Led by the dominant efforts of Michael Phelps , Katie Ledecky , Mark Spitz and others, the United States has molded itself into an Olympic swimming powerhouse.
Phelps owns a record 28 career Olympic medals , including 23 of the golden variety. ESPN's top Olympian and top athlete of the 21st century also holds three individual Olympic swimming records and was part of two record-breaking Olympic relay teams.
As Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel and more of the world's top aquatic competitors look to make more history at the 2024 Paris Summer Games , here's a comprehensive list of Olympic swimming records.
Freestyle
Men's 50m : Caeleb Dressel (United States) 21.07 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Women's 50m : Emma McKeon (Australia) 23.81 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Men's 100m : Caeleb Dressel (United States) 47.02 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Women's 100m : Emma McKeon (Australia) 51.96 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Men's 200m : Michael Phelps (United States) 1:42.96 seconds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Women's 200m : Ariarne Titmus (Australia) 1:53.50 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Men's 400m : Yang Sun (China) 3:40.14 seconds at the 2012 London Olympics
Women's 400m : Katie Ledecky (United States) 3:56.46 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Men's 800m : Mykhailo Romanchuk (Ukraine) 7:41.28 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Women's 800m : Katie Ledecky (United States) 8:04.79 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Men's 1500m : Yang Sun (China) 14:31.02 seconds at the 2012 London Olympics
Women's 1500m : Katie Ledecky (United States) 15:35.35 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Backstroke
Men's 100m : Ryan Murphy (United States): 51.85 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Women's 100m : Kaylee McKeown (Australia) 57.47 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Men's 200m : Evgeny Rylov (Russia) 1:53.27 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Women's 200m : Missy Franklin (United States): 2:04.06 seconds at the 2012 London Olympics
Breaststroke
Men's 100m : Adam Peaty (Great Britain) 57.13 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Women's 100m : Tatjana Schoenmaker (South Africa) 1:04.82 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Men's 200m : Izaac Stubblety-Cook (Australia) 2:06.38 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Women's 200m : Tatjana Schoenmaker (South Africa) 2:18.95 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Butterfly
Men's 100m : Caeleb Dressel (United States) 49.45 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Women's 100m: Sarah Sjostroem (Sweden) 55.48 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Men's 200m : Kristof Milak (Hungary) 1:51.25 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Women's 200m : Zhang Yufei (China) 2:03.86 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Individual medley
Men's 200m : Michael Phelps(United States): 1:54.23 seconds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Women's 200m : Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) 2:06.58 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Men's 400m : Michael Phelps (United States) 4:03.84 seconds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Women's 400m : Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) 4:26.36 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Freestyle relay
Men's 4x100m : Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak (United States) 3:08.24 seconds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Women's 4x100m : Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell (Australia) 3:29.69 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Men's 4x200m : Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, Peter Vanderkaay (United States) 6:58.56s seconds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Women's 4x200m : Junxuan Yang, Muhan Tang, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie (China) 7:40.33 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Medley relay
Men's 4x100m : Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple (United States) 3:26.78 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Women's 4x100m : Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell (Australia) 3:51.60 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Mixed 4x100m : Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin (Great Britain) 3:37.58 seconds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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