Swimming at the 1959 Summer Universiade
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The swimming competition at the 1959 Summer Universiade
took place in Turin
, Italy
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1959 Summer Universiade
The 1959 Summer Universiade, also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.-Medal table:-Sports at the 1959 Summer Universiade:*Athletics*Basketball*Fencing*Swimming*Tennis*Volleyball*Water polo...
took place in Turin
Turin
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, Italy
Italy
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Men’s events
| 100 m freestyle | |57.0 | |57.7 | |58.0 | |||
| 400 m freestyle | |4:43.8 | |4:46.5 | |4:57.9 | |||
| 1500 m freestyle | |19:55.7 | |20:07.0 | |20:10.3 | |||
| 100 m backstroke | |1:05.7 | |1:06.5 | |1:06.6 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | |2:42.9 | |2:42.9 | |2:45.1 | |||
| 200 m butterfly | |2:21.9 | |2:25.1 | |2:25.2 | |||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |  Italy |
8:53.1 |  Hungary |
9:07.7 |  West Germany |
9:08.8 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Italy |
4:20.4 |  Czechoslovakia |
4:27.6 | West Germany |
4:28.5 |
Women’s events
| 100 m freestyle | |1:09.7 | |1:10.3 | |1:12.7 | |||
| 400 m freestyle | |5:33.3 | |5:42.9 | |5:43.3 | |||
| 100 m backstroke | |1:20.7 | |1:28.0 | |1:28.8 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | |2:59.2 | |3:08.2 | |3:21.1 | |||
| 100 m butterfly | |1:13.9 | |1:14.6 | |1:28.1 | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |  United Kingdom |
4:54.9 | West Germany |
5:02.9 | Italy |
5:06.4 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Italy |
5:25.5 | United Kingdom |
5:32.8 | West Germany |
5:47.4 |
Medal table
| 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| =9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| =9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| =9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
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