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. At the Olympics, swimming has the second-highest number of medal-contested events after athletics.

Swimming at the Summer Olympics
IOC CodeSWM
OWS (Marathon Swimming)
Governing bodyWorld Aquatics
Events37 (men: 18; women: 18; mixed: 1)
Summer Olympics

Summary

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)
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

Men's events

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 Not yet reintroduced X X X X X X X X X X 11
100 metres 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 X X X 29
200 metres freestyle (details) X X Not yet reintroduced X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
400 metres 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 X X 28
800 metre freestyle X Not yet reintroduced X X 3
1500 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 X X 28
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 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

  • 400 metre breaststroke: 1904, 1912, 1920
  • 4 × 50 yard freestyle relay: 1904

Only at the 1896 Summer Olympics

  • 500 metre freestyle
  • 1200 metre freestyle
  • 100 metre freestyle for sailors

Only at the 1900 Summer Olympics

  • 1000 metre freestyle
  • 4000 metre freestyle
  • 200 metre team swimming
  • 200 metre obstacle event
  • Underwater swimming

Women's events

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 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

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

Marathon swimming

Events

Event 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Men's 10 km X X X X X 5
Women's 10 km X X X X X 5
Events 2 2 2 2 2

Medal table

Updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States265192151608
2 Australia767977232
3 East Germany38322292
4 Hungary32282181
5 Japan24283284
6 Netherlands23212165
7 Great Britain21353187
8 China18241961
9 Germany15203267
10 Soviet Union12212659
11 Canada12203163
12 France12172251
13 Sweden11161441
14 South Africa88622
15 Italy782035
16 Unified Team63110
17 Russia59923
18 Ukraine4329
19 Romania42511
20 Ireland4037
21 West Germany351422
22 Denmark35715
23 Tunisia3014
24 Brazil241117
25 Zimbabwe2417
26 Australasia2338
27 Spain2248
28 ROC (ROC)2215
29 New Zealand2136
30 Austria16512
31 United Team of Germany15612
32 Greece1528
33 Poland1326
34 South Korea1315
35 Belgium1225
36 Costa Rica1124
37 Argentina1113
 Bulgaria1113
39 Yugoslavia1102
40 Mexico1012
 Suriname1012
42 Kazakhstan1001
 Lithuania1001
 Singapore1001
45 Hong Kong0224
46 Belarus0213
47 Slovakia0202
48 Finland0145
49 Cuba0112
 Norway0112
51 Croatia0101
 Serbia0101
 Slovenia0101
54 Switzerland0044
55 Philippines0022
56 Trinidad and Tobago0011
 Venezuela0011
Totals (57 entries)6336326311,896

Nations

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 1 1 2
 Albania 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Algeria 5 1 1 3 6 5 1 1 3 2 10
 American Samoa 2 2 2 1 4
 Andorra 1 2 2 1 2 2 6
 Angola 5 8 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Antigua and Barbuda 2 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Argentina 4 4 5 1 17 7 3 7 8 4 5 6 2 3 7 13 10 11 4 5 5 3 22
 Armenia 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 8
 Aruba 2 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Australasia 5 9 2
 Australia 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 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 1 2 4 12 2 2 2 2 8
 Bahamas 2 2 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 3 2 2 12
 Bahrain 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 8
 Bangladesh 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 10
 Barbados 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 1 11
 Belarus 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 7
 Belgium 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Bermuda 5 5 2 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 2 2 12
 Bhutan 1 1 2
 Bolivia 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 9
 Botswana 2 2 1 2 4
 Brazil 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 1 1 2
 Brunei 1 1 2 3
 Bulgaria 3 3 5 13 8 5 1 6 6 4 4 3 5 4 14
 Burkina Faso 1 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Burundi 2 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Cambodia 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Cameroon 1 2 2 2 2 5
 Canada 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 2 2 2
 Cayman Islands 3 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Central African Republic 1 2 1 2 4
 Chile 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 11
 China 2 1 1 14 24 16 21 21 28 42 51 45 30 32 14
 Chinese Taipei 1 4 3 5 8 8 13 13 5 3 2 3 2 13
 Colombia 2 3 1 9 4 5 2 1 1 1 5 5 3 5 3 4 2 2 18
 Comoros 1 1 2 2 4
 Republic of the Congo 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 9
 Cook Islands 1 2 2 1 2 5
 Costa Rica 1 1 2 1 8 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 14
 Croatia 11 17 13 13 4 2 2 3 8
 Cuba 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 7 2 2 1 2 2 2 14
 Cyprus 4 2 2 7 5 2 1 2 2 2 10
 Czechoslovakia 4 9 1 3 3 4 2 3 3 1 3 1 5 6 8 17
 Czech Republic 10 6 12 10 6 8 9 5 8
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 2 2
 Denmark 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 1 1 2 2 4
 Dominica 1 2 2 3
 Dominican Republic 1 1 2 2 2 2 6
 East Germany 24 37 23 30 26 5
 Timor-Leste 2 2 2
 Ecuador 3 1 1 2 1 5 3 1 2 3 3 4 3 13
 Egypt 1 6 3 2 8 5 2 2 6 2 3 3 7 4 3 15
 El Salvador 14 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 12
 Equatorial Guinea 2 1 1 3
 Eritrea 1 2 2
 Estonia 2 4 1 4 6 9 2 2 3 2 8
 Ethiopia 2 2 1 1 4
 Fiji 3 5 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 11
 Finland 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 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 1 2 2 3
 The Gambia 1 1 2 3
 Georgia 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 7
 Germany 6 4 5 17 19 2 24 9 18 26 38 24 28 35 35 25 30 29 31 25 20
 Ghana 2 2 2 3
 Great Britain 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 15 1 1 5 2 2 5 2 2 3 4 2 8 14 28 18 14 15 12 17 20
 Grenada 1 2 1 2 2 2 6
 Guam 4 7 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 9
 Guatemala 1 3 6 1 5 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 2 13
 Guinea 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 7
 Guinea-Bissau 1 1
 Guyana 1 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Haiti 1 2 2 2 4
 Honduras 6 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Hong Kong 4 2 1 3 3 2 4 8 10 8 3 9 7 4 3 7 9 7 18
 Hungary 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 8 2 2 4 4 3 4 6 2 3 9 7 8 7 3 2 2 17
 Independent Olympic Participants 4 1
 India 1 7 5 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 3 2 12
 Independent Olympic Athletes 2 1
 Individual Neutral Athletes 4 1
 Indonesia 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 6 3 2 1 2 2 2 13
 Iran 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
 Iraq 2 1 1 1 1 5
 Ireland 2 4 7 4 3 2 5 2 5 4 2 3 4 3 9 12 16
 Israel 1 1 4 2 6 1 2 3 1 4 4 10 2 7 5 7 13 28 18
 Italy 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 2 1 2 2 1 5
 Jamaica 1 1 4 1 4 3 1 2 2 2 10
 Japan 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Kazakhstan 7 8 11 12 7 3 1 2 8
 Kenya 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Kosovo 2 2 2 3
 Kuwait 2 3 5 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 11
 Kyrgyzstan 12 18 6 3 2 2 1 2 8
 Laos 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 7
 Latvia 1 4 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Lebanon 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 13
 Lesotho 1 1
 Libya 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 7
 Liechtenstein 1 2 2 2
 Lithuania 2 8 6 10 9 4 6 6 7 9
 Luxembourg 2 4 3 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 1 17
 North Macedonia 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Madagascar 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10
 Malawi 2 2 1 2 2 2 6
 Malaysia 2 2 7 2 1 1 2 1 5 9 4 5 2 3 2 2 16
 Maldives 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Mali 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 7
 Malta 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Marshall Islands 2 2 2 2 2 5
 Mauritania 1 1
 Mauritius 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Mexico 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Moldova 5 10 3 2 2 2 2 7
 Monaco 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 9
 Mongolia 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Montenegro 1 2 2 2 4
 Morocco 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 7
 Mozambique 5 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
 Myanmar 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
 Namibia 2 1 1 1 1 5
 Nepal 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Netherlands 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 3 1 1 2 1 5
 New Zealand 1 1 4 1 2 5 2 4 6 9 8 7 11 14 8 13 15 17 9 7 9 21
 Nicaragua 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10
 Niger 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 7
 Nigeria 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 7
 Norway 5 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 7 3 2 6 5 1 4 3 2 4 3 20
 Oman 1 1 4 1 1 5
 Pakistan 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Palau 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 7
 Palestine 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Panama 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 13
 Papua New Guinea 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 7
 Paraguay 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Peru 3 6 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 16
 Philippines 2 3 5 3 1 8 8 2 7 7 3 4 4 5 2 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 22
 Poland 2 4 7 1 5 4 5 3 8 5 14 11 8 7 15 19 20 17 21 19
 Portugal 1 1 4 5 3 5 2 2 12 9 12 7 11 10 7 5 9 5 18
 Puerto Rico 1 4 9 12 5 3 6 7 3 6 4 2 2 2 2 15
 Qatar 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 7
 Rhodesia 4 1
 Romania 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 5 10 14 11 7 6 4 6 4 3 17
 Russia 4 30 28 30 35 35 36 36 8
 Rwanda 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Saar 1 1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1
 Saint Lucia 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 1 1 2 2 2 6
 Samoa 2 2 1
 San Marino 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 10
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 1 1 2 6
 Senegal 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
 Serbia and Montenegro 4 7 2
 Serbia 9 8 6 7 5 5
 Seychelles 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Sierra Leone 1 2 2 2 4
 Singapore 1 3 4 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 3 4 5 13
 Slovakia 3 4 2 3 5 3 2 2 8
 Slovenia 5 5 6 11 10 12 10 4 5 9
 Solomon Islands 1 1 2
 South Africa 1 1 5 1 3 6 8 3 10 7 14 8 24 20 13 17 8 17
 South Korea 4 1 1 3 15 4 20 17 19 16 15 8 12 15 14
 Soviet Union 18 10 23 21 31 26 31 39 27 29 9
 Spain 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 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
 Sudan 1 1 2 2 2 2 6
 Suriname 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 11
 Swaziland 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 9
 Sweden 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 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 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 9
 Tajikistan 2 2 1 2 2 2 6
 Tanzania 2 2 2 2 4
 Thailand 2 2 5 6 8 6 2 2 2 2 2 11
 Togo 1 2 1 1 4
 Tonga 1 2 2 2 4
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 12
 Tunisia 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 10
 Turkey 2 2 4 2 3 4 7 9 11 6 4 11 8 13
 Turkmenistan 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Uganda 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 8
 Ukraine 13 25 27 23 14 7 9 5 8
 United Arab Emirates 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 10
 United States 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 2 1 5 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 16
 Uzbekistan 6 10 15 7 2 2 2 7
 Vanuatu 2 1
 Venezuela 1 1 2 4 12 3 6 7 5 4 13 10 6 4 3 14
 Vietnam 1 2 3 2 11 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 15
 Virgin Islands 2 7 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 12
 West Germany 27 44 22 24 29 5
 Yemen 1 2 2 1 2 1 6
 Yugoslavia 6 4 6 3 1 9 2 6 5 4 3 3 3 9 22
 Zambia 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
 Zimbabwe 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

Notable changes to the sport

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 800 m event was added to the women's programme in 1968; whilst longer, this event was not as far as the men's 1500 m event. This discrepancy was evened out in 2020: that year, the 1500 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.

the men’s and women’s 50 m backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly were added to the programme in the 2028 Olympic Games.

See also

  • List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
  • List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
  • List of Olympic venues in swimming
  • Major achievements in swimming by nation
  • Swimming at the Summer Paralympics

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