Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Swimming
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad

Sydney International Aquatics Centre

Venue Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates 16–23 September 2000
Competitors 954 from 150 nations

The swimming competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place from 16 to 23 September 2000 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Homebush Bay. It featured 32 events (16 male, 16 female), and a total of 954 swimmers from 150 nations.[1]

The swimming program for 2000 was expanded from 1996, with the inclusion of the semifinal phase in each of the events except for some special cases. Long-distance swimming events (400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle, and 400 m individual medley) and all relays still maintained the old format with only two phases: heats and final. Because of the radical changes in the competition format, it was extended into an eight-day program and thereby continued into the present era.[2][3]

Swimmers from the United States were the most successful, winning 14 golds, 8 silver, and 11 bronze to lead the overall medal count with 33. Meanwhile, Australia had produced a total of 18 medals (five golds, nine silver, and four bronze) to claim the second spot in the tally.[4][5][6] A total of fourteen world records and thirty-eight Olympic records were set during the competition.[7]

Events

The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):

Schedule

Legend
Key H ½ F TF
Value Heats Semifinals Final Timed final

M = Morning session, E = Evening session

Men[8]
Date →Sep 16Sep 17Sep 18Sep 19Sep 20Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME
50 m freestyleH½F
100 m freestyleH½F
200 m freestyleH½F
400 m freestyleHF
1500 m freestyleHF
100 m backstrokeH½F
200 m backstrokeH½F
100 m breaststrokeH½F
200 m breaststrokeH½F
100 m butterflyH½F
200 m butterflyH½F
200 m individual medleyH½F
400 m individual medleyHF
4×100 m freestyle relayHF
4×200 m freestyle relayHF
4×100 m medley relayHF
Women[8]
Date →Sep 16Sep 17Sep 18Sep 19Sep 20Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME
50 m freestyleH½F
100 m freestyleH½F
200 m freestyleH½F
400 m freestyleHF
800 m freestyleHF
100 m backstrokeH½F
200 m backstrokeH½F
100 m breaststrokeH½F
200 m breaststrokeH½F
100 m butterflyH½F
200 m butterflyH½F
200 m individual medleyH½F
400 m individual medleyHF
4×100 m freestyle relayHF
4×200 m freestyle relayHF
4×100 m medley relayHF

Participating nations

A total of 954 swimmers (558 men and 336 women) from 150 nations would compete in swimming events at these Olympic Games.[9] Aruba, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Guinea, Iraq, Laos, Mali, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Niger, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, and Tajikistan made their official debut in swimming. Nations with swimmers at the Games are (team size in parentheses):

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1481133
2 Australia (AUS)59418
3 Netherlands (NED)5128
4 Italy (ITA)3126
5 Ukraine (UKR)2204
6 Romania (ROM)2114
7 Sweden (SWE)1214
8 Hungary (HUN)1001
9 Japan (JPN)0224
10 Slovakia (SVK)0202
11 Russia (RUS)0112
 South Africa (RSA)0112
13 France (FRA)0101
14 Germany (GER)0033
15 Costa Rica (CRC)0022
16 Brazil (BRA)0011
 Canada (CAN)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (18 nations)33313397

Results

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
Anthony Ervin
 United States
Gary Hall, Jr.
 United States
21.98 Not awarded
as there was a tie for gold.
Pieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
22.03
100 m freestyle
Pieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
48.30 Alexander Popov
 Russia
48.69 Gary Hall, Jr.
 United States
48.73
200 m freestyle
Pieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
1:45.35 =WR Ian Thorpe
 Australia
1:45.83 Massimiliano Rosolino
 Italy
1:46.65
400 m freestyle
Ian Thorpe
 Australia
3:40.59 WR Massimiliano Rosolino
 Italy
3:43.40 EU Klete Keller
 United States
3:47.00 AM
1500 m freestyle
Grant Hackett
 Australia
14:48.33 Kieren Perkins
 Australia
14:53.59 Chris Thompson
 United States
14:56.81 AM
100 m backstroke
Lenny Krayzelburg
 United States
53.72 OR Matt Welsh
 Australia
54.07 OC Stev Theloke
 Germany
54.82
200 m backstroke
Lenny Krayzelburg
 United States
1:56.76 OR Aaron Peirsol
 United States
1:57.35 Matt Welsh
 Australia
1:57.59 OC
100 m breaststroke
Domenico Fioravanti
 Italy
1:00.46 OR Ed Moses
 United States
1:00.73 Roman Sloudnov
 Russia
1:00.91
200 m breaststroke
Domenico Fioravanti
 Italy
2:10.87 EU Terence Parkin
 South Africa
2:12.50 AF Davide Rummolo
 Italy
2:12.73
100 m butterfly
Lars Frölander
 Sweden
52.00 EU Michael Klim
 Australia
52.18 Geoff Huegill
 Australia
52.22
200 m butterfly
Tom Malchow
 United States
1:55.35 OR Denys Sylantyev
 Ukraine
1:55.76 NR Justin Norris
 Australia
1:56.17 OC
200 m individual medley
Massimiliano Rosolino
 Italy
1:58.98 OR Tom Dolan
 United States
1:59.77 AM Tom Wilkens
 United States
2:00.87
400 m individual medley
Tom Dolan
 United States
4:11.76 WR Erik Vendt
 United States
4:14.23 Curtis Myden
 Canada
4:15.33
4×100 m freestyle relay
 Australia (AUS)
Ian Thorpe
Ashley Callus
Chris Fydler
Michael Klim
Todd Pearson*
Adam Pine*
3:13.67 WR  United States (USA)
Neil Walker
Anthony Ervin
Gary Hall, Jr.
Jason Lezak
Scott Tucker*
Josh Davis*
3:13.86 AM  Brazil (BRA)
Edvaldo Valério
Gustavo Borges
Carlos Jayme
Fernando Scherer
3:17.40
4×200 m freestyle relay
 Australia (AUS)
Todd Pearson
Ian Thorpe
Bill Kirby
Michael Klim
Grant Hackett*
Daniel Kowalski*
7:07.05 WR  United States (USA)
Jamie Rauch
Josh Davis
Scott Goldblatt
Klete Keller
Nate Dusing*
Chad Carvin*
7:12.64  Netherlands (NED)
Martijn Zuijdweg
Johan Kenkhuis
Pieter van den Hoogenband
Marcel Wouda
Mark van der Zijden*
7:12.70 NR
4×100 m medley relay
 United States (USA)
Lenny Krayzelburg
Ed Moses
Ian Crocker
Gary Hall, Jr.
Neil Walker*
Tommy Hannan*
Jason Lezak*
3:33.73 WR  Australia (AUS)
Matt Welsh
Regan Harrison
Geoff Huegill
Michael Klim
Josh Watson*
Ryan Mitchell*
Adam Pine*
Ian Thorpe*
3:35.27 OC  Germany (GER)
Stev Theloke
Jens Kruppa
Thomas Rupprath
Torsten Spanneberg
3:35.88 EU

* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
Inge de Bruijn
 Netherlands
24.32 Therese Alshammar
 Sweden
24.51 Dara Torres
 United States
24.63 AM
100 m freestyle
Inge de Bruijn
 Netherlands
53.83 Therese Alshammar
 Sweden
54.33 NR Dara Torres
 United States
Jenny Thompson
 United States
54.43
200 m freestyle
Susie O'Neill
 Australia
1:58.24 Martina Moravcová
 Slovakia
1:58.32 Claudia Poll
 Costa Rica
1:58.81
400 m freestyle
Brooke Bennett
 United States
4:05.80 Diana Munz
 United States
4:07.07 Claudia Poll
 Costa Rica
4:07.83
800 m freestyle
Brooke Bennett
 United States
8:19.67 OR Yana Klochkova
 Ukraine
8:22.66 NR Kaitlin Sandeno
 United States
8:24.29
100 m backstroke
Diana Mocanu
 Romania
1:00.21 OR Mai Nakamura
 Japan
1:00.55 NR Nina Zhivanevskaya
 Spain
1:00.89 NR
200 m backstroke
Diana Mocanu
 Romania
2:08.16 NR Roxana Maracineanu
 France
2:10.25 NR Miki Nakao
 Japan
2:11.05
100 m breaststroke
Megan Quann
 United States
1:07.05 AM Leisel Jones
 Australia
1:07.49 OC Penny Heyns
 South Africa
1:07.55
200 m breaststroke
Ágnes Kovács
 Hungary
2:24.35 Kristy Kowal
 United States
2:24.56 AM Amanda Beard
 United States
2:25.35
100 m butterfly
Inge de Bruijn
 Netherlands
56.61 WR Martina Moravcová
 Slovakia
57.97 NR Dara Torres
 United States
58.20
200 m butterfly
Misty Hyman
 United States
2:05.88 OR Susie O'Neill
 Australia
2:06.58 Petria Thomas
 Australia
2:07.12
200 m individual medley
Yana Klochkova
 Ukraine
2:10.68 OR Beatrice Căslaru
 Romania
2:12.57 NR Cristina Teuscher
 United States
2:13.32
400 m individual medley
Yana Klochkova
 Ukraine
4:33.59 WR Yasuko Tajima
 Japan
4:35.96 NR Beatrice Căslaru
 Romania
4:37.18 NR
4×100 m freestyle relay
 United States (USA)
Amy Van Dyken
Courtney Shealy
Jenny Thompson
Dara Torres
Erin Phenix*
Ashley Tappin*
3:36.61 WR  Netherlands (NED)
Manon van Rooijen
Wilma van Hofwegen
Inge de Bruijn
Thamar Henneken
Chantal Groot*
3:39.83 EU  Sweden (SWE)
Johanna Sjöberg
Therese Alshammar
Louise Jöhncke
Anna-Karin Kammerling
Josefin Lillhage*
Malin Svahnström*
3:40.30 NR
4×200 m freestyle relay
 United States (USA)
Diana Munz
Jenny Thompson
Samantha Arsenault
Lindsay Benko
Julia Stowers*
Kim Black*
7:57.80 OR  Australia (AUS)
Giaan Rooney
Petria Thomas
Kirsten Thomson
Susie O'Neill
Jacinta van Lint*
Elka Graham*
7:58.52 OC  Germany (GER)
Franziska van Almsick
Antje Buschschulte
Sara Harstick
Kerstin Kielgass
Meike Freitag*
Britta Steffen*
7:58.64 NR
4×100 m medley relay
 United States (USA)
Barbara Bedford
Megan Quann
Jenny Thompson
Dara Torres
Courtney Shealy*
Ashley Tappin*
Amy Van Dyken*
Staciana Stitts*
3:58.30 WR  Australia (AUS)
Petria Thomas
Leisel Jones
Susie O'Neill
Dyana Calub
Giaan Rooney*
Tarnee White*
Sarah Ryan*
4:01.59 OC  Japan (JPN)
Masami Tanaka
Sumika Minamoto
Mai Nakamura
Junko Onishi
4:04.16 NR

* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

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