The Swimming portion of the 4th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam late July-early August 1982 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The competition featured 19 long course (50m) events: * freestyle - 100, 200, 400, 800 (female only) and 1500 (male only); * backstroke - 100 and 200; * breaststroke - 100 and 200; * butterfly - 100 and 200; * individual medley (IM) - 200 and 400; and * relays - 4x100 free, 4x200 free (male only) and 4x100 medley.