Simning med fenor vid världsspelen 1997 inkluderade oavgjort sexton set med medaljer.
| Disciplin | Guld | Silver | Brons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m, apné | Lee Yun | Liu Qiurong | Sergei Dokuchaev |
| 100 m scuba | Lee Yun | Liu Qiurong | Sergei Dokuchaev |
| 50 m i fenor | Alexander Nechitailo | Andrea Mangerini | Sergej Akhapov |
| 100 m i fenor | Alexander Nechitailo | Sergej Akhapov | Lee Yun |
| 200 m i fenor | Alexander Nechitailo | Sergej Akhapov | Luca Tonelli |
| 400 m i fenor | Norbert Savagna | Hu Hailong | Sergei Dokuchaev |
| Stafett 4x100 m | Sergei Akhapov Sergei Dokuchaev Maxim Maximov Alexander Nechitailo Ryssland |
Hu Hailong Li Yun Liu Qiurong Zhao Ji Kina |
Luca Guarxacheli Rubes Levada Andrea Mangerini Luca Tonelli Italien |
| Stafett 4x200 m | Sergei Akhapov Sergei Dokuchaev Maxim Maximov Alexander Nechitailo Ryssland |
Peter Balazs Gergely Juhos Nens Kaio Norbert Savagna Ungern |
Luca Guarxacheli Rubes Levada Andrea Mangerini Luca Tonelli Italien |
| Disciplin | Guld | Silver | Brons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m, apné | Li Shaozhen | Zhu Xia | Julia Chirikova |
| 100 m scuba | Li Shaozhen | Svetlana Ganzha | Wu Xiaohui |
| 50 m i fenor | Li Shaozhen | Svetlana Ganzha | Wu Xiaohui |
| 100 m i fenor | Wu Xiaohui | Li Shaozhen | Svetlana Ganzha |
| 200 m i fenor | Wu Xiaohui | Wang Yan | Natalia Muzychenko |
| 400 m i fenor | Wang Yan | Beata Bojo | Oksana Koroleva |
| Stafett 4x100 m | Li Shaozhen Wang Yan Wu Xiaohui Liu Qi Kina |
Svetlana Ganzha Oksana Koroleva Natalya Muzychenko Yulia Chirikova Ryssland |
Beata Bozko Judy Reves Beata Bömisch Willo Varga Ungern |
| Stafett 4x200 m | Li Shaozhen Wang Yan Wu Xiaohui Zhu Xia Kina |
Yulia Chirikova Svetlana Ganzha Oksana Koroleva Natalya Muzychenko Ryssland |
Beata Bozho Judy Reves Beata Bömisch Willo Varga Ungern |