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Host City: München, West Germany
Location: Olympic Swim Hall
Date Started: August 29, 1972
Date Finished: August 29, 1972
Format: Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Nobutaka Taguchi |
| Silver: | Tom Bruce |
| Bronze: | John Hencken |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hencken | 18 | United States | USA | 1:05.68 | QU/WR |
| 2 | José Sylvio Fiolo | 22 | Brazil | BRA | 1:05.99 | QU |
| 3 | Tom Bruce | 20 | United States | USA | 1:06.05 | QU |
| 4 | Klaus Katzur | 29 | East Germany | GDR | 1:06.82 | |
| 5 | Bill Mahony | 22 | Canada | CAN | 1:07.06 | |
| 6 | Bernard Combet | 18 | France | FRA | 1:07.76 | |
| 7 | Robert Stoddart | 22 | Canada | CAN | 1:08.61 | |
| 8 | Rainer Hradetzky | 19 | East Germany | GDR | 1:09.49 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobutaka Taguchi | 21 | Japan | JPN | 1:05.13 | QU/WR |
| 2 | Walter Kusch | 18 | West Germany | FRG | 1:05.78 | QU |
| 3 | Nikolay Pankin | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:06.08 | QU |
| 4 | Mark Chatfield | 19 | United States | USA | 1:06.08 | QU |
| 5 | David Wilkie | 18 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:06.25 | QU |
| 6 | Viktor Stulikov | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:06.66 | |
| 7 | Vladimir Kosinsky | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:07.08 | |
| 8 | Roger-Philippe Menu | 24 | France | FRA | 1:07.75 |