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Summer Olympics · Sport · 1896–2024 · 30 Games

Swimming

630 medal events across 59 different events, 1,895 medals. Most golds: United States (265). Most decorated: Michael Phelps (23 gold, 28 medals).

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Medal events630
Different events59
Medals1,895
Games301896–2024

The medal table of the sport

PlaceDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States265195152612
2Australia747676226
3East Germany38322292
4Hungary32282181
5Japan24283284
6Great Britain23353189
7Netherlands23212165
8China18241961
9Germany15203267
10Soviet Union12212659
11Canada12203163
12France12172251
13Sweden11161441
14South Africa88622
15Italy782035
16Unified Team63110
17Russia59923
18Ukraine4329
19Romania42511
20Ireland4037
21West Germany351422
22Denmark35715
23Tunisia3014
24Brazil241117
25Zimbabwe2417

Most decorated

AthleteGoldMedals
Michael Phelps2328
Katie Ledecky914
Mark Spitz911
Caeleb Dressel910
Jenny Thompson812
Matt Biondi811
Emma McKeon614
Ryan Lochte612
Kristin Otto66
Amy Van Dyken66
Gary Hall Jr.510
Ian Thorpe59
Ryan Murphy59
Kaylee McKeown59
Nathan Adrian58

Every event

EventCategoryGamesHeldLatest gold
Men’s 100 m freestylemen’s281896 – 2024Pan Zhanle China
Men’s 1500 m freestylemen’s271908 – 2024Bobby Finke United States
Men’s 200 m breaststrokemen’s271908 – 2024Léon Marchand France
Men’s 4 × 200 m freestyle relaymen’s271908 – 2024James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards, Duncan Scott, Jack McMillan, Kieran Bird Great Britain
Men’s 400 m freestylemen’s271908 – 2024Lukas Märtens Germany
Men’s 100 m backstrokemen’s261908 – 2024Thomas Ceccon Italy
Women’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relaywomen’s261912 – 2024Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, Olivia Wunsch, Bronte Campbell Australia
Women’s 100 m freestylewomen’s251912 – 2024Sarah Sjöström Sweden
Women’s 100 m backstrokewomen’s241924 – 2024Kaylee McKeown Australia
Women’s 200 m breaststrokewomen’s241924 – 2024Kate Douglass United States
Women’s 400 m freestylewomen’s241924 – 2024Ariarne Titmus Australia
Women’s 100 m butterflywomen’s181956 – 2024Torri Huske United States
Men’s 200 m butterflymen’s181956 – 2024Léon Marchand France
Men’s 200 m backstrokemen’s171900 – 2024Hubert Kós Hungary
Men’s 4 × 100 m medley relaymen’s171960 – 2024Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun, Pan Zhanle, Wang Changhao China
Women’s 4 × 100 m medley relaywomen’s171960 – 2024Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Katharine Berkoff, Emma Weber, Alex Shackell, Kate Douglass United States
Men’s 200 m freestylemen’s161900 – 2024David Popovici Romania
Men’s 400 m individual medleymen’s161964 – 2024Léon Marchand France
Women’s 400 m individual medleywomen’s161964 – 2024Summer McIntosh Canada
Men’s 100 m breaststrokemen’s151968 – 2024Nicolò Martinenghi Italy
Women’s 100 m breaststrokewomen’s151968 – 2024Tatjana Smith South Africa
Men’s 100 m butterflymen’s151968 – 2024Kristóf Milák Hungary
Women’s 200 m backstrokewomen’s151968 – 2024Kaylee McKeown Australia
Women’s 200 m butterflywomen’s151968 – 2024Summer McIntosh Canada
Women’s 200 m freestylewomen’s151968 – 2024Mollie O'Callaghan Australia
Women’s 800 m freestylewomen’s151968 – 2024Katie Ledecky United States
Men’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relaymen’s141964 – 2024Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Matt King United States
Men’s 200 m individual medleymen’s131968 – 2024Léon Marchand France
Women’s 200 m individual medleywomen’s131968 – 2024Summer McIntosh Canada
Men’s 50 m freestylemen’s101988 – 2024Cameron McEvoy Australia
Women’s 50 m freestylewomen’s101988 – 2024Sarah Sjöström Sweden
Women’s 4 × 200 m freestyle relaywomen’s81996 – 2024Mollie O'Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell, Ariarne Titmus, Jamie Perkins, Shayna Jack Australia
Men's 10 km open watermen’s32016, 2020, 2024Kristóf Rasovszky Hungary
Women's 10 km open waterwomen’s32016, 2020, 2024Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands
10 km marathonmen’s22008, 2012Oussama Mellouli Tunisia
10 km marathonwomen’s22008, 2012Éva Risztov Hungary
1500 m freestylewomen’s22020, 2024Katie Ledecky United States
4 × 100 m medley relaymixed22020, 2024Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Caeleb Dressel, Abbey Weitzeil United States
400 m breaststrokemen’s21912, 1920Håkan Malmrot Sweden
800 m freestylemen’s22020, 2024Daniel Wiffen Ireland
1 mile freestylemen’s11904Emil Rausch Germany
100 mefreestylewomen’s12000Inge de Bruijn Netherlands
100 yard backstrokemen’s11904Walter Brack Germany
100 yard freestylemen’s11904Zoltán Halmay Hungary
1000 m freestylemen’s11900John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain
1200 m freestylemen’s11896Alfréd Hajós Hungary
200 m obstacle eventmen’s11900Frederick Lane Great Britain
200 m team swimmingmen’s11900Ernst Hoppenberg, Max Hainle, Ernst Lührsen, Gustav Lexau, Herbert von Petersdorff Germany
220 yard freestylemen’s11904Charles Daniels United States
300 m freestylewomen’s11920Ethelda Bleibtrey United States
4000 m freestylemen’s11900John Arthur Jarvis Great Britain
440 yard breaststrokemen’s11904Georg Zacharias Germany
440 yard freestylemen’s11904Charles Daniels United States
4×50 yard freestyle relaymen’s11904Joe Ruddy, Leo Goodwin, Louis Handley, Charles Daniels United States
50 yard freestylemen’s11904Zoltán Halmay Hungary
500 m freestylemen’s11896Paul Neumann Austria
880 yard freestylemen’s11904Emil Rausch Germany
Sailors 100 m freestylemen’s11896Ioannis Malokinis Greece
Underwater swimmingmen’s11900Charles Devendeville France