List of top Olympic gold medalists in swimming

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Michael Phelps in 2017. Michael Phelps (33139319020).jpg
Michael Phelps in 2017.

This is the top 15 male Olympic swimming gold medals.

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NameGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps 233228
2. Flag of the United States.svg Mark Spitz 91111
3. Flag of the United States.svg Matt Biondi 82111
4. Flag of the United States.svg Caeleb Dressel 7007
5. Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Lochte 63312
6. Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hall, Jr. 53210
7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Thorpe 5319
8. Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Peirsol 5207
9. Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Adrian 5128
10. Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jager 5117
11. Flag of the United States.svg Don Schollander 5106
12. Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Weissmuller 5005
13. Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Popov 4509
14. Flag of East Germany.svg Roland Matthes 4228
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Lezak 4228

This is the top 15 female Olympic swimming gold medalists:

NameGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1. Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Thompson 83112
2. Flag of the United States.svg Katie Ledecky 73010
3. Flag of East Germany.svg Kristin Otto 6006
Flag of the United States.svg Amy Van Dyken 6006
5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emma McKeon 52411
6. Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztina Egerszegi 5117
Flag of the United States.svg Dana Vollmer 5117
8. Flag of the United States.svg Missy Franklin 5016
9. Flag of the United States.svg Dara Torres 44412
10. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dawn Fraser 4408
Flag of East Germany.svg Kornelia Ender 4408
12. Flag of the United States.svg Allison Schmitt 43310
13. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Inge de Bruijn 4228
14. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cate Campbell 4138
15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Libby Trickett 4127

Individual events

All swimmers with at least four individual gold medals are listed.

Men

NameGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps 132116
2. Flag of the United States.svg Mark Spitz 4116
3. Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Popov 4105
4. Flag of East Germany.svg Roland Matthes 4015
5. Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Darnyi 4004
Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Kitajima 4004

Women

NameGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1. Flag of the United States.svg Katie Ledecky 6107
2. Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztina Egerszegi 5117
3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Inge de Bruijn 4116
4. Flag of the United States.svg Janet Evans 4105
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yana Klochkova 4105
6. Flag of East Germany.svg Kristin Otto 4004

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