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In the freestyle, swimmers originally dove from the pool walls, but diving blocks were first incorporated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The flip-turn was developed by the 1950s. Swimming goggles were first allowed in 1976. The butterfly stroke events were not held until 1956. Previous rules permitted the butterfly stroke in breaststroke races.
The swimming competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 9 August 2024. Pool events (27 July to 4 August) took place at the Paris La Défense Arena, with the two-day marathon swimming (8 to 9 August) staged at Pont Alexandre III through the Seine River.
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):
U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials results. Results from Tuesday, June 18, 2024; the top 2 usually earn Olympic spots. ∎ Women's 100-meter backstroke. Regan Smith, 57.13 seconds (world record)
Of the 35 pool-based events, swimmers from the United States hold fifteen records, Australia five, France four, China, Canada and South Africa two each, and one each to Ireland, Great Britain, Russian Olympic Committee, Hungary, and Sweden. Nineteen of the current Olympic records were set at the 2024 Summer Olympics, seven in 2020, five in 2016 ...
The United States' artistic swimming team performed a strong acrobatic routine Wednesday that gave the team a silver medal and the U.S.'s first medal in the event since 2004.
Marathon. 10 km. men. women. v. t. e. The swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. [1] The women's open-water marathon was held on August 15, and the men's open water race on August 16 in Fort Copacabana.
International Olympic Committee results database; Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. New York: Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-033-2. HistoFINA Swimming Medallists And Statistics At Olympic Games, January 31, 2015