This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming.
| OR | indicates swimmer broke the Olympic Record |
| WR | indicates swimmer broke the World Record (and Olympic Record) |
| AM | indicates swimmer broke the American Record |
| SA | indicates swimmer broke the South American Record |
| ER | indicates swimmer broke the European Record |
| AS | indicates swimmer broke the Asian Record |
| NR | indicates swimmer broke the National Record |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tokyo | Bobby Finke | 7:41.87 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 7:42.11 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | 7:42.33 set OR in heats |
| 2024 Paris | Daniel Wiffen | 7:38.19 OR | Bobby Finke | 7:38.75 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 7:39.38 |
Note: since 1984, swimmers who competed only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
Note: since 1984, swimmers who competed only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
Note: since 1984, swimmers who competed only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing | Maarten van der Weijden | 1:51:51.6 | David Davies | 1:51:53.1 | Thomas Lurz | 1:51:53.6 |
| 2012 London | Oussama Mellouli | 1:49:55.1 | Thomas Lurz | 1:49:58.5 | Richard Weinberger | 1:50:00.3 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Ferry Weertman | 1:52:59.8 | Spyridon Gianniotis | 1:53:00.5 | Marc-Antoine Olivier | 1:53:02.0 |
| 2020 Tokyo | Florian Wellbrock | 1:48:33.7 | Kristof Rasovszky | 1:48:59.0 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 1:49:01.1 |
| 2024 Paris | Kristóf Rasovszky | 1:50:52.7 | Oliver Klemet | 1:50:54.8 | Dávid Betlehem | 1:51:09.0 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Zoltán Halmay | Scott Leary | Charles Daniels |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Ioannis Malokinis | Spyridon Chazapis | Dimitrios Drivas |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Zoltán Halmay | Charles Daniels | Scott Leary |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Charles Daniels | Francis Gailey | Emil Rausch |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Charles Daniels | Francis Gailey | Otto Wahle |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Paul Neumann | Antonios Pepanos | Efstathios Chorafas |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Emil Rausch | Francis Gailey | Géza Kiss |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | John Arthur Jarvis | Otto Wahle | Zoltán Halmay |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Alfréd Hajós | Ioannis Andreou | none awarded [1] |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Emil Rausch | Géza Kiss | Francis Gailey |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | John Arthur Jarvis | Zoltán Halmay | Louis Martin |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Walter Brack | Georg Hoffmann | Georg Zacharias |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm | Walter Bathe | Thor Henning | Percy Courtman |
| 1920 Antwerp | Håkan Malmrot | Thor Henning | Arvo Aaltonen |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | Georg Zacharias | Walter Brack | Jam Handy |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | Frederick Lane | Otto Wahle | Peter Kemp |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | Charles Devendeville | André Six | Peder Lykkeberg |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 143 | 100 | 71 | 314 | |
| 2 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 108 | |
| 3 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 66 | |
| 4 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 60 | |
| 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 46 | |
| 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 46 | |
| 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 41 | |
| 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | |
| 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | |
| 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 19 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 34 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (44 entries) | 316 | 306 | 303 | 925 | |
| Youngest medalists | NOC | Event | Medal | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 years, 309 days | Kusuo Kitamura | 1500 metre freestyle | Gold | 1932 Los Angeles | |
| 15 years, 106 days | Dániel Gyurta | 200 metre breaststroke | Silver | 2004 Athens | |
| 15 years, 297 days | Yasuji Miyazaki | 100 metre freestyle | Gold | 1932 Los Angeles | |
| 16 years, 61 days | John Kinsella | 1500 metre freestyle | Silver | 1968 Mexico City | |
| 16 years, 131 days | John Nelson | 1500 metre freestyle | Silver | 1964 Tokyo | |
| Oldest medalists | NOC | Event | Medal | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 years, 25 days | William Robinson | 200 metre breaststroke | Silver | 1908 London | |
| 36 years, 179 days | Spyridon Gianniotis | 10 km marathon | Silver | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |
| 35 years, 78 days | Anthony Ervin | 50 metre freestyle | Gold | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |
| 33 years, 331 days | Duke Kahanamoku | 100 metre freestyle | Silver | 1924 Paris | |
| 33 years, 264 days | Florent Manaudou | 50 metre freestyle | Bronze | 2024 Paris | |
| Youngest medalists | NOC | Event | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 years, 309 days | Kusuo Kitamura | 1500 metre freestyle | 1932 Los Angeles | |
| 15 years, 297 days | Yasuji Miyazaki | 100 metre freestyle | 1932 Los Angeles | |
| 16 years, 338 days | Boy Charlton | 1500 metre freestyle | 1924 Paris | |
| 17 years, 7 days | Sándor Wladár | 200 metre backstroke | 1980 Moscow | |
| 17 years, 18 days | Dick Roth | 400 metre individual medley | 1964 Tokyo | |
| Oldest medalists | NOC | Event | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 years, 78 days | Anthony Ervin | 50 metre freestyle | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |
| 31 years, 40 days | Michael Phelps | 200 metre butterfly | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |
| 30 years, 5 days | Duke Kahanamoku | 100 metre freestyle | 1920 Antwerp | |
| 29 years, 329 days | Gary Hall Jr. | 50 metre freestyle | 2004 Athens | |
| 28 years, 317 days | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | 200 metre breaststroke | 1932 Los Angeles | |