Swimming at the Summer Olympics

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Swimming at the Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeSWM, OWS (Marathon Swimming)
Governing bodyFINA
Events37 (men: 18; women: 18; mixed: 1)
Games
  • 2028
  • 2032
  • 2036
  • 2040
  • 2044
  • 2048

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).

Summary

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Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1896 4  Hungary (1)
2 1900 7  Great Britain (1)
3 1904 9  Germany (1)
4 1908 6  Great Britain (2)
5 1912 9  Germany (2)
6
7 1920 10  United States (1)
8 1924 11  United States (2)
9 1928 11  United States (3)
10 1932 11  Japan (1)
11 1936 11  Japan (2)
12
13
14 1948 11  United States (4)
15 1952 11  United States (5)
16 1956 13  Australia (1)
17 1960 15  United States (6)
Games Year Events Best Nation
18 1964 18  United States (7)
19 1968 29  United States (8)
20 1972 29  United States (9)
21 1976 26  United States (10)
22 1980 26  East Germany (1)
23 1984 29  United States (11)
24 1988 31  East Germany (2)
25 1992 31  United States (12)
26 1996 32  United States (13)
27 2000 32  United States (14)
28 2004 32  United States (15)
29 2008 34  United States (16)
30 2012 34  United States (17)
31 2016 34  United States (18)
32 2020 37  United States (19)
33 2024 37  United States (20)

Long-course swimming

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Men's events

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Current programme
Event 96 1900 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 2000 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
50 metres freestyle X[1] Not yet reintroduced 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] Not yet reintroduced 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] Not yet reintroduced 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 Not yet reintroduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
100 metre breaststroke Not yet introduced 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 Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre butterfly Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 metre individual medley Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
400 metre individual medley Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Not yet introduced 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 Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
Events 1 2 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 15 15 13 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17

Past events

Only at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Women's events

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Current programme
Event 96 1900 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 2000 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
50 metre freestyle Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X 10
100 metre freestyle Not yet introduced 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) Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
400 metre freestyle Not yet introduced 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 Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
1500 metre freestyle Not yet introduced X X 2
100 metre backstroke Not yet introduced 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 Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
100 metre breaststroke Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre breaststroke Not yet introduced 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 Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 metre butterfly Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre individual medley Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
400 metre individual medley Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Not yet introduced 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 Not yet introduced X X X X X X X X 8
4 × 100 metre medley relay Not yet introduced 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 programme
Event 96 1900 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 2000 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
4 × 100 metre medley relay Not yet introduced X X 2
Events 1 1

Medal table

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Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics[3]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)265191151607
2 Australia (AUS)767876230
3 East Germany (GDR)38322292
4 Hungary (HUN)30272077
5 Japan (JPN)24283284
6 Great Britain (GBR)21333084
7 Netherlands (NED)19202160
8 China (CHN)18241961
9 Germany (GER)14183163
10 Soviet Union (URS)12212659
11 Canada (CAN)12203062
12 France (FRA)12172150
13 Sweden (SWE)11161441
14 South Africa (RSA)88622
15 Italy (ITA)771731
16 Unified Team (EUN)63110
17 Russia (RUS)49922
18 Ukraine (UKR)4329
19 Romania (ROU)42511
20 Ireland (IRL)4037
21 West Germany (FRG)351422
22 Denmark (DEN)35715
23 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)1427
33 Poland (POL)1326
34 South Korea (KOR)1315
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 Hong Kong (HKG)0224
46 Belarus (BLR)0213
47 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)0044
55 Philippines (PHI)0022
56 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)0011
 Venezuela (VEN)0011
Totals (57 entries)6246226211867

Marathon swimming

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Events

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Event 96 1900 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 2000 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Men's 10 km Not yet introduced X X X X X 5
Women's 10 km Not yet introduced X X X X X 5
Events 2 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 24 Years
 Afghanistan (AFG) 1 1 2
 Albania (ALB) 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Algeria (ALG) 5 1 1 3 6 5 1 1 3 2 10
 American Samoa (ASA) 2 2 2 1 4
 Andorra (AND) 1 2 2 1 2 2 6
 Angola (ANG) 5 8 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 2 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Argentina (ARG) 4 4 5 1 17 7 3 7 8 4 5 6 2 3 7 13 10 11 4 5 5 3 22
 Armenia (ARM) 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 8
 Aruba (ARU) 2 1 2 2 2 2 6
 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 37 44 26
 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 7 5 26
 Azerbaijan (AZE) 1 2 4 12 2 2 2 2 8
 Bahamas (BAH) 2 2 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 3 2 2 12
 Bahrain (BRN) 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 8
 Bangladesh (BAN) 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 10
 Barbados (BAR) 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 1 11
 Belarus (BLR) 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 7
 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 2 4 25
 Benin (BEN) 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Bermuda (BER) 5 5 2 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 2 2 12
 Bhutan (BHU) 1 1 2
 Bolivia (BOL) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 9
 Botswana (BOT) 2 2 1 2 4
 Brazil (BRA) 2 8 16 13 12 4 5 4 4 12 9 9 7 15 9 10 13 23 25 19 36 27 20 23
 British Virgin Islands (IVB) 1 1 2
 Brunei (BRU) 1 1 2 3
 Bulgaria (BUL) 3 3 5 13 8 5 1 6 6 4 4 3 5 4 14
 Burkina Faso (BUR) 1 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Burundi (BDI) 2 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Cambodia (CAM) 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Cameroon (CMR) 1 2 2 2 2 5
 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 26 29 26
 Cape Verde (CPV) 2 2 2
 Cayman Islands (CAY) 3 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Central African Republic (CAF) 1 2 1 2 4
 Chile (CHI) 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 11
 China (CHN) 2 1 1 14 24 16 21 21 28 42 51 45 30 32 14
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1 4 3 5 8 8 13 13 5 3 2 3 2 13
 Colombia (COL) 2 3 1 9 4 5 2 1 1 1 5 5 3 5 3 4 2 2 18
 Comoros (COM) 1 1 2 2 4
 Republic of the Congo (CGO) 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 9
 Cook Islands (COK) 1 2 2 1 2 5
 Costa Rica (CRC) 1 1 2 1 8 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 14
 Croatia (CRO) 11 17 13 13 4 2 2 3 8
 Cuba (CUB) 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 7 2 2 1 2 2 2 14
 Cyprus (CYP) 4 2 2 7 5 2 1 2 2 2 10
 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 9 5 8
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) 1 2 2
 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 11 7 27
 Djibouti (DJI) 1 1 2 2 4
 Dominica (DMA) 1 2 2 3
 Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 1 2 2 2 2 6
 East Germany (GDR) 24 37 23 30 26 5
 East Timor (TLS) 2 2 2
 Ecuador (ECU) 3 1 1 2 1 5 3 1 2 3 3 4 3 13
 Egypt (EGY) 1 6 3 2 8 5 2 2 6 2 3 3 7 4 3 15
 El Salvador (ESA) 14 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 12
 Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 2 1 1 3
 Eritrea (ERI) 1 2 2
 Estonia (EST) 2 4 1 4 6 9 2 2 3 2 8
 Ethiopia (ETH) 2 2 1 1 4
 Fiji (FIJ) 3 5 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 11
 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 5 2 27
 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 27 33 28
 Gabon (GAB) 1 2 2 3
 The Gambia (GAM) 1 1 2 3
 Georgia (GEO) 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 7
 Germany (GER) 6 4 5 17 19 2 24 9 18 26 38 24 28 35 35 25 30 29 31 25 20
 Ghana (GHA) 2 2 2 3
 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 32 33 28
 Greece (GRE) 15 1 1 5 2 2 5 2 2 3 4 2 8 14 28 18 14 15 12 17 20
 Grenada (GRN) 1 2 1 2 2 2 6
 Guam (GUM) 4 7 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 9
 Guatemala (GUA) 1 3 6 1 5 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 2 13
 Guinea (GUI) 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 7
 Guinea-Bissau (GBS) 1 1
 Guyana (GUY) 1 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Haiti (HAI) 1 2 2 2 4
 Honduras (HON) 6 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Hong Kong (HKG) 4 2 1 3 3 2 4 8 10 8 3 9 7 4 3 7 9 7 18
 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 34 23 28
 Iceland (ISL) 8 2 2 4 4 3 4 6 2 3 9 7 8 7 3 2 2 17
 Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) 4 1
 India (IND) 1 7 5 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 3 2 12
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) 2 1
 Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) 4 1
 Indonesia (INA) 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 6 3 2 1 2 2 2 13
 Iran (IRI) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
 Iraq (IRQ) 2 1 1 1 1 5
 Ireland (IRL) 2 4 7 4 3 2 5 2 5 4 2 3 4 3 9 12 16
 Israel (ISR) 1 1 4 2 6 1 2 3 1 4 4 10 2 7 5 7 13 28 18
 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 38 40 26
 Ivory Coast (CIV) 2 1 2 2 1 5
 Jamaica (JAM) 1 1 4 1 4 3 1 2 2 2 10
 Japan (JPN) 2 6 10 23 21 22 19 21 38 20 15 15 22 23 25 27 21 20 31 29 36 35 29 23
 Jordan (JOR) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 7 8 11 12 7 3 1 2 8
 Kenya (KEN) 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Kosovo (KOS) 2 2 2 3
 Kuwait (KUW) 2 3 5 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 11
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 12 18 6 3 2 2 1 2 8
 Laos (LAO) 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 7
 Latvia (LAT) 1 4 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Lebanon (LIB) 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 13
 Lesotho (LES) 1 1
 Libya (LBA) 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 7
 Liechtenstein (LIE) 1 2 2 2
 Lithuania (LTU) 2 8 6 10 9 4 6 6 7 9
 Luxembourg (LUX) 2 4 3 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 1 17
 North Macedonia (MKD) 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Madagascar (MAD) 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10
 Malawi (MAW) 2 2 1 2 2 2 6
 Malaysia (MAS) 2 2 7 2 1 1 2 1 5 9 4 5 2 3 2 2 16
 Maldives (MDV) 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Mali (MLI) 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 7
 Malta (MLT) 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Marshall Islands (MHL) 2 2 2 2 2 5
 Mauritania (MTN) 1 1
 Mauritius (MRI) 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Mexico (MEX) 3 9 8 4 11 10 27 22 9 7 12 10 7 2 7 6 6 9 3 4 6 21
 Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Moldova (MDA) 5 10 3 2 2 2 2 7
 Monaco (MON) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 9
 Mongolia (MGL) 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Montenegro (MNE) 1 2 2 2 4
 Morocco (MAR) 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 7
 Mozambique (MOZ) 5 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
 Myanmar (MYA) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
 Namibia (NAM) 2 1 1 1 1 5
 Nepal (NEP) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
 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 16 20 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 7 9 21
 Nicaragua (NCA) 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10
 Niger (NIG) 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 7
 Nigeria (NGR) 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 7
 Norway (NOR) 5 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 7 3 2 6 5 1 4 3 2 4 3 20
 Oman (OMA) 1 1 4 1 1 5
 Pakistan (PAK) 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Palau (PLW) 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 7
 Palestine (PLE) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Panama (PAN) 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 13
 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 7
 Paraguay (PAR) 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Peru (PER) 3 6 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 16
 Philippines (PHI) 2 3 5 3 1 8 8 2 7 7 3 4 4 5 2 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 22
 Poland (POL) 2 4 7 1 5 4 5 3 8 5 14 11 8 7 15 19 20 17 21 19
 Portugal (POR) 1 1 4 5 3 5 2 2 12 9 12 7 11 10 7 5 9 5 18
 Puerto Rico (PUR) 1 4 9 12 5 3 6 7 3 6 4 2 2 2 2 15
 Qatar (QAT) 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 7
 Rhodesia (RHO) 4 1
 Romania (ROU) 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 5 10 14 11 7 6 4 6 4 3 17
 Russia (RUS) 4 30 28 30 35 35 36 36 8
 Rwanda (RWA) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Saar (SAA) 1 1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 1 1
 Saint Lucia (LCA) 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) 2 1 1 2 2 2 6
 Samoa (SAM) 2 2 1
 San Marino (SMR) 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 10
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 2 1 1 1 1 2 6
 Senegal (SEN) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 4 7 2
 Serbia (SRB) 9 8 6 7 5 5
 Seychelles (SEY) 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Sierra Leone (SLE) 1 2 2 2 4
 Singapore (SGP) 1 3 4 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 3 4 5 13
 Slovakia (SVK) 3 4 2 3 5 3 2 2 8
 Slovenia (SLO) 5 5 6 11 10 12 10 4 5 9
 Solomon Islands (SOL) 1 1 2
 South Africa (RSA) 1 1 5 1 3 6 8 3 10 7 14 8 24 20 13 17 8 17
 South Korea (KOR) 4 1 1 3 15 4 20 17 19 16 15 8 12 15 14
 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 11 20 22
 Sri Lanka (SRI) 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
 Sudan (SUD) 1 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Suriname (SUR) 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 11
 Swaziland (SWZ) 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 9
 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 10 12 28
 Switzerland (SUI) 4 2 1 4 8 8 9 2 4 10 2 3 13 10 4 5 9 13 7 7 8 13 8 23
 Syria (SYR) 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 9
 Tajikistan (TJK) 2 2 1 2 2 2 6
 Tanzania (TAN) 2 2 2 2 4
 Thailand (THA) 2 2 5 6 8 6 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Togo (TOG) 1 2 1 1 4
 Tonga (TGA) 1 2 2 2 4
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 12
 Tunisia (TUN) 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 10
 Turkey (TUR) 2 2 4 2 3 4 7 9 11 6 4 11 8 13
 Turkmenistan (TKM) 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Uganda (UGA) 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Ukraine (UKR) 13 25 27 23 14 7 9 5 8
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 10
 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 53 48 29
 Uruguay (URU) 2 1 5 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 16
 Uzbekistan (UZB) 6 10 15 7 2 2 2 7
 Vanuatu (VAN) 2 1
 Venezuela (VEN) 1 1 2 4 12 3 6 7 5 4 13 10 6 4 3 14
 Vietnam (VIE) 1 2 3 2 11 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 15
 Virgin Islands (ISV) 2 7 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 12
 West Germany (FRG) 27 44 22 24 29 5
 Yemen (YEM) 1 2 2 1 2 1 6
 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 2 2 6
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2 2 4 4 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 10
Nations 4 12 4 14 17 19 23 28 20 29 34 48 33 45 42 51 52 51 41 67 77 92 117 150 152 162 166 169 182 194
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 1000 852
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 24

Olympic records