List of Olympic champions in swimming / most successful participants
Olympic champion swimming 
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This list is part of the list of Olympic champions in swimming . Those athletes who have won at least two Olympic gold medals and one further medal are listed.
- Place: order of the athletes. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared, then the bronze medals.
- Name: Name of the athlete
- Country: Country for which the athlete started. When changing nationality, the country for which the athlete won the last medal is named.
- From: year of first medal win
- Until: year of last medal win
- Gold: Number of gold medals won
- Silver: Number of silver medals won
- Bronze: Number of bronze medals won
- Total: Number of all medals won
Top 20
| space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps |
 United States
|
2004 | 2016 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | Mark Spitz |
United States
|
1968 | 1972 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Jenny Thompson |
United States
|
1992 | 2004 | 8th | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4th | Matt Biondi |
United States
|
1984 | 1992 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Ryan Lochte |
United States
|
2004 | 2016 | 6th | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6th | Kristin Otto |
 German Democratic Republic
|
1988 | 1988 | 6th | - | - | 6th |
| 6th | Amy Van Dyken |
United States
|
1996 | 2000 | 6th | - | - | 6th |
| 8th | Gary Hall Junior |
United States
|
1996 | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 8th | Ian Thorpe |
 Australia
|
2000 | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Aaron Peirsol |
United States
|
2000 | 2008 | 5 | 2 | - | 7th |
| 11 | Nathan Adrian |
United States
|
2008 | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8th |
| 12 | Krisztina Egerszegi |
 Hungary
|
1988 | 1996 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7th |
| 12 | Dana Vollmer |
United States
|
2004 | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7th |
| 14th | Katie Ledecky |
United States
|
2012 | 2016 | 5 | 1 | - | 6th |
| 14th | Don Schollander |
United States
|
1964 | 1968 | 5 | 1 | - | 6th |
| 16 | Missy Franklin |
United States
|
2012 | 2016 | 5 | - | 1 | 6th |
| 17th | Johnny Weissmüller |
United States
|
1924 | 1928 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 18th | Alexander Popov |
 Russia
|
1992 | 2000 | 4th | 5 | - | 9 |
| 19th | Kornelia Ender |
German Democratic Republic
|
1972 | 1980 | 4th | 4th | - | 8th |
| 20th | Dawn Fraser |
Australia
|
1956 | 1964 | 4th | 4th | - | 8th |
Men
| space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps |
United States
|
2004 | 2016 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | Mark Spitz |
United States
|
1968 | 1972 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Matt Biondi |
United States
|
1984 | 1992 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 4th | Ryan Lochte |
United States
|
2004 | 2016 | 6th | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Gary Hall Junior |
United States
|
1996 | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Ian Thorpe |
Australia
|
2000 | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 7th | Aaron Peirsol |
United States
|
2000 | 2008 | 5 | 2 | - | 7th |
| 8th | Nathan Adrian |
United States
|
2008 | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8th |
| 9 | Don Schollander |
United States
|
1964 | 1968 | 5 | 1 | - | 6th |
| 10 | Johnny Weissmüller |
United States
|
1924 | 1928 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 11 | Alexander Popov |
Russia
|
1992 | 2000 | 4th | 5 | - | 9 |
| 12 | Jason Lezak |
United States
|
2000 | 2012 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 8th |
| 12 | Roland Matthes |
German Democratic Republic
|
1968 | 1980 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 8th |
| 14th | Matt Grevers |
United States
|
2008 | 2012 | 4th | 2 | - | 6th |
| 15th | Charles Daniels |
United States
|
1904 | 1908 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 7th |
| 16 | Murray Rose |
Australia
|
1956 | 1960 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 6th |
| 17th | John Naber |
United States
|
1976 | 1976 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
| 18th | Kosuke Kitajima |
 Japan
|
2004 | 2008 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
| 18th | Jon Olsen |
United States
|
1992 | 1996 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
| 20th | Tamás Darnyi |
Hungary
|
1988 | 1992 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
| 20th | Vladimir Salnikov |
 Soviet Union
|
1980 | 1988 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
| 20th | Lenny Krayzelburg |
United States
|
2000 | 2004 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
| 23 | Pieter van den Hoogenband |
 Netherlands
|
2000 | 2004 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7th |
| 24 | Michael Gross |
 Germany
|
1984 | 1988 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
| 24 | Sun Yang |
 People's Republic of China
|
2012 | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
| 26th | Pablo Morales |
United States
|
1984 | 1992 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 26th | Duke Kahanamoku |
United States
|
1912 | 1924 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 26th | Grant Hackett |
Australia
|
2000 | 2004 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 26th | Josh Davis |
United States
|
1996 | 2000 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 30th | Brendan Hansen |
United States
|
2004 | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6th |
| 31 | John Hencken |
United States
|
1972 | 1976 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 32 | Anthony Ervin |
United States
|
2000 | 2016 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
| 32 | Charles Hickcox |
United States
|
1968 | 1968 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
| 32 | James McLane |
United States
|
1948 | 1952 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
| 32 | Jeff Rouse |
United States
|
1992 | 1996 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
| 36 | Henry Taylor |
United States
|
1908 | 1920 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 |
| 37 | James Montgomery |
United States
|
1976 | 1976 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
| 38 | Mike Burton |
United States
|
1968 | 1972 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 38 | Richard Carey |
United States
|
1984 | 1984 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 38 | Stephen Clark |
United States
|
1964 | 1964 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 38 | Ambrose Gaines |
United States
|
1984 | 1984 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 38 | Ryan Murphy |
United States
|
2016 | 2016 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 38 | Norman Ross |
United States
|
1920 | 1920 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 38 | Yevgeny Sadowy |
 United team
|
1992 | 1992 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 45 | Zoltán from Halmay |
Hungary
|
1900 | 1908 | 2 | 4th | 1 | 7th |
| 46 | Michael Klim |
Australia
|
1996 | 2004 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6th |
| 47 | Ford Konno |
United States
|
1952 | 1956 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 47 | Kieren Perkins |
Australia
|
1992 | 2000 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 47 | David Berkoff |
United States
|
1988 | 1992 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 47 | Ian Crocker |
United States
|
2000 | 2004 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 47 | John Devitt |
Australia
|
1956 | 1960 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 47 | Jerry Heidenreich |
United States
|
1972 | 1972 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 47 | Tom Jager |
United States
|
1988 | 1992 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 47 | Sergei Koplyakov |
Soviet Union
|
1976 | 1980 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 47 | Michael Wenden |
Australia
|
1968 | 1968 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 56 | Alain Bernard |
 France
|
2008 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 57 | Yannick Agnel |
France
|
2012 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 57 | Ricky Berens |
United States
|
2008 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 57 | Tom Dolan |
United States
|
1996 | 2000 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 57 | Michael Heath |
United States
|
1984 | 1984 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 57 | Danyon Loader |
 New Zealand
|
1992 | 1996 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 57 | Denis Pankratow |
Russia
|
1996 | 1996 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 57 | David Theile |
Australia
|
1956 | 1960 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 57 | Kenneth Walsh |
United States
|
1968 | 1968 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 57 | Masanori Yusa |
Japan
|
1932 | 1936 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 66 | Cullen Jones |
United States
|
2008 | 2012 | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
| 66 | Peter Vanderkaay |
United States
|
2004 | 2012 | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
| 68 | Conor Dwyer |
United States
|
2012 | 2016 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 68 | Oussama Mellouli |
 Tunisia
|
2008 | 2012 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 68 | Emil Rausch |
Germany
|
1904 | 1904 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 68 | Melvin Stewart |
United States
|
1992 | 1992 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
Women
annotation
- ↑ a b Weissmüller also won a bronze medal in water polo in 1924 .