Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Mark Spitz
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- Heat — 52.46s
- Semifinals — 52.43s
- Final — 51.22s (→ Gold Medal)
- Jerry Heidenreich
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- Heat — 52.38s
- Semifinals — 52.31s
- Final — 51.65s (→ Silver Medal)
- John Murphy
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- Heat — 53.07s
- Semifinals — 53.17s
- Final — 52.08s (→ 4th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Mark Spitz
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- Heat — 1:55.29
- Final — 1:52.78 (→ Gold Medal)
- Steve Genter
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- Heat — 1:55.42
- Final — 1:53.73 (→ Silver Medal)
- Fred Tyler
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- Heat — 1:56.04
- Final — 1:54.96 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Dave Fairbank, Gary Conelly, Jerry Heidenreich, and David Edgar
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- Heat — 3:28.84
- David Edgar, John Murphy, Jerry Heidenreich, and Mark Spitz
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- Final — 3:26.42 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Gary Conelly, Tom McBreen, Michael Burton, and John Kinsella
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- Heat — 8:03.98
- John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter, and Mark Spitz
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- Final — 7:35.78 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
- Tom Bruce, Jerry Heidenreich, Mike Stamm, and Mark Spitz
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- Final (→ Gold Medal)
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