1979 USA Swimming National Championships (Outdoor/LCM)
| Host City | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
|---|---|
| Country |  USA |
| Held | 16 – 19 August 1979 |
| Competitors | 143 |
| Countries | 8 |
Phillips 66 AAU Outdoors; International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Pool.
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Freestyle | Men | 19 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Freestyle | Men | 17 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 400 m Freestyle | Men | 16 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 1,500 m Freestyle | Men | 19 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay | Men | 19 August 1979 | Medal | 12 | 1 |
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay | Men | 18 August 1979 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 100 m Backstroke | Men | 18 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 3 |
| 200 m Backstroke | Men | 16 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 4 |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Men | 16 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 200 m Breaststroke | Men | 18 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 100 m Butterfly | Men | 16 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 200 m Butterfly | Men | 18 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 200 m Individual Medley | Men | 19 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 400 m Individual Medley | Men | 17 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay | Men | 17 August 1979 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 100 m Freestyle | Women | 16 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Freestyle | Women | 18 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 400 m Freestyle | Women | 17 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 800 m Freestyle | Women | 16 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 1,500 m Freestyle | Women | 19 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay | Women | 19 August 1979 | Medal | 12 | 1 |
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay | Women | 18 August 1979 | Medal | 12 | 1 |
| 100 m Backstroke | Women | 17 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Backstroke | Women | 19 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Women | 16 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 200 m Breaststroke | Women | 19 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| 100 m Butterfly | Women | 18 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Butterfly | Women | 16 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 200 m Individual Medley | Women | 17 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 400 m Individual Medley | Women | 18 August 1979 | Medal | 8 | 1 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay | Women | 17 August 1979 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA |
31 | 29 | 24 | 84 |
| 2 | Mixed team |  MIX |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia |  AUS |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil |  BRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Great Britain |  GBR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Freestyle, Men |
Rowdy Gaines Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
David McCagg Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Byron Sims Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
| 200 m Freestyle, Men |
Rowdy Gaines Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Brian Goodell Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Bill Forrester Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 400 m Freestyle, Men |
Brian Goodell Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Casey Converse Conquistador |
USA
|
Rowdy Gaines Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 1,500 m Freestyle, Men |
Brian Goodell Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Casey Converse Conquistador |
USA
|
Brian Roney Class Swimming |
USA
|
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men | Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Dr. Pepper |
USA
|
Gatorade South |
USA
|
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men | Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Dr. Pepper |
USA
|
Mission Viejo Nadadores |
MIX
|
| 100 m Backstroke, Men |
Bob Jackson West Valley Swim Team |
USA
|
Mark Kerry Dutch Boy |
AUS
|
Mark Tonelli Nashville Aquatic Club |
AUS
|
| 200 m Backstroke, Men |
Steve Barnicoat Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Jesse Vassallo Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Rick Carey Badger Dolphins Swim Club |
USA
|
| 100 m Breaststroke, Men |
Bill Barrett Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins |
USA
|
Nick Nevid Longhorn Aquatics |
USA
|
Jeff Freeman Santa Clara Swim Club |
USA
|
| 200 m Breaststroke, Men |
John Simmons DeAnza-Cupertino Aquatics |
USA
|
John Moffet Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
Nick Nevid Longhorn Aquatics |
USA
|
| 100 m Butterfly, Men |
Grant Ostlund Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
James Halliburton Cummins Engine Swim Club |
USA
|
Pär Arvidsson Concord-Pleasant Hill Swim Team |
SWE
|
| 200 m Butterfly, Men |
Steve Gregg Conquistador |
USA
|
Bill Forrester Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Pär Arvidsson Concord-Pleasant Hill Swim Team |
SWE
|
| 200 m Individual Medley, Men |
Jesse Vassallo Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Bruce Furniss Beach Swim Club |
USA
|
Bill Barrett Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins |
USA
|
| 400 m Individual Medley, Men |
Jesse Vassallo Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
John Simmons DeAnza-Cupertino Aquatics |
USA
|
Djan Madruga Mission Viejo Nadadores |
BRA
|
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men | Longhorn Aquatics |
USA
|
Dutch Boy Swim Club |
MIX
|
Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 100 m Freestyle, Women |
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
Jill Sterkel El Monte Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Andrea Cross Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
| 200 m Freestyle, Women |
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
Kim Linehan Longhorn Aquatics |
USA
|
Marybeth Linzmeier Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
| 400 m Freestyle, Women |
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
Marybeth Linzmeier Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Stephanie Elkins Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 800 m Freestyle, Women |
Kim Linehan Longhorn Aquatics |
USA
|
Marybeth Linzmeier Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Sippy Woodhead Riverside Club, San Francisco, CA |
USA
|
| 1,500 m Freestyle, Women |
Kim Linehan Longhorn Aquatics |
USA
|
Marybeth Linzmeier Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Laura Campuzano Cal Tech, Pomona, CA |
USA
|
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women | Concord-Pleasant Hill Swim Club |
USA
|
Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women | Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Concord-Pleasant Hill Swim Club |
USA
|
El Monte Aquatic Club |
USA
|
| 100 m Backstroke, Women |
Linda Jezek Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Sue Walsh Zwicker |
USA
|
Libby Kinkead Foxcatcher Swim Club |
USA
|
| 200 m Backstroke, Women |
Linda Jezek Mission Viejo Nadadores |
USA
|
Libby Kinkead Foxcatcher Swim Club |
USA
|
Stephanie Elkins Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
| 100 m Breaststroke, Women |
Torry Blazey Florida Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) |
USA
|
Tami Paumier Columbia University |
USA
|
Margaret Kelly |
GBR
|
| 200 m Breaststroke, Women |
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Anne Tweedy Santa Barbara Swim Club |
USA
|
Jeanne Childs Celebrity Rapids |
USA
|
| 100 m Butterfly, Women |
Mary T. Meagher Lakeside Swim Club, Louisville, KY |
USA
|
Lisa Buese Lakeside Swim Club, Louisville, KY |
USA
|
Joan Pennington Longhorn Aquatics |
USA
|
| 200 m Butterfly, Women |
Mary T. Meagher Lakeside Swim Club, Louisville, KY |
USA
|
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Mayumi Yokoyama El Monte Aquatic Club |
USA
|
| 200 m Individual Medley, Women |
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Anne Tweedy Santa Barbara Swim Club |
USA
|
Gayle Hegel Jersey Wahoos |
USA
|
| 400 m Individual Medley, Women |
Tracy Caulkins Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Anne Tweedy Santa Barbara Swim Club |
USA
|
Janet Buchan Tacoma Swim Club |
USA
|
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women | Longhorn Aquatics |
USA
|
Nashville Aquatic Club |
USA
|
Mission Viejo Nadadores |
MIX
|