Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Roberto Pangaro
- Heat — 54.74s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Riccardo Targetti
- Heat — 2:02.58 (→ did not advance)
- Arnaldo Cinquetti
- Heat — 2:01.78 (→ did not advance)
- Roberto Pangaro
- Heat — 2:00.97 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Roberto Pangaro, Paolo Barelli, Marcello Guarducci and Alberto Castagnetti
- Heat — 3:38.81 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Roberto Pangaro, Arnaldo Cinquetti, Lorenzo Marugo, and Riccardo Targetti
- Heat — 8:03.98 (→ did not advance)
Men's Competition
- Vincenzo Finocchiaro, Sergio Irredento, Massimo Nistri, Edmondo Mingione, Michele di Pietro, Angelo Tozzi, Gaetano Carboni, and Mauro Calligaris. Reserve: Sandro Grassi.
Women's Competition
- Laura Podestà, Novella Calligaris, Federica Stabilini, Patrizia Miserini, Donatella Talpo, Patrizia Lanfredini, Laura Gorgerino, and Alessandra Finesso. Reserve: Antonella Valentini.
Read more about this topic: Italy At The 1972 Summer Olympics
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