List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (men)

This is an overview of the men's swimming champions in individual events at the Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships. These tournaments are the only global long course (50 meter pool) swimming championships organized by world swimming federation FINA. This list gives an overview of the dominant swimmers throughout the history of swimming.

Currently, the Olympic program includes 13 individual events, and the World Championships program 17. These numbers were lower in the past, as shown in the table.

Asterisks (*) link to the event article. Use the sort function in the left-hand column to separate Olympics and World Championships.

Year Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Individual medley
50 m 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 50 m 100 m 200 m 50 m 100 m 200 m 50 m 100 m 200 m 200 m 400 m
OG 1896 – Hajós* – Neumann* (500 m) – Hajós* (1200 m) – – – – – – – – – – –
OG 1900 – – Lane* – Jarvis* (1000 m) – – – Hoppenberg* – – – – – – – –
OG 1904 Halmay* (50 yd) Halmay* (100 yd) Daniels* (220 yd) Daniels* (440 yd) Rausch* (880 yd) Rausch* (1 mile) – Brack* (100 yd) – – – – – – – – –
OG 1908 – Daniels* – Taylor* – Taylor* – Bieberstein* – – – Holman* – – – – –
OG 1912 – Kahanamoku* – Hodgson* – Hodgson* – Hebner* – – – Bathe* – – – – –
OG 1920 – Kahanamoku* – Ross* – Ross* – Kealoha* – – – Malmrot* – – – – –
OG 1924 – Weissmuller* – Weissmuller* – Charlton* – Kealoha* – – – Skelton* – – – – –
OG 1928 – Weissmuller* – Zorrilla* – Borg* – Kojac* – – – Tsuruta* – – – – –
OG 1932 – Miyazaki* – Crabbe* – Kitamura* – Kiyokawa* – – – Tsuruta* – – – – –
OG 1936 – Csik* – Medica* – Terada* – Kiefer* – – – Hamuro* – – – – –
OG 1948 – Ris* – Smith* – McLane* – Stack* – – – Verdeur* – – – – –
OG 1952 – Scholes* – Boiteux* – Konno* – Oyakawa* – – – Davies* – – – – –
OG 1956 – Henricks* – Rose* – Rose* – Theile* – – – Furukawa* – – Yorzyk* – –
OG 1960 – Devitt* – Rose* – Konrads* – Theile* – – – Mulliken* – – Troy* – –
OG 1964 – Schollander* – Schollander* – Windle* – – Graef* – – O'Brien* – – Berry* – Roth*
OG 1968 – Wenden* Wenden* Burton* – Burton* – Matthes* Matthes* – McKenzie* Muñoz* – Russell* Robie* Hickcox* Hickcox*
OG 1972 – Spitz* Spitz* Cooper* – Burton* – Matthes* Matthes* – Taguchi* Hencken* – Spitz* Spitz* Larsson* Larsson*
WC 1973 – Montgomery* Montgomery* DeMont* – Holland* – Matthes* Matthes* – Hencken* Wilkie* – Robertson* Backhaus* Larsson* Hargitay*
WC 1975 – Coan* Shaw* Shaw* – Shaw* – Matthes* Verrasztó* – Wilkie* Wilkie* – Jagenburg* Forrester* Hargitay* Hargitay*
OG 1976 – Montgomery* Furniss* Goodell* – Goodell* – Naber* Naber* – Hencken* Wilkie* – Vogel* Bruner* – Strachan*
WC 1978 – McCagg* Forrester* Salnikov* – Salnikov* – Jackson* Vassallo* – Kusch* Nevid* – Bottom* Bruner* Smith* Vassallo*
OG 1980 – Woithe* Koplyakov* Salnikov* – Salnikov* – Baron* Wladár* – Goodhew* Žulpa* – Arvidsson* Fesenko* – Sydorenko*
WC 1982 – Woithe* Gross* Salnikov* – Salnikov* – Richter* Carey* – Lundquist* Davis* – Gribble* Gross* Sydorenko* Prado*
OG 1984 – Gaines* Gross* DiCarlo* – O'Brien* – Carey* Carey* – Lundquist* Davis* – Gross* Sieben* Baumann* Baumann*
WC 1986 Jager* Biondi* Gross* Henkel* – Henkel* – Polyansky* Polyansky* – Davis* Szabó* – Morales* Gross* Darnyi* Darnyi*
OG 1988 Biondi* Biondi* Armstrong* Dassler* – Salnikov* – Suzuki* Polyansky* – Moorhouse* Szabó* – Nesty* Gross* Darnyi* Darnyi*
WC 1991 Jager* Biondi* Lamberti* Hoffmann* – Hoffmann* – Rouse* López-Zubero* – Rózsa* Barrowman* – Nesty* Stewart* Darnyi* Darnyi*
OG 1992 Popov* Popov* Sadovyi* Sadovyi* – Perkins* – Tewksbury* López-Zubero* – Diebel* Barrowman* – Morales* Stewart* Darnyi* Darnyi*
WC 1994 Popov* Popov* Kasvio* Perkins* – Perkins* – López-Zubero* Selkov* – Rózsa* Rózsa* – Szukała* Pankratov* Sievinen* Dolan*
OG 1996 Popov* Popov* Loader* Loader* – Perkins* – Rouse* Bridgewater* – Deburgh-graeve* Rózsa* – Pankratov* Pankratov* Czene* Dolan*
WC 1998 Pilczuk* Popov* Klim* Thorpe* – Hackett* – Krayzelburg* Krayzelburg* – Deburgh-graeve* Grote* – Klim* Sylantyev* Wouda* Dolan*
OG 2000 Ervin & Hall, Jr.* Van den Hoogenband* Van den Hoogenband* Thorpe* – Hackett* – Krayzelburg* Krayzelburg* – Fioravanti* Fioravanti* – Frölander* Malchow* Rosolino* Dolan*
WC 2001 Ervin* Ervin* Thorpe* Thorpe* Thorpe* Hackett* Bal* Welsh* Peirsol* Lisohor* Sludnov* Hansen* Huegill* Frölander* Phelps* Rosolino* Boggiatto*
WC 2003 Popov* Popov* Thorpe* Thorpe* Hackett* Hackett* Rupprath* Peirsol* Peirsol* Gibson* Kitajima* Kitajima* Welsh* Crocker* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps*
OG 2004 Hall, Jr.* Van den Hoogenband* Thorpe* Thorpe* – Hackett* – Peirsol* Peirsol* – Kitajima* Kitajima* – Phelps* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps*
WC 2005 Schoeman* Magnini* Phelps* Hackett* Hackett* Hackett* Grigoriadis* Peirsol* Peirsol* Warnecke* Hansen* Hansen* Schoeman* Crocker* Korze-niowski* Phelps* Cseh*
WC 2007 Wildman-Tobriner* Hayden & Magnini* Phelps* Park* Stańczyk* Sawry-mowicz* Zandberg* Peirsol* Lochte* Lisohor* Hansen* Kitajima* Schoeman* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps*
OG 2008 Cielo* Bernard* Phelps* Park* – Mellouli* – Peirsol* Lochte* – Kitajima* Kitajima* – Phelps* Phelps* Phelps* Phelps*
WC 2009 Cielo* Cielo* Biedermann* Biedermann* Zhang* Mellouli* Tancock* Koga* Peirsol* Van der Burgh* Rickard* Gyurta* Čavić* Phelps* Phelps* Lochte* Lochte*
WC 2011 Cielo* Magnussen* Lochte* Park* Sun* Sun* Tancock* Lacourt & Stravius* Lochte* França Silva* Dale Oen* Gyurta* Cielo* Phelps* Phelps* Lochte* Lochte*
OG 2012 Manaudou* Adrian* Agnel* Sun* – Sun* – Grevers* Clary* – Van der Burgh* Gyurta* – Phelps* Le Clos* Phelps* Lochte*
WC 2013 Cielo* Magnussen* Agnel* Sun* Sun* Sun* Lacourt* Grevers* Lochte* Van der Burgh* Sprenger* Gyurta* Cielo* Le Clos* Le Clos* Lochte* Seto*
WC 2015 Manaudou* Ning* Guy* Sun* Sun* Paltrinieri* Lacourt* Larkin* Larkin* Peaty* Peaty* Koch* Manaudou* Le Clos* Cseh* Lochte* Seto*
OG 2016 Ervin* Chalmers* Sun* Horton* – Paltrinieri* – Murphy* Murphy* – Peaty* Balandin* – Schooling* Phelps* Phelps* Hagino*
WC 2017 Dressel* Dressel* Sun* Sun* Detti* Paltrinieri* Lacourt* Xu* Rylov* Peaty* Peaty* Chupkov* Proud* Dressel* Le Clos* Kalisz* Kalisz*

Note: Only events that are presently contested have their own column in the above table. In some of the early Olympics, events were held that have been discontinued later on. Where possible, the champions in these events have been located in a column corresponding to the nearest distance. In those cases the actual distance is added below the champion's name. Champions not included in the table are:

Title leaders

  • The leaders in these events are listed below. All swimmers with at least three individual titles are included. Note that this list favors more recent swimmers due to the increasing number of events held, and the introduction and increasing frequency of the World Championships.

Asterisks (*) and bold denote active swimmers

Rank Name Year of
birth		 Total
titles		 Olympic
Games		 World
Championships		 Time span
1.United States Michael Phelps19852813152001–2016 (16)
2.China Sun Yang*199112392011–2017 (7)
United States Ryan Lochte*1984122102007–2015 (9)
4.United States Aaron Peirsol198310372001–2009 (9)
5.Russia Alexander Popov19719451992–2003 (12)
Australia Ian Thorpe19829361998–2004 (7)
Australia Grant Hackett19809271998–2005 (8)
8.Hungary Tamás Darnyi19678441986–1992 (7)
9.East Germany Roland Matthes19507431968–1975 (8)
Japan Kosuke Kitajima19827432003–2008 (6)
West Germany Michael Gross19647341982–1988 (7)
Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov19607341978–1988 (11)
Brazil César Cielo*19877162008–2013 (6)
14.South Africa Chad le Clos*19925142012–2017 (6)
United Kingdom Adam Peaty*19945142015–2017 (3)
16.United States Mark Spitz195044–1972 (1)
United States Matt Biondi19654221986–1991 (6)
Australia Kieren Perkins19734221992–1996 (5)
United States Tom Dolan19754221994–2000 (7)
United States Lenny Krayzelburg19754221998–2000 (3)
United States Anthony Ervin*19814222000–2016 (17)
United Kingdom David Wilkie19544131973–1976 (4)
Hungary Norbert Rózsa19724131991–1996 (6)
Hungary Dániel Gyurta*19894132009–2013 (5)
United States Brendan Hansen19814042001–2007 (7)
France Camille Lacourt19854042011–2017 (7)
27.United States Charles Daniels188533–1904–1908 (5)
United States Johnny Weissmuller190433–1924–1928 (5)
Australia Murray Rose193933–1956–1960 (5)
United States Mike Burton194733–1968–1972 (5)
Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband19783302000–2004 (5)
Sweden Gunnar Larsson19513211972–1973 (2)
United States John Hencken19543211972–1976 (5)
United States Rick Carey19633211982–1984 (3)
Russia Denis Pankratov19743211994–1996 (3)
United States Jim Montgomery19553121973–1976 (4)
Canada Victor Davis19643121982–1986 (5)
Soviet Union Igor Polyansky19673121986–1988 (3)
Spain Martín López-Zubero19693121991–1994 (4)
South Korea Park Tae-hwan*19893122007–2011 (5)
South Africa Cameron van der Burgh*19883122009–2013 (5)
France Florent Manaudou*19903122012–2015 (4)
Italy Gregorio Paltrinieri*19943122015–2017 (3)
Hungary András Hargitay19563031973–1975 (3)
United States Tim Shaw19573031975 (1)
South Africa Roland Schoeman19803032005–2007 (3)
United States Caeleb Dressel*19963032017 (1)

See also

References

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