Swimming at the Summer Olympics

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Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. Along with track & field athletics it is one of the most popular spectator sports at the Games and one with the biggest amount of events.

1 Men's Events
2 Women's Events
3 Olympic records
- 3.1 Men
- 3.2 Women
4 Nations
5 Notes
6 See also
7 Reference

[edit] Men's 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	Years
Current program
50 metre freestyle			X^[1]																		X	X	X	X	X	X	7
100 metre 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	25
200 metre freestyle		X	X^[1]													X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
400 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	24
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	24
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	23
200 metre backstroke		X													X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
100 metre breaststroke																X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
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	23
100 metre butterfly																X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
200 metre butterfly													X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
200 metre individual medley																X	X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
400 metre individual medley															X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
4 x 100 metre freestyle relay															X	X	X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
4 x 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	23
4 x 100 metre medley relay														X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
Marathon 10km																										X	1
Past events
500 metre freestyle	X																										1
880 yard freestyle			X^[1]																								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 x 50 metre 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	17

[edit] Women's Events

Event	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	Years
50 metre freestyle																	X	X	X	X	X	X	6
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	22
200 metre freestyle												X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
400 metre freestyle		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	21
800 metre freestyle												X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
100 metre backstroke			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	20
200 metre backstroke												X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
100 metre breaststroke												X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
200 metre breaststroke			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	20
100 metre butterfly									X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
200 metre butterfly												X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
200 metre individual medley												X	X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
400 metre individual medley											X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
4 x 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	22
4 x 200 metre freestyle relay																			X	X	X	X	4
4 x 100 metre medley relay										X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
Marathon 10km																						X	1
Events	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	17

[edit] Olympic records

[edit] Men

Event	Result	Name	Nationality	Date	Location
50 m freestyle	21.91	Alexander Popov	Unified Team	July 30, 1992	Barcelona, Spain
100 m freestyle	47.84	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	September 19, 2000	Sydney, Australia (semifinals)
200 m freestyle	1:44.71	Ian Thorpe	Australia	August 16, 2004	Athens, Greece
400 m freestyle	3:40.59	Ian Thorpe	Australia	September 16, 2000	Sydney, Australia
1500 m freestyle	14:43.40	Grant Hackett	Australia	August 21, 2004	Athens, Greece
100 m backstroke	53.45	Aaron Peirsol	United States	August 21, 2004	Athens, Greece
200 m backstroke	1:54.95	Aaron Peirsol	United States	August 19, 2004	Athens, Greece
100 m breaststroke	1:00.01	Brendan Hansen	United States	August 14, 2004	Athens, Greece
200 m breaststroke	2:09.44	Kosuke Kitajima	Japan	August 18, 2004	Athens, Greece
100 m butterfly	51.25	Michael Phelps	United States	August 20, 2004	Athens, Greece
200 m butterfly	1:54.04	Michael Phelps	United States	August 17, 2004	Athens, Greece
200 m IM	1:57.14	Michael Phelps	United States	August 19, 2004	Athens, Greece
400 m IM	4:08.26	Michael Phelps	United States	August 14, 2004	Athens, Greece
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:13.17	Roland Schoeman (48.17) Lyndon Ferns (48.13) Darian Townsend (48.96) Ryk Neethling (47.91)	South Africa	August 15, 2004	Athens, Greece
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:07.05	Ian Thorpe (1:46.03) Michael Klim (1:46.40) Todd Pearson (1:47.36) William Kirby (1:47.26)	Australia	September 19, 2000	Sydney, Australia
4x100 m medley relay	3:30.68	Aaron Peirsol (53.45) Brendan Hansen (59.37) Ian Crocker (50.28) Jason Lezak (47.58)	United States	August 21, 2004	Athens, Greece

[edit] Women

Event	Result	Name	Nationality	Date	Location
50 m freestyle	24.13	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	September 22, 2000	Sydney, Australia (semifinals)
100 m freestyle	53.52	Jodie Henry	Australia	August 18, 2004	Athens, Greece
200 m freestyle	1:57.65	Heike Friedrich	East Germany	September 21, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
400 m freestyle	4:03.85	Janet Evans	United States	September 22, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
800 m freestyle	8:19.67	Brooke Bennett	United States	September 22, 2000	Sydney, Australia
100 m backstroke	59.68	Natalie Coughlin	United States	August 21, 2004	Athens, Greece
200 m backstroke	2:07.06	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	July 31, 1992	Barcelona, Spain
100 m breaststroke	1:06.64	Luo Xuejuan	China	August 16, 2004	Athens, Greece
200 m breaststroke	2:23.37	Amanda Beard	United States	August 19, 2004	Athens, Greece
100 m butterfly	56.61	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	September 17, 2000	Sydney, Australia
200 m butterfly	2:05.88	Misty Hyman	United States	September 20, 2000	Sydney, Australia
200 m IM	2:10.68	Yana Klochkova	Ukraine	September 19, 2000	Sydney, Australia
400 m IM	4:33.59	Yana Klochkova	Ukraine	September 16, 2000	Sydney, Australia
4x100 m freestyle relay	3:35.94	Alice Mills (54.75) Lisbeth Lenton (53.57) Petria Thomas (54.67) Jodie Henry (52.95)	Australia	August 14, 2004	Athens, Greece
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:53.42	Natalie Coughlin (1:57.74) Carly Piper (1:59.39) Dana Vollmer (1:58.12) Kaitlin Sandeno (1:58.17)	United States	August 18, 2004	Athens, Greece
4x100 m medley relay	3:57.32	Giaan Rooney (1:01.18) Leisel Jones (1:06.50) Petria Thomas (56.67) Jodie Henry (52.97)	Australia	August 21, 2004	Athens, Greece

[edit] Nations

Nation	96	00	04	08
Australasia (ANZ)	-	-	-	X
Australia (AUS)	X	X	-	-
Austria (AUT)	X	X	X	X
Belgium (BEL)	-	X	-	X
Canada (CAN)	-	-	-	X
Denmark (DEN)	-	X	-	X
Finland (FIN)	-	-	-	X
France (FRA)	-	X	-	X
Germany (GER)	-	X	X	X
Great Britain (GBR)	-	X	-	X
Greece (GRE)	X	-	-	-
Hungary (HUN)	X	X	X	X
Italy (ITA)	-	X	-	X
Netherlands (NED)	-	X	-	X
Sweden (SWE)	-	X	-	X
United States (USA)	X	X	X	X
Nations	4	12	4	14
Swimmers	19	76	32	100
Year	96	00	04	08

[edit] Notes

^ ^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 about 46 metres and the 100 yard freestyle and backstroke races were 91 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 about 1609 metres. The 440 yard breaststroke, like the freestyle, was 402 metres. The relay, 4x50 yards, was 4x46 metres.

[edit] See also

[edit] Reference

International Olympic Committee results database

Sports at the Olympic Games
Summer sports	Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling
Winter sports	Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating
Past sports	Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports

Swimming at the Summer Olympics
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) and List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)