Men's Olympic Swimming At least 4 gold medals (including relays): Mark Spitz (9); Matt Biondi (8); Gary Hall Jr. and Michael Phelps (6); Charles Daniels, Tom Jager, Don Schollander, Ian Thorpe and Johnny Weissmuller (5); Tamás Darnyi, Roland Matthes, John Naber, Aleksandr Popov, Murray Rose, Vladimir Salnikov and Henry Taylor (4). 50-meter Freestyle| Year | | Time | |
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| 1904 | Zoltán Halmay, HUN (50 yds) | 28.0 | | | 1906-84 Not held | | | | 1988 | Matt Biondi, USA | 22.14 | WR | | 1992 | Aleksandr Popov, UT | 21.91 | OR | | 1996 | Aleksandr Popov, RUS | 22.13 | | | 2000 | (TIE) Anthony Ervin, USA | 21.98 | | | | & Gary Hall Jr., USA | 21.98 | | | 2004 | Gary Hall Jr., USA | 21.93 | |
100-meter Freestyle| Year | | Time | |
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| 1896 | Alfréd Hajós, HUN | 1:22.2 | OR | | 1904 | Zoltán Halmay, HUN (100 yds) | 1:02.8 | | | 1906 | Charles Daniels, USA | 1:13.4 | | | 1908 | Charles Daniels, USA | 1:05.6 | WR | | 1912 | Duke Kahanamoku, USA | 1:03.4 | | | 1920 | Duke Kahanamoku, USA | 1:00.4 | WR | | 1924 | Johnny Weissmuller, USA | 59.0 | OR | | 1928 | Johnny Weissmuller, USA | 58.6 | OR | | 1932 | Yasuji Miyazaki, JPN | 58.2 | | | 1936 | Ferenc Csik, HUN | 57.6 | | | 1948 | Wally Ris, USA | 57.3 | OR | | 1952 | Clarke Scholes, USA | 57.4 | | | 1956 | Jon Henricks, AUS | 55.4 | OR | | 1960 | John Devitt, AUS | 55.2 | OR | | 1964 | Don Schollander, USA | 53.4 | OR | | 1968 | Michael Wenden, AUS | 52.2 | WR | | 1972 | Mark Spitz, USA | 51.22 | WR | | 1976 | Jim Montgomery, USA | 49.99 | WR | | 1980 | Jorg Woithe, E. Ger | 50.40 | | | 1984 | Rowdy Gaines, USA | 49.80 | OR | | 1988 | Matt Biondi, USA | 48.63 | OR | | 1992 | Aleksandr Popov, UT | 49.02 | | | 1996 | Aleksandr Popov, RUS | 48.74 | | | 2000 | Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED | 48.30 | | | 2004 | Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED | 48.17 | |
200-meter Freestyle| Year | | Time | |
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| 1900 | Frederick Lane, AUS (220 yds) | 2:25.2 | OR | | 1904 | Charles Daniels, USA (220 yds) | 2:44.2 | | | 1968 | Michael Wenden, AUS | 1:55.2 | OR | | 1972 | Mark Spitz, USA | 1:52.78 | WR | | 1976 | Bruce Furniss, USA | 1:50.29 | WR | | 1980 | Sergei Kopliakov, USSR | 1:49.81 | OR | | 1984 | Michael Gross, W. Ger | 1:47.44 | WR | | 1988 | Duncan Armstrong, AUS | 1:47.25 | WR | | 1992 | Yevgeny Sadovyi, UT | 1:46.70 | OR | | 1996 | Danyon Loader, NZE | 1:47.63 | | | 2000 | Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED | 1:45.35 | WR | | 2004 | Ian Thorpe, AUS | 1:44.71 | OR |
400-meter Freestyle| Year | | Time | |
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| 1896 | Paul Neumann, AUT (550m) | 8:12.6 | | | 1904 | Charles Daniels, USA (440 yds) | 6:16.2 | | | 1906 | Otto Scheff, AUT | 6:23.8 | | | 1908 | Henry Taylor, GBR | 5:36.8 | | | 1912 | George Hodgson, CAN | 5:24.4 | | | 1920 | Norman Ross, USA | 5:26.8 | | | 1924 | Johnny Weissmuller, USA | 5:04.2 | OR | | 1928 | Alberto Zorilla, ARG | 5:01.6 | OR | | 1932 | Buster Crabbe, USA | 4:48.4 | OR | | 1936 | Jack Medica, USA | 4:44.5 | OR | | 1948 | Bill Smith, USA | 4:41.0 | OR | | 1952 | Jean Boiteux, FRA | 4:30.7 | OR | | 1956 | Murray Rose, AUS | 4:27.3 | OR | | 1960 | Murray Rose, AUS | 4:18.3 | OR | | 1964 | Don Schollander, USA | 4:12.2 | WR | | 1968 | Mike Burton, USA | 4:09.0 | OR | | 1972 | Bradford Cooper, AUS* | 4:00.27 | OR | | 1976 | Brian Goodell, USA | 3:51.93 | WR | | 1980 | Vladimir Salnikov, USSR | 3:51.31 | OR | | 1984 | George DiCarlo, USA | 3:51.23 | OR | | 1988 | Uwe Dassler, E. Ger | 3:46.95 | WR | | 1992 | Yevgeny Sadovyi, UT | 3:45.00 | WR | | 1996 | Danyon Loader, NZE | 3:47.97 | | | 2000 | Ian Thorpe, AUS | 3:40.59 | WR | | 2004 | Ian Thorpe, AUS | 3:43.10 | |
*Cooper finished second to Rick DeMont of the U.S., who was disqualified when he flunked the post-race drug test (his asthma medication was on the IOC's banned list). 1500-meter Freestyle| Year | | Time | |
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| 1896 | Alfréd Hajós, HUN (1200m) | 18:22.2 | OR | | 1900 | John Arthur Jarvis, GBR (1000m) | 13:40.2 | | | 1904 | Emil Rausch, GER (1 mile) | 27:18.2 | | | 1906 | Henry Taylor, GBR (1 mile) | 28:28.0 | | | 1908 | Henry Taylor, GBR | 22:48.4 | WR | | 1912 | George Hodgson, CAN | 22:00.0 | WR | | 1920 | Norman Ross, USA | 22:23.2 | | | 1924 | Andrew (Boy) Charlton, AUS | 20:06.6 | WR | | 1928 | Arne Borge, SWE | 19:51.8 | OR | | 1932 | Kusuo Kitamura, JPN | 19:12.4 | OR | | 1936 | Noboru Terada, JPN | 19:13.7 | | | 1948 | James McLane, USA | 19:18.5 | | | 1952 | Ford Konno, USA | 18:30.3 | OR | | 1956 | Murray Rose, AUS | 17:58.9 | | | 1960 | Jon Konrads, AUS | 17:19.6 | OR | | 1964 | Robert Windle, AUS | 17:01.7 | OR | | 1968 | Mike Burton, USA | 16:38.9 | OR | | 1972 | Mike Burton, USA | 15:52.58 | WR | | 1976 | Brian Goodell, USA | 15:02.40 | WR | | 1980 | Vladimir Salnikov, USSR | 14:58.27 | WR | | 1984 | Mike O'Brien, USA | 15:05.20 | | | 1988 | Vladimir Salnikov, USSR | 15:00.40 | | | 1992 | Kieren Perkins, AUS | 14:43.48 | WR | | 1996 | Kieren Perkins, AUS | 14:56.40 | | | 20002004 | Grant Hackett, AUS | 14:48.33 | | | | Grant Hackett, AUS | 14:43.40 | OR |
100-meter Backstroke| Year | | Time | |
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| 1904 | Walter Brack, GER (100 yds) | 1:16.8 | | | 1908 | Arno Bieberstein, GER | 1:24.6 | WR | | 1912 | Harry Hebner, USA | 1:21.2 | | | 1920 | Warren Kealoha, USA | 1:15.2 | | | 1924 | Warren Kealoha, USA | 1:13.2 | OR | | 1928 | George Kojac, USA | 1:08.2 | WR | | 1932 | Masaji Kiyokawa, JPN | 1:08.6 | | | 1936 | Adolf Kiefer, USA | 1:05.9 | OR | | 1948 | Allen Stack, USA | 1:06.4 | | | 1952 | Yoshinobu Oyakawa, USA | 1:05.4 | OR | | 1956 | David Theile, AUS | 1:02.2 | OR | | 1960 | David Theile, AUS | 1:01.9 | OR | | 1968 | Roland Matthes, E. Ger | 58.7 | OR | | 1972 | Roland Matthes, E. Ger | 56.58 | OR | | 1976 | John Naber, USA | 55.49 | WR | | 1980 | Bengt Baron, SWE | 56.33 | | | 1984 | Rick Carey, USA | 55.79 | | | 1988 | Daichi Suzuki, JPN | 55.05 | | | 1992 | Mark Tewksbury, CAN | 53.98 | OR | | 1996 | Jeff Rouse, USA | 54.10 | | | 2000 | Lenny Krayzelburg, USA | 53.72 | OR | | 2004 | Aaron Peirsol, USA | 54.06 | |
200-meter Backstroke| Year | | Time | |
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| 1900 | Ernst Hoppenberg, GER | 2:47.0 | | | 1964 | Jed Graef, USA | 2:10.3 | WR | | 1968 | Roland Matthes, E. Ger | 2:09.6 | OR | | 1972 | Roland Matthes, E. Ger | 2:02.82 | =WR | | 1976 | John Naber, USA | 1:59.19 | WR | | 1980 | Sándor Wládar, HUN | 2:01.93 | | | 1984 | Rick Carey, USA | 2:00.23 | | | 1988 | Igor Poliansky, USSR | 1:59.37 | | | 1992 | Martin Lopez-Zubero, SPA | 1:58.47 | OR | | 1996 | Brad Bridgewater, USA | 1:58.54 | | | 2000 | Lenny Krayzelburg, USA | 1:56.76 | OR | | 2004 | Aaron Peirsol, USA | 1:54.95 | OR |
100-meter Breaststroke| Year | | Time | |
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| 1968 | Don McKenzie, USA | 1:07.7 | OR | | 1972 | Nobutaka Taguchi, JPN | 1:04.94 | WR | | 1976 | John Hencken, USA | 1:03.11 | WR | | 1980 | Duncan Goodhew, GBR | 1:03.44 | | | 1984 | Steve Lundquist, USA | 1:01.65 | WR | | 1988 | Adrian Moorhouse, GBR | 1:02.04 | | | 1992 | Nelson Diebel, USA | 1:01.50 | OR | | 1996 | Fred deBurghgraeve, BEL | 1:00.60 | | | 2000 | Domenico Fioravanti, ITA | 1:00.46 | OR | | 2004 | Kosuke Kitajima, JPN | 1:00.08 | |
200-meter Breaststroke| Year | | Time | |
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| 1908 | Frederick Holman, GBR | 3:09.2 | WR | | 1912 | Walter Bathe, GER | 3:01.8 | OR | | 1920 | Hakan Malmroth, SWE | 3:04.4 | | | 1924 | Robert Skelton, USA | 2:56.6 | | | 1928 | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, JPN | 2:48.8 | OR | | 1932 | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, JPN | 2:45.4 | | | 1936 | Tetsuo Hamuro, JPN | 2:41.5 | OR | | 1948 | Joseph Verdeur, USA | 2:39.3 | OR | | 1952 | John Davies, AUS | 2:34.4 | OR | | 1956 | Masaru Furukawa, JPN | 2:34.7* | OR | | 1960 | Bill Mulliken, USA | 2:37.4 | | | 1964 | Ian O'Brien, AUS | 2:27.8 | WR | | 1968 | Felipe Muñoz, MEX | 2:28.7 | | | 1972 | John Hencken, USA | 2:21.55 | WR | | 1976 | David Wilkie, GBR | 2:15.11 | WR | | 1980 | Robertas Zhulpa, USSR | 2:15.85 | | | 1984 | Victor Davis, CAN | 2:13.34 | WR | | 1988 | József Szabó, HUN | 2:13.52 | | | 1992 | Mike Barrowman, USA | 2:10.16 | WR | | 1996 | Norbert Rozsa, HUN | 2:12.57 | | | 2000 | Domenico Fioravanti, ITA | 2:10.87 | | | 2004 | Kosuke Kitajima, JPN | 2:09.44 | OR |
*In 1956, the butterfly stroke and breaststroke were separated into two different events. 100-meter Butterfly| Year | | Time | |
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| 1968 | Doug Russell, USA | 55.9 | OR | | 1972 | Mark Spitz, USA | 54.27 | WR | | 1976 | Matt Vogel, USA | 54.35 | | | 1980 | Pär Arvidsson, SWE | 54.92 | | | 1984 | Michael Gross, W. Ger | 53.08 | WR | | 1988 | Anthony Nesty, SUR | 53.0 | OR | | 1992 | Pablo Morales, USA | 53.32 | | | 1996 | Dennis Pankratov, RUS | 52.27 | | | 2000 | Lars Frolander, SWE | 52.00 | | | 2004 | Michael Phelps, USA= | 51.25 | OR |
200-meter Butterfly| Year | | Time | |
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| 1956 | Bill Yorzyk, USA | 2:19.3 | OR | | 1960 | Mike Troy, USA | 2:12.8 | WR | | 1964 | Kevin Berry, AUS | 2:06.6 | WR | | 1968 | Carl Robie, USA | 2:08.7 | | | 1972 | Mark Spitz, USA | 2:00.70 | WR | | 1976 | Mike Bruner, USA | 1:59.23 | WR | | 1980 | Sergei Fesenko, USSR | 1:59.76 | | | 1984 | Jon Sieben, AUS | 1:57.04 | WR | | 1988 | Michael Gross, W. Ger | 1:56.94 | OR | | 1992 | Melvin Stewart, USA | 1:56.26 | OR | | 1996 | Dennis Pankratov, RUS | 1:56.51 | | | 2000 | Tom Malchow, USA | 1:55.35 | OR | | 2004 | Michael Phelps, USA | 1:54.04 | OR |
200-meter Individual Medley| Year | | Time | |
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| 1968 | Charles Hickcox, USA | 2:12.0 | OR | | 1972 | Gunnar Larsson, SWE | 2:07.17 | WR | | 1984 | Alex Baumann, CAN | 2:01.42 | WR | | 1988 | Tamás Darnyi, HUN | 2:00.17 | WR | | 1992 | Tamás Darnyi, HUN | 2:00.76 | | | 1996 | Attila Czene, HUN | 1:59.91 | | | 2002004 0 | Massimiliano Rosolino, ITA | 1:58.98 | OR | | | Michael Phelps, USA | 1:57.14 | OR |
400-meter Individual Medley| Year | | Time | |
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| 1964 | Richard Roth, USA | 4:45.4 | WR | | 1968 | Charles Hickcox, USA | 4:48.4 | | | 1972 | Gunnar Larsson, SWE | 4:31.98 | OR | | 1976 | Rod Strachan, USA | 4:23.68 | WR | | 1980 | Aleksandr Sidorenko, USSR | 4:22.89 | OR | | 1984 | Alex Baumann, CAN | 4:17.41 | WR | | 1988 | Tamás Darnyi, HUN | 4:14.75 | WR | | 1992 | Tamás Darnyi, HUN | 4:14.23 | OR | | 1996 | Tom Dolan, USA | 4:14.90 | | | 2000 | Tom Dolan, USA | 4:11.76 | WR | | 2004 | Michael Phelps, USA | 4:08.26 | WR |
4x100-meter Freestyle Relay| Year | | Time | |
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| 1964 | United States | 3:32.2 | WR | | 1968 | United States | 3:31.7 | WR | | 1972 | United States | 3:26.42 | WR | | 1976-80 Not held | | | | 1984 | United States | 3:19.03 | WR | | 1988 | United States | 3:16.53 | WR | | 1992 | United States | 3:16.74 | | | 1996 | United States | 3:15.41 | | | 2000 | Australia | 3:13.67 | WR | | 2004 | South Africa | 3:13.17 | WR |
4x200-meter Freestyle Relay| Year | | Time | |
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| 1906 | Hungary (x250m) | 16:52.4 | | | 1908 | Great Britain | 10:55.6 | WR | | 1912 | Australia/New Zealand | 10:11.6 | WR | | 1920 | United States | 10:04.4 | WR | | 1924 | United States | 9:53.4 | WR | | 1928 | United States | 9:36.2 | WR | | 1932 | Japan | 8:58.4 | WR | | 1936 | Japan | 8:51.5 | WR | | 1948 | United States | 8:46.0 | WR | | 1952 | United States | 8:31.1 | OR | | 1956 | Australia | 8:23.6 | WR | | 1960 | United States | 8:10.2 | WR | | 1964 | United States | 7:52.1 | WR | | 1968 | United States | 7:52.33 | | | 1972 | United States | 7:35.78 | WR | | 1976 | United States | 7:23.22 | WR | | 1980 | Soviet Union | 7:23.50 | | | 1984 | United States | 7:15.69 | WR | | 1988 | United States | 7:12.51 | WR | | 1992 | Unified Team | 7:11.95 | WR | | 1996 | United States | 7:14.84 | | | 2000 | Australia | 7:07.05 | WR | | 2004 | United States | 7:07.33 | |
4x100-meter Medley Relay| Year | | Time | |
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| 1960 | United States | 4:05.4 | WR | | 1964 | United States | 3:58.4 | WR | | 1968 | United States | 3:54.9 | WR | | 1972 | United States | 3:48.16 | WR | | 1976 | United States | 3:42.22 | WR | | 1980 | Australia | 3:45.70 | | | 1984 | United States | 3:39.30 | WR | | 1988 | United States | 3:36.93 | WR | | 1992 | United States | 3:36.93 | =WR | | 1996 | United States | 3:34.84 | | | 2000 | United States | 3:33.73 | WR | | 2004 | United States | 3:30.68 | WR |
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