1978 USA Swimming National Championships (Outdoor/LCM)
| Host City | The Woodlands, Texas |
|---|---|
| Country |  USA |
| Held | 2 – 6 August 1978 |
| Competitors | 132 |
| Countries | 3 |
Phillips 66 AAU Outdoors; The Woodlands Swim and Athletic Center Pool / US World Championship Trials.
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Freestyle | Men | 4 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Freestyle | Men | 3 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 400 m Freestyle | Men | 2 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 1,500 m Freestyle | Men | 6 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay | Men | 5 August 1978 | Medal | 12 | 1 |
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay | Men | 4 August 1978 | Medal | 12 | 1 |
| 100 m Backstroke | Men | 6 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 200 m Backstroke | Men | 5 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Men | 3 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Breaststroke | Men | 6 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 100 m Butterfly | Men | 3 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Butterfly | Men | 5 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Individual Medley | Men | 2 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 400 m Individual Medley | Men | 4 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay | Men | 2 August 1978 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 100 m Freestyle | Women | 4 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Freestyle | Women | 3 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 400 m Freestyle | Women | 2 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 800 m Freestyle | Women | 6 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay | Women | 5 August 1978 | Medal | 12 | 1 |
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay | Women | 4 August 1978 | Medal | 12 | 1 |
| 100 m Backstroke | Women | 6 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Backstroke | Women | 5 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Women | 3 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Breaststroke | Women | 6 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 100 m Butterfly | Women | 3 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Butterfly | Women | 5 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Individual Medley | Women | 2 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 400 m Individual Medley | Women | 4 August 1978 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay | Women | 2 August 1978 | Medal | 12 | 1 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA |
29 | 30 | 29 | 88 |
| 2 | Mixed team |  MIX |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Australia |  AUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Freestyle, Men |
David McCagg Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Jim Montgomery Cummins Engine Swim Club |
USA
|
Rowdy Gaines Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 200 m Freestyle, Men |
Bill Forrester Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Rowdy Gaines Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Bobby Hackett Bernal's Gator Swim Club |
USA
|
| 400 m Freestyle, Men |
Jeff Float Arden Hills Swim Club |
USA
|
Bill Forrester Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Ed Ryder Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
| 1,500 m Freestyle, Men |
Ed Ryder Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Jesse Vassallo Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Bobby Hackett Bernal's Gator Swim Club |
USA
|
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men | Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
DeAnza-Cupertino Aquatics |
USA
|
Dutch Boy Swim Club |
USA
|
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men | Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
DeAnza-Cupertino Aquatics |
USA
|
| 100 m Backstroke, Men |
Bob Jackson Camden, NJ |
USA
|
Peter Rocca Concord-Pleasant Hill Swim Team |
USA
|
Mark Kerry Cummins Engine Swim Club |
AUS
|
| 200 m Backstroke, Men |
Jesse Vassallo Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Tim Shaw Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
Peter Rocca Concord-Pleasant Hill Swim Team |
USA
|
| 100 m Breaststroke, Men |
Steve Lundquist Tallman Pool |
USA
|
Nick Nevid Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Greg Winchell Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
| 200 m Breaststroke, Men |
Jeff Freeman Santa Clara Swim Club |
USA
|
Nick Nevid Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Gary Faykes Gatorade Swim Club |
USA
|
| 100 m Butterfly, Men |
Joe Bottom Dutch Boy Swim Club |
USA
|
Greg Jagenburg Foxcatcher Swim Club |
USA
|
David McCagg Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 200 m Butterfly, Men |
Steve Gregg Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
Mike Bruner Santa Clara Swim Club |
USA
|
Bill Forrester Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 200 m Individual Medley, Men |
Jesse Vassallo Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Steve Lundquist Tallman Pool |
USA
|
Bruce Furniss Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
| 400 m Individual Medley, Men |
Jesse Vassallo Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Scot Matsuda Anaheim |
USA
|
Jeff Float Arden Hills Swim Club |
USA
|
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men | Cummins Engine Swim Club |
MIX
|
Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 100 m Freestyle, Women |
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
Stephanie Elkins Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Jane Abraham Ladera Oaks Aquatic Club |
USA
|
| 200 m Freestyle, Women |
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
Stephanie Elkins Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Kim Linehan Sarasota YMCA Sharks |
USA
|
| 400 m Freestyle, Women |
Kim Linehan Sarasota YMCA Sharks |
USA
|
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
Jennifer Hooker Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
| 800 m Freestyle, Women |
Kim Linehan Sarasota YMCA Sharks |
USA
|
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
Alice Browne Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women | Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins |
USA
|
Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women | Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Foxcatcher Swim Club |
USA
|
| 100 m Backstroke, Women |
Linda Jezek Santa Clara Swim Club |
USA
|
Sue Walsh Zwicker |
USA
|
Christine Breedy Foxcatcher Swim Club |
USA
|
| 200 m Backstroke, Women |
Linda Jezek Santa Clara Swim Club |
USA
|
Margaret Browne Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Dian Girard Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
| 100 m Breaststroke, Women |
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Kathy Treible Unattached |
USA
|
Jeanne Childs Celebrity Rapids |
USA
|
| 200 m Breaststroke, Women |
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Kim Dunson Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Kathy Treible Unattached |
USA
|
| 100 m Butterfly, Women |
Joan Pennington Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Betsy Rapp Starlite Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Diane Johannigman Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins |
USA
|
| 200 m Butterfly, Women |
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Nancy Hogshead Unattached |
USA
|
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
| 200 m Individual Medley, Women |
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Joan Pennington Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Anne Tweedy Santa Barbara Swim Club |
USA
|
| 400 m Individual Medley, Women |
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Nancy Hogshead Unattached |
USA
|
Joan Pennington Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women | Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Santa Clara Swim Club |
USA
|