This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Men's events
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|OR||indicates swimmer broke the Olympic Record
|-
|WR||indicates swimmer broke the World Record (and Olympic Record)
|-
|AM||indicates swimmer broke the American Record
|-
|SA||indicates swimmer broke the South American Record
|-
|ER||indicates swimmer broke the European Record
|-
|AS||indicates swimmer broke the Asian Record
|-
|NR||indicates swimmer broke the National Record
|}
50 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 22.14 <br> WR
| || 22.36
| || 22.71
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 21.91 <br> OR
| || 22.09
| || 22.30
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 22.13
| || 22.26
| || 22.29 <br> SA
|-valign="top"
|2000 Sydney<br>
| <br/> || 21.98
| colspan=2|Not awarded<br/><span style="font-size:85%">as there was a tie for gold.</span>
| || 22.03
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 21.93
| || 21.94
| || 22.02
|-|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 21.30 <br> OR AM
| || 21.45
| || 21.49
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 21.34
| || 21.54
| || 21.59
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 21.40
| || 21.41
| || 21.49
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 21.07 <br> OR
| || 21.55
| || 21.57
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 21.25
| || 21.30
| || 21.56
|-
|}
100 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1896 Athens<br>
| || 1:22.2 <br> OR
| || 1:22.8
|colspan=2 |none awarded
|-
|1900–1904||colspan=6 align=center|not included in the Olympic program
|-
|1908 London<br>
| || 1:05.6 <br> WR
| || 1:06.2
| || 1:08.0
|-
|1912 Stockholm<br>
| || 1:03.4 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set WR in semifinal</span>
| || 1:04.6
| || 1:05.6
|-
|1920 Antwerp<br>
| || 1:01.4 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set WR in the final before it was re-run due to protest</span>
| || 1:02.6
| || 1:03.0
|-
|1924 Paris<br>
| || 59.0 <br> OR
| || 1:01.4
| || 1:01.8
|-
|1928 Amsterdam<br>
| || 58.6 <br> OR
| || 59.8
| || 1:00.0
|-
|1932 Los Angeles<br>
| || 58.2 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in semifinal</span>
| || 58.6
| || 58.8
|-
|1936 Berlin<br>
| || 57.6
| || 57.9 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">tied OR in semifinal</span>
| || 58.0
|-
|1948 London<br>
| || 57.3 <br> OR
| || 57.8
| || 58.1
|-
|1952 Helsinki<br>
| || 57.4
| || 57.4
| || 58.2
|-
|1956 Melbourne<br>
| || 55.4 <br> WR
| || 55.8
| || 56.7
|-
|1960 Rome<br>
| || 55.2 <br> OR
| || 55.2 <br> OR
| || 55.4
|-
|1964 Tokyo<br>
| || 53.4 <br> OR
| || 53.5
| || 54.0
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 52.2 <br> WR
| || 52.8
| || 53.0
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 51.22 <br> WR
| || 51.65
| || 51.77
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 49.9 <br> WR
| || 50.81
| || 51.31
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 50.40
| || 50.91
| || 51.29
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 49.80 <br> OR
| || 50.24
| || 50.31
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 48.63 <br> OR
| || 49.08
| || 49.62
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 49.02
| || 49.43
| || 49.50
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 48.74
| || 48.81
| || 49.02
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 48.30 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set WR in semifinal</span>
| || 48.69
| || 48.73
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 48.17
| || 48.23
| || 48.56
|-valign="top"
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 47.21
| || 47.32 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set WR in semifinal</span>
|<br>||47.67
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 47.52
| || 47.53
| || 47.80
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 47.58
| || 47.80
| || 47.85
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 47.02 <br> OR
| || 47.08
| || 47.44
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 46.40 <br> WR
| || 47.48
| || 47.49
|-
|}
200 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1900 Paris<br>
| || 2:25.2
| || 2:31.4
| || 2:32.0 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in semifinal</span>
|-
|1904–1964||colspan=6 align=center|not included in the Olympic program
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 1:55.2 <br> OR
| || 1:55.8
| || 1:58.1
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 1:52.78 WR
| || 1:53.73
| || 1:53.99
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 1:50.29 WR
| || 1:50.50
| || 1:50.58
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 1:49.81 OR
| || 1:50.76
| || 1:51.60
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 1:47.44 WR
| || 1:49.10
| || 1:49.69
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 1:47.25 WR
| || 1:47.89
| || 1:47.99
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 1:46.70 OR
| || 1:46.86
| || 1:47.63
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 1:47.63
| || 1:48.08
| || 1:48.25
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 1:45.35 WR
| || 1:45.83
| || 1:46.65
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 1:44.71 OR
| || 1:45.23
| || 1:45.32
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 1:42.96 WR
| || 1:44.85
| || 1:45.14
|-valign="top"
|2012 London<br>
| || 1:43.14
|<br/>|| 1:44.93
|colspan=2|none awarded
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 1:44.65
| || 1:45.20
| || 1:45.23
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 1:44.22
| || 1:44.26
| || 1:44.66
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 1:44.72
| || 1:44.74
| || 1:44.79
|-
|}
400 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1908 London<br>
| || 5:36.8 <br> WR
| || 5:44.2
| || 5:46.0
|-
|1912 Stockholm<br>
| || 5:24.4 <br> WR
| || 5:35.8
| || 5:31.2
|-
|1920 Antwerp<br>
| || 5:26.8
| || 5:29.0
| || 5:29.6
|-
|1924 Paris<br>
| || 5:04.2 <br> OR
| || 5:05.6
| || 5:06.6
|-
|1928 Amsterdam<br>
| || 5:01.6 <br> OR
| || 5:03.6
| || 5:04.6
|-
|1932 Los Angeles<br>
| || 4:48.4 <br> OR
| || 4:48.5
| || 4:52.3
|-
|1936 Berlin<br>
| || 4:45.5 <br> OR
| || 4:45.6
| || 4:48.1
|-
|1948 London<br>
| || 4:41.0 <br> OR
| || 4:43.4
| || 4:47.4
|-
|1952 Helsinki<br>
| || 4:30.7 <br> OR
| || 4:31.3
| || 4:35.2
|-
|1956 Melbourne<br>
| || 4:27.3 <br> OR
| || 4:30.4
| || 4:32.5
|-
|1960 Rome<br>
| || 4:18.3 <br> OR
| || 4:21.4
| || 4:21.8
|-
|1964 Tokyo<br>
| || 4:12.2 <br> WR
| || 4:14.9
| || 4:15.1
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 4:09.0 <br> OR
| || 4:11.7
| || 4:13.3
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 4:00.27 <br> OR
| || 4:01.94
| || 4:02.64
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 3:51.93 <br> WR
| || 3:52.54
| || 3:55.76
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 3:51.31 <br> OR
| || 3:53.24
| || 3:53.95
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 3:51.23
| || 3:51.49
| || 3:51.79
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 3:46.95 <br> WR
| || 3:47.15
| || 3:47.34
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 3:45.00 <br> WR
| || 3:45.16
| || 3:46.77
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 3:47.97
| || 3:49.00
| || 3:49.39
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 3:40.59 <br> WR
| || 3:43.40
| || 3:47.00
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 3:43.10
| || 3:43.36
| || 3:44.11
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 3:41.86
| || 3:42.44
| || 3:42.78
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 3:40.14 <br> OR
| || 3:42.06
| || 3:44.69
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 3:41.55
| || 3:41.68
| || 3:43.49
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 3:43.36
| || 3:43.52
| || 3:43.94
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 3:41.78
| || 3:42.21
| || 3:42.50
|-
|}
800 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 7:41.87
| || 7:42.11
| || 7:42.33 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in heats</span>
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 7:38.19 <br> OR
| || 7:38.75
| || 7:39.38
|-
|}
1500 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1908 London<br>
| ||22:48.4 <br> WR
| || 22:51.2
| || 22:56.2
|-
|1912 Stockholm<br>
| || 22:00.0 <br> WR
| || 22:39.0
| || 23:15.4
|-
|1920 Antwerp<br>
| || 22:23.2
| || 22:36.4
| || 23:04.0
|-
|1924 Paris<br>
| || 20:06.0 <br> WR
| || 20:41.4
| || 21:48.4
|-
|1928 Amsterdam<br>
| || 19:51.8 <br> OR
| || 20:02.6
| || 20:28.8
|-
|1932 Los Angeles<br>
| || 19:12.4 <br> OR
| || 19:14.1
| || 19:39.5
|-
|1936 Berlin<br>
| || 19:13.7
| || 19:34.0
| || 19:34.5
|-
|1948 London<br>
| || 19:18.5
| || 19:31.3
| || 19:43.2
|-
|1952 Helsinki<br>
| || 18:30.3 <br> OR
| || 18:41.4
| || 18:51.3
|-
|1956 Melbourne<br>
| || 17:58.9
| || 18:00.3
| || 18:08.2 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set WR in semifinal</span>
|-
|1960 Rome<br>
| || 17:19.6 <br> OR
| || 17:21.7
| || 17:30.6
|-
|1964 Tokyo<br>
| || 17:01.7 <br> OR
| || 17:03.0
| || 17:07.7
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 16:38.9 <br> OR
| || 16:57.3
| || 17:04.7
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 15:52.58 <br> WR
| || 15:58.48
| || 16:09.25
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 15:02.40 <br> WR
| || 15:03.91
| || 15:04.66
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 14:58.27 <br> WR
| || 15:14.30
| || 15:14.49
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 15:05.20
| || 15:10.59
| || 15:12.77
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 15:00.40
| || 15:02.69
| || 15:06.15
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 14:43.48 <br> WR
| || 14:55.29
| || 15:02.29
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 14:56.40
| || 15:02.43
| || 15:02.48
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 14:48.33
| || 14:53.59
| || 14:56.81
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 14:43.40 <br> OR
| || 14:45.29
| || 14:45.95
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 14:40.84
| || 14:41.53 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in heats</span>
| || 14:42.69
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 14:31.02 <br> WR
| || 14:39.63
| || 14:40.31
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 14:34.57
| || 14:39.48
| || 14:40.86
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 14:39.65
| || 14:40.66
| || 14:40.91
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 14:30.67 <br> WR
| || 14:34.55
| || 14:39.63
|-
|}
100 metre backstroke
{|
|-
|1908 London<br>
| || 1:24.6 <br> WR
| || 1:26.6
| || 1:27.0
|-
|1912 Stockholm<br>
| || 1:21.2 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in semifinal</span>
| || 1:22.4
| || 1:24.0
|-
|1920 Antwerp<br>
| || 1:15.2 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set WR in semifinal</span>
| || 1:16.8
| || 1:19.0
|-
|1924 Paris<br>
| || 1:13.2 <br> OR
| || 1:15.4
| || 1:17.8
|-
|1928 Amsterdam<br>
| || 1:08.2 <br> WR
| || 1:10.0
| || 1:12.0
|-
|1932 Los Angeles<br>
| || 1:08.6
| || 1:09.8
| || 1:10.0
|-
|1936 Berlin<br>
| || 1:05.9 <br> OR
| || 1:07.7
| || 1:08.4
|-
|1948 London<br>
| || 1:06.4
| || 1:06.5
| || 1:07.8
|-
|1952 Helsinki<br>
| || 1:05.4 <br> OR
| || 1:06.2
| || 1:06.4
|-
|1956 Melbourne<br>
| || 1:02.2 <br> WR
| || 1:03.2
| || 1:04.5
|-
|1960 Rome<br>
| || 1:01.9 <br> OR
| || 1:02.1
| || 1:02.3
|-
|1964 Tokyo||colspan=6 align=center|not included in the Olympic program
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 58.7 <br> OR
| || 1:00.2
| || 1:00.5
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 56.58 <br> OR
| || 57.70
| || 58.35
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 55.49 <br> WR
| || 56.34
| || 57.22
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| ||56.53
| || 56.99
| || 57.63
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 55.79
| || 56.35
| || 56.49
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 55.05
| || 55.18 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set WR in heats</span>
| || 55.20
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 53.98 <br> OR
| || 54.04
| || 54.78
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 54.10
| || 54.98
| || 55.02
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 53.72 <br> OR
| || 54.07
| || 54.82
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 54.06
| || 54.35
| || 54.36
|-valign="top"
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 52.54 <br> WR
| || 53.11
|<br/> || 53.18
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 52.16 <br> OR
| || 52.92
| || 52.97
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 51.97 <br> OR
| || 52.31
| || 52.40
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 51.98
| || 52.00
| || 52.19
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 52.00
| || 52.32
| || 52.39
|-
|}
200 metre backstroke
{|
|-
|1900 Paris<br>
| || 2:47.0 <br> OR
| || 2:56.0
| || 3:01.0
|-
|1904–1960||colspan=6 align=center|not included in the Olympic program
|-
|1964 Tokyo<br>
| || 2:10.3 <br> WR
| || 2:10.5
| || 2:13.1
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 2:09.6 <br> OR
| || 2:10.6
| || 2:10.9
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 2:02.82 <br> WR
| || 2:04.09
| || 2:04.33
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 1:59.19 <br> WR
| || 2:00.55
| || 2:01.35
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 2:01.93
| || 2:02.40
| || 2:03.14
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 2:00.23 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in heats</span>
| || 2:01.75
| || 2:02.37
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 1:59.37
| || 1:59.60
| || 2:00.48
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 1:58.47 <br> OR
| || 1:58.87
| || 1:59.40
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 1:58.54
| || 1:58.99
| || 1:59.18
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 1:56.76 <br> OR
| || 1:57.35
| || 1:57.59
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 1:54.95 <br> OR
| || 1:57.35
| || 1:57.56
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 1:53.94 <br> WR
| || 1:54.33
| || 1:54.93
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 1:53.41 <br> OR
| || 1:53.78
| || 1:53.94
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 1:53.62
| || 1:53.96
| || 1:53.97
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 1:53.27 <br> OR
| || 1:54.15
| || 1:54.72
|-
|2024 Paris <br>
| || 1:54.26
| || 1:54.82
| || 1:54.85
|-
|}
100 metre breaststroke
{|
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 1:07.7 <br> OR
| || 1:08.0
| || 1:08.0
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 1:04.94 <br> WR
| || 1:05.43
| || 1:05.61
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 1:03.11 <br> WR
| || 1:03.43
| || 1:04.23
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 1:03.34
| || 1:03.82
| || 1:03.96
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 1:01.65 <br> WR
| || 1:01.99
| || 1:02.97
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 1:02.04
| || 1:02.05
| || 1:02.20
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 1:01.50 <br> OR
| || 1:01.68
| || 1:01.76
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 1:00.65 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set WR in heats</span>
| || 1:00.77
| || 1:01.33
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 1:00.46 <br> OR
| || 1:00.73
| || 1:00.91
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 1:00.08
| || 1:00.25 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in semifinal</span>
| || 1:00.88
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 58.91 <br> WR
| || 59.20
| || 59.37
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 58.46 <br> WR
| || 58.93
| || 59.49
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 57.13 <br> WR
| || 58.69
| || 58.87
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 57.37
| || 58.00
| || 58.33
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 59.03
|<br> || 59.05
| ||
|-
|}
200 metre breaststroke
{|
|-
|1908 London<br>
| || 3:09.2 <br> WR
| || 3:12.8
| || 3:14.6
|-
|1912 Stockholm<br>
| || 3:01.8 <br> OR
| || 3:05.0
| || 3:08.0
|-
|1920 Antwerp<br>
| || 3:04.4
| || 3:09.2
| || 3:12.2
|-
|1924 Paris<br>
| || 2:56.6 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in heats</span>
| || 2:59.2
| || 3:01.0
|-
|1928 Amsterdam<br>
| || 2:48.8 <br> OR
| || 2:50.6
| || 2:56.4
|-
|1932 Los Angeles<br>
| || 2:45.4
| || 2:46.6 <br/><span style="font-size:73%">set OR in semifinal</span>
| || 2:47.1
|-
|1936 Berlin<br>
| || 2:41.5 <br> OR
| || 2:42.9
| || 2:44.2
|-
|1948 London<br>
| || 2:39.3 <br> OR
| || 2:40.2
| || 2:43.9
|-
|1952 Helsinki<br>
| || 2:34.4 <br> OR
| || 2:34.7
| || 2:35.9
|-
|1956 Melbourne<br>
| || 2:34.7
| || 2:36.7
| || 2:36.8
|-
|1960 Rome<br>
| || 2:37.4
| || 2:38.0
| || 2:39.7
|-
|1964 Tokyo<br>
| || 2:27.8 <br> WR
| || 2:28.2
| || 2:29.6
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 2:28.7
| || 2:29.2
| || 2:29.9
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 2:21.55 <br> WR
| || 2:23.67
| || 2:23.88
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 2:15.11 <br> WR
| || 2:17.26
| || 2:19.20
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 2:15.85
| || 2:16.93
| || 2:17.28
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 2:13.34 <br> WR
| || 2:15.79
| || 2:17.41
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 2:13.52
| || 2:14.12
| || 2:15.21
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 2:10.16 <br> WR
| || 2:11.23
| || 2:11.29
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 2:12.57
| || 2:13.03
| || 2:13.17
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 2:10.87
| || 2:12.50
| || 2:12.73
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 2:09.44 <br> OR
| || 2:10.80
| || 2:10.87
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 2:07.64 <br> OR
| || 2:08.88
| || 2:08.94
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 2:07.28 <br> WR
| || 2:07.43
| || 2:08.29
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 2:07.46
| || 2:07.53
| || 2:07.70
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 2:06.38 <br> OR
| || 2:07.01
| || 2:07.13
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 2:05.85 <br> OR ER
| || 2:06.79
| || 2:07.90
|-
|}
100 metre butterfly
{|
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 55.9 <br> OR
| || 56.4
| || 57.2
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 54.27 <br> WR
| || 55.56
| || 55.74
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 54.35
| || 54.50
| || 54.65
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 54.92
| || 54.94
| || 55.13
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 53.08 <br> WR
| || 53.23
| || 53.85
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 53.00 <br> OR
| || 53.01
| || 53.30
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 53.32
| || 53.35
| || 53.41
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 52.27 <br> WR
| || 52.53
| || 53.13
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 52.00
| || 52.18
| || 52.22
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 51.25 <br> OR
| || 51.29
| || 51.36
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 50.58 <br> OR
| || 50.59
| || 51.12
|-valign="top"
|2012 London<br>
| || 51.21
| <br/> || 51.44
|none awarded ||
|-valign="top"
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 50.39 <br> OR
| <br/> <br/> || 51.14
|none awarded ||
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 49.45 <br> WR
| || 49.68
| || 50.74
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 49.90
| || 49.99
| || 50.45
|-
|}
200 metre butterfly
{|
|-
|1956 Melbourne<br>
| || 2:19.3
| || 2:23.8
| || 2:23.9
|-
|1960 Rome<br>
| || 2:12.8 <br> WR
| || 2:14.6
| || 2:15.3
|-
|1964 Tokyo<br>
| || 2:06.6 <br> WR
| || 2:07.5
| || 2:09.3
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 2:08.7
| || 2:09.0
| || 2:09.3
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 2:00.70 <br> WR
| || 2:02.86
| || 2:03.23
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
| || 1:59.23 <br> WR
| || 1:59.54
| || 1:59.96
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
| || 1:59.76
| || 2:01.20
| || 2:01.39
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 1:57.04 <br> WR
| || 1:57.40
| || 1:57.51
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 1:56.94 <br> WR
| || 1:58.24
| || 1:58.28
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 1:56.26 <br> OR
| || 1:57.93
| || 1:58.51
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 1:56.51
| || 1:57.44
| || 1:57.48
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 1:55.35 <br> OR
| || 1:55.76
| || 1:56.17
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 1:54.04 <br> OR
| || 1:54.56
| || 1:55.52
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 1:52.03 <br> WR
| || 1:52.70
| || 1:52.97
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 1:52.96
| || 1:53.01
| || 1:53.21
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 1:53.36
| || 1:53.40
| || 1:53.62
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 1:51.25 <br> OR
| || 1:53.73
| || 1:54.45
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 1:51.21 <br> OR NR
| || 1:51.75
| || 1:52.80
|-
|}
200 metre individual medley
{|
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
| || 2:12.0 <br> OR
| || 2:13.0
| || 2:13.3
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
| || 2:07.17 <br> WR
| || 2:08.37
| || 2:08.45
|-
|1976–1980||colspan=6 align=center|not included in the Olympic program
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
| || 2:01.42 <br> WR
| || 2:03.05
| || 2:04.38
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
| || 2:00.17 <br> WR
| || 2:01.61
| || 2:02.40
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
| || 2:00.76
| || 2:00.97
| || 2:01.00
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
| || 1:59.91 <br> OR
| || 2:00.13
| || 2:01.13 <br> NR
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
| || 1:58.98 <br> OR
| || 1:59.77 <br> AM
| || 2:00.87
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
| || 1:57.14 <br> OR
| || 1:58.78
| || 1:58.80 <br> NR
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 1:54.23 <br> WR
| || 1:56.52 <br> ER
| || 1:56.53
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 1:54.27
| || 1:54.90
| || 1:56.22
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 1:54.66
| || 1:56.61
| || 1:57.05
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 1:55.00 <br> AS
| || 1:55.28 <br> NR
| || 1:56.17 <br> NR
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 1:54.06 <br> OR ER
| || 1:55.31
| || 1:56.00
|}
400 metre individual medley
{|
|-
|1964 Tokyo<br>
|
|
|
|-
|1968 Mexico City<br>
|
|
|
|-
|1972 Munich<br>
|
|
|
|-
|1976 Montreal<br>
|
|
|
|-
|1980 Moscow<br>
|
|
|
|-
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
|
|
|
|-
|1988 Seoul<br>
|
|
|
|-
|1992 Barcelona<br>
|
|
|
|-
|1996 Atlanta<br>
|
|
|
|-
|2000 Sydney<br>
|
|
|
|-
|2004 Athens<br>
|
|
|
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
|
|
|
|-
|2012 London<br>
|
|
|
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
|
|
|
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
|
|
|
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
|
|
|
|-
|}
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
{|
|-valign="top"
|1964 Tokyo<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Steve Clark<br/>Mike Austin<br/>Gary Ilman<br/>Don Schollander<br/>Lary Schulhof
|valign=top| <br/>Horst Löffler<br/>Frank Wiegand<br/>Uwe Jacobsen<br/>Hans-Joachim Klein
|valign=top| <br/>David Dickson<br/>Peter Doak<br/>John Ryan<br/>Bob Windle
|-valign="top"
|1968 Mexico City<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Zac Zorn<br/>Stephen Rerych<br/>Mark Spitz<br/>Ken Walsh<br/>Don Schollander<br/>William Johnson<br/>David Johnson<br/>Michael Wall
|valign=top| <br/>Semyon Belits-Geiman<br/>Viktor Mazanov<br/>Georgi Kulikov<br/>Leonid Ilyichov
|valign=top| <br/>Greg Rogers<br/>Bob Windle<br/>Robert Cusack<br/>Michael Wenden
|-valign="top"
|1972 Munich<br>
|valign=top| <br/>David Edgar<br/>John Murphy<br/>Jerry Heidenreich<br/>Mark Spitz<br/>Dave Fairbank<br/>Gary Conelly
|valign=top| <br/>Vladimir Bure<br/>Viktor Mazanov<br/>Viktor Aboimov<br/>Igor Grivennikov
|valign=top| <br/>Roland Matthes<br/>Wilfried Hartung<br/>Peter Bruch<br/>Lutz Unger
|-valign="top"
|1976–1980||colspan=3 align=center|not included in the Olympic program
|-valign="top"
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Chris Cavanaugh<br/>Mike Heath<br/>Matt Biondi<br/>Rowdy Gaines<br/>Tom Jager<br/>Robin Leamy
|valign=top| <br/>Greg Fasala<br/>Neil Brooks<br/>Michael Delany<br/>Mark Stockwell
|valign=top| <br/>Thomas Lejdström<br/>Bengt Baron<br/>Mikael Örn<br/>Per Johansson
|-valign="top"
|1988 Seoul<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Chris Jacobs<br/>Troy Dalbey<br/>Tom Jager<br/>Matt Biondi<br/>Shaun Jordan<br/>Doug Gjertsen<br/>Brent Lang
|valign=top| <br/>Gennadiy Prigoda<br/>Yuri Bashkatov<br/>Nikolay Yevseyev<br/>Vladimir Tkacenko
|valign=top| <br/>Dirk Richter<br/>Thomas Flemming<br/>Lars Hinneburg<br/>Steffen Zesner
|-valign="top"
|1992 Barcelona<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Joe Hudepohl<br/>Matt Biondi<br/>Tom Jager<br/>Jon Olsen<br/>Shaun Jordan<br/>Joel Thomas
|valign=top| <br/>Pavlo Khnykin<br/>Gennadiy Prigoda<br/>Yuri Bashkatov<br/>Alexander Popov<br/>Vladimir Pyshnenko<br/>Veniamin Tayanovich
|valign=top| <br/>Christian Tröger<br/>Dirk Richter<br/>Steffen Zesner<br/>Mark Pinger<br/>Andreas Szigat<br/>Bengt Zikarsky
|-valign="top"
|1996 Atlanta<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Jon Olsen<br/>Josh Davis<br/>Brad Schumacher<br/>Gary Hall Jr.<br/>David Fox<br/>Scott Tucker
|valign=top| <br/>Vladimir Pyshnenko<br/>Alexander Popov<br/>Roman Yegorov<br/>Vladimir Predkin<br/>Denis Pimankov
|valign=top| <br/>Mark Pinger<br/>Björn Zikarsky<br/>Christian Tröger<br/>Bengt Zikarsky<br/>Alexander Lüderitz
|-valign="top"
|2000 Sydney<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Michael Klim<br/>Chris Fydler<br/>Ashley Callus<br/>Ian Thorpe<br/>Todd Pearson<br/>Adam Pine
|valign=top| <br/>Anthony Ervin<br/>Neil Walker<br/>Jason Lezak<br/>Gary Hall Jr.<br/>Scott Tucker<br/>Josh Davis
|valign=top| <br/>Fernando Scherer<br/>Gustavo Borges<br/>Carlos Jayme<br/>Edvaldo Valério
|-valign="top"
|2004 Athens<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Roland Schoeman<br/>Lyndon Ferns<br/>Darian Townsend<br/>Ryk Neethling
|valign=top| <br/>Johan Kenkhuis<br/>Mitja Zastrow<br/>Klaas-Erik Zwering<br/>Pieter van den Hoogenband<br/>Mark Veens
|valign=top| <br/>Ian Crocker<br/>Michael Phelps<br/>Neil Walker<br/>Jason Lezak<br/>Gabe Woodward<br/>Nate Dusing<br/>Gary Hall Jr.
|-valign="top"
|2008 Beijing<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Michael Phelps<br />Garrett Weber-Gale<br />Cullen Jones<br />Jason Lezak<br/>Nathan Adrian<br />Ben Wildman-Tobriner<br />Matt Grevers
|valign=top| <br/>Amaury Leveaux<br />Fabien Gilot<br />Frédérick Bousquet<br />Alain Bernard<br/>Grégory Mallet<br />Boris Steimetz
|valign=top| <br/>Eamon Sullivan<br />Andrew Lauterstein<br />Ashley Callus<br />Matt Targett<br/>Leith Brodie<br/>Patrick Murphy
|-valign="top"
|2012 London<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Amaury Leveaux<br />Fabien Gilot<br />Clément Lefert<br />Yannick Agnel<br/>Alain Bernard<br />Jérémy Stravius
|valign=top| <br/>Nathan Adrian<br/>Michael Phelps<br />Cullen Jones<br />Ryan Lochte<br />Jimmy Feigen<br />Matt Grevers<br />Ricky Berens<br />Jason Lezak
|valign=top| <br/>Andrey Grechin<br />Nikita Lobintsev<br />Vladimir Morozov<br />Danila Izotov<br/>Yevgeny Lagunov<br/>Sergey Fesikov
|-valign="top"
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Caeleb Dressel<br>Michael Phelps<br>Ryan Held<br>Nathan Adrian<br />Jimmy Feigen<br />Blake Pieroni<br />Anthony Ervin
|valign=top| <br/>Mehdy Metella<br />Fabien Gilot<br />Florent Manaudou<br />Jérémy Stravius<br />Clément Mignon<br />William Meynard
|valign=top| <br/>James Roberts<br />Kyle Chalmers<br />James Magnussen<br />Cameron McEvoy<br />Matthew Abood
|-valign="top"
|2020 Tokyo<br>
|valign=top| <br />Caeleb Dressel<br />Blake Pieroni<br />Bowe Becker<br />Zach Apple<br />Brooks Curry
|valign=top| <br />Alessandro Miressi<br />Thomas Ceccon<br />Lorenzo Zazzeri<br />Manuel Frigo<br />Santo Condorelli
|valign=top| <br />Matthew Temple<br />Zac Incerti<br />Alexander Graham<br />Kyle Chalmers<br />Cameron McEvoy
|-valign="top"
|2024 Paris<br>
|valign=top| <br />Jack Alexy<br />Chris Guiliano<br />Hunter Armstrong<br />Caeleb Dressel<br />Ryan Held<br />Matthew King
|valign=top| <br />Jack Cartwright<br />Flynn Southam<br />Kai Taylor<br />Kyle Chalmers<br />William Yang
|valign=top| <br />Alessandro Miressi<br />Thomas Ceccon<br />Paolo Conte Bonin<br />Manuel Frigo<br />Lorenzo Zazzeri<br />Leonardo Deplano
|-
|}
Note: since 1984, swimmers who competed only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
{|
|-valign="top"
|1908 London<br>
|valign=top| <br/>John Derbyshire<br/>Paul Radmilovic<br/>William Foster<br/>Henry Taylor
|valign=top| <br/>József Munk<br/>Imre Zachár<br/>Béla Las Torres<br/>Zoltán Halmay
|valign=top| <br/>Harry Hebner<br/>Leo Goodwin<br/>Charles Daniels<br/>Leslie Rich
|-valign="top"
|1912 Stockholm<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Cecil Healy<br/>Malcolm Champion<br/>Leslie Boardman<br/>Harold Hardwick
|valign=top| <br/>Ken Huszagh<br/>Harry Hebner<br/>Perry McGillivray<br/>Duke Kahanamoku
|valign=top| <br/>William Foster<br/>Thomas Battersby<br/>Jack Hatfield<br/>Henry Taylor
|-valign="top"
|1920 Antwerp<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Perry McGillivray<br/>Pua Kealoha<br/>Norman Ross<br/>Duke Kahanamoku
|valign=top| <br/>Henry Hay<br/>William Herald<br/>Ivan Stedman<br/>Frank Beaurepaire
|valign=top| <br/>Leslie Savage<br/>Percy Peter<br/>Henry Taylor<br/>Harold Annison
|-valign="top"
|1924 Paris<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Wally O'Connor<br/>Harry Glancy<br/>Ralph Breyer<br/>Johnny Weissmuller
|valign=top| <br/>Maurice Christie<br/>Ernest Henry<br/>Frank Beaurepaire<br/>Andrew Charlton
|valign=top| <br/>Georg Werner<br/>Orvar Trolle<br/>Åke Borg<br/>Arne Borg
|-valign="top"
|1928 Amsterdam<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Austin Clapp<br/>Walter Laufer<br/>George Kojac<br/>Johnny Weissmuller
|valign=top| <br/>Nobuo Arai<br/>Tokuhei Sada<br/>Katsuo Takaishi<br/>Hiroshi Yoneyama
|valign=top| <br/>Garnet Ault<br/>Munroe Bourne<br/>James Thompson<br/>Walter Spence
|-valign="top"
|1932 Los Angeles<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Yasuji Miyazaki<br/>Masanori Yusa<br/>Takashi Yokoyama<br/>Hisakichi Toyoda
|valign=top| <br/>Frank Booth<br/>George Fissler<br/>Maiola Kalili<br/>Manuella Kalili
|valign=top| <br/>András Wanié<br/>László Szabados<br/>András Székely<br/>István Bárány
|-valign="top"
|1936 Berlin<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Masanori Yusa<br/>Shigeo Sugiura<br/>Masaharu Taguchi<br/>Shigeo Arai
|valign=top| <br/>Ralph Flanagan<br/>John Macionis<br/>Paul Wolf<br/>Jack Medica
|valign=top| <br/>Árpád Lengyel<br/>Oszkár Abay-Nemes<br/>Ödön Gróf<br/>Ferenc Csik
|-valign="top"
|1948 London<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Wally Ris<br/>Jimmy McLane<br/>Wally Wolf<br/>Bill Smith
|valign=top| <br/>Elemér Szathmáry<br/>György Mitró<br/>Imre Nyéki<br/>Géza Kádas
|valign=top| <br/>Joseph Bernardo<br/>Henri Padou Jr.<br/>René Cornu<br/>Alexandre Jany
|-valign="top"
|1952 Helsinki<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Wayne Moore<br/>Bill Woolsey<br/>Ford Konno<br/>Jimmy McLane
|valign=top| <br/>Hiroshi Suzuki<br/>Yoshihiro Hamaguchi<br/>Toru Goto<br/>Teijiro Tanikawa
|valign=top| <br/>Joseph Bernardo<br/>Aldo Eminente<br/>Alexandre Jany<br/>Jean Boiteux
|-valign="top"
|1956 Melbourne<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Kevin O'Halloran<br/>John Devitt<br/>Murray Rose<br/>Jon Henricks
|valign=top| <br/>Dick Hanley<br/>George Breen<br/>Bill Woolsey<br/>Ford Konno
|valign=top| <br/>Vitaly Sorokin<br/>Vladimir Struzhanov<br/>Gennady Nikolayev<br/>Boris Nikitin
|-valign="top"
|1960 Rome<br>
|valign=top| <br/>George Harrison<br/>Dick Blick<br/>Mike Troy<br/>Jeff Farrell
|valign=top| <br/>Makoto Fukui<br/>Hiroshi Ishii<br/>Tsuyoshi Yamanaka<br/>Tatsuo Fujimoto
|valign=top| <br/>David Dickson<br/>John Devitt<br/>Murray Rose<br/>John Konrads
|-valign="top"
|1964 Tokyo<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Steve Clark<br/>Roy Saari<br/>Gary Ilman<br/>Don Schollander
|valign=top| <br/>Horst-Günter Gregor<br/>Gerhard Hetz<br/>Frank Wiegand<br/>Hans-Joachim Klein
|valign=top| <br/>Makoto Fukui<br/>Kunihiro Iwasaki<br/>Toshio Shoji<br/>Yujiaki Okabe
|-valign="top"
|1968 Mexico City<br>
|valign=top| <br/>John Nelson<br/>Stephen Rerych<br/>Mark Spitz<br/>Don Schollander
|valign=top| <br/>Greg Rogers<br/>Graham White<br/>Bob Windle<br/>Michael Wenden
|valign=top| <br/>Vladimir Bure<br/>Semyon Belits-Geiman<br/>Georgi Kulikov<br/>Leonid Ilyichov
|-valign="top"
|1972 Munich<br>
|valign=top| <br/>John Kinsella<br/>Fred Tyler<br/>Steve Genter<br/>Mark Spitz
|valign=top| <br/>Klaus Steinbach<br/>Werner Lampe<br/>Hans Vosseler<br/>Hans Fassnacht
|valign=top| <br/>Igor Grivennikov<br/>Viktor Mazanov<br/>Georgi Kulikov<br/>Vladimir Bure
|-valign="top"
|1976 Montreal<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Mike Bruner<br/>Bruce Furniss<br/>John Naber<br/>Jim Montgomery
|valign=top| <br/>Vladimir Raskatov<br/>Andrey Bogdanov<br/>Sergey Kopliakov<br/>Andrey Krylov
|valign=top| <br/>Alan McClatchey<br/>David Dunne<br/>Gordon Downie<br/>Brian Brinkley
|-valign="top"
|1980 Moscow<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Sergey Koplyakov<br/>Vladimir Salnikov<br/>Ivar Stukolkin<br/>Andrey Krylov
|valign=top| <br/>Frank Pfütze<br/>Jörg Woithe<br/>Detlev Grabs<br/>Rainer Strohbach
|valign=top| <br/>Jorge Fernandes<br/>Marcus Mattioli<br/>Cyro Delgado<br/>Djan Madruga
|-valign="top"
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Mike Heath<br/>David Larson<br/>Jeff Float<br/>Bruce Hayes
|valign=top| <br/>Thomas Fahrner<br/>Dirk Korthals<br/>Alexander Schowtka<br/>Michael Gross
|valign=top| <br/>Neil Cochran<br/>Paul Easter<br/>Paul Howe<br/>Andrew Astbury
|-valign="top"
|1988 Seoul<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Troy Dalbey<br/>Matt Cetlinski<br/>Doug Gjertsen<br/>Matt Biondi
|valign=top| <br/>Uwe Dassler<br/>Sven Lodziewski<br/>Thomas Flemming<br/>Steffen Zesner
|valign=top| <br/>Erik Hochstein<br/>Thomas Fahrner<br/>Rainer Henkel<br/>Michael Gross
|-valign="top"
|1992 Barcelona<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Dmitry Lepikov<br/>Vladimir Pyshnenko<br/>Veniamin Tayanovich<br/>Yevgeny Sadovyi<br/>Aleksey Kudryavtsev<br/>Yury Mukhin
|valign=top| <br/>Christer Wallin<br/>Anders Holmertz<br/>Tommy Werner<br/>Lars Frölander
|valign=top| <br/>Joe Hudepohl<br/>Melvin Stewart<br/>Jon Olsen<br/>Doug Gjertsen<br/>Scott Jaffe<br/>Dan Jorgensen
|-valign="top"
|1996 Atlanta<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Josh Davis<br/>Joe Hudepohl<br/>Brad Schumacher<br/>Ryan Berube<br/>Jon Olsen
|valign=top| <br/>Anders Lyrbring<br/>Anders Holmertz<br/>Christer Wallin<br/>Lars Frölander
|valign=top| <br/>Christian Tröger<br/>Aimo Heilmann<br/>Christian Keller<br/>Steffen Zesner<br/>Konstantin Dubrovin<br/>Oliver Lampe
|-valign="top"
|2000 Sydney<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Ian Thorpe<br/>Michael Klim<br/>Todd Pearson<br/>Bill Kirby<br/>Grant Hackett<br/>Daniel Kowalski<br/>
|valign=top| <br/>Scott Goldblatt<br/>Josh Davis<br/>Jamie Rauch<br/>Klete Keller<br/>Nate Dusing<br/>Chad Carvin
|valign=top| <br/>Martijn Zuijdweg<br/>Johan Kenkhuis<br/>Marcel Wouda<br/>Pieter van den Hoogenband<br/>Mark van der Zijden
|-valign="top"
|2004 Athens<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Michael Phelps<br/>Ryan Lochte<br/>Peter Vanderkaay<br/>Klete Keller<br/>Dan Ketchum<br/>Scott Goldblatt
|valign=top| <br/>Grant Hackett<br/>Michael Klim<br/>Nicholas Sprenger<br/>Ian Thorpe<br/>Todd Pearson<br/>Antony Matkovich<br/>Craig Stevens
|valign=top| <br/>Emiliano Brembilla<br/>Massimiliano Rosolino<br/>Simone Cercato<br/>Filippo Magnini<br/>Matteo Pelliciari<br/>Federico Cappellazzo
|-valign="top"
|2008 Beijing<br>
|valign=top| <br/>Michael Phelps<br />Ryan Lochte<br />Ricky Berens<br />Peter Vanderkaay<br/>David Walters<br />Erik Vendt<br />Klete Keller
|valign=top| <br/>Danila Izotov<br />Yevgeny Lagunov<br />Nikita Lobintsev<br />Alexander Sukhorukov<br/>Mikhail Polischuk
|valign=top| <br/>Patrick Murphy<br />Grant Hackett<br />Grant Brits<br />Nick Ffrost<br/>Kirk Palmer<br/>Leith Brodie
|-valign="top"
|2012 London<br>
|valign=top| <br />Ryan Lochte<br />Conor Dwyer<br />Ricky Berens<br/>Michael Phelps<br/>Charlie Houchin<br />Matt McLean<br />Davis Tarwater
|valign=top| <br/>Amaury Leveaux<br />Grégory Mallet<br />Clément Lefert<br />Yannick Agnel<br/>Jérémy Stravius
|valign=top| <br/>Hao Yun<br />Li Yunqi<br />Jiang Haiqi<br />Sun Yang<br/>Lü Zhiwu<br/>Dai Jun
|-valign="top"
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
|valign=top| <br />Conor Dwyer<br>Townley Haas<br>Ryan Lochte<br>Michael Phelps<br />Clark Smith<br />Jack Conger<br />Gunnar Bentz
|valign=top| <br/>Stephen Milne<br />Duncan Scott<br />Daniel Wallace<br />James Guy<br />Robbie Renwick
|valign=top| <br/>Kosuke Hagino<br />Naito Ehara<br />Yuki Kobori<br />Takeshi Matsuda
|-valign="top"
|2020 Tokyo<br>
|valign=top| <br> Tom Dean <br>James Guy <br>Matthew Richards <br>Duncan Scott <br> Calum Jarvis
|valign=top| <br> Martin Malyutin <br>Ivan Girev <br>Evgeny Rylov <br>Mikhail Dovgalyuk <br> Aleksandr Krasnykh<br> Mikhail Vekovishchev
|valign=top| <br> Alexander Graham <br>Kyle Chalmers <br>Zac Incerti <br>Thomas Neill <br> Mack Horton<br> Elijah Winnington
|-valign="top"
|2024 Paris<br>
| <br>James Guy <br> Tom Dean <br>Matthew Richards <br>Duncan Scott<br> Jack McMillan <br> Kieran Bird
|valign=top| <br> Luke Hobson <br>Carson Foster <br>Drew Kibler <br>Kieran Smith <br> Brooks Curry<br> Blake Pieroni<br> Chris Guiliano
|valign=top| <br> Maximillian Giuliani <br>Flynn Southam <br>Elijah Winnington <br>Thomas Neill <br> Kai Taylor<br> Zac Incerti
|-
|}
Note: since 1984, swimmers who competed only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 100 metre medley relay
{|
|-valign="top"
|1960 Rome<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Frank McKinney<br/>Paul Hait<br/>Lance Larson<br/>Jeff Farrell
|valign=top|<br/>David Theile<br/>Terry Gathercole<br/>Neville Hayes<br/>Geoff Shipton
|valign=top|<br/>Kazuo Tomita<br/>Koichi Hirakida<br/>Yoshihiko Osaki<br/>Keigo Shimizu
|-valign="top"
|1964 Tokyo<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Thompson Mann<br/>Bill Craig<br/>Fred Schmidt<br/>Steve Clark
|valign=top|<br/>Ernst Küppers<br/>Egon Henninger<br/>Horst-Günter Gregor<br/>Hans-Joachim Klein
|valign=top|<br/>Peter Reynolds<br/>Ian O'Brien<br/>Kevin Berry<br/>David Dickson
|-valign="top"
|1968 Mexico City<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Charlie Hickcox<br/>Don McKenzie<br/>Doug Russell<br/>Ken Walsh
|valign=top|<br/>Roland Matthes<br/>Egon Henninger<br/>Horst-Günter Gregor<br/>Frank Wiegand
|valign=top|<br />Yuri Gromak<br />Vladimir Nemshilov<br />Vladimir Kosinsky<br />Leonid Ilyichov
|-valign="top"
|1972 Munich<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Mike Stamm<br/>Tom Bruce<br/>Mark Spitz<br/>Jerry Heidenreich
|valign=top|<br/>Roland Matthes<br/>Klaus Katzur<br/>Hartmut Flöckner<br/>Lutz Unger
|valign=top|<br/>Erik Fish<br/>William Mahony<br/>Bruce Robertson<br/>Robert Kasting
|-valign="top"
|1976 Montreal<br>
|valign=top|<br/>John Naber<br/>John Hencken<br/>Matt Vogel<br/>Jim Montgomery
|valign=top|<br/>Stephen Pickell<br/>Graham Smith<br/>Clay Evans<br/>Gary MacDonald
|valign=top|<br/>Klaus Steinbach<br/>Walter Kusch<br/>Michael Kraus<br/>Peter Nocke
|-valign="top"
|1980 Moscow<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Mark Kerry<br/>Peter Evans<br/>Mark Tonelli<br/>Neil Brooks
|valign=top|<br/>Viktor Kuznetsov<br/>Arsens Miskarovs<br/>Yevgeny Seredin<br/>Sergey Koplyakov
|valign=top|<br/>Gary Abraham<br/>Duncan Goodhew<br/>David Lowe<br/>Martin Smith
|-valign="top"
|1984 Los Angeles<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Rick Carey<br/>Steve Lundquist<br/>Pablo Morales<br/>Rowdy Gaines
|valign=top|<br/>Mike West<br/>Victor Davis<br/>Tom Ponting<br/>Sandy Goss
|valign=top|<br/>Mark Kerry<br/>Peter Evans<br/>Glenn Buchanan<br/>Mark Stockwell
|-valign="top"
|1988 Seoul<br>
|valign=top|<br/>David Berkoff<br/>Richard Schroeder<br/>Matt Biondi<br/>Chris Jacobs
|valign=top|<br/>Mark Tewksbury<br/>Victor Davis<br/>Tom Ponting<br/>Sandy Goss
|valign=top|<br/>Igor Polyansky<br/>Dmitry Volkov<br/>Vadim Yaroshchuk<br/>Gennadiy Prigoda
|-valign="top"
|1992 Barcelona<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Jeff Rouse<br/>Nelson Diebel<br/>Pablo Morales<br/>Jon Olsen<br/>David Berkoff<br/>Hans Dersch<br/>Melvin Stewart<br/>Matt Biondi
|valign=top|<br/>Vladimir Selkov<br/>Vasily Ivanov<br/>Pavlo Khnykin<br/>Alexander Popov<br/>Vladimir Pyshnenko<br/>Vladislav Kulikov<br/>Dmitry Volkov
|valign=top|<br/>Mark Tewksbury<br/>Jonathan Cleveland<br/>Marcel Gery<br/>Stephen Clarke<br/>Tom Ponting
|-valign="top"
|1996 Atlanta<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Jeff Rouse<br/>Jeremy Linn<br/>Mark Henderson<br/>Gary Hall Jr.<br/>Josh Davis<br/>Kurt Grote<br/>John Hargis<br/>Tripp Schwenk
|valign=top|<br/>Vladimir Selkov<br/>Stanislav Lopukhov<br/>Denis Pankratov<br/>Alexander Popov<br/>Roman Ivanovsky<br/>Vladislav Kulikov<br/>Roman Yegorov
|valign=top|<br/>Phil Rogers<br/>Michael Klim<br/>Scott Miller<br/>Steven Dewick<br/>Toby Haenen
|-valign="top"
|2000 Sydney<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Lenny Krayzelburg<br/>Ed Moses<br/>Ian Crocker<br/>Gary Hall Jr.<br/>Neil Walker<br/>Tommy Hannan<br/>Jason Lezak
|valign=top|<br/>Matt Welsh<br/>Regan Harrison<br/>Geoff Huegill<br/>Michael Klim<br/>Josh Watson<br/>Ryan Mitchell<br/>Adam Pine<br/>Ian Thorpe
|valign=top|<br/>Stev Theloke<br/>Jens Kruppa<br/>Thomas Rupprath<br/>Torsten Spanneberg
|-valign="top"
|2004 Athens<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Aaron Peirsol<br/>Brendan Hansen<br/>Ian Crocker<br/>Jason Lezak<br/>Lenny Krayzelburg<br/>Mark Gangloff<br/>Michael Phelps<br/>Neil Walker
|valign=top|<br/>Steffen Driesen<br/>Jens Kruppa<br/>Thomas Rupprath<br/>Lars Conrad<br/>Helge Meeuw
|valign=top|<br/>Tomomi Morita<br/>Kosuke Kitajima<br/>Takashi Yamamoto<br/>Yoshihiro Okumura
|-valign="top"
|2008 Beijing<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Aaron Peirsol<br/>Brendan Hansen<br/>Michael Phelps<br/>Jason Lezak<br/>Matt Grevers<br/>Mark Gangloff<br/>Ian Crocker<br/>Garrett Weber-Gale
|valign=top|<br/>Hayden Stoeckel<br/>Brenton Rickard<br/>Andrew Lauterstein<br/>Eamon Sullivan<br/>Ashley Delaney<br/>Christian Sprenger<br/>Adam Pine<br/>Matt Targett
|valign=top|<br/>Junichi Miyashita<br/>Kosuke Kitajima<br/>Takuro Fujii<br/>Hisayoshi Sato
|-valign="top"
|2012 London<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Matt Grevers<br/>Brendan Hansen<br/>Michael Phelps<br/>Nathan Adrian<br/>Nick Thoman<br/>Eric Shanteau<br/>Tyler McGill<br/>Cullen Jones
|valign=top|<br/>Ryosuke Irie<br/>Kosuke Kitajima<br/>Takeshi Matsuda<br/>Takuro Fujii
|valign=top|<br/>Hayden Stoeckel<br/>Christian Sprenger<br/>Matt Targett<br/>James Magnussen<br/>Brenton Rickard<br/>Tommaso D'Orsogna
|-valign="top"
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
|valign=top|<br />Ryan Murphy<br />Cody Miller<br />Michael Phelps<br />Nathan Adrian<br />David Plummer<br />Kevin Cordes<br />Tom Shields<br />Caeleb Dressel
|valign=top|<br/>Chris Walker-Hebborn<br />Adam Peaty<br />James Guy<br />Duncan Scott
|valign=top|<br/>Mitch Larkin<br />Jake Packard<br />David Morgan<br />Kyle Chalmers<br />Cameron McEvoy
|-valign="top"
|2020 Tokyo<br>
|valign=top| <br> Ryan Murphy <br>Michael Andrew <br>Caeleb Dressel <br>Zach Apple <br> Hunter Armstrong <br>Blake Pieroni <br>Tom Shields <br>Andrew Wilson
|valign=top| <br> Luke Greenbank <br>Adam Peaty <br>James Guy <br>Duncan Scott <br> James Wilby
|valign=top| <br> Thomas Ceccon <br>Nicolò Martinenghi <br>Federico Burdisso <br>Alessandro Miressi
|-valign=top
|2024 Paris<br>
| <br />Xu Jiayu <br />Qin Haiyang <br />Sun Jiajun <br />Pan Zhanle <br />Wang Changhao
| <br />Ryan Murphy<br />Nic Fink<br />Caeleb Dressel<br />Hunter Armstrong<br />Charlie Swanson<br />Thomas Heilman<br />Jack Alexy
| <br />Yohann Ndoye-Brouard<br />Léon Marchand<br />Maxime Grousset<br />Florent Manaudou<br />Clément Secchi<br />Rafael Fente-Damers
|-
|}
Note: since 1984, swimmers who competed only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
10 km marathon
{|
|-
|2008 Beijing<br>
| || 1:51:51.6
| || 1:51:53.1
| || 1:51:53.6
|-
|2012 London<br>
| || 1:49:55.1
| || 1:49:58.5
| || 1:50:00.3
|-
|2016 Rio de Janeiro<br>
| || 1:52:59.8
| || 1:53:00.5
| || 1:53:02.0
|-
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| || 1:48:33.7
| || 1:48:59.0
| || 1:49:01.1
|-
|2024 Paris<br>
| || 1:50:52.7
| || 1:50:54.8
| || 1:51:09.0
|}
Mixed Events
4 × 100 metre medley relay
{|
|-valign="top"
|2020 Tokyo<br>
| <br> Kathleen Dawson <br>Adam Peaty <br>James Guy <br>Anna Hopkin <br>Freya Anderson
| <br> Xu Jiayu <br>Yan Zibei <br>Zhang Yufei <br>Yang Junxuan
| <br> Kaylee McKeown <br>Zac Stubblety-Cook <br>Matthew Temple <br>Emma McKeon <br> Bronte Campbell <br>Isaac Cooper <br>Brianna Throssell
|-valign="top"
|2024 Paris<br>
|<br />Ryan Murphy<br />Nic Fink<br />Gretchen Walsh<br />Torri Huske<br />Regan Smith<br />Charlie Swanson<br />Caeleb Dressel<br />Abbey Weitzeil
|<br />Xu Jiayu<br />Qin Haiyang<br />Zhang Yufei<br />Yang Junxuan<br />Tang Qianting<br />Pan Zhanle
|<br />Kaylee McKeown<br />Joshua Yong<br />Matthew Temple<br />Mollie O'Callaghan<br />Iona Anderson<br />Zac Stubblety-Cook<br />Emma McKeon<br />Kyle Chalmers
|-
|}
Discontinued events
50 yard freestyle
{|
|-
|1904 St. Louis<br>
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100 metre for sailors
{|
|-
|1896 Athens<br>
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100 yard freestyle
{|
|-
|1904 St. Louis<br>
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220 yard freestyle
{|
|-
|1904 St. Louis<br>
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440 yard freestyle
{|
|-
|1904 St. Louis<br>
|
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500 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1896 Athens<br>
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880 yard freestyle
{|
|-
|1904 St. Louis<br>
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1000 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1900 Paris<br>
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1200 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1896 Athens<br>
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|none awarded
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1 mile freestyle
{|
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|1904 St. Louis<br>
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4000 metre freestyle
{|
|-
|1900 Paris<br>
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100 yard backstroke
{|
|-
|1904 St. Louis<br>
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400 metre breaststroke
{|
|-
|1912 Stockholm<br>
|
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|1920 Antwerp<br>
|
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440 yard breaststroke
{|
|-
|1904 St. Louis<br>
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200 metre team race
{|
|-valign="top"
|1900 Paris<br>
|valign=top|<br/>Ernst Hoppenberg<br/>Max Hainle<br/>Ernst Lührsen<br/>Gustav Lexau<br/>Herbert von Petersdorff
|valign=top|<br/>Maurice Hochepied<br/>Victor Hochepied<br/>Joseph Bertrand<br/>Verbecke<br/>Victor Cadet
|valign=top|<br/>René Tartara<br/>Louis Martin<br/>Désiré Mérchez<br/>Georges Leuillieux<br/>Philippe Houben
|}
4 × 50 yard freestyle relay
{|
|-valign="top"
|1904 St. Louis<br>
|valign=top|<br>New York Athletic Club<br/>Joe Ruddy<br/>Leo Goodwin<br/>Louis Handley<br/>Charles Daniels
|valign=top|<br>Chicago Athletic Association<br/>David Hammond<br/>Bill Tuttle<br/>Hugo Goetz<br/>Raymond Thorne
|valign=top|<br>Missouri Athletic Club<br/>Amedee Reyburn<br/>Gwynne Evans<br/>Marquard Schwarz<br/>Bill Orthwein
|}
200 metre obstacle race
{|
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|1900 Paris<br>
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Underwater swimming
{|
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|1900 Paris<br>
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All-time medal table – Swimming – Men – 1896–2024
Youngest and oldest
Youngest and oldest medalists in individual events
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|-
!colspan=2|Youngest medalists!!NOC!!Event!!Medal!!Games
|-
| 14 years, 309 days || Kusuo Kitamura || || 1500 metre freestyle || bgcolor=gold|Gold || 1932 Los Angeles
|-
| 15 years, 106 days || Dániel Gyurta || || 200 metre breaststroke || bgcolor=silver|Silver || 2004 Athens
|-
| 15 years, 297 days || Yasuji Miyazaki || || 100 metre freestyle || bgcolor=gold|Gold || 1932 Los Angeles
|-
| 16 years, 61 days || John Kinsella || || 1500 metre freestyle || bgcolor=silver|Silver || 1968 Mexico City
|-
| 16 years, 131 days || John Nelson || || 1500 metre freestyle || bgcolor=silver|Silver || 1964 Tokyo
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|-
!colspan=2|Oldest medalists!!NOC!!Event!!Medal!!Games
|-
| 38 years, 25 days || William Robinson || || 200 metre breaststroke || bgcolor=silver|Silver || 1908 London
|-
| 36 years, 179 days || Spyridon Gianniotis || || 10 km marathon || bgcolor=silver|Silver || 2016 Rio de Janeiro
|-
| 35 years, 78 days || Anthony Ervin || || 50 metre freestyle || bgcolor=gold|Gold || 2016 Rio de Janeiro
|-
| 33 years, 331 days || Duke Kahanamoku || || 100 metre freestyle || bgcolor=silver|Silver || 1924 Paris
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| 33 years, 264 days || Florent Manaudou || || 50 metre freestyle || bgcolor=#cc9966|Bronze || 2024 Paris
|}
Youngest and oldest gold medalists in individual events
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|-
!colspan=2|Youngest medalists!!NOC!!Event!!Games
|-
| 14 years, 309 days || Kusuo Kitamura || || 1500 metre freestyle || 1932 Los Angeles
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| 15 years, 297 days || Yasuji Miyazaki || || 100 metre freestyle || 1932 Los Angeles
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| 16 years, 338 days || Boy Charlton || || 1500 metre freestyle || 1924 Paris
|-
| 17 years, 7 days || Sándor Wladár || || 200 metre backstroke || 1980 Moscow
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| 17 years, 18 days || Dick Roth || || 400 metre individual medley || 1964 Tokyo
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|-
!colspan=2|Oldest medalists!!NOC!!Event!!Games
|-
| 35 years, 78 days || Anthony Ervin || || 50 metre freestyle || 2016 Rio de Janeiro
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| 31 years, 40 days || Michael Phelps || || 200 metre butterfly || 2016 Rio de Janeiro
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| 30 years, 5 days || Duke Kahanamoku || || 100 metre freestyle || 1920 Antwerp
|-
| 29 years, 329 days || Gary Hall Jr. || || 50 metre freestyle || 2004 Athens
|-
| 28 years, 317 days || Yoshiyuki Tsuruta || || 200 metre breaststroke || 1932 Los Angeles
|}
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (men)
- List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships
- List of top Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- Swimming at the Summer Olympics
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Asian Games medalists in swimming
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. New York: Overlook Press. .
- HistoFINA Swimming Medallists And Statistics At Olympic Games, January 31, 2015