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A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and sat in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbour, marked the beginning of electronic timing. Male swimmers wore full body suits up until the 1940s, which caused more drag in the water than their modern swim-wear counterparts.
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. [ 1 ] U.S. victory over East German dopers who received state support from the Soviet Bloc is often considered the greatest upset in swimming history.
The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] It was the event's seventh consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1996.
Olympic Games: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [62] [63] 1500m freestyle: 15:20.48 Katie Ledecky United States 16 May 2018: TYR Pro Swim Series Indianapolis, United States [64] [65] 50m backstroke: 26.86 Kaylee McKeown Australia 20 October 2023: World Cup: Budapest, Hungary [66] 100m backstroke: 57.13 Regan Smith United States 18 June 2024: U.S. Olympic ...
The women's 4×100-metre event was first contested at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, but the men's 4×100-metre event did not appear until the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Prior to 1964, the longer 4×200-metre freestyle relay was the only men's relay event staged.
The International Olympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in pool-based swimming events at the Olympic Games. Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not until 1912 that women's events were held.
Tuesday's slate of swimming competitions for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games begins at 11 a.m. with the men's 800m freestyle, followed by the women's 400m final, featuring American swimmers Katie ...
A total of 1,026 swimmers (571 men and 455 women) from 162 nations would compete in swimming events at these Olympic Games. American Samoa, Botswana, Comoros, Congo Democratic Republic, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, and Tanzania made their official debut in swimming.