Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics


The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. There were 762 competitors from 117 countries. This was the last Olympics where swimming B-finals were held.
At the time of the games, the facility had a temporary 50m warm-up pool located behind the locker rooms and entry concourse ; as well as a temporary roof, and open walls. The open walls allowed for temporary seating to be in place during the games. A wall and new roof have since been placed on the facility.

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events

* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Participating nations

762 swimmers from 117 nations competed.