Swimming at the Summer Olympics
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Swimming
Swimming

Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. Along with track & field athletics it is one of the most popular spectator sports at the Games and the one with the largest number of events.

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Men's events

Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
Current program
50 metre freestyle X[1] X X X X X X 7
100 metre freestyle X X[1] X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25
200 metre freestyle X X[1] X X X X X X X X X X X 13
400 metre freestyle X[1] X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
1500 metre freestyle X[1] X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
100 metre backstroke X[1] X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
200 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
100 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X 11
200 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
100 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X 11
200 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
200 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X 9
400 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X 10
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
4 × 100 metre medley relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
Marathon 10 km X 1
Past events
500 metre freestyle X 1
880 yard freestyle X[1] 1
1000 metre freestyle X 1
1200 metre freestyle X 1
4000 metre freestyle X 1
400 metre breaststroke X[1] X X 3
4 × 50 yard freestyle relay X[1] 1
200 metre team swimming X 1
200 metre obstacle event X 1
Underwater swimming X 1
100 metre freestyle for sailors X 1
Events 4 7 9 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 15 15 13 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 17

Women's events

Event 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
50 metre freestyle X X X X X X 6
100 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
200 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X 11
400 metre freestyle X[2] X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
800 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X 11
100 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
200 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X 11
100 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X 11
200 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
100 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
200 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X 11
200 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X 9
400 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay X X X X X