| Event: | Swimming |
| Games: | 1932 Summer |
| Venue: | LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium |
| Dates: | 6–13 August 1932 |
| Num Events: | 11 |
| Competitors: | 128 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Prev: | 1928 |
| Next: | 1936 |
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Saturday, August 6, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing.[2]
| 100 m freestyle | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Yasuji Miyazaki Hisakichi Toyoda Takashi Yokoyama Masanori Yusa | Frank Booth George Fissler Maiola Kalili Manuella Kalili | István Bárány László Szabados András Székely András Wanié |
| 100 m freestyle | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Helen Johns Helene Madison Josephine McKim Eleanor Saville | Corrie Laddé Willy den Ouden Puck Oversloot Maria Vierdag | Joyce Cooper Valerie Davies Edna Hughes Helen Varcoe |
128 swimmers from 20 nations competed.[2]
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