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 Summer Olympics|1912]]. Along with track & field [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|athletics]] it is one of the most popular spectator sports at the Games and one with the '''largest''' number of events.<br clear=all>
==Men's Events==
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! Event || [[Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics|96]] || [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics|00]] || [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics|04]] || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics|08]] || [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics|12]] || [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics|20]] || [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics|24]] || [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics|28]] || [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics|32]] || [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics|36]] || [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics|48]] || [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics|52]] || [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics|56]] || [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics|60]] || [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics|64]] || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics|68]] || [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics|72]] || [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics|76]] || [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics|80]] || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics|84]] || [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|88]] || [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics|92]] || [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics|96]] || [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|00]] || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|04]] || [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|08]] || Years
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|align=center colspan=28| '''Current program'''
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|align=left|50 metre freestyle
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| [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 yard freestyle|X]]<ref name=1904Games>Distances at the 1904 Olympics were measured in yards rather than metres. The 50 yard freestyle was 45.72 metres and the 100 yard freestyle and backstroke races were 91.44 metres. The 220, 440, and 880 yard freestyle races were 201.168, 402.336, and 804.672 metres, respectively. Instead of a 1500 metre race, there was a 1 mile race which made for 1609.344 metres. The 440 yard breaststroke, like the freestyle, was 402.336 metres. The relay, 4 x 50 yards, was 4 x 45.72 metres.</ref>
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| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle|X]]
| 7
|- align=center
|align=left|100 metre freestyle
| [[Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
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| [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 yard freestyle|X]]<ref name=1904Games/>
| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| 25
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre freestyle
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| [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 220 yard freestyle|X]]<ref name=1904Games/>
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| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| 13
|- align=center
|align=left|400 metre freestyle
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| [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 440 yard freestyle|X]]<ref name=1904Games/>
| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| 24
|- align=center
|align=left|1500 metre freestyle
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| [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 1 mile freestyle|X]]<ref name=1904Games/>
| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|X]]
| 24
|- align=center
|align=left|100 metre backstroke|| ||
| [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 yard backstroke|X]]<ref name=1904Games/>
| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| 23
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre backstroke|| || [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| 13
|- align=center
|align=left|100 metre breaststroke|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| 11
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre breaststroke|| || || || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| 23
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|align=left|100 metre butterfly|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| 11
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|align=left|200 metre butterfly|| || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| 14
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre individual medley|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| || || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| 9
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|align=left|400 metre individual medley|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| 12
|- align=center
|align=left|4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| || || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| 10
|- align=center
|align=left|4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|| || || || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| 23
|- align=center
|align=left|4 x 100 metre medley relay|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| 13
|- align=center
|align=left|Marathon 10km|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's open water 10 km marathon|X]]|| 1
|-align=center
|align=center colspan=28| '''Past events'''
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|align=left| 500 metre freestyle|| [[Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 500 metre freestyle|X]]
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| 1
|- align=center
|align=left| 880 yard freestyle|| || || [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 880 yard freestyle|X]]<ref name=1904Games/>
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|- align=center
|align=left| 1000 metre freestyle || || [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000 metre freestyle|X]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 1
|- align=center
|align=left| 1200 metre freestyle|| [[Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 1200 metre freestyle|X]]
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| 1
|- align=center
|align=left|4000 metre freestyle|| || [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 4000 metre freestyle|X]]|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 1
|- align=center
|align=left|400 metre breaststroke
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| [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 440 yard breaststroke|X]]<ref name=1904Games/>
| || [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre breaststroke|X]]|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 3
|- align=center
|align=left|4 x 50 yard freestyle relay|| || || [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 50 yard freestyle relay|X]]<ref name=1904Games/>
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|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre team swimming|| || [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre team swimming|X]]|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 1
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre obstacle event|| || [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre obstacle event|X]]|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 1
|- align=center
|align=left|Underwater swimming|| || [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's underwater swimming|X]]|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 1
|- align=center
|align=left|100 metre freestyle for sailors|| [[Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's sailors 100 metre freestyle|X]]|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 1
|- align=center
|align=left|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||
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==Women's Events==
{| class="wikitable"
! Event || [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics|12]] || [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics|20]] || [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics|24]] || [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics|28]] || [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics|32]] || [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics|36]] || [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics|48]] || [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics|52]] || [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics|56]] || [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics|60]] || [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics|64]] || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics|68]] || [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics|72]] || [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics|76]] || [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics|80]] || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics|84]] || [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|88]] || [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics|92]] || [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics|96]] || [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|00]] || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|04]] || [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|08]] || Years
|- align=center
|align=left|50 metre freestyle|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle|X]]|| 6
|- align=center
|align=left|100 metre freestyle
| [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|X]]
| 22
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre freestyle
| || || || || || || || || || ||
| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|X]]
| 11
|- align=center
|align=left|400 metre freestyle
|
| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Women's 300 metre freestyle|X]]<ref name=W300>In 1920, the women's event was 300 metres.</ref>
| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle|X]]
| 21
|- align=center
|align=left|800 metre freestyle|| || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle|X]]|| 11
|- align=center
|align=left|100 metre backstroke|| || || [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|X]]|| 20
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre backstroke|| || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke|X]]|| 11
|- align=center
|align=left|100 metre breaststroke|| || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke|X]]|| 11
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre breaststroke|| || || [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|X]]|| 20
|- align=center
|align=left|100 metre butterfly|| || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly|X]]|| 14
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre butterfly|| || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly|X]]|| 11
|- align=center
|align=left|200 metre individual medley|| || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| || || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley|X]]|| 9
|- align=center
|align=left|400 metre individual medley|| || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley|X]]|| 12
|- align=center
|align=left|4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|| [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| 22
|- align=center
|align=left|4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|X]]|| 4
|- align=center
|align=left|4 x 100 metre medley relay|| || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|X]]|| 13
|- align=center
|align=left|Marathon 10km|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's open water 10 km marathon|X]]|| 1
|- align=center
|align=left|Events||2||3||5||5||5||5||5||5||6||7||8||14||14||13||13||14||15||15||16||16||16||17||
|}
== Olympic records ==
Records indicated with a plus sign (+) are also [[World records in swimming|current world records]].
=== Men ===
{|class=wikitable style="width: 95%; font-size: 95%;"
! Event !! Result !! Name !! Nationality !! Date !! Location
|-
|-
|50 m freestyle
|21.91
|[[Alexander Popov (swimmer)|Alexander Popov]]
|{{flagIOC|EUN|1992 Summer}}
|[[July 30]], [[1992]]
|[[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|-
|100 m freestyle
|47.84
|[[Pieter van den Hoogenband]]
|{{flagIOC|NED|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 19]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]] (semifinals)
|-
|200 m freestyle
|1:44.71
|[[Ian Thorpe]]
|{{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 16]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|400 m freestyle
|3:40.59
|[[Ian Thorpe]]
|{{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 16]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|-
|1500 m freestyle
|14:43.40
|[[Grant Hackett]]
|{{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 21]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|100 m backstroke
|53.45
|[[Aaron Peirsol]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 21]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]] (relay leadoff split)
|-
|200 m backstroke
|1:54.95
|[[Aaron Peirsol]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 19]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|100 m breaststroke
|1:00.01
|[[Brendan Hansen]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 14]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]] (semifinals)
|-
|200 m breaststroke
|2:09.44
|[[Kosuke Kitajima]]
|{{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 18]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|100 m butterfly
|51.25
|[[Michael Phelps]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 20]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|200 m butterfly
|1:54.04
|[[Michael Phelps]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 17]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|200 m IM
|1:57.14
|[[Michael Phelps]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 19]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|400 m IM
|4:08.26
|[[Michael Phelps]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 14]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|4×100 m freestyle relay
|3:13.17
|[[Roland Mark Schoeman|Roland Schoeman]] (48.17)<br/>[[Lyndon Ferns]] (48.13)<br/>[[Darian Townsend]] (48.96)<br/>[[Ryk Neethling]] (47.91)
|{{flagIOC|RSA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 15]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|4×200 m freestyle relay
|7:07.05
|[[Ian Thorpe]] (1:46.03)<br/>[[Michael Klim]] (1:46.40)<br/>[[Todd Pearson]] (1:47.36)<br/>[[Bill Kirby|William Kirby]] (1:47.26)
|{{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 19]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|-
|4×100 m medley relay
|3:30.68+
|[[Aaron Peirsol]] (53.45)<br/>[[Brendan Hansen]] (59.37)<br/>[[Ian Crocker]] (50.28)<br/>[[Jason Lezak]] (47.58)
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 21]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|}
=== Women ===
{|class=wikitable style="width: 95%; font-size: 95%;"
! Event !! Result !! Name !! Nationality !! Date !! Location
|-
|50 m freestyle
|24.13
|[[Inge de Bruijn]]
|{{flagIOC|NED|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 22]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]] (semifinals)
|-
|100 m freestyle
|53.52
|[[Jodie Henry]]
|{{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 18]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]] (semifinals)
|-
|200 m freestyle
|1:57.65
|[[Heike Friedrich]]
|{{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}
|[[September 21]], [[1988]]
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|-
|400 m freestyle
|4:03.85
|[[Janet Evans]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}
|[[September 22]], [[1988]]
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|-
|800 m freestyle
|8:19.67
|[[Brooke Bennett]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 22]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|-
|100 m backstroke
|59.68
|[[Natalie Coughlin]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 21]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]] (relay leadoff split)
|-
|200 m backstroke
|2:07.06
|[[Krisztina Egerszegi]]
|{{flagIOC|HUN|1992 Summer}}
|[[July 31]], [[1992]]
|[[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|-
|100 m breaststroke
|1:06.64
|[[Luo Xuejuan]]
|{{flagIOC|CHN|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 16]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|200 m breaststroke
|2:23.37
|[[Amanda Beard]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 19]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|100 m butterfly
|56.61+
|[[Inge de Bruijn]]
|{{flagIOC|NED|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 17]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|-
|200 m butterfly
|2:05.88
|[[Misty Hyman]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 20]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|-
|200 m IM
|2:10.68
|[[Yana Klochkova]]
|{{flagIOC|UKR|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 19]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|-
|400 m IM
|4:33.59
|[[Yana Klochkova]]
|{{flagIOC|UKR|2000 Summer}}
|[[September 16]], [[2000]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|-
|4×100 m freestyle relay
|3:35.94
|[[Alice Mills]] (54.75)<br/>[[Libby Lenton|Lisbeth Lenton]] (53.57)<br/>[[Petria Thomas]] (54.67)<br/>[[Jodie Henry]] (52.95)
|{{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 14]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|4×200 m freestyle relay
|7:53.42
|[[Natalie Coughlin]] (1:57.74)<br/>[[Carly Piper]] (1:59.39)<br/>[[Dana Vollmer]] (1:58.12)<br/>[[Kaitlin Sandeno]] (1:58.17)
|{{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 18]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|-
|4×100 m medley relay
|3:57.32
|[[Giaan Rooney]] (1:01.18)<br/>[[Leisel Jones]] (1:06.50)<br/>[[Petria Thomas]] (56.67)<br/>[[Jodie Henry]] (52.97)
|{{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}
|[[August 21]], [[2004]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|}
==Nations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Nation || [[Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics|96]] || [[Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics|00]] || [[Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics|04]] || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics|08]] || [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics|12]] || [[Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics|20]] || [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics|24]] || [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics|28]] || [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics|32]] || [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics|36]] || [[Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics|48]] || [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics|52]] || [[Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics|56]] || [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics|60]] || [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics|64]] || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics|68]] || [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics|72]] || [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics|76]] || [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics|80]] || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics|84]] || [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|88]] || [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics|92]] || [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics|96]] || [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|00]] || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|04]] || Years
|-align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ANZ}} || - || - || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 2
|-align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AUS}} || X || X || - || - || - || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || 22
|-align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AUT}} || 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 || 24
|-align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BEL}} || - || X || - || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || 22
|-align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CAN}} || - || - || - || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || - || X || X || X || X || X || X || 20
|-align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CHN}} || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || X || X || X || X || X || 6
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==Notable changes to the sport==
Times have consistently dropped over the years due, obviously, to better training techniques and to new developments in 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 River, 1904- an artificial lake, 1906- The Mediterranean Sea). The [[1904 Olympics]]' freestyle race was the only one ever measured at 100 yards, instead of the usual 100 meters. A 100 meter pool was built for the [[1908 Olympics]] and sat in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The [[1912 Olympics]], held in the Stockholm harbour, marked the beginning of electronic timing.
Male swimmers wore full body suits up until the 1940's, 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 [[Drag (physics)|resistance]] making the pool faster. Namely, proper pool depth, elimination of currents, increased lane width, energy absorbing racing lane lines and gutters, and the use of other innovative hydraulic, acoustic and illumination designs.
The [[1924 Olympics]] were the first to use the standard 50 metre pool with marked lanes. In the freestyle, swimmers originally dove from the pool walls, but diving blocks were eventually incorporated at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]. The flip-turn was developed by the 1950s. [[Swimming goggles]] were allowed since [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]].
==Notes==
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==See also==
*[[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)]]
*[[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)]]
==References==
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
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