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Swimming At The Summer Olympics

Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics.

It has been open to women since 1912. At the Olympics, swimming has the second-highest number of medal-contested events (after athletics).

Swimming at the Summer Olympics
Swimming At The Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeSWM, OWS (Marathon Swimming)
Governing bodyFINA
Events37 (men: 18; women: 18; mixed: 1)
Games

Summary

Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1896 4 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Hungary
2 1900 7 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain
3 1904 9 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Germany
4 1908 6 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain
5 1912 9 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Germany
6
7 1920 10 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
8 1924 11 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
9 1928 11 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
10 1932 11 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Japan
11 1936 11 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Japan
12
13
14 1948 11 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
15 1952 11 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
16 1956 13 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Australia
Games Year Events Best Nation
17 1960 15 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
18 1964 18 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
19 1968 29 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
20 1972 29 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
21 1976 26 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
22 1980 26 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  East Germany
23 1984 29 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
24 1988 31 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  East Germany
25 1992 31 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
26 1996 32 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
27 2000 32 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
28 2004 32 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
29 2008 34 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
30 2012 34 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
31 2016 34 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States
32 2020 37 Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States

Long-course swimming

Men's events

Current program
Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
50 metres freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X 11
100 metres freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 29
200 metres freestyle (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
400 metres freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 28
800 metre freestyle X X X 3
1500 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 28
100 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 27
200 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
100 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
200 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 27
100 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
400 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 27
4 × 100 metre medley relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
Past events
Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
500 metre freestyle X 1
1000 metre freestyle X 1
1200 metre freestyle X 1
4000 metre freestyle X 1
400 metre breaststroke X X X 3
4 × 50 yard freestyle relay X 1
200 metre team swimming X 1
200 metre obstacle event X 1
Underwater swimming X 1
100 metre freestyle for sailors X 1
Events 4 7 9 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 15 15 13 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17

Women's events

Current program
Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
50 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X 10
100 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26
200 metre freestyle (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
400 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25
800 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
1500 metre freestyle X X 2
100 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
200 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
100 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
100 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
400 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X 8
4 × 100 metre medley relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
Events 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 14 14 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17

Mixed events

Current program
Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
4 × 100 metre medley relay X X 2
Events 1 1

Medal table

Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States (USA)257178144579
2Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Australia (AUS)697073212
3Swimming At The Summer Olympics  East Germany (GDR)38322292
4Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Hungary (HUN)28262074
5Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Japan (JPN)24273283
6Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain (GBR)20293079
7Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Netherlands (NED)19201958
8Swimming At The Summer Olympics  China (CHN)16211249
9Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Germany (GER)13183061
10Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union (URS)12212659
11Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Canada (CAN)9182754
12Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Sweden (SWE)9161439
13Swimming At The Summer Olympics  France (FRA)8161943
14Swimming At The Summer Olympics  South Africa (RSA)77620
15Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Unified Team (EUN)63110
16Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Italy (ITA)561526
17Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Russia (RUS)49922
18Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ukraine (UKR)4329
19Swimming At The Summer Olympics  West Germany (FRG)351422
20Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Denmark (DEN)35715
21Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Romania (ROU)3249
22Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ireland (IRL)3014
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Tunisia (TUN)3014
24Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Zimbabwe (ZIM)2417
25Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Australasia (ANZ)2338
26Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Spain (ESP)2248
27Swimming At The Summer Olympics  ROC2215
28Swimming At The Summer Olympics  New Zealand (NZL)2136
29Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Austria (AUT)16512
30Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United Team of Germany (EUA)15612
31Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Brazil (BRA)141015
32Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Greece (GRE)1326
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Poland (POL)1326
34Swimming At The Summer Olympics  South Korea (KOR)1304
35Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Belgium (BEL)1225
36Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Costa Rica (CRC)1124
37Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Argentina (ARG)1113
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria (BUL)1113
39Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia (YUG)1102
40Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Mexico (MEX)1012
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Suriname (SUR)1012
42Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Kazakhstan (KAZ)1001
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Lithuania (LTU)1001
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Singapore (SIN)1001
45Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Belarus (BLR)0213
46Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Hong Kong (HKG)0202
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Slovakia (SVK)0202
48Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Finland (FIN)0145
49Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Cuba (CUB)0112
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Norway (NOR)0112
51Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Croatia (CRO)0101
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Serbia (SRB)0101
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Slovenia (SLO)0101
54Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Switzerland (SUI)0033
55Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Philippines (PHI)0022
56Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)0011
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Venezuela (VEN)0011
Totals (57 entries)5895865871762

Marathon swimming

Events

Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
Men's 10 km X X X X 4
Women's 10 km X X X X 4
Events 2 2 2 2

Medal table

Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Netherlands (NED)3104
2Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Germany (GER)1113
3Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Hungary (HUN)1102
4Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Brazil (BRA)1012
5Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Russia (RUS)1001
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Tunisia (TUN)1001
7Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain (GBR)0213
8Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Italy (ITA)0123
9Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Greece (GRE)0101
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States (USA)0101
11Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Australia (AUS)0011
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Canada (CAN)0011
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  France (FRA)0011
Totals (13 entries)88824

Overall medal table

Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States257179144580
2Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Australia697074213
3Swimming At The Summer Olympics  East Germany (GDR)38322292
4Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Hungary29272076
5Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Japan24273283
6Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Netherlands22211962
7Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain20313182
8Swimming At The Summer Olympics  China16211249
9Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Germany14193164
10Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union (URS)12212659
11Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Canada9182855
12Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Sweden9161439
13Swimming At The Summer Olympics  France8162044
14Swimming At The Summer Olympics  South Africa77620
15Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Unified Team (EUN)63110
16Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Russia59923
17Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Italy571729
18Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ukraine4329
19Swimming At The Summer Olympics  West Germany (FRG)351422
20Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Denmark35715
21Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Romania3249
22Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ireland3014
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Tunisia3014
24Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Brazil241117
25Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Zimbabwe2417
26Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Australasia (ANZ)2338
27Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Spain2248
28Swimming At The Summer Olympics  ROC2215
29Swimming At The Summer Olympics  New Zealand2136
30Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Austria16512
31Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United Team of Germany (EUA)15612
32Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Greece1427
33Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Poland1326
34Swimming At The Summer Olympics  South Korea1304
35Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Belgium1225
36Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Costa Rica1124
37Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Argentina1113
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria1113
39Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia (YUG)1102
40Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Mexico1012
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Suriname1012
42Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Kazakhstan1001
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Lithuania1001
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Singapore1001
45Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Belarus0213
46Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Hong Kong0202
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Slovakia0202
48Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Finland0145
49Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Cuba0112
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Norway0112
51Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Croatia0101
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Serbia0101
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Slovenia0101
54Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Switzerland0033
55Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Philippines0022
56Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Trinidad and Tobago0011
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Venezuela0011
Totals (57 entries)5965945951785

Nations

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Albania (ALB) 1 2 2 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Algeria (ALG) 5 1 1 3 6 5 1 1 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  American Samoa (ASA) 2 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Andorra (AND) 1 2 2 1 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Angola (ANG) 5 8 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 2 1 2 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Argentina (ARG) 4 4 5 1 17 7 3 7 8 4 5 6 2 3 7 13 10 11 4 5 20
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Armenia (ARM) 1 2 1 1 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Aruba (ARU) 2 1 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Australasia (ANZ) 5 9 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Australia (AUS) 1 6 5 5 5 5 10 10 26 26 32 24 24 28 17 31 25 33 33 44 41 43 47 39 24
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Austria (AUT) 2 3 1 1 8 3 8 2 3 10 7 3 2 1 5 6 6 2 4 8 6 12 11 6 24
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Azerbaijan (AZE) 1 2 4 12 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bahamas (BAH) 2 2 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 3 10
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bahrain (BRN) 2 2 2 2 2 1 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bangladesh (BAN) 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Barbados (BAR) 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Belarus (BLR) 10 9 9 8 8 8 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Belgium (BEL) 1 7 5 12 6 5 6 10 6 3 2 6 4 10 7 4 7 7 4 9 7 13 10 23
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Benin (BEN) 2 2 2 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bermuda (BER) 5 5 2 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 2 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bolivia (BOL) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Botswana (BOT) 2 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Brazil (BRA) 2 8 16 13 12 4 5 4 4 12 9 9 7 15 9 10 13 23 25 19 36 21
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  British Virgin Islands (IVB) 1 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Brunei (BRU) 1 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria (BUL) 3 3 5 13 8 5 1 6 6 4 4 3 12
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Burkina Faso (BUR) 1 2 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Burundi (BDI) 2 1 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Cambodia (CAM) 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Cameroon (CMR) 1 2 2 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Canada (CAN) 1 1 3 2 6 14 14 9 9 8 8 12 15 38 38 37 31 29 27 39 20 27 33 30 24
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Cayman Islands (CAY) 3 2 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Central African Republic (CAF) 1 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Chile (CHI) 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  China (CHN) 2 1 1 14 24 16 21 21 28 42 51 45 12
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1 4 3 5 8 8 13 13 5 3 2 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Colombia (COL) 2 3 1 9 4 5 2 1 1 1 5 5 3 5 3 4 16
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Comoros (COM) 1 1 2 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Republic of the Congo (CGO) 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Cook Islands (COK) 1 2 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Costa Rica (CRC) 1 1 2 1 8 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 12
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Croatia (CRO) 11 17 13 13 4 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Cuba (CUB) 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 7 2 2 1 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Cyprus (CYP) 4 2 2 7 5 2 1 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 4 9 1 3 3 4 2 3 3 1 3 1 5 6 8 17
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Czech Republic (CZE) 10 6 12 10 6 8 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) 1 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Denmark (DEN) 1 5 1 4 5 2 18 6 9 2 4 3 3 6 2 1 3 15 8 10 7 6 9 10 15 25
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Djibouti (DJI) 1 1 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Dominica (DMA) 1 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 1 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  East Germany (GDR) 24 37 23 30 26 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ecuador (ECU) 3 1 1 2 1 5 3 1 2 3 3 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Egypt (EGY) 1 6 3 2 8 5 2 2 6 2 3 3 7 13
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  El Salvador (ESA) 14 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 10
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 2 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Estonia (EST) 2 4 1 4 6 9 2 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ethiopia (ETH) 2 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Fiji (FIJ) 3 5 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Finland (FIN) 3 6 1 2 1 1 2 1 13 1 5 6 3 1 1 1 2 1 12 12 7 7 5 7 8 25
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  France (FRA) 47 4 3 13 20 13 5 8 17 16 16 19 9 16 18 16 13 16 25 25 25 19 21 35 31 30 26
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Gabon (GAB) 1 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  The Gambia (GAM) 1 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Georgia (GEO) 1 1 2 1 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Germany (GER) 6 4 5 17 19 2 24 9 18 26 38 24 28 35 35 25 30 29 18
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ghana (GHA) 2 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain (GBR) 7 25 18 18 26 21 15 22 32 26 22 32 33 27 36 40 32 33 31 28 39 32 37 24 44 28 26
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Greece (GRE) 15 1 1 5 2 2 5 2 2 3 4 2 8 14 28 18 14 15 18
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Grenada (GRN) 1 2 1 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Guam (GUM) 4 7 2 1 1 1 3 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Guatemala (GUA) 1 3 6 1 5 2 1 4 1 1 2 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Guinea (GUI) 2 1 2 1 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Guyana (GUY) 1 1 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Haiti (HAI) 1 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Honduras (HON) 6 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Hong Kong (HKG) 4 2 1 3 3 2 4 8 10 8 3 9 7 4 3 7 16
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Hungary (HUN) 1 1 2 10 8 6 8 5 13 15 15 16 18 19 14 16 8 13 13 13 21 18 25 28 32 35 26
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Iceland (ISL) 8 2 2 4 4 3 4 6 2 3 9 7 8 7 3 15
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) 4 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  India (IND) 1 7 5 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) 2 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Indonesia (INA) 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 6 3 2 1 2 12
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Iran (IRI) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Iraq (IRQ) 2 1 1 1 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ireland (IRL) 2 4 7 4 3 2 5 2 5 4 2 3 4 3 14
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Israel (ISR) 1 1 4 2 6 1 2 3 1 4 4 10 2 7 5 7 16
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Italy (ITA) 2 4 2 4 6 5 2 10 7 23 16 10 24 13 13 26 21 24 14 21 29 34 35 38 24
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ivory Coast (CIV) 2 1 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Jamaica (JAM) 1 1 4 1 4 3 1 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Japan (JPN) 2 6 10 23 21 22 19 21 38 20 15 15 22 23 25 27 21 20 31 29 36 21
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Jordan (JOR) 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 7 8 11 12 7 3 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Kenya (KEN) 1 2 2 2 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Kosovo (KOS) 2 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Kuwait (KUW) 2 3 5 2 3 3 2 1 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 12 18 6 3 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Laos (LAO) 1 2 2 1 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Latvia (LAT) 1 4 4 5 2 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Lebanon (LIB) 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 5 2 2 2 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Lesotho (LES) 1 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Libya (LBA) 4 2 2 1 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Liechtenstein (LIE) 1 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Lithuania (LTU) 2 8 6 10 9 4 6 6 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Luxembourg (LUX) 2 4 3 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 3 16
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  North Macedonia (MKD) 4 4 4 2 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Madagascar (MAD) 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Malawi (MAW) 2 2 1 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Malaysia (MAS) 2 2 7 2 1 1 2 1 5 9 4 5 2 3 14
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Maldives (MDV) 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Mali (MLI) 2 2 2 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Malta (MLT) 1 2 2 2 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Marshall Islands (MHL) 2 2 2 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Mauritius (MRI) 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Mexico (MEX) 3 9 8 4 11 10 27 22 9 7 12 10 7 2 7 6 6 9 3 19
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) 2 2 2 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Moldova (MDA) 5 10 3 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Monaco (MON) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Mongolia (MGL) 2 1 2 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Montenegro (MNE) 1 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Morocco (MAR) 1 1 1 1 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Mozambique (MOZ) 5 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 10
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Myanmar (MYA) 1 1 1 1 1 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Namibia (NAM) 2 1 1 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Nepal (NEP) 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Netherlands (NED) 4 7 4 12 14 5 14 12 13 19 26 17 19 15 12 16 11 9 20 24 16 18 15 17 24
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) 3 1 1 2 1 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  New Zealand (NZL) 1 1 4 1 2 5 2 4 6 9 8 7 11 14 8 13 15 17 9 19
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Nicaragua (NCA) 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Niger (NIG) 2 1 2 1 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Nigeria (NGR) 2 2 2 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Norway (NOR) 5 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 7 3 2 6 5 1 4 3 2 18
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Oman (OMA) 1 1 4 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Pakistan (PAK) 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Palau (PLW) 2 1 1 1 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Palestine (PLE) 1 1 2 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Panama (PAN) 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Papua New Guinea (PNG) 2 1 2 2 1 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Paraguay (PAR) 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Peru (PER) 3 6 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 14
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Philippines (PHI) 2 3 5 3 1 8 8 2 7 7 3 4 4 5 2 4 5 5 2 2 20
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Poland (POL) 2 4 7 1 5 4 5 3 8 5 14 11 8 7 15 19 20 17
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Portugal (POR) 1 1 4 5 3 5 2 2 12 9 12 7 11 10 7 5 16
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1 4 9 12 5 3 6 7 3 6 4 2 2 13
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Qatar (QAT) 1 1 1 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Rhodesia (RHO) 4 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Romania (ROU) 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 5 10 14 11 7 6 4 6 15
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Russia (RUS) 4 30 28 30 35 35 36 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Rwanda (RWA) 2 2 2 2 2 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Saar (SAA) 1 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Saint Lucia (LCA) 2 1 1 1 1 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) 2 1 1 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Samoa (SAM) 2 1
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  San Marino (SMR) 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 2 1 1 1 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Senegal (SEN) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 4 7 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Serbia (SRB) 9 8 6 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Seychelles (SEY) 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Sierra Leone (SLE) 1 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Singapore (SIN) 1 3 4 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 3 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Slovakia (SVK) 3 4 2 3 5 3 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Slovenia (SLO) 5 5 6 11 10 12 10 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  South Africa (RSA) 1 1 5 1 3 6 8 3 10 7 14 8 24 20 13 15
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  South Korea (KOR) 4 1 1 3 15 4 20 17 19 16 15 8 12
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union (URS) 18 10 23 21 31 26 31 39 27 29 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Spain (ESP) 2 4 5 6 3 10 11 13 9 14 11 8 11 21 18 23 16 23 14 24 20
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Sri Lanka (SRI) 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 10
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Sudan (SUD) 1 1 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Suriname (SUR) 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Swaziland (SWZ) 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Sweden (SWE) 1 12 24 13 14 9 2 5 8 12 5 15 14 16 15 18 24 24 18 17 18 16 15 18 12 11 26
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Switzerland (SUI) 4 2 1 4 8 8 9 2 4 10 2 3 13 10 4 5 9 13 7 7 8 21
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Syria (SYR) 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 7
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Tajikistan (TJK) 2 2 1 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Tanzania (TAN) 2 2 2 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Thailand (THA) 2 2 5 6 8 6 2 2 2 9
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Togo (TOG) 1 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Tonga (TGA) 1 2 2
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 10
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Tunisia (TUN) 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Turkey (TUR) 2 2 4 2 3 4 7 9 11 6 4 11
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Turkmenistan (TKM) 2 2 2 2 4
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Uganda (UGA) 1 2 1 2 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Ukraine (UKR) 13 25 27 23 14 7 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 8
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  United States (USA) 1 2 25 8 7 22 26 23 27 28 28 30 28 31 48 52 51 51 43 44 40 44 48 43 43 49 47 27
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Uruguay (URU) 2 1 5 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 3 2 2 14
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Uzbekistan (UZB) 6 10 15 7 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Venezuela (VEN) 1 1 2 4 12 3 6 7 5 4 13 10 6 13
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Vietnam (VIE) 1 2 3 2 11 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 13
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Virgin Islands (ISV) 2 7 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 10
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  West Germany (FRG) 27 44 22 24 29 5
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Yemen (YEM) 1 2 2 3
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia (YUG) 6 4 6 3 1 9 2 6 5 4 3 3 3 9 22
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Zambia (ZAM) 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
Swimming At The Summer Olympics  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2 2 4 4 1 3 2 2 1 2 10
Nations 4 12 4 14 17 19 23 28 20 29 34 48 33 45 42 51 52 51 41 67 77 92 117 150 152 162 166 169
Swimmers 19 76 32 100 120 116 118 182 128 248 249 319 235 380 405 468 532 471 333 494 633 641 762 954 937 1026 950 950
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20

Olympic records

The International Olympic Committee recognize the best performances in all 35 current swimming events at the Games as Olympic records.

Notable changes to the sport

Times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques and new developments within the sport.

In the first four Olympics, competitions were not held in pools, but rather in open water (1896, the Mediterranean Sea; 1900, the Seine; 1904, an artificial lake; 1906, the Mediterranean). The 1904 Olympics' races were the only ones ever measured in yards, instead of the usual metres. A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and was located in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbor, marked the beginning of electrical timing.

Male swimmers wore full body swimsuits up until the 1940s, which caused more drag in the water than their modern swim-wear counterparts. Also, over the years, pool designs have lessened the drag. Some design considerations allow for the reduction of swimming resistance making the pool faster. Namely, proper pool depth, elimination of waves, elimination of currents, increased lane width, energy absorbing racing lane lines and gutters, and the use of other innovative hydraulic, acoustic, illumination, and swimwear designs.

The 1924 Olympics were the first to use the standard 50-metre pool with marked lanes (a standard that remains to this day). In the freestyle, swimmers originally dove from the pool walls, but diving blocks were first incorporated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The flip-turn was developed by the 1950s. Swimming goggles were first allowed in 1976.

The butterfly stroke events were not held until 1956. Previous rules permitted the butterfly stroke in breaststroke races. After 1956, when these rules were changed, butterfly became its own stroke entirely.

The 800m event was added to the women’s programme in 1968; whilst longer, this event was not as far as the men’s 1,500m event. This discrepancy was evened out in 2020: that year, the 1,500 metres was included in the women’s programme for the first time and the 800 metres freestyle was added to the men’s programme.

Both men and women were granted the 200 metres freestyle race in 1968, giving swimmers an intermediate distance race between 100 metres and 400 metres.

The women's 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay race was added in 1996—a men's relay race at that distance had been held since 1912; interestingly, the winning time for the women's 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay in 1996 was more than two minutes faster than the men's 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay of 1912. At six Games, the men had two freestyle relay races, while the women had one. Starting with 1996, both genders have two.

The medley relay races (4 × 100 metres) were not held for men or for women until 1960, but they have continued in every Games since then.

Starting in 2008, both men and women compete in 10 km open water marathon swim events.

The mixed 4 × 100 metres medley relay (2 women and 2 men) was added to the programme in the 2020 Olympic Games.

Notes

See also

References

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