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Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):
Host nation Japan won 27 gold medals, surpassing its gold medal tally of 16 at both the 1964 and 2004 summer editions. [9] Athletes from that nation also won 58 medals overall, which eclipsed its record of 41 overall medals won at the previous Summer Olympics .
not included in the Olympic program: 1908 London details: Charles Daniels United States: 1:05.6 WR: Zoltán Halmay Hungary: 1:06.2 Harald Julin Sweden: 1:08.0 1912 Stockholm details: Duke Kahanamoku United States: 1:03.4 set WR in semifinal: Cecil Healy Australasia: 1:04.6 Ken Huszagh United States: 1:05.6 1920 Antwerp details: Duke Kahanamoku ...
This is the top 15 male Olympic swimming gold medals. Name Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. Michael Phelps: 23: 3: 2: 28 2. ... List of Olympic gold medalists in swimming ...
All told, Phelps' 23 gold medals account for an astounding 82.1% of his all-time Olympic medal count. Perhaps more impressively, Phelps won at least four gold medals in four straight Olympics ...
A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and was located in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbor, marked the beginning of electrical timing. Male swimmers wore full body swimsuits up until the 1940s, which caused more drag in the water than their modern swim-wear ...
The U.S. is likely looking for a repeat of its formidable presence at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where the country brought home 113 medals. Olympics medal count: Team USA in the lead so far Skip to ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021 after being postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2,402 medals were won by 2,175 athletes in 339 events at the Games. [1]