List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (men)

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This is an overview of the men's swimming champions in individual events at the Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships. These tournaments are the only global long course (50 meter pool) swimming championships organized by world swimming federation FINA. This list gives an overview of the dominant swimmers throughout the history of swimming.

Currently, the Olympic program includes 14 individual events, and the World Championships program 17. These numbers were lower in the past, as shown in the table.

Asterisks (*) link to the event article. Use the sort function in the left-hand column to separate Olympics and World Championships.

Year Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Individual medley
50 m 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 50 m 100 m 200 m 50 m 100 m 200 m 50 m 100 m 200 m 200 m 400 m
OG 1896 – Hajós* – Neumann* (500 m) – Hajós* (1200 m) – – – – – – – – – – –
OG 1900 – – Lane* – Jarvis* (1000 m) – – – Hoppenberg* – – – – – – – –
OG 1904 Halmay* (50 yd) Halmay* (100 yd) Daniels* (220 yd) Daniels* (440 yd) Rausch* (880 yd) Rausch* (1 mile) – Brack* (100 yd) – – – – – – – – –
OG 1908 – Daniels* – Taylor* – Taylor* – Bieberstein* – – – Holman* – – – – –
OG 1912 – Kahanamoku* – Hodgson* – Hodgson* – Hebner* – – – Bathe* – – – – –
OG 1920 – Kahanamoku* – Ross* – Ross* – Kealoha* – – – Malmrot* – – – – –
OG 1924 – Weissmuller* – Weissmuller* – Charlton* – Kealoha* – – – Skelton* – – – – –
OG 1928 – Weissmuller* – Zorrilla* – Borg* – Kojac* – – – Tsuruta* – – – – –
OG 1932 – Miyazaki* – Crabbe* – Kitamura* – Kiyokawa* – – – Tsuruta* – – – – –
OG 1936 – Csik* – Medica* – Terada* – Kiefer* – – – Hamuro* – – – – –
OG 1948 – Ris* – Smith* – McLane* – Stack* – – – Verdeur* – – – – –
OG 1952 – Scholes* – Boiteux* – Konno* – Oyakawa* – – – Davies* – – – – –
OG 1956 – Henricks* – Rose* – Rose* – Theile* – – – Furukawa* – – Yorzyk* – –
OG 1960 – Devitt* – Rose* – Konrads* – Theile* – – – Mulliken* – – Troy* – –
OG 1964 – Schollander* – Schollander* – Windle* – – Graef* – – O'Brien* – – Berry* – Roth*
OG 1968 – Wenden* Wenden* Burton* – Burton* – Matthes* Matthes* – McKenzie* Muñoz* – Russell* Robie* Hickcox* Hickcox*
OG 1972 – Spitz* Spitz* Cooper* – Burton* – Matthes* Matthes* – Taguchi* Hencken* – Spitz* Spitz* Larsson* Larsson*
WC 1973 – Montgomery* Montgomery* DeMont* – Holland* – Matthes* Matthes* – Hencken* Wilkie* – Robertson* Backhaus* Larsson* Hargitay*
WC 1975 – Coan* Shaw* Shaw* – Shaw* – Matthes* Verrasztó* – Wilkie* Wilkie* – Jagenburg* Forrester* Hargitay* Hargitay*
OG 1976 – Montgomery* Furniss* Goodell* – Goodell* – Naber* Naber* – Hencken* Wilkie* – Vogel* Bruner* – Strachan*
WC 1978 – McCagg* Forrester* Salnikov* – Salnikov* – Jackson* Vassallo* – Kusch* Nevid* – Bottom* Bruner* Smith* Vassallo*
OG 1980 – Woithe* Koplyakov* Salnikov* – Salnikov* – Baron* Wladár* – Goodhew* Žulpa* – Arvidsson* Fesenko* – Sydorenko*
WC 1982 – Woithe* Gross* Salnikov* – Salnikov* – Richter* Carey* – Lundquist* Davis* – Gribble* Gross* Sydorenko* Prado*
OG 1984 – Gaines* Gross* DiCarlo* – O'Brien* – Carey* Carey* – Lundquist* Davis* – Gross* Sieben* Baumann* Baumann*
WC 1986 Jager* Biondi* Gross* Henkel* – Henkel* – Polyansky* Polyansky* – Davis* Szabó* – Morales* Gross* Darnyi* Darnyi*
OG 1988 Biondi* Biondi* Armstrong* Dassler* – Salnikov* – Suzuki* Polyansky* – Moorhouse* Szabó* – Nesty* Gross* Darnyi* Darnyi*
WC 1991 Jager* Biondi* Lamberti* Hoffmann* – Hoffmann* – Rouse* López-Zubero* – Rózsa* Barrowman* – Nesty* Stewart* Darnyi* Darnyi*
OG 1992 Popov* Popov* Sadovyi* Sadovyi* – Perkins* – Tewksbury* López-Zubero* – Diebel* Barrowman* – Morales* Stewart* Darnyi* Darnyi*
WC 1994 Popov* Popov* Kasvio* Perkins* – Perkins* – López-Zubero* Selkov* – Rózsa* Rózsa* – Szukała* Pankratov* Sievinen* Dolan*
OG 1996 Popov* Popov* Loader* Loader* – Perkins* – Rouse* Bridgewater* – Deburgh-graeve* Rózsa* – Pankratov* Pankratov* Czene* Dolan*
WC 1998 Pilczuk* Popov* Klim* Thorpe* – Hackett* – Krayzelburg* Krayzelburg* – Deburgh-graeve* Grote* – Klim* Sylantyev* Wouda* Dolan*
OG 2000 Ervin & Hall, Jr.* Van den Hoogenband* Van den Hoogenband* Thorpe* – Hackett* – Krayzelburg* Krayzelburg* – Fioravanti* Fioravanti* – Frölander* Malchow* Rosolino* Dolan*
WC 2001 Ervin* Ervin* Thorpe* Thorpe* Thorpe* Hackett* Bal* Welsh* Peirsol* Lisohor* Sludnov* Hansen* Huegill* Frölander* Phelps* Rosolino* Boggiatto*
WC 2003 Popov* Popov* Thorpe* Thorpe* Hackett* Hackett* Rupprath* Peirsol* Peirsol* Gibson* Kitajima* Kitajima* Welsh* Crocker* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps*
OG 2004 Hall, Jr.* Van den Hoogenband* Thorpe* Thorpe* – Hackett* – Peirsol* Peirsol* – Kitajima* Kitajima* – Phelps* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps*
WC 2005 Schoeman* Magnini* Phelps* Hackett* Hackett* Hackett* Grigoriadis* Peirsol* Peirsol* Warnecke* Hansen* Hansen* Schoeman* Crocker* Korze-niowski* Phelps* Cseh*
WC 2007 Wildman-Tobriner* Hayden & Magnini* Phelps* Park* Stańczyk* Sawry-mowicz* Zandberg* Peirsol* Lochte* Lisohor* Hansen* Kitajima* Schoeman* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps*
OG 2008 Cielo* Bernard* Phelps* Park* – Mellouli* – Peirsol* Lochte* – Kitajima* Kitajima* – Phelps* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps*
WC 2009 Cielo* Cielo* Biedermann* Biedermann* Zhang* Mellouli* Tancock* Koga* Peirsol* Van der Burgh* Rickard* Gyurta* Čavić* Phelps* Phelps* Lochte* Lochte*
WC 2011 Cielo* Magnussen* Lochte* Park* Sun* Sun* Tancock* Lacourt & Stravius* Lochte* França Silva* Dale Oen* Gyurta* Cielo* Phelps* Phelps* Lochte* Lochte*
OG 2012 Manaudou* Adrian* Agnel* Sun* – Sun* – Grevers* Clary* – Van der Burgh* Gyurta* – Phelps* Le Clos* Phelps* Lochte*
WC 2013 Cielo* Magnussen* Agnel* Sun* Sun* Sun* Lacourt* Grevers* Lochte* Van der Burgh* Sprenger* Gyurta* Cielo* Le Clos* Le Clos* Lochte* Seto*
WC 2015 Manaudou* Ning* Guy* Sun* Sun* Paltrinieri* Lacourt* Larkin* Larkin* Peaty* Peaty* Koch* Manaudou* Le Clos* Cseh* Lochte* Seto*
OG 2016 Ervin* Chalmers* Sun* Horton* – Paltrinieri* – Murphy* Murphy* – Peaty* Balandin* – Schooling* Phelps* Phelps* Hagino*
WC 2017 Dressel* Dressel* Sun* Sun* Detti* Paltrinieri* Lacourt* Xu* Rylov* Peaty* Peaty* Chupkov* Proud* Dressel* Le Clos* Kalisz* Kalisz*
WC 2019 Dressel* Dressel* Sun* Sun* Paltrinieri* Wellbrock* Waddell* Xu* Rylov* Peaty* Peaty* Chupkov* Dressel* Dressel* Milák* Seto* Seto*
OG 2020 Dressel* Dressel* Dean* Hafnaoui* Finke* Finke* – Rylov* Rylov* – Peaty* Stubblety-Cook* – Dressel* Milák* Wang* Kalisz*
WC 2022 Proud* Popovici* Popovici* Winnington* Finke* Paltrinieri* Ress* Ceccon* Murphy* Fink* Martinenghi* Stubblety-Cook* Dressel* Milák* Milák* Marchand* Marchand*
WC 2023 McEvoy* Chalmers* Richards* Short* Hafnaoui* Hafnaoui* Armstrong* Murphy* Kós* Qin* Qin* Qin* Ceccon* Grousset* Marchand* Marchand* Marchand*
WC 2024 Bukhov* Pan* Hwang* Kim* Wiffen* Wiffen* Cooper* Armstrong* González* Williamson* Fink* Dong* Ribeiro* Ribeiro* Honda* Knox* Clareburt*

Note: Only events that are presently contested have their own column in the above table. In some of the early Olympics, events were held that have been discontinued later on. Where possible, the champions in these events have been placed in a column corresponding to the nearest distance. In those cases the actual distance is added below the champion's name. Champions not included in the table are:

Title leaders[edit]

  • The leaders in these events are listed below. All swimmers with at least three individual titles are included. Note that this list favors more recent swimmers due to the increasing number of events held, and the introduction and increasing frequency of the World Championships.

Asterisks (*) and bold denote active swimmers

Rank Name Year of
birth 		Total
titles 		Olympic
Games 		World
Championships 		Time span
1. United States Michael Phelps 1985 28 13 15 2001–2016 (16)
2. China Sun Yang* 1991 14 3 11 2011–2019 (9)
3. United States Ryan Lochte* 1984 12 2 10 2007–2015 (9)
4. United States Caeleb Dressel* 1996 11 3 8 2017–2022 (6)
5. United States Aaron Peirsol 1983 10 3 7 2001–2009 (9)
6. Russia Alexander Popov 1971 9 4 5 1992–2003 (12)
Australia Ian Thorpe 1982 9 3 6 1998–2004 (7)
Australia Grant Hackett 1980 9 2 7 1998–2005 (8)
9. Hungary Tamás Darnyi 1967 8 4 4 1986–1992 (7)
United Kingdom Adam Peaty* 1994 8 2 6 2015–2021 (7)
11. East Germany Roland Matthes 1950 7 4 3 1968–1975 (8)
Japan Kosuke Kitajima 1982 7 4 3 2003–2008 (6)
West Germany Michael Gross 1964 7 3 4 1982–1988 (7)
Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov 1960 7 3 4 1978–1988 (11)
Brazil César Cielo* 1987 7 1 6 2008–2013 (6)
16. South Africa Chad le Clos* 1992 5 1 4 2012–2017 (6)
Italy Gregorio Paltrinieri* 1994 5 1 4 2015–2022 (8)
France Léon Marchand* 2002 5 0 5 2022–2023 (2)
19. United States Mark Spitz 1950 4 4 0 1972 (1)
United States Matt Biondi 1965 4 2 2 1986–1991 (6)
Australia Kieren Perkins 1973 4 2 2 1992–1996 (5)
United States Tom Dolan 1975 4 2 2 1994–2000 (7)
United States Lenny Krayzelburg 1975 4 2 2 1998–2000 (3)
United States Anthony Ervin* 1981 4 2 2 2000–2016 (17)
Russia Evgeny Rylov* 1996 4 2 2 2017–2021 (5)
United States Ryan Murphy* 1995 4 2 2 2016–2023 (8)
United Kingdom David Wilkie 1954 4 1 3 1973–1976 (4)
Hungary Norbert Rózsa 1972 4 1 3 1991–1996 (6)
Hungary Dániel Gyurta 1989 4 1 3 2009–2013 (5)
Hungary Kristóf Milák* 2000 4 1 3 2019–2022 (4)
United States Brendan Hansen 1981 4 0 4 2001–2007 (7)
France Camille Lacourt 1985 4 0 4 2011–2017 (7)
Japan Daiya Seto* 1994 4 0 4 2013–2019 (7)
34. United States Charles Daniels 1885 3 3 0 1904–1908 (5)
United States Johnny Weissmuller 1904 3 3 0 1924–1928 (5)
Australia Murray Rose 1939 3 3 0 1956–1960 (5)
United States Mike Burton 1947 3 3 0 1968–1972 (5)
Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband 1978 3 3 0 2000–2004 (5)
Sweden Gunnar Larsson 1951 3 2 1 1972–1973 (2)
United States John Hencken 1954 3 2 1 1972–1976 (5)
United States Rick Carey 1963 3 2 1 1982–1984 (3)
Russia Denis Pankratov 1974 3 2 1 1994–1996 (3)
United States Robert Finke* 1999 3 2 1 2021–2022 (2)
United States Jim Montgomery 1955 3 1 2 1973–1976 (4)
Canada Victor Davis 1964 3 1 2 1982–1986 (5)
Soviet Union Igor Polyansky 1967 3 1 2 1986–1988 (3)
Spain Martín López-Zubero 1969 3 1 2 1991–1994 (4)
South Korea Park Tae-hwan* 1989 3 1 2 2007–2011 (5)
South Africa Cameron van der Burgh 1988 3 1 2 2009–2013 (5)
France Florent Manaudou* 1990 3 1 2 2012–2015 (4)
United States Chase Kalisz* 1994 3 1 2 2017–2021 (5)
Tunisia Ahmed Hafnaoui* 2002 3 1 2 2021–2023 (3)
Hungary András Hargitay 1956 3 0 3 1973–1975 (3)
United States Tim Shaw 1957 3 0 3 1975 (1)
South Africa Roland Schoeman* 1980 3 0 3 2005–2007 (3)
China Qin Haiyang* 1999 3 0 3 2023 (1)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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