Sarah Kerswell
  • Heats — 5:03.75 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Sharron Davies, Kaye Lovatt, Jacquelina Willmott, and June Croft
  • Final — 3:51.71 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby, and June Croft
  • Final — 4:12.24 (→ Silver Medal)

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