United Kingdom Track and Field All-Time Lists

OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALLISTS - SWIMMING AND DIVING (MEN)

Swimming has been included in every Games. The 1896 events were held in open water in the Bay of Zea near Faliron, whilst the 1900 events were swum with the current in the River Seine. The Butterfly stroke was permissible in Breaststroke events up to and including 1952. Between 1912 and 1928 diving events were decided by ordinals rather by points. Women's Medallists are listed on a separate page. A compilation of swimming and diving medallists in other major international events is available in the International Swimming & Diving Championships and Games section on this site.

Venues: 1896 Athens (GRE), 1900 Paris (FRA), 1904 St. Louis (USA), 1906 Athens (GRE), 1908 London (GBR), 1912 Stockholm (SWE), 1920 Antwerp (BEL), 1924 Paris (FRA), 1928 Amsterdam (NED), 1932 Los Angeles (USA), 1936 Berlin (GER), 1948 London (GBR), 1952 Helsinki (FIN), 1956 Melbourne (AUS), 1960 Rome (ITA), 1964 Tokyo (JPN), 1968 Mexico City (MEX), 1972 Munich (FRG), 1976 Montréal (CAN), 1980 Moscow (URS), 1984 Los Angeles (USA), 1988 Seoul (KOR), 1992 Barcelona (ESP), 1996 Atlanta (USA), 2000 Sydney (AUS), 2004 Athens (GRE)

50 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904y
1906-84
1988
1992
1996
2000
 
2004
Zoltán Halmaj HUN(SVK)
not held
Matt Biondi USA
Aleksandr Popov EUN(RUS)
Aleksandr Popov RUS
Anthony Ervin USA &
Gary Hall Jr. USA
Gary Hall Jr. USA
28.2y/28.0y

22.14
21.91
22.13
21.98
 
21.93
Scott Leary USA

Tom Jager USA
Matt Biondi USA
Gary Hall Jr. USA

 
Duje Draganja CRO
28.2y/28.6y

22.36
22.09
22.26

 
21.94
Charles Daniels USA

Gennadiy Prigoda URS(RUS)
Tom Jager USA
Fernando Scherer BRA
Pieter van den Hoogenband NED
 
Roland Schoeman RSA
 

22.71
22.30
22.29
22.03
 
22.02

y - 50 yards (after swim-off)

100 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1896

1900†
1904y
1906
1908
1912
1920#
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Arnold Guttmann
("Alfréd Hajós") HUN
not held
Zoltán Halmaj HUN(SVK)
Charles Daniels USA
Charles Daniels USA
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku USA
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku USA
Johnny Weissmuller USA
Johnny Weissmuller USA
Yasuji Miyazaki JPN
Ferenc Csík HUN
Walter Ris USA
Clarke Scholes USA
Jon Henricks AUS
John Devitt AUS
Don Schollander USA
Mike Wenden AUS
Mark Spitz USA
Jim Montgomery USA
Jörg Woithe GDR
Rowdy Gaines USA
Matt Biondi USA
Aleksandr Popov EUN(RUS)
Aleksandr Popov RUS
Pieter van den Hoogenband NED
Pieter van den Hoogenband NED
1:22.2


1:02.8y
1:13.0
1:05.6
1:03.4
1:01.4
59.0
58.6
58.2
57.6
57.3
57.4
55.4
55.2
53.4
52.2
51.22
49.99
50.40
49.80
48.63
49.02
48.74
48.30
48.17
Otto Herschmann AUT


Charles Daniels USA
Zoltán Halmaj HUN(SVK)
Zoltán Halmaj HUN(SVK)
Cecil Healy AUS
Pua Kela Kealoha USA
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku USA
István Bárány HUN
Tatsugo Kawaishi JPN
Masanori Yusa JPN
Alan Ford USA
Hiroshi Suzuki JPN
John Devitt AUS
Lance Larson USA
Bobby McGregor GBR
Kenneth Walsh USA
Jerry Heidenreich USA
Jack Babashoff USA
Per Holmertz SWE
Mark Stockwell AUS
Chris Jacobs USA
Gustavo Borges BRA
Gary Hall Jr. USA
Aleksandr Popov RUS
Roland Schoeman RSA
1:22.8




1:06.2
1:04.6
1:02.6
1:01.4
59.8
58.6
57.9
57.8
57.4
55.8
55.2
53.5
52.8
51.65
50.81
50.91
50.24
49.08
49.43
48.81
48.69
48.23
??? *


Scott Leary USA
Cecil Healy AUS
Harald Julin SWE
Kenneth Huszagh USA
William Harris USA
Samuel Kahanamoku USA
Katsuo Takaishi JPN
Albert Schwartz USA
Shigeo Arai JPN
Géza Kádas HUN
Göran Larsson SWE
Gary Chapman AUS
Manuel dos Santos BRA
Hans-Joachim Klein GER(FRG)
Mark Spitz USA
Vladimir Bure URS(RUS)
Peter Nocke FRG
Per Johansson SWE
Per Johansson SWE
Stephan Caron FRA
Stephan Caron FRA
Gustavo Borges BRA
Gary Hall Jr. USA
Ian Thorpe AUS
 




1:08.0
1:05.6
1:03.0
1:01.8
1:00.0
58.8
58.0
58.1
58.2
56.7
55.4
54.0
53.0
51.77
51.31
51.29
50.31
49.62
49.50
49.02
48.73
48.56

* - Some sources credit third place to Eustathios Korafas GRE, however as head of a list of 8 other finishers he may have finished anywhere between 3rd and 10th.
† - Some sources include this event on the programme of the 1900 Games. The first three were John Arthur Jarvis GBR 1:16.4, Otto Wähle AUT, Zoltán Halmaj HUN(SVK).
y - 100 yards, # - after re-swim

100 Yards Freestyle - Handicap

Although not listed in modern sources, early sources include this event on the programme of the 1904 Games. The first three were H. Warren USA 1:14.2, Edwin Swatek USA, Joseph Ruddy USA.

100 Metres Freestyle - Sailors
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1896 Ioannis Maloknis GRE 2:20.4 Spyridon Chazapis GRE   Dimitrios Drivas GRE  
200 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1900
1904y
1906-64
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Freddie Lane AUS
Charles Daniels USA
not held
Mike Wenden AUS
Mark Spitz USA
Bruce Furniss USA
Sergey Kopliakov URS(BLR)
Michael Gross FRG
Duncan Armstrong AUS
Yevgeniy Sadovyi EUN(RUS)
Danyon Loader NZL
Pieter van den Hoogenband NED
Ian Thorpe AUS
2:25.2
2:44.2y

1:55.2
1:52.78
1:50.29
1:49.81
1:47.44
1:47.25
1:46.70
1:47.63
1:45.35
1:44.71
Zoltán Halmaj HUN(SVK)
Francis Gailey USA

Don Schollander USA
Steven Genter USA
John Naber USA
Andrey Krylov URS(RUS)
Mike Heath USA
Anders Holmertz SWE
Anders Holmertz SWE
Gustavo Borges BRA
Ian Thorpe AUS
Pieter van den Hoogenband NED
2:31.4
2:46.0y

1:55.8
1:53.73
1:50.50
1:50.76
1:49.10
1:47.89
1:46.86
1:48.08
1:45.83
1:45.23
Karl Ruberl AUT
Emil Rausch GER

John Nelson USA
Werner Lampe FRG
Jim Montgomery USA
Graeme Brewer AUS
Thomas Fahrner FRG
Matt Biondi USA
Antti Kasvio FIN
Dan Kowalski AUS
Massimiliano Rosolino ITA
Michael Phelps USA
2:32.0
2:56.0y

1:58.1
1:53.99
1:50.58
1:51.60
1:49.69
1:47.99
1:47.63
1:48.25
1:46.65
1:45.32

y - 220 yards

220 Yards Freestyle - Handicap

Although not listed in modern sources, early sources include this event on the programme of the 1904 Games. The first three were Marquard Schwartz USA 3:06.2 (+0.25), E. Beech USA (+0.25), David Hammond USA (+0.30).

400 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904y
1906
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Charles Daniels USA
Otto Scheff AUT
Henry Taylor GBR
George Hodgson CAN
Norman Ross USA
Johnny Weissmuller USA
Alberto Zorrilla ARG
Clarence "Buster" Crabbe USA
Jack Medica USA
William Smith USA
Jean Boiteux FRA
Murray Rose AUS
Murray Rose AUS
Don Schollander USA
Mike Burton USA
Brad Cooper AUS
Brian Goodell USA
Vladimir Salnikov URS(RUS)
George DiCarlo USA
Uwe Dassler GDR
Yevgeniy Sadovyi EUN(RUS)
Danyon Loader NZL
Ian Thorpe AUS
Ian Thorpe AUS
6:16.2y
6:24.0
5:36.8
5:24.4
5:26.8
5:04.2
5:01.6
4:48.4
4:44.5
4:41.0
4:30.7
4:27.3
4:18.3
4:12.2
4:09.0
4:00.27
3:51.93
3:51.31
3:51.23
3:46.95
3:45.00
3:47.97
3:40.59
3:43.10
Francis Gailey USA
Henry Taylor GBR
Frank Beaurepaire AUS
John Hatfield GBR
Ludy Langer USA
Arne Borg SWE
Andrew "Boy" Charlton AUS
Jean Taris FRA
Shumpei Uto JPN
James McLane USA
Ford Konno USA
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN
Frank Wiegand GER(GDR)
Ralph Hutton CAN
Steven Genter USA
Tim Shaw USA
Andrey Krylov URS(RUS)
John Mykkanen USA
Duncan Armstrong AUS
Kieren Perkins AUS
Paul Palmer GBR
Massimiliano Rosolino ITA
Grant Hackett AUS
6:22.0y
6:26.0
5:44.2
5:25.8
5:29.0
5:05.6
5:03.6
4:48.5
4:45.6
4:43.4
4:31.3
4:30.4
4:21.4
4:14.9
4:11.7
4:01.94
3:52.54
3:53.24
3:51.49
3:47.15
3:45.16
3:49.00
3:43.40
3:43.36
Otto Wähle AUT
John Arthur Jarvis GBR
Otto Scheff AUT
Harold Hardwick AUS
George Vernot CAN
Andrew "Boy" Charlton AUS
Arne Borg SWE
Tsutomo Oyokota JPN
Shozo Makino JPN
John Marshall AUS
Per-Olof Östrand SWE
George Breen USA
John Konrads AUS
Allan Wood AUS
Alain Mosconi FRA
Tom McBreen USA
Vladimir Raskatov URS(UKR)
Ivar Stukolkin URS(EST)
Justin Lemberg AUS
Artur Wojdat POL
Anders Holmertz SWE
Dan Kowalski AUS
Klete Keller USA
Klete Keller USA
6:39.0y

5:46.0
5:31.2
5:29.6
5:06.6
5:04.6
4:52.3
4:48.1
4:47.4
4:35.2
4:32.5
4:21.8
4:15.1
4:13.3
4:02.64
3:55.76
3:53.95
3:51.79
3:47.34
3:46.77
3:49.39
3:47.00
3:44.11

y - 440 yards

440 Yards Freestyle - Handicap

Although not listed in modern sources, early sources include this event on the programme of the 1904 Games. The first three were Edgar Adams USA 6:44.4 (+0.35), Géza Kiss HUN (+0.10), Marquard Schwartz USA (+0.35).

500 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1896 Paul Neumann AUT 8:12.6 Antonios Pepanos GRE 9:57.6 Eustathios Korafas GRE  
500 Metres Freestyle - Sailors
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1896 not contested          
880 Yards Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904 Emil Rausch GER 13:11.4 Francis Gailey USA 13:23.4 Géza Kiss HUN  
880 Yards Freestyle - Handicap

Although not listed in modern sources, early sources include this event on the programme of the 1904 Games. The first three were Budd Goodwin USA 14:18.0, Jamison Handy USA, Max Pape GER.

1000 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1900 John Arthur Jarvis GBR 13:40.2 Otto Wähle AUT 14:53.6 Zoltán Halmaj HUN(SVK) 15:16.4
1200 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1896
 
Arnold Guttmann
("Alfréd Hajós") HUN
18:22.1
 
Ioannis Andreou GRE
 
21:03.4
 
??? *
 
 

* - Some sources credit third place to Eustathios Korafas GRE, however as head of a list of 6 other finishers he may have finished anywhere between 3rd and 8th.

1200 Metres Freestyle - Sailors
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1896 not contested          
1500 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904y
1906y
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Emil Rausch GER
Henry Taylor GBR
Henry Taylor GBR
George Hodgson CAN
Norman Ross USA
Andrew "Boy" Charlton AUS
Arne Borg SWE
Kusio Kitamura JPN
Noboru Terada JPN
James McLane USA
Ford Konno USA
Murray Rose AUS
John Konrads AUS
Robert Windle AUS
Mike Burton USA
Mike Burton USA
Brian Goodell USA
Vladimir Salnikov URS(RUS)
Mike O'Brien USA
Vladimir Salnikov URS(RUS)
Kieren Perkins AUS
Kieren Perkins AUS
Grant Hackett AUS
Grant Hackett AUS
27:18.2y
28:28.0y
22:48.4
22:00.0
22:23.2
20:06.6
19:51.8
19:12.4
19:13.7
19:18.5
18:30.3
17:58.9
17:19.6
17:01.7
16:38.9
15:52.58
15:02.40
14:58.27
15:05.20
15:00.40
14:43.48
14:56.40
14:48.33
14:43.40
Géza Kiss HUN
John Arthur Jarvis GBR
Thomas Battersby GBR
John Hatfield GBR
George Vernot CAN
Arne Borg SWE
Andrew "Boy" Charlton AUS
Shozo Makino JPN
Jack Medica USA
John Marshall AUS
Shiro Hashizume JPN
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN
Murray Rose AUS
John Nelson USA
John Kinsella USA
Graham Windeatt AUS
Bobby Hackett USA
Aleksandr Chayev URS(RUS)
George DiCarlo USA
Stefan Pfeiffer FRG
Glen Housman AUS
Dan Kowalski AUS
Kieren Perkins AUS
Larsen Jensen USA
28:28.2y
30:07.6y
22:51.2
22:39.0
22:36.4
20:41.4
20:02.6
19:14.1
19:34.0
19:31.3
18:41.4
18:00.3
17:21.7
17:03.0
16:57.3
15:58.48
15:03.91
15:14.30
15:10.59
15:02.69
14:55.29
15:02.43
14:53.59
14:45.29
Francis Gailey USA
Otto Scheff AUT
Frank Beaurepaire AUS
Harold Hardwick AUS
Frank Beaurepaire AUS
Frank Beaurepaire AUS
Clarence "Buster" Crabbe USA
James Cristy USA
Shumpei Uto JPN
György Mitró HUN
Tetsuo Okamoto BRA
George Breen USA
George Breen USA
Allan Wood AUS
Greg Brough AUS
Douglas Northway USA
Steve Holland AUS
Max Metzker AUS
Stefan Pfeiffer FRG
Uwe Dassler GDR
Jörg Hoffmann GER
Graeme Smith GBR
Chris Thompson USA
David Davies GBR
28:54.0y
30:53.4y
22:56.2
23:15.4
23:04.0
21:48.4
20:28.8
19:39.5
19:34.5
19:43.2
18:51.3
18:08.2
17:30.6
17:07.7
17:04.7
16:09.25
15:04.66
15:14.49
15:12.11
15:06.15
15:02.29
15:02.48
14:56.81
14:45.95

y - 1 mile

1 Mile Freestyle - Handicap

Although not listed in modern sources, early sources include this event on the programme of the 1904 Games. The first three were R. Beeck USA 32:03.6 (+6:45), H. Warren USA (+7:45), Jamison Handy USA (+1:00).

4000 Metres Freestyle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1900 John Arthur Jarvis GBR 58:24.0 Zoltán Halmaj HUN(SVK) 1:08:55.4 Louis Martin FRA 1:13:08.4
4000 Metres Freestyle - Professional

Although not listed in modern sources, early sources include this event on the programme of the 1900 Games. The first three were S. Greasley GBR 1:08:33.4, W. Evans GBR 1:12:10.0, ?. Blache FRA 1:30:12.0.

100 Metres Backstroke
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904y
1906
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Walter Brack GER
not held
Arno Bieberstein GER
Harry Hebner USA
Warren Paoa Kealoha USA
Warren Paoa Kealoha USA
George Kojac USA
Masaji Kiyokawa JPN
Adolph Kiefer USA
Allen Stack USA
Yoshinobu Oyakawa USA
David Theile AUS
David Theile AUS
not held
Roland Matthes GDR
Roland Matthes GDR
John Naber USA
Bengt Baron SWE
Rick Carey USA
Daichi Suzuki JPN
Mark Tewksbury CAN
Jeff Rouse USA
Lenny Krayzelburg USA
Aaron Peirsol USA
1:16.8y

1:24.6
1:21.2
1:15.2
1:13.2
1:08.2
1:08.6
1:05.9
1:06.4
1:05.4
1:02.2
1:01.9

58.7
56.58
55.49
56.53
55.79
55.05
53.98
54.10
53.72
54.06
Georg Hoffmann GER

Ludvig Dam DEN
Otto Fahr GER
Ray Kegeris USA
Paul Wyatt USA
Walter Laufer USA
Toshio Irie JPN
Albert Vande Weghe USA
Robert Cowell USA
Gilbert Bozon FRA
John Monckton AUS
Frank McKinney USA

Charles Hickcox USA
Mike Stamm USA
Peter Rocca USA
Viktor Kuznetsov URS(RUS)
Dave Wilson USA
David Berkoff USA
Jeff Rouse USA
Rodolfo Falcón CUB
Matt Welsh AUS
Markus Rogan AUT
 

1:26.6
1:22.4
1:16.8
1:15.4
1:10.0
1:09.8
1:07.7
1:06.5
1:06.2
1:03.2
1:02.1

1:00.2
57.70
56.34
56.99
56.35
55.18
54.04
54.98
54.07
54.35
Georg Zacharias GER

Herbert Haresnape GBR
Paul Kellner GER
Gérard Blitz BEL
Károly Bartha HUN
Paul Wyatt USA
Kentaro Kawazu JPN
Masaji Kiyokawa JPN
Georges Vallerey FRA
Jack Taylor USA
Frank McKinney USA
Robert Bennett USA

Ron Mills USA
John Murphy USA
Roland Matthes GDR
Vladimir Dolgov URS(UKR)
Mike West CAN
Igor Polyanskiy URS(RUS)
David Berkoff USA
Neisser Bent CUB
Stev Theloke GER
Tomomi Morita JPN
 

1:27.0
1:24.0
1:19.0
1:17.8
1:12.0
1:10.0
1:08.4
1:07.8
1:06.4
1:04.5
1:02.3

1:00.5
58.35
57.22
57.63
56.49
55.20
54.78
55.02
54.82
54.36

y - 100 yards

200 Metres Backstroke
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1900
1904-60
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Ernst Hoppenberg GER
not held
Jed Graef USA
Roland Matthes GDR
Roland Matthes GDR
John Naber USA
Sándor Wladár HUN
Rick Carey USA
Igor Polyanskiy URS(RUS)
Martín López-Zubero ESP
Brad Bridgewater USA
Lenny Krayzelburg USA
Aaron Peirsol USA
2:47.0

2:10.3
2:09.6
2:02.82
1:59.19
2:01.93
2:00.23
1:59.37
1:58.47
1:58.54
1:56.76
1:54.95
Karl Ruberl AUT

Gary Dilley USA
Mitch Ivey USA
Mike Stamm USA
Peter Rocca USA
Zoltán Verrasztó HUN
Frédéric Delcourt FRA
Frank Baltrusch GDR
Vladimir Selkov EUN(RUS)
William "Tripp" Schwenk USA
Aaron Peirsol USA
Markus Rogan AUT
2:56.0

2:10.5
2:10.6
2:04.09
2:00.55
2:02.40
2:01.75
1:59.60
1:58.87
1:58.99
1:57.35
1:57.35
Johannes Drost NED

Robert Bennett USA
Jack Horsley USA
Mitch Ivey USA
Dan Harrigan USA
Mark Kerry AUS
Cameron Henning CAN
Paul Kingsman NZL
Stefano Battistelli ITA
Emanuele Merisi ITA
Matt Welsh AUS
Razvan Florea ROM
3:01.0

2:13.1
2:10.9
2:04.33
2:01.35
2:03.14
2:02.37
2:00.48
1:59.40
1:59.18
1:57.59
1:57.56
100 Metres Breaststroke
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Don McKenzie USA
Nobutaka Taguchi JPN
John Hencken USA
Duncan Goodhew GBR
Steve Lundquist USA
Adrian Moorhouse GBR
Nelson Diebel USA
Frédérik Deburghgraeve BEL
Domenico Fioravanti ITA
Kosuke Kitajima JPN
1:07.7
1:04.94
1:03.11
1:03.44
1:01.65
1:02.04
1:01.50
1:00.65
1:00.46
1:00.08
Vladimir Kosinskiy URS(RUS)
Tom Bruce USA
David Wilkie GBR
Arsens Miskarovs URS(LAT)
Victor Davis CAN
Károly Güttler HUN
Norbert Rózsa HUN
Jeremy Linn USA
Ed Moses USA
Brendan Hansen USA
1:08.0
1:05.43
1:03.43
1:03.82
1:01.99
1:02.05
1:01.68
1:00.77
1:00.73
1:00.25
Nikolay Pankin URS(RUS)
John Hencken USA
Arvydas Juozaitis URS(LTU)
Peter Evans AUS
Peter Evans AUS
Dmitriy Volkov URS(RUS)
Phil Rogers AUS
Mark Warnecke GER
Roman Sludnov RUS
Hugues Duboscq FRA
1:08.0
1:05.61
1:04.23
1:03.96
1:02.97
1:02.20
1:01.76
1:01.33
1:00.91
1:00.88
200 Metres Breaststroke
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Frederick Holman GBR
Walther Bathe GER
Hĺkan Malmroth SWE
Robert Skelton USA
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta JPN
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta JPN
Tetsuo Hamuro JPN
Joseph Verdeur USA
John Davies AUS
Masaru Furukawa JPN
Bill Mulliken USA
Ian O'Brien AUS
Felipe "Pepe" Muńoz MEX
John Hencken USA
David Wilkie GBR
Robertas Žulpa URS(LTU)
Victor Davis CAN
József Szabó HUN
Mike Barrowman USA
Norbert Rózsa HUN
Domenico Fioravanti ITA
Kosuke Kitajima JPN
3:09.2
3:01.8
3:04.4
2:56.6
2:48.8
2:45.4
2:41.5
2:39.3
2:34.4
2:34.7
2:37.4
2:27.8
2:28.7
2:21.55
2:15.11
2:15.85
2:13.34
2:13.52
2:10.16
2:12.57
2:10.87
2:09.44
William Robinson GBR
Wilhelm Lützow GER
Thor Henning SWE
Joseph De Combe BEL
Erich Rademacher GER
Reizo Koike JPN
Erwin Sietas GER
Keith Carter USA
Bowen Stassforth USA
Masahiro Yoshimura JPN
Yoshihiko Osaki JPN
Georgiy Prokopenko URS(UKR)
Vladimir Kosinskiy URS(RUS)
David Wilkie GBR
John Hencken USA
Albán Vermes HUN
Glenn Beringen AUS
Nick Gillingham GBR
Norbert Rózsa HUN
Károly Güttler HUN
Terence Parkin RSA
Dániel Gyurta HUN
3:12.8
3:05.0
3:09.2
2:59.2
2:50.6
2:46.6
2:42.9
2:40.2
2:34.7
2:36.7
2:38.0
2:28.2
2:29.2
2:23.67
2:17.26
2:16.93
2:15.79
2:14.12
2:11.23
2:13.03
2:12.50
2:10.80
Pontus Hanson SWE
Kurt Malisch GER
Arvo Aaltonen FIN
William Kirschbaum USA
Teofilo Yldefonzo PHI
Teofilo Yldefonzo PHI
Reizo Koike JPN
Robert Sohl USA
Herbert Klein GER(FRG)
Kharis Yunichev URS(RUS)
Wieger Mensonides NED
Chester Jastremski USA
Brian Job USA
Nobutaka Taguchi JPN
Rick Colella USA
Arsens Miskarovs URS(LAT)
Étienne Dagon SUI
Sergio López ESP
Nick Gillingham GBR
Andrey Korneyev RUS
Davide Rummolo ITA
Brendan Hansen USA
3:14.6
3:08.0
3:12.2
3:01.0
2:56.4
2:47.1
2:44.2
2:43.9
2:35.9
2:36.8
2:39.7
2:29.6
2:29.9
2:23.88
2:19.20
2:17.28
2:17.41
2:15.21
2:11.29
2:13.17
2:12.73
2:10.87
400 Metres Breaststroke
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904y
1906-08
1912
1920
Georg Zacharias GER
not held
Walther Bathe GER
Hĺkan Malmroth SWE
7:23.6y

6:29.6
6:31.8
Walter Brack GER

Thor Henning SWE
Thor Henning SWE
 

6:35.6
6:45.2
Jamison Handy USA

Percy Courtman GBR
Arvo Aaltonen FIN
 

6:36.4
6:48.0

y - 440 yards

100 Metres Butterfly
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Doug Russell USA
Mark Spitz USA
Matt Vogel USA
Pär Arvidsson SWE
Michael Gross FRG
Anthony Nesty SUR
Pablo Morales USA
Denis Pankratov RUS
Lars Frölander SWE
Michael Phelps USA
55.9
54.27
54.35
54.92
53.08
53.00
53.32
52.27
52.00
51.25
Mark Spitz USA
Bruce Robertson CAN
Joe Bottom USA
Roger Pyttel GDR
Pablo Morales USA
Matt Biondi USA
Rafal Szukala POL
Scott Miller AUS
Michael Klim AUS
Ian Crocker USA
56.4
55.56
54.50
54.94
53.23
53.01
53.35
52.53
52.18
51.29
Ross Wales USA
Jerry Heidenreich USA
Gary Hall USA
David López-Zubero ESP
Glenn Buchanan AUS
Andy Jameson GBR
Anthony Nesty SUR
Vladislav Kulikov RUS
Geoff Huegill AUS
Andrey Serdinov UKR
57.2
55.74
54.65
55.13
53.85
53.30
53.41
53.13
52.22
51.36
200 Metres Butterfly
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
William Yorzyk USA
Michael Troy USA
Kevin Berry AUS
Carl Robie USA
Mark Spitz USA
Mike Bruner USA
Sergey Fesenko URS(UKR)
Jon Sieben AUS
Michael Gross FRG
Melvin Stewart USA
Denis Pankratov RUS
Tom Malchow USA
Michael Phelps USA
2:19.3
2:12.8
2:06.6
2:08.7
2:00.70
1:59.23
1:59.76
1:57.04
1:56.94
1:56.26
1:56.51
1:55.35
1:54.04
Takashi Ishimoto JPN
Neville Hayes AUS
Carl Robie USA
Martyn Woodroffe GBR
Gary Hall USA
Steve Gregg USA
Phil Hubble GBR
Michael Gross FRG
Benny Nielsen DEN
Danyon Loader NZL
Tom Malchow USA
Denis Sylantyev UKR
Takashi Yamamoto JPN
2:23.8
2:14.6
2:07.5
2:09.0
2:02.86
1:59.54
2:01.20
1:57.40
1:58.24
1:57.93
1:57.44
1:55.76
1:54.56
György Tumpek HUN
David Gillanders USA
Fred Schmidt USA
John Ferris USA
Robin Backhaus USA
Bill Forrester USA
Roger Pyttel GDR
Rafael Vidal VEN
Anthony Mosse NZL
Franck Esposito FRA
Scott Goodman AUS
Justin Norris AUS
Steve Parry GBR
2:23.9
2:15.3
2:09.3
2:09.3
2:03.23
1:59.96
2:01.39
1:57.51
1:58.28
1:58.51
1:57.48
1:56.17
1:55.52
200 Metres Individual Medley
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1968
1972
1976-80
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Charles Hickcox USA
Gunnar Larsson SWE
not held
Alex Baumann CAN
Tamás Darnyi HUN
Tamás Darnyi HUN
Attila Czene HUN
Massimiliano Rosolino ITA
Michael Phelps USA
2:12.0
2:07.17

2:01.42
2:00.17
2:00.76
1:59.91
1:58.98
1:57.14
Greg Buckingham USA
Alexander "Tim" McKee USA

Pablo Morales USA
Patrick Kühl GDR
Greg Burgess USA
Jani Sievinen FIN
Tom Dolan USA
Ryan Lochte USA
2:13.0
2:08.37

2:03.05
2:01.61
2:00.97
2:00.13
1:59.77
1:58.78
John Ferris USA
Steve Furniss USA

Neil Cochran GBR
Vadim Yaroshchuk URS(UKR)
Attila Czene HUN
Curtis Myden CAN
Tom Wilkens USA
George Bovell TRI
2:13.3
2:08.45

2:04.38
2:02.40
2:01.00
2:01.13
2:00.87
1:58.80
400 Metres Individual Medley
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Richard Roth USA
Charles Hickcox USA
Gunnar Larsson SWE
Rod Strachan USA
Aleksandr Sidorenko URS(UKR)
Alex Baumann CAN
Tamás Darnyi HUN
Tamás Darnyi HUN
Tom Dolan USA
Tom Dolan USA
Michael Phelps USA
4:45.4
4:48.4
4:31.981
4:23.68
4:22.89
4:17.41
4:14.75
4:14.23
4:14.90
4:11.76
4:08.26
Roy Saari USA
Gary Hall USA
Alexander "Tim" McKee USA
Alexander "Tim" McKee USA
Sergey Fesenko URS(UKR)
Ricardo Prado BRA
David Wharton USA
Eric Namesnik USA
Eric Namesnik USA
Erik Vendt USA
Erik Vendt USA
4:47.1
4:48.7
4:31.983
4:24.62
4:23.43
4:18.45
4:17.36
4:15.57
4:15.25
4:14.23
4:11.81
Gerhard Hetz GER(FRG)
Michael Holthaus FRG
András Hargitay HUN
Andrey Smirnov URS(RUS)
Zoltán Verrasztó HUN
Rob Woodhouse AUS
Stefano Battistelli ITA
Luca Sacchi ITA
Curtis Myden CAN
Curtis Myden CAN
László Cseh HUN
4:51.0
4:51.4
4:32.70
4:26.90
4:24.24
4:20.50
4:18.01
4:16.34
4:16.28
4:15.33
4:12.15
60 Metres Underwater
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1900 Charles de Vendeville FRA 188.4pts André Six FRA 185.4pts Peder Lykkeberg DEN 147.0pts
200 Metres Obstacle
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1900 Freddie Lane AUS 2:38.4 Otto Wähle AUT 2:40.0 Peter Kemp GBR 2:47.4
4 x 50 Yards Freestyle Relay
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904 New York A.C. "A" USA 2:04.6 Chicago A.A. USA   Missouri A.C. (St. Louis) USA  
4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1964
1968
1972
1976-80
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
United States
United States
United States
not held
United States
United States
United States
United States
Australia
South Africa
3:32.2
3:31.7
3:26.42

3:19.03
3:16.53
3:16.74
3:15.41
3:13.67
3:13.17
Germany
Soviet Union
Soviet Union

Australia
Soviet Union
Unified Team
Russia
United States
Netherlands
3:37.2
3:34.2
3:29.72

3:19.68
3:18.33
3:17.56
3:17.06
3:13.86
3:14.36
Australia
Australia
German D.R.

Sweden
German D.R.
Germany
Germany
Brazil
United States
3:39.1
3:34.7
3:32.42

3:22.69
3:19.82
3:17.90
3:17.20
3:17.40
3:14.62
4 x 200 Metres Freestyle Relay
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Great Britain & Ireland
Australia/New Zealand
United States
United States
United States
Japan
Japan
United States
United States
Australia
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
Soviet Union
United States
United States
Unified Team
United States
Australia
United States
10:55.6
10:11.6
10:04.4
9:53.4
9:36.2
8:58.4
8:51.5
8:46.0
8:31.1
8:23.6
8:10.2
7:52.1
7:52.33
7:35.78
7:23.22
7:23.50
7:15.69
7:12.51
7:11.95
7:14.84
7:07.05
7:07.33
Hungary
United States
Australia
Australia
Japan
United States
United States
Hungary
Japan
United States
Japan
Germany
Australia
F.R. Germany
Soviet Union
German D.R.
F.R. Germany
German D.R.
Sweden
Sweden
United States
Australia
10:59.0
10:20.0
10:25.4
10:02.2
9:41.4
9:10.5
9:03.0
8:48.4
8:33.5
8:31.5
8:13.2
7:59.3
7:53.77
7:41.69
7:27.97
7:28.60
7:15.73
7:13.68
7:15.51
7:17.56
7:12.64
7:07.46
United States
Great Britain & Ireland
Great Britain & Ireland
Sweden
Canada
Hungary
Hungary
France
France
Soviet Union
Australia
Japan
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Great Britain & N.I.
Brazil
Great Britain & N.I.
F.R. Germany
United States
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
11:02.8
10:28.2
10:37.2
10:06.8
9:47.8
9:31.4
9:12.3
9:08.0
8:45.9
8:34.7
8:13.8
8:03.8
8:01.66
7:45.76
7:32.11
7:29.30
7:24.78
7:14.35
7:16.23
7:17.71
7:12.70
7:11.83
4 x 250 Metres Freestyle Relay
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1906 Hungary 16:52.4 Germany 17:16.2 Great Britain & Ireland  
4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
Australia
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
4:05.4
3:58.4
3:54.9
3:48.16
3:42.22
3:45.70
3:39.30
3:36.93
3:36.93
3:34.84
3:33.73
3:30.68
Australia
Germany
German D.R.
German D.R.
Canada
Soviet Union
Canada
Canada
Unified Team
Russia
Australia
Germany
4:12.0
4:01.6
3:57.5
3:52.12
3:45.94
3:45.92
3:43.23
3:39.28
3:38.56
3:37.55
3:35.27
3:33.62
Japan
Australia
Soviet Union
Canada
F.R. Germany
Great Britain & N.I.
Australia
Soviet Union
Canada
Australia
Germany
Japan
4:12.2
4:02.3
4:00.7
3:52.26
3:47.29
3:47.71
3:43.25
3:39.96
3:39.66
3:39.56
3:35.88
3:35.22
200 Metres Team
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1900 D.S.V. Berlin GER 33 Pupilles de Neptune de Lille FRA 53 Tritons Lillois FRA 59
Plunge for Distance
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904 William Dickey USA 19.05m Edgar Adams USA 17.53m Leo "Budd" Goodwin USA 17.37m
Rescue Swimming

Although not listed in modern sources, early sources include two life saving events on the programme of the 1900 Games. The first three were 200 Metres (Flow): ?. Cadet FRA, ?. Henrys GBR, ?. Loustalet FRA; 300 Metres (Skill): ?. Henrys GBR, ?. Cadet FRA, ?. Loustalet FRA.

Springboard Diving

1908-28 1+3 metres, 1932- 3 metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1908
 
1912
1920
1924
1928

1932

1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Albert Zürner GER
 
Paul Günther GER
Louis "Hap" Kuehn USA
Albert White USA
Ulise "Pete" Desjardins USA

Michael Galitzen
("Mickey Riley") USA
Richard Degener USA
Bruce Harlan USA
David "Skippy" Browning USA
Robert Clotworthy USA
Gary Tobian USA
Ken Sitzberger USA
Bernie Wrightson USA
Vladimir Vasin URS(RUS)
Phil Boggs USA
Aleksandr Portnov URS(BLR)
Greg Louganis USA
Greg Louganis USA
Mark Lenzi USA
Xiong Ni CHN
Xiong Ni CHN
Peng Bo CHN
85.5
 
6/79.23
6/675.4
7/696.4
5/185.04

161.38

163.57
163.64
205.29
159.56
170.00
159.90
170.15
594.09
619.05
905.025
754.41
730.80
676.53
701.46
708.72
787.38
Kurt Behrens GER
 
Hans Luber GER
Clarence Pinkston USA
Ulise "Pete" Desjardins USA
Michael Galitzen
("Mickey Riley") USA
Harold "Dutch" Smith USA

Marshall Wayne USA
Miller Anderson USA
Miller Anderson USA
Don Harper USA
Samuel Hall USA
Francis Gorman USA
Klaus Dibiasi ITA
Giorgio "Franco" Cagnotto ITA
Giorgio "Franco" Cagnotto ITA
Carlos Girón MEX
Tan Liangde CHN
Tan Liangde CHN
Tan Liangde CHN
Yu Zhuocheng CHN
Fernando Platas MEX
Alexandre Despatie CAN
85.3
 
9/76.78
11/655.3
8/693.2
14/174.06#

158.54

159.56
157.29
199.84
156.23
167.08
157.63
159.74
591.63
570.48
892.140
662.31
704.88
645.57
690.93
708.42
755.97
George Gaidzik USA &
Gottlob Walz GER
Kurt Behrens GER
Louis Balbach USA
Clarence Pinkston USA
Farid Simaika EGY

Richard Degener USA

Albert Greene USA
Sammy Lee USA
Robert Clotworthy USA
Joaquín Capilla MEX
Juan Botella MEX
Larry Andreasen USA
James Henry USA
Craig Lincoln USA
Aleksandr Kosenkov URS(BLR)
Giorgio "Franco" Cagnotto ITA
Ronald Merriott USA
Li Deliang CHN
Dmitriy Sautin EUN(RUS)
Mark Lenzi USA
Dmitriy Sautin RUS
Dmitriy Sautin RUS
80.8
 
22/73.73
15/649.5
15/653.0
13/172.46#

151.82

146.29
145.52
184.92
150.69
162.30
143.77
158.09
577.29
567.24
871.500
661.32
665.28
627.78
686.49
703.20
753.27

# - Galitzen awarded Silver medal as ranked higher by 3 of 5 judges

Highboard [Platform] Diving

1906 4+8+12 metres, 1912-32 5+10 metres, 1936- 10 metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1904
1906
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928

1932

1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
George Sheldon USA
Gottlob Walz GER
not held
Erik Adlerz SWE
Clarence Pinkston USA
Albert White USA
Ulise "Pete" Desjardins USA

Harold "Dutch" Smith USA

Marshall Wayne USA
Sammy Lee USA
Sammy Lee USA
Joaquín Capilla MEX
Robert Webster USA
Robert Webster USA
Klaus Dibiasi ITA
Klaus Dibiasi ITA
Klaus Dibiasi ITA
Falk Hoffmann GDR
Greg Louganis USA
Greg Louganis USA
Sun Shuwei CHN
Dmitriy Sautin RUS
Tian Liang CHN
Hu Jia CHN
12.66
156.0

7/73.94
7/100.67
9/97.46
6/98.74

124.80

113.58
130.05
156.28
152.44
165.56
148.58
164.18
504.12
600.51
835.650
710.91
638.61
677.31
692.34
724.53
748.08
Georg Hoffmann GER
Georg Hoffmann GER

Albert Zürner GER
Erik Adlerz SWE
David Fall USA
Farid Simaika EGY

Michael Galitzen
("Mickey Riley") USA
Elbert Root USA
Bruce Harlan USA
Joaquín Capilla MEX
Gary Tobian USA
Gary Tobian USA
Klaus Dibiasi ITA
Álvaro Gaxiola MEX
Richard Rydze USA
Greg Louganis USA
Vladimir Aleynik URS(BLR)
Bruce Kimball USA
Xiong Ni CHN
Scott Donie USA
Jan Hempel GER
Hu Jia CHN
Mathew Helm AUS
11.66
150.2

10/72.60
10/99.08
11.5/97.30
9/99.58

124.28

110.60
122.30
145.21
152.41
165.25
147.54
154.49
480.75
576.99
819.705
643.50
637.47
633.63
663.27
713.55
730.56
Frank Kehoe USA
Otto Satzinger AUT

Gustaf Blomgren SWE
Harry Prieste USA
Clarence Pinkston USA
Michael Galitzen
("Mickey Riley") USA
Frank Kurtz USA

Hermann Stork GER
Joaquín Capilla MEX
Günther Haase GER(FRG)
Richard Connor USA
Brian Phelps GBR
Thomas Gompf USA
Edwin Young USA
Giorgio "Franco" Cagnotto ITA
Vladimir Aleynik URS(BLR)
Davit Hambardzumyan URS(ARM)
Li Kongzheng CHN
Jesús Mena MEX
Xiong Ni CHN
Xiao Hailiang CHN
Dmitriy Sautin RUS
Tian Liang CHN
11.33#
147.4

16/69.56
16/93.73
16.5/94.60
15/92.34

121.98

110.31
113.52
141.31
149.79
157.13
146.57
153.93
475.83
548.61
817.440
638.28
594.39
600.15
658.20
679.26
729.66

# - Some sources attribute a share of third place to Alfred Braunschweiger GER 11.33, however as he refused to take part in a dive-off the bronze medal was solely awarded to Kehoe.

Plain Highboard Diving

5+10 metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1908
1912
1920
1924
Hjalmar Johansson SWE
Erik Adlerz SWE
Arvid Wallman SWE
Richmond "Dick" Eve AUS
83.75
7/40.0
7/163.5
13.5/160.0
Karl Malmström SWE
Hjalmar Johansson SWE
Nils Skoglund SWE
Janne Jansson SWE
78.73
12/39.3
8/183.0
14.5/157.0
Arvid Spĺngberg SWE
Janne Jansson SWE
Janne Jansson SWE
Harold Clarke GBR
74.00
12/39.1
16/175.0
15.5/158.0
Synchronised Springboard Diving

3 metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
2000
 
2004
 
Xiao Hailiang &
Xiong Ni CHN
Thomas Bimis &
Nikolaos Siranidis GRE
365.58
 
353.34
 
Aleksandr Dobrovskiy &
Dmitriy Sautin RUS
Tobias Schellenberg &
Andreas Wels GER
329.97
 
350.01
 
Robert Newbery &
Dean Pullar AUS
Steven Barnett &
Robert Newbery AUS
322.86
 
349.59
 
Synchronised Highboard Diving

10 metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
2000
 
2004
 
Igor Lukashin &
Dmitriy Sautin RUS
Tian Liang &
Yang Jinghui CHN
365.04
 
383.88
 
Hu Jia &
Tian Liang CHN
Leon Taylor &
Pete Waterfield GBR
358.74
 
371.52
 
Jan Hempel &
Heiko Meyer GER
Mathew Helm &
Robert Newbery AUS
338.88
 
366.84
 
Water Polo
  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1900
 
1904*
1906
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
Osborne S.C. (Manchester) GBR
 
New York A.C. USA
not held
Great Britain & Ireland
Great Britain & Ireland
Great Britain & Ireland
France
Germany
Hungary
Hungary
Italy
Hungary
Hungary
Italy
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Hungary
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Italy
Spain
Hungary
Hungary
7-2
 


9-2

3-2
3-0
5-2












9-7
9-8
7-5
13-6
8-7
Swimming & W.P.C. Brussels BEL
 
Chicago A.A. USA

Belgium
Sweden
Belgium
Belgium
Hungary
Germany
Germany
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Hungary
Italy
Yugoslavia
United States
United States
Spain
Croatia
Russia
Serbia & Montenegro

 























Libellule de Paris FRA &
Pupilles de Neptune de Lille II FRA
Missouri A.C. (St. Louis) USA

Sweden
Belgium
Sweden
United States
France
United States
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Soviet Union
Hungary
Soviet Union
Hungary
United States
Netherlands
Hungary
F.R. Germany
Soviet Union
Unified Team
Italy
Yugoslavia
Russia

 























* - "Softball" water polo (played with a deflated ball & different rules to standard water polo)

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