Australia has competed in swimming at the Summer Olympics since the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, after only sending a runner, Edwin Flack to the 1896 Summer Olympics. Australia has sent athletes to almost all editions of the modern Olympic Games. Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were an International Frederick Lane was Australia's sole swimming representative at the 1900 games, winning two individual gold medals. Frederick Claude Vivian Lane (2 February 1880 &ndash 14 May 1969 was an Australian swimmer Women's events were added at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, with Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie being Australia's first female representatives, winning gold and silver in the 100m freestyle, which was the first women's event on the program. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Sarah Frances "Fanny" Durack (27 October 1889 &ndash 20 March 1956 was an Australian swimmer Wilhelmina "Mina" Wylie (1891 &ndash 6 July 1984 was one of Australia 's first two female Olympic Swimming representatives along with friend Fanny At the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics, Australia competed as Australasia, sending a combined team with New Zealand. The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in Australasia was the name of a combined team of athletes from Australia and New Zealand that competed together at the 1908 and 1912 New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The table includes Malcolm Champion, a New Zealander who was part of the 4x200m freestyle relay team which captured gold in 1912. Malcolm Eadie Champion ( 12 November 1883 &ndash July 27, 1939) was New Zealand 's first Olympic gold medallist and ^[1]

Australia has won a total of 52 gold medals in the sport, second only to the United States, who have won 205, almost four times as many. The United States (USA has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which it boycotted East Germany is in third place with 32 golds, although this is widely attributed to state-sponsored systematic doping programs. The German Democratic Republic (GDR, often called East Germany, had founded a separate National Olympic Committee for socialist East Germany on 22 April ^[2][3]

Swimming is Australia's most prolific Olympic sport, having been responsible for 52 of Australia's 129 Olympic gold medals. In addition, a list of the top 50 Australian Olympians of all time, compiled by the Australian Olympic Committee, named eighteen swimmers in the top 50, more than any other sport. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC is the National Olympic Committee in Australia for the Olympic Games movement Swimmers have been given the honour of carrying the Australian flag five times in eleven at the closing ceremony, which is traditionally reserved for the most successful athlete of the delegation. ^[4][5]

Australia's strongest ever performance in swimming was at the 1956 Olympics on home soil in Melbourne. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Australia claimed eight of the thirteen gold medals available, including both relays and a clean sweep of the medals in the 100m freestyle, considered the blue-riband event for both men and women. This is the only time that Australia has topped the medal tally in swimming, and the tally of gold medals has not been surpassed despite the expansion of the swimming program to its current 32 events. ^[1]

Australia has been most successful in the freestyle discipline, with 36 of the 52 golds coming in the stroke. Freestyle is an unregulated Swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. Eight of the gold have come from the men's 1500m freestyle, the most victories in the event by any country, which has resulted in the event being dubbed "Australia's race" by Australian commentators. Australia's first medal outside of freestyle did not come until 1932 when Clare Dennis and Bonnie Mealing won gold and silver in the 200m breaststroke and 100m backstroke respectively. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Clara "Clare" Dennis (7 March 1916 &ndash 5 June 1971 was an Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at Phillomena "Bonnie" Mealing (28 July 1912 Woolloomooloo - 1 January 2002 in Sydney) Breaststroke is a Swimming style swum on the Breast. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four It was not until John Davies' victory in the 200m breaststroke in 1952 that a male swimmer had won a medal outside of freestyle. John G Davies (born 17 May 1929 in Willoughby New South Wales) was an Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a gold medal in the 200m At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Backstroke is Australia's weakest discipline, with David Theile's two consecutive golds in the 100m backstroke being the only victories in the discipline. David Egmont Theile (born 17 January 1938 in Maryborough Queensland) was an Australian Backstroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s who won consecutive gold medals ^[1][6]

Individual medalists

Frank Beaurepaire won a record 34 Australian titles, which stood for more than 70 years until surpassed by Susie O'Neill in 2000. Sir Francis ("Frank" Joseph Edmund Beaurepaire (13 May 1891 &ndash 29 May 1956 was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer from the 1900s to Susan ("Susie" O'Neill (born August 2 1973) is an Australian former competitive swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland, who was famously He later became Lord Mayor of Melbourne, and helped to secure the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Australia's most successful in swimming. This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Melbourne, a Local Government Area of Victoria, Australia. The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne

Boy Charlton was the first Australian to win the 1500m freestyle, and event which Australia has won eight times, the most by any country. Andrew Murray Charlton (12 August 1907 – 10 December 1975 known popularly as Boy Charlton, was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s and 1930s The race is sometimes referred to as "Australia's race"

Fanny Durack (left)' and Mina Wylie were the first two women to represent Australia in swimming at the Olympics. Sarah Frances "Fanny" Durack (27 October 1889 &ndash 20 March 1956 was an Australian swimmer Wilhelmina "Mina" Wylie (1891 &ndash 6 July 1984 was one of Australia 's first two female Olympic Swimming representatives along with friend Fanny They were club-mates in Sydney and completed an Australian quinella in the 100m freestyle.

Clare Dennis was the first Australian to win gold in a non-freestyle event, the 200m breaststroke, at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Clara "Clare" Dennis (7 March 1916 &ndash 5 June 1971 was an Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932

John Davies was the first Australian male to win a breaststroke gold medal, at the 1952 Summer Olympics, the last at which the butterfly arm action was still legal. John G Davies (born 17 May 1929 in Willoughby New South Wales) was an Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a gold medal in the 200m The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland

David Theile is the only Australian to have won a backstroke gold medal, winning the 100m backstroke in both the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. David Egmont Theile (born 17 January 1938 in Maryborough Queensland) was an Australian Backstroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s who won consecutive gold medals Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy

The following table includes only medals won by Australian swimmers in individual events. No New Zealand swimmers have won individual medals whilst competing in the combined Australasia team. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island ^[1]

• Shane Gould won three gold, one silver, and one bronze, all in individual events at her only Olympics, aged 15. Shane Elizabeth Gould, MBE (born 23 November 1956 is an Australian former swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze In doing so, she became the first woman to win three individual gold medals at one Olympics all in world record time. She is the only Australian to win five individual medals and three individual gold medals at one Olympics. ^[7]
• Ian Thorpe and Gould are the most decorated Australian Olympic medalists in all sports. Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey ^[8]
• Dawn Fraser won three consecutive gold medals in 1956, 1960 and 1964 in the 100m freestyle, to become the first swimmer to win any event three times. Dawn Lorraine Fraser AO, MBE (born on 4 September 1937 is an Australian champion swimmer ^[9]
• Murray Rose and Ian Thorpe have both won the 400m freestyle twice, while Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett have won the 1500m freestyle twice. Iain Murray Rose was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey Kieren John Perkins OAM (born August 14, 1973) is a former Australian professional swimmer Grant George Hackett OAM (born May 9, 1980) is an Australian swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle David Theile has won the 100m backstroke twice, the only Australian to have won a backstroke event. David Egmont Theile (born 17 January 1938 in Maryborough Queensland) was an Australian Backstroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s who won consecutive gold medals All were won consecutive. ^[1]

All medalists

The following table includes all those who have won medals, including as part of relay teams. Shane Elizabeth Gould, MBE (born 23 November 1956 is an Australian former swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich Germany. Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in Swimming. Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Dawn Lorraine Fraser AO, MBE (born on 4 September 1937 is an Australian champion swimmer At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen Swimming events were contested Iain Murray Rose was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women Kieren John Perkins OAM (born August 14, 1973) is a former Australian professional swimmer Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Susan ("Susie" O'Neill (born August 2 1973) is an Australian former competitive swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland, who was famously Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Grant George Hackett OAM (born May 9, 1980) is an Australian swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Frederick Claude Vivian Lane (2 February 1880 &ndash 14 May 1969 was an Australian swimmer At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven Swimming events were contested David Egmont Theile (born 17 January 1938 in Maryborough Queensland) was an Australian Backstroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s who won consecutive gold medals At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women Michael ("Mike" Vincent Wenden MBE (born 17 November 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Swimming champion At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in Swimming were contested The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich Germany. Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in Swimming. Petria Ann Thomas OAM (born August 25 1975) is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Andrew Murray Charlton (12 August 1907 – 10 December 1975 known popularly as Boy Charlton, was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s and 1930s At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong OAM (born 7 April 1968 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1980s The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Lorraine Joyce Crapp (born 17 October 1938 in Sydney New South Wales) is a former Olympic Swimming champion representing Australia. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women John Devitt (born 4 February 1937 in Granville, New South Wales) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s who won a gold At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women Michelle Jan Ford MBE (born 15 July 1962 in Sydney) was an Australian long distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1970s Men's events Women's events Medal table Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving John Konrads ( Latvian: Jānis Konrāds; born 21 May 1942 in Riga, Latvia) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen Swimming events were contested Beverley Joy Whitfield (15 June 1954 &ndash 20 August 1996 in Shellharbour New South Wales) was an Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s who won a The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich Germany. Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in Swimming. Kevin John Berry OAM (10 April 1945 &ndash 7 December 2006 was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen Swimming events were contested This article is about the Australian swimmer For the Bahamas discus thrower see Bradley Cooper (athlete, for the disgraced Sydney businessman see HIH Insurance The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich Germany. Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in Swimming. John G Davies (born 17 May 1929 in Willoughby New South Wales) was an Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a gold medal in the 200m At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Clara "Clare" Dennis (7 March 1916 &ndash 5 June 1971 was an Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Sarah Frances "Fanny" Durack (27 October 1889 &ndash 20 March 1956 was an Australian swimmer At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine Swimming events were contested John ("Jon" Malcolm Henricks (born 6 June 1935 started his swimming career as a distance Swimmer, scoring his first real successes in 1952 when he came in 3rd At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women Jodie Clare Henry OAM (born 17 November 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian Swimmer, Olympic gold medalist Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Lynnette Velma (Lyn McClements (born 11 May 1951 in Nedlands Western Australia) was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s who won a gold medal in the At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in Swimming were contested Gail Neall (born 2 August 1955 in Sydney known as Gail Yeoh after marriage is a former Australian medley swimmer who raced in the 1970s The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich Germany. Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in Swimming. Ian Lovett O'Brien (born 3 March 1947 in Wellington New South Wales) is a former Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s who won the 200 metre breaststroke At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen Swimming events were contested At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in Swimming were contested Jonathan ("Jon" Scott Sieben (born 24 August 1966 is an Australian former butterfly swimmer active in the 1980s who won gold in the 200 m butterfly at the 1984 Los Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Robert "Bob" George Windle (born 7 November 1944 in Sydney) was an Australian sprint and long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s who At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen Swimming events were contested At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in Swimming were contested Leisel Marie Jones OAM (born 30 August 1985 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia is an Australian Olympic gold medalist Swimmer. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Sir Francis ("Frank" Joseph Edmund Beaurepaire (13 May 1891 &ndash 29 May 1956 was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer from the 1900s to At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, six Swimming events were contested At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten Swimming events were contested At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Daniel Steven Kowalski (born July 2, 1975 in Singapore) was an Australian middle- and long-distance Swimmer specialising in Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Hayley Jane Lewis (following her marriage Hayley Taylor) (born March 2, 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a retired Australian Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested John Birnie Marshall (born 29 March 1930 &ndash died 31 January 1957 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver and bronze At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women Matthew ("Matt" Welsh (born 18 November 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Swimmer who is the world champion in the Backstroke At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Glenn Beringen (born September 16, 1964 in Adelaide) was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s from Adelaide, who won Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Brooke Louise Hanson OAM (born March 18 1978 in Manly, New South Wales) is a former Australian Swimmer. Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Neville Hayes (born December 2 1943 in Sydney) was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won two silver medals at At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women Cecil Patrick Healy (28 November 1881 in Darlinghurst New South Wales – 29 August 1918 in Somme, France) was an Australian freestyle At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine Swimming events were contested Glen Clifford Housman (born September 9, 1971 in Rockhampton Queensland) was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA Michael Klim OAM (born August 13, 1977) is a Polish -born Australian swimmer Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Suzanne ("Suzie" Ciscele Landells (born 12 December 1964 known after marriage as Suzanne Dill-Macky, was an Australian individual medley swimmer of the 1980s Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Beatrice "Nancy" Lyons (born April 12 1930) known after marriage as Beatrice Welch, was an Australian Breaststroke At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Phillomena "Bonnie" Mealing (28 July 1912 Woolloomooloo - 1 January 2002 in Sydney) At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Scott Andrew Miller (born February 21, 1975 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian butterfly swimmer who competed at the Atlanta Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA John James Monckton (born October 28 1938) was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1950s who won a silver medal in the 100m backstroke at the At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women This article is about the swimmer For the soap opera character from Coronation Street formerly named Karen Phillips see Karen McDonald. Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Mark Stockwell (born 5 July 1963 is a former Australian sprint freestyle swimmer Stockwell won three medals in freestyle swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Graham Claude Windeatt (born 5 August 1954 was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s who won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1972 The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich Germany. Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in Swimming. Men's events Women's events Medal table Wilhelmina "Mina" Wylie (1891 &ndash 6 July 1984 was one of Australia 's first two female Olympic Swimming representatives along with friend Fanny At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine Swimming events were contested Peter Maxwell Evans (born 1 August 1961 is a former Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s who won four Olympic medals most notably a gold in the 4 × 100 m Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Harold Hampton Hardwick (14 December 1888 &ndash 22 February 1959 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s who won gold in the 4x200 m freestyle At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine Swimming events were contested Samantha Linette Riley (born November 13, 1972) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of partial Aboriginal descent of the 1990s who competed for Australia Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA Allan Wood (born 16 May 1943 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen Swimming events were contested Janice ("Jan" Andrew (born November 25 1943) known after marriage as Janice Thornett, was an Australian butterfly swimmer At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women Graeme Brewer (born December 1, 1958) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s who won a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Gregory "Greg" Brough (born 26 March 1951 in Surfers Paradise Queensland) was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in Swimming were contested Glenn Buchanan (born November 19 1962) was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1980s from Townsville, who won two bronze medals in Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Gary Arthur Chapman (17 September 1937 - 23 September 1978 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s who won a bronze medal in the At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women Judy-Joy Davies (born 5 June 1928) was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Scott Goodman (born August 20, 1973) is an Australian butterfly swimmer who competed at the Atlanta Olympics, winning a bronze medal in Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA Stephen Holland (born 31 May 1958 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics Men's events Women's events Medal table Geoffrey Huegill (born 4 March 1979 in Gove, Northern Territory) to an Australian father and a Thai mother is a swimmer from Australia who won a bronze At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Mark Kerry (born 4 August 1959 is a former Australian Backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s who won three Olympic medals including a Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Faith Leech (born 31 March 1941 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia) is a former Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women Justin Lemberg (born August 23, 1966) was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s who won a bronze medal in the 400m Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett ( née Lenton) OAM (born 28 January 1985 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Julie Maree McDonald (born March 14, 1970) was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s and 1990s who won a bronze medal in the The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Maxwell ("Max" Raymond Metzker (born 8 March 1960 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa) was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer Men's events Women's events Medal table Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving Karen Lynne Moras (born 6 January 1954 in Ryde New South Wales) known after marriage as Karen Moras-Stephenson was an Australian distance freestyle At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in Swimming were contested The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich Germany. Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in Swimming. Justin Neville Norris (born 3 June 1980 is an Australian butterfly and individual medley swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Sydney Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events Michelle Robyn Pearson (born 22 April 1964 was an Australian medley and freestyle Swimmer of the 1980s who won a bronze medal in the 200m Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus Philip ("Phil" John Rogers (born April 24, 1971 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former Breaststroke Swimmer Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested Nicole Dawn Livingstone OAM (born June 24, 1971) is a retired Australian Olympic swimmer and a television sports commentator and The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA Robert ("Rob" Woodhouse (born June 23, 1966) is a former Australian Olympic swimmer specializing in Medley swimming. Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable Since 1984, swimmers who participated in the preliminary heats but not in the final were awarded medals if the final team went on to claim a medal, whereas those prior to 1984 did not. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Those who swam in the heats only are marked with an asterisk, multiple times if multiple medals were awarded for swimming in heats only. Malcolm Champion, a member of the 4x200m freestyle relay team in 1912, was a New Zealander, competing as part of the combined Australasia team. Malcolm Eadie Champion ( 12 November 1883 &ndash July 27, 1939) was New Zealand 's first Olympic gold medallist and His team-mates in the combined relay team were Cecil Healy, Les Boardman and Harold Hardwick. Cecil Patrick Healy (28 November 1881 in Darlinghurst New South Wales – 29 August 1918 in Somme, France) was an Australian freestyle Leslie Boardman (born 2 August 1889 - date of death unknown was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1910s who won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m Harold Hampton Hardwick (14 December 1888 &ndash 22 February 1959 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s who won gold in the 4x200 m freestyle ^[1]

• Ian Thorpe is the most decorated Australian Olympian of all time, in terms of gold and total medals. Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey His three gold and two silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics are the largest in a single Olympics by an Australian. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever ^[8]
• Dawn Fraser and Murray Rose jointly held the previous records for gold medals, and Fraser the record of eight medals in total, prior to Thorpe. Dawn Lorraine Fraser AO, MBE (born on 4 September 1937 is an Australian champion swimmer Iain Murray Rose was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II ^[82]
• Sandra Morgan, a member of the Australian women's 4x100m freestyle relay team in 1956, is the youngest Australian gold medalist of all time, aged 14 years and 6 months. Sandra Morgan (born 6 June 1942 known after marriage as Sandra Beavis, was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s who won a gold medal in the ^[82]

See also

• Australia at the Olympics
• Australian Olympic Committee
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• Swimming at the Summer Olympics

Notes

Reference

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympics. ABC Books. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.