The swimming competition at the 1983 Summer Universiade took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from July 2 to July 7, 1983.[1] [2]
| 100 m freestyle | 50.51 CR | 51.02 | 51.60 | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:51.19 CR | 1:51.90 | 1:51.97 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:49.38 CR | 3:54.93 | 3:56.57 | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:02.83 CR | 15:28.36 | 15:37.97 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 56.64 CR, NR | 56.71 | 56.74 | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:00.42 CR, NR | 2:01.27 | 2:01.63 CWR | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.13 | 1:04.21 | 1:04.32 | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.93 CR | 2:19.72 | 2:19.80 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 54.65 CR | 55.45 | 55.55 | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:00.38 CR | 2:01.36 | 2:02.03 | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:02.29 CR | 2:04.41 | 2:05.50 | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:19.80 CR, CWR | 4:26.05 | 4:26.87 | ||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:21.72 CR | 3:21.82 | 3:26.38 | ||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:27.22 CR | 7:30.18 | Wayne Kelly Dave Shemilt | 7:31.40 | |||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:44.33 CR | 3:46.49 | 3:46.65 | ||||
| 100 m freestyle | 58.15 | 58.27 | 58.45 | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:02.17 CR | 2:02.78 | 2:02.84 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:13.41 CR,NR | 4:15.36 | 4:17.77 | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:40.31 | 8:41.43 | 8:53.52 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:03.28 | 1:03.77 | 1:03.80 | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:15.37 | 2:15.96 | 2:16.41 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.17 CR | 1:13.08 | 1:13.90 | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:34.02 CR | 2:34.58 | 2:36.22 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:01.79 CR | 1:02.31 | 1:02.48 | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:13.50 CR | 2:15.02 | 2:15.38 | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:18.23 CR | 2:19.75 | 2:20.63 | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:52.27 CR | 4:55.77 | 4:56.70 | ||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:49.64 CR | 3:50.19 | 3:54.67 | ||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 8:21.78 | 8:22.74 | 8:23.48 | ||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:14.10 CR | Susan Walsh Jeanne Childs Jane Wagstaff J. Williams | 4:16.29 | 4:22.46 | |||