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*
WC 2019 Dressel* Dressel* Sun* Sun* Paltrinieri* Wellbrock* Waddell* Xu* Rylov* Peaty* Peaty* Chupkov* Dressel* Dressel* Milák* Seto* Seto*

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 placed 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. Michael Phelps19852813152001–2016 (16)
2. Sun Yang*1991143112011–2019 (9)
3. Ryan Lochte*1984122102007–2015 (9)
4. Aaron Peirsol198310372001–2009 (9)
5. Alexander Popov19719451992–2003 (12)
Ian Thorpe19829361998–2004 (7)
Grant Hackett19809271998–2005 (8)
8. Tamás Darnyi19678441986–1992 (7)
9. Roland Matthes19507431968–1975 (8)
Kosuke Kitajima19827432003–2008 (6)
Michael Gross19647341982–1988 (7)
Vladimir Salnikov19607341978–1988 (11)
César Cielo*19877162008–2013 (6)
Adam Peaty*19947162015–2019 (5)
Caeleb Dressel*19967072017–2019 (3)
16. Chad le Clos*19925142012–2017 (6)
17. Mark Spitz195044–1972 (1)
Matt Biondi19654221986–1991 (6)
Kieren Perkins19734221992–1996 (5)
Tom Dolan19754221994–2000 (7)
Lenny Krayzelburg19754221998–2000 (3)
Anthony Ervin*19814222000–2016 (17)
David Wilkie19544131973–1976 (4)
Norbert Rózsa19724131991–1996 (6)
Dániel Gyurta19894132009–2013 (5)
Gregorio Paltrinieri*19944132015–2019 (5)
Brendan Hansen19814042001–2007 (7)
Camille Lacourt19854042011–2017 (7)
Daiya Seto*19944042013–2019 (7)
30. Charles Daniels188533–1904–1908 (5)
Johnny Weissmuller190433–1924–1928 (5)
Murray Rose193933–1956–1960 (5)
Mike Burton194733–1968–1972 (5)
Pieter van den Hoogenband19783302000–2004 (5)
Gunnar Larsson19513211972–1973 (2)
John Hencken19543211972–1976 (5)
Rick Carey19633211982–1984 (3)
Denis Pankratov19743211994–1996 (3)
Jim Montgomery19553121973–1976 (4)
Victor Davis19643121982–1986 (5)
Igor Polyansky19673121986–1988 (3)
Martín López-Zubero19693121991–1994 (4)
Park Tae-hwan*19893122007–2011 (5)
Cameron van der Burgh19883122009–2013 (5)
Florent Manaudou*19903122012–2015 (4)
András Hargitay19563031973–1975 (3)
Tim Shaw19573031975 (1)
Roland Schoeman*19803032005–2007 (3)

See also

References
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