The 4th FINA World Aquatics Championships took place from July 29-August 8, 1982, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. They featured 848 athletes, competing in four Aquatics disciplines:
- Diving - 4 events (2 male, 2 female);
- Swimming - 29 events (15 male, 14 female);
- Synchronized Swimming - 3 events (all female); and
- Water Polo - 1 event (male).
Medal table
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 13 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 |  East Germany | 12 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  West Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 |  China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 38 | 36 | 111 | |
Results
Diving
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Greg Louganis (USA) | Sergei Kuzmin (URS) | Aleksandr Portnov (URS) |
| 10 m platform | Greg Louganis (USA) | Vladimir Aleynik (URS) | Bruce Kimball (USA) |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Megan Neyer (USA) | Christina Seufert (USA) | Peng Yuanchun (CHN) |
| 10 m platform | Wendy Wyland (USA) | Ramona Wenzel (GDR) | Zhou Jihong (CHN) |
Swimming
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Jörg Woithe (GDR) | Rowdy Gaines (USA) | Per Johansson (SWE) |
| 200 m freestyle | Michael Groß (FRG) | Rowdy Gaines (USA) | Jörg Woithe (GDR) |
| 400 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | Svyatoslav Semenov (URS) | Sven Lodziewski (GDR) |
| 1500 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | Svyatoslav Semenov (URS) | Darjan Petrič (YUG) |
| 100 m backstroke | Dirk Richter (GDR) | Rick Carey (USA) | Vladimir Shemetov (URS) |
| 200 m backstroke | Rick Carey (USA) | Sándor Wladár (HUN) | Frank Baltrusch (GDR) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Steve Lundquist (USA) | Victor Davis (CAN) | John Moffet (USA) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Victor Davis (CAN) | Robertas Žulpa (URS) | John Moffet (USA) |
| 100 m butterfly | Matt Gribble (USA) | Michael Groß (FRG) | Bengt Baron (SWE) |
| 200 m butterfly | Michael Groß (FRG) | Sergey Fesenko (URS) | Craig Beardsley (USA) |
| 200 m individual medley | Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) | Bill Barrett (USA) | Giovanni Franceschi (ITA) |
| 400 m individual medley | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | Jens-Peter Berndt (GDR) | Sergey Fesenko (URS) |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Chris Cavanaugh Robin Leamy David McCagg Rowdy Gaines | Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Krasyuk Aleksey Filonov Sergey Smiriyagin Aleksey Markovsky | Sweden (SWE) Per Johansson Bengt Baron Pelle Holmertz Pelle Wikström |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Richard Saeger Jeff Float Kyle Miller Rowdy Gaines | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Shemetov Ivar Stukolkin Vladimir Salnikov Aleksey Filonov | West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Dirk Korthals Rainer Henkel Michael Groß |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Rick Carey Steve Lundquist Matt Gribble Rowdy Gaines | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Shemetov Yuriy Kis Aleksey Markovsky Sergey Smiriyagin | West Germany (FRG) Stefan Peter Gerald Mörken Michael Groß Andreas Schmidt |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Birgit Meineke (GDR) | Annemarie Verstappen (NED) | Jill Sterkel (USA) |
| 200 m freestyle | Annemarie Verstappen (NED) | Birgit Meineke (GDR) | Annelies Maas (NED) |
| 400 m freestyle | Carmela Schmidt (GDR) | Petra Schneider (GDR) | Tiffany Cohen (USA) |
| 800 m freestyle | Kim Linehan (USA) | Jackie Wilmott (GBR) | Carmela Schmidt (GDR) |
| 100 m backstroke | Kristin Otto (GDR) | Ina Kleber (GDR) | Susan Walsh (USA) |
| 200 m backstroke | Cornelia Sirch (GDR) | Georgina Parkes (AUS) | Carmen Bunaciu (ROU) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Ute Geweniger (GDR) | Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) | — |
| Kim Rhodenbaugh (USA) | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | Svetlana Varganova (URS) | Ute Geweniger (GDR) | Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) |
| 100 m butterfly | Mary T. Meagher (USA) | Ines Geißler (GDR) | Melanie Buddemeyer (USA) |
| 200 m butterfly | Ines Geißler (GDR) | Mary T. Meagher (USA) | Heike Dähne (GDR) |
| 200 m individual medley | Petra Schneider (GDR) | Ute Geweniger (GDR) | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
| 400 m individual medley | Petra Schneider (GDR) | Kathleen Nord (GDR) | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | East Germany (GDR) Birgit Meineke Susanne Link Kristin Otto Caren Metschuck | United States (USA) Susan Habernigg Kathy Treible Beth Washut Jill Sterkel | Netherlands (NED) Annemarie Verstappen Annelies Maas Wilma van Velsen Conny van Bentum |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | East Germany (GDR) Kristin Otto Ute Geweniger Ines Geißler Birgit Meineke | United States (USA) Susan Walsh Kim Rhodenbaugh Mary T. Meagher Jill Sterkel | Soviet Union (URS) Larisa Gorchakova Svetlana Varganova Natalya Pokas Irina Gerasimova |
Synchronised swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo routine | Tracie Ruiz (USA) | Kelly Kryczka (CAN) | Miwako Motoyoshi (JPN) |
| Duet routine | Sharon Hambrook (CAN) Kelly Kryczka (CAN) | Candy Costie (USA) Tracie Ruiz (USA) | Ikuko Abe (JPN) Masako Fujiwara (JPN) |
| Team routine | Canada (CAN) | United States (USA) | Japan (JPN) |
Water polo
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Soviet Union | Hungary | West Germany |