| Host City | Hannover |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 30 August – 5 September 1976 |
| Competitors | 41 |
| Countries | 5 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m surface | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m surface | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 400 m surface | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m surface | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 1,500 m surface | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 50 m apnoe | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 100 m immersion | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 400 m immersion | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m immersion | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 m surface | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 4 x 200 m surface | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 100 m surface | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m surface | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 400 m surface | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m surface | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 1,500 m surface | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 50 m apnoe | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 100 m immersion | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 400 m immersion | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 m surface | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 4 x 200 m surface | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 16 | 11 | 5 | 32 | |
| 2 | East Germany | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |