Swimming at the Pan American Games

Swimming at the Pan American Games
Swimming at the Pan American Games
No. of events	34 (men: 17; women: 17)

Last updated November 26, 2023

Swimming for both men and women has been a part of the Pan American Games since the Games' first edition in 1951. The United States is the most successful country, winning 376 gold and 799 overall medals.

Men's events

Event	51	55	59	63	67	71	75	79	83	87	91	95	99	03	07	11	15	19	23	Years
Current program
50 metre freestyle										X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
100 metre freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
200 metre freestyle					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
400 metre freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
1500 metre freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
100 metre backstroke	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
200 metre backstroke					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
100 metre breaststroke					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
200 metre breaststroke	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
100 metre butterfly					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
200 metre butterfly		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	18
200 metre individual medley					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
400 metre individual medley					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
4 × 100 metre medley relay		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	18
Marathon 10 km															X	X	X	X	X	5
Past event
3 × 100 metre medley relay	X																			1
Events	7	8	8	8	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	271

Women's events

Event	51	55	59	63	67	71	75	79	83	87	91	95	99	03	07	11	15	19	23	Years
Current program
50 metre freestyle										X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
100 metre freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
200 metre freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
400 metre freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
800 metre freestyle					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
100 metre backstroke	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
200 metre backstroke					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
100 metre breaststroke					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
200 metre breaststroke	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
100 metre butterfly		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	18
200 metre butterfly					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
200 metre individual medley					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
400 metre individual medley					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay										X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
4 × 100 metre medley relay		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	18
Marathon 10 km															X	X	X	X	X	5
Past event
3 × 100 metre medley relay	X																			1
Events	7	8	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	266

Mixed events

Event	19	23	Years
Current program
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	X	X	2
4 × 100 metre medley relay	X	X	2
Events	2	2	4

All-time medal table

Long course swimming

Men's, women's and mixed events (1951–2023)
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	370	269	149	788
2	Brazil	69	69	101	239
3	Canada	64	128	132	324
4	Argentina	12	21	22	55
5	Venezuela	7	5	21	33
6	Costa Rica	4	3	2	9
7	Cuba	2	4	8	14
8	Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	4	8
9	Suriname	2	1	2	5
10	Ecuador	2	0	1	3
11	Mexico	1	7	44	52
12	Chile	1	3	2	6
13	Cayman Islands	1	2	1	4
14	Bahamas	1	0	3	4
15	Puerto Rico	0	8	6	14
16	Jamaica	0	5	0	5
17	Colombia	0	2	6	8
18	Uruguay	0	2	3	5
19	Guatemala	0	1	2	3
20	Panama	0	1	1	2
21	Peru	0	0	2	2
22	Barbados	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1
	Paraguay	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		538	533	515	1586

Marathon swimming

Men's and women's events (2007–2023)
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	6	4	1	11
2	Brazil	1	3	4	8
3	Argentina	1	2	1	4
4	Ecuador	1	0	2	3
5	Canada	1	0	1	2
6	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
7	Mexico	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		10	10	10	30

Combined total

Last updated after the 2023 Pan American Games
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	376	273	150	799
2	Brazil	70	72	105	247
3	Canada	64	128	152	344
4	Argentina	13	24	24	61
5	Venezuela	7	7	21	35
6	Costa Rica	4	3	2	9
7	Ecuador	3	0	3	6
8	Cuba	2	4	8	14
9	Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	4	8
10	Suriname	2	1	1	4
11	Mexico	1	7	41	49
12	Chile	1	3	2	6
13	Cayman Islands	1	2	1	4
14	Bahamas	1	0	3	4
15	Puerto Rico	0	8	6	14
16	Jamaica	0	5	0	5
17	Colombia	0	2	6	8
18	Uruguay	0	2	3	5
19	Guatemala	0	1	2	3
20	Panama	0	1	1	2
21	Peru	0	0	2	2
22	Barbados	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1
	Paraguay	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		547	545	540	1632

Medalists

Championships records

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