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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
IOC Discipline CodeSWM, OWS (Marathon Swimming)
Governing bodyFINA
Events37 (men: 18; women: 18; mixed: 1)
Games
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
    • 2028
    • 2032
    • 2036
    • 2040
    • 2044
    • 2048
  • women
  • Records

    • Summary

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

    Long-course swimming

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    Men's events

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    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[1] X X X X X X X X X X 11
    100 metres freestyle X X[1] 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[1] X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
    400 metres freestyle X[1] 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[1] X X 3
    1500 metre freestyle X[1] 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[1] 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[1] X X 3
    4 × 50 yard freestyle relay X[1] 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

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    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[2] 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

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    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

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    Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics[3]

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

    Marathon swimming

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    Events

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    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

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    Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics[4]

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

    Overall medal table

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    Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics

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

    Nations

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

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    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

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    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

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    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Distances at the 1904 Olympics were measured in yards rather than metres. The 50 yard freestyle was 45.7 metres and the 100 yard freestyle and backstroke races were 91.4 metres. The 220, 440, and 880 yard freestyle races were 201, 402, and 805 metres, respectively. Instead of a 1500 metre race, there was a 1 mile race which made for 1609 metres. The 440 yard breaststroke, like the freestyle, was 402 metres. The relay, 4 × 50 yards, was 4 × 45.7 metres.
  • ^ In 1920, the women's event was 300 metres.
  • ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  • ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

    • See also

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    References

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