List of Olympic champions in swimming
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The list of Olympic champions in swimming provides an overview of all medal winners in swimming competitions at the Summer Olympics . Due to the large amount of data, it is divided into four sublists.
- All male medal winners since 1896 are listed under “ All medal winners ”, divided into competitions that are part of the current competition program and competitions that are no longer held.
- All female medal winners since 1912 are listed under “ All medal winners ”, also broken down according to current and no longer held competitions.
- The list “ The most successful participants ” shows all athletes who have won at least two gold medals.
- The list of “national rankings ” contains the medal table, broken down according to the total number of medals won and according to gender.
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The information in all sub-lists is based on the following sources:
- Results database of the International Olympic Committee (English)
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle I. Athens 1896 - Berlin 1936. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-328-00715-6 .
- Volker Kluge: Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .
- Volker Kluge: Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .
- Volker Kluge: Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .