| Host City | Edinburgh |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 9 – 10 December 1988 |
| Events | 28 |
| Competitors | 73 |
| Countries | 12 |
Final standings:
Men:
Women:
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 1,500 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men | Men | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 100 m Backstroke, Men | Men | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Backstroke, Men | Men | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m Breaststroke, Men | Men | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Breaststroke, Men | Men | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m Butterfly, Men | Men | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Butterfly, Men | Men | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Individual Medley, Men | Men | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m Individual Medley, Men | Men | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men | Men | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 100 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 800 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women | Women | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 100 m Backstroke, Women | Women | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Backstroke, Women | Women | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m Breaststroke, Women | Women | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Breaststroke, Women | Women | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m Butterfly, Women | Women | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Butterfly, Women | Women | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m Individual Medley, Women | Women | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m Individual Medley, Women | Women | 9 December 1988 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women | Women | 10 December 1988 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 3 | Germany | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |