List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)


This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming.

Current program

50 metres freestyle">freestyle swimming">freestyle

[100 metres freestyle]

200 metres freestyle

400 metres freestyle

800 metres freestyle

1500 metres freestyle

100 metres [backstroke]

200 metres backstroke

100 metres [breaststroke]

200 metres breaststroke

100 metres butterfly">butterfly stroke">butterfly

200 metres butterfly

200 metres individual medley">medley swimming">medley

400 metres individual medley

4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.

4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.

4 × 100 metres medley relay

Note: Since 1992, relay swimmers who swam in the preliminary rounds, but not the event final, have also received medals when their team finished among the top three in the final.

10 km marathon

Discontinued events

50 yards freestyle

100 metres for sailors

100 yards freestyle

220 yards freestyle

440 yards freestyle

500 metres freestyle

880 yards freestyle

1000 metres freestyle

1200 metres freestyle

1 mile freestyle

4000 metres freestyle

100 yards backstroke

400 metres breaststroke

440 yards breaststroke

200 metres team race

4 × 50 yards freestyle relay

200 metres obstacle race

Underwater swimming

All-time medal table – Swimming – Men – 1896–2016