Let's get our swim on.
The greatest swimmers in the world have converged on the Paris Aquatics Centre for the right to be named a world champion. Past medalists such as Katie Ledecky, Penny Oleksiak, Caeleb Dressel, and Emma McKeon will be among the hundreds of swimming stars pursuing bronze, silver, and, of course, gold medals.
Who will be taking home the most gold medals? Which country will finish with the most hardware?
Sporting News is tracking the medal winners in each event and listing the countries that have totaled the most medals in swimming. Totals are ranked by most gold medals.
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Olympic swimming results 2024
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|
| 50 Freestyle | Cameron McEvoy (Australia) | Benjamin Proud (Great Britain) | Florent Manaudou (France) |
| 100 Freestyle | Pan Zhalne (China) | Kyle Chalmers (Australia) | David Popovici (Romania) |
| 200 Freestyle | David Popovici (Romania) | Matt Richards (Great Britain) | Luke Hobson (United States) |
| 400 Freestyle | Lukas Maertens (Germany) | Elijah Winnington (Australia) | Kim Woomin (South Korea) |
| 800 Freestyle | Daniel Wiffren (Ireland) | Bobby Finke (USA) | Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy) |
| 1500 Freestyle | Bobby Finke (USA) | Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy) | Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) |
| 100 Backstroke | Thomas Ceccon (Italy) | Xu Jiayu (China) | Ryan Murphy (USA) |
| 200 Backstroke | Hubert Kos (Hungary) | Apostolos Christou (Greece) | Roman Mityukov (Switzerland) |
| 100 Breaststroke | Nicolo Martinenghi (Italy) | Adam Peaty (Great Britain), Nic Fink (USA) | |
| 200 Breaststroke | Leon Marchand (France) | Zac Stubblety-Cook (Australia) | Caspar Corbeau (Netherlands) |
| 100 Butterfly | Kristóf Milák (Hungary) | Josh Liendo (Canada) | Ilya Kharun (Canada) |
| 200 Butterfly | Leon Marchand (France) | Kristof Milak (Hungary) | Ilya Kharun (Canada) |
| 200 Individual Medley | Leon Marchand (France) | Duncan Scott (Great Britain) | Wang Shun (China) |
| 400 Individual Medley | Leon Marchand (France) | Matsushita Tomoyuki (Japan) | Carson Foster (USA) |
| 4x100 Freestyle Relay | USA | Australia | Italy |
| 4x200 Freestyle Relay | Great Britain | USA | Australia |
| 4x100 Medley Relay | China | USA | France |
MORE: How Katie Ledecky has stayed on top of her sport
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|
| 50 Freestyle | Saraj Sjostrom (Sweden) | Meg Harris (Australia) | Zhang Yufei (China) |
| 100 Freestyle | Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden) | Torri Huske (USA) | Siobhan Haughey (Hong Kong, China) |
| 200 Freestyle | Mollie O'Callaghan (Australia) | Ariarne Titmus (Australia) | Siobhan Bernadette Haughey (Hong Kong) |
| 400 Freestyle | Ariarne Titmus (Australia) | Summer McIntosh (Canada) | Katie Ledecky (USA) |
| 800 Freestyle | Katie Ledecky (USA) | Ariarne Titmus (Australia) | Paige Madden (USA) |
| 1500 Freestyle | Katie Ledecky (USA) | Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (France) | Isobel Gose (Germany) |
| 100 Backstroke | Kaylee McKeown (Australia) | Regan Smith (USA) | Katharine Berkoff (USA) |
| 200 Backstroke | Kaylee McKeown (Australia) | Regan Smith (USA) | Kylie Masse (Canada) |
| 100 Breaststroke | Tatjana Smith (South Africa) | Tang Qianting (China) | Mona McSharry (Ireland) |
| 200 Breaststroke | Kate Douglass (USA) | Tatjana Smith (South Africa) | Tes Schouten (Netherlands) |
| 100 Butterfly | Torri Huske (USA) | Gretchen Walsh (USA) | Zhang Yufei (China) |
| 200 Butterfly | Summer McIntosh (Canada) | Regan Smith (USA) | Zhang Yufei (China) |
| 200 Individual Medley | Summer McIntosh (Canada) | Kate Douglass (USA) | Kaylee McKeown (Australia) |
| 400 Individual Medley | Summer McIntosh (Canada) | Katie Grimes (USA) | Emma Weyant (USA) |
| 4x100 Freestyle Relay | Australia | USA | China |
| 4x200 Freestyle Relay | Australia | USA | China |
| 4x100 Medley Relay | USA | Australia | China |
Mixed event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|
| 4x100 Medley Relay | USA | China | Australia |
Overall swimming medal leaders
| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|
| 1 | Australia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | USA | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | China | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Hong Kong, China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
How to watch Olympic swimming events
- TV channels: NBC (U.S.) | USA Network (U.S.) | CBC (Canada)
- Live stream: NBCSports.com | NBCOlympics.com | Peacock | Fubo (7-day free trial)
NBC and CBC have the exclusive rights to all Olympic content in the U.S. and Canada, respectively, and as such, each will carry all the swimming events during the 2021 Tokyo Games.
Fans looking to stream the events can find them on NBC platforms NBCSports.com, NBCOlympics.com or Peacock, as well as on Fubo.
TV schedule
With the exception of August 4, each day will begin with heats starting at 5 a.m. ET and will end with semifinals and finals races starting up at 2:30 p.m. ET each day. The USA Network will carry the heats in the United States and NBC will have the finals, while CBC will provide coverage of both events in Canada.
Those in the United States hoping to see replays of the qualifying heats can tune into NBC every afternoon to see how swimmers performed earlier in the morning.
Saturday, July 27
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Heats | 5 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Sunday, July 28
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Heats | 5 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Monday, July 29
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Heats | 5 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Tuesday, July 30
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Heats | 5 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Wednesday, July 31
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Heats | 5 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Thursday, Aug. 1
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Heats | 5 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Friday, Aug. 2
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Heats | 5 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Saturday, Aug. 3
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Heats | 5 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Sunday, Aug. 4
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|
| Finals | 12:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Olympic swimming schedule
Fans waiting for the action in the pool are in luck. Swimming is one of the first events to kick off the Olympics, with action every day to start the Olympics.
From July 27 through Aug. 3, swimming fanatics will be treated to heats early in the morning, and semifinals and finals in the afternoon. On Aug. 4, there will only be five finals races held in the afternoon to wrap up swimming at the Olympics.
Each day, the morning events will begin at 5 a.m. ET, while the afternoon events begin at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Saturday, July 27
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|
| Women's 100 Butterfly (Heats) | Women's 100 Butterfly (Semifinals) |
| Women's 400 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 400 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 100 Breaststroke (Heats) | Women's 400 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 400 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 100 Breaststroke (Semifinals) |
| Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Heats) | Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Finals) |
| Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Heats) | Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Finals) |
Sunday, July 28
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|
| Men's 200 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 400 Individual Medley (Finals) |
| Men's 400 Individual Medley (Heats) | Women's 100 Butterfly (Finals) |
| Women's 100 Breaststroke (Heats) | Men's 200 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Men's 100 Backstroke (Heats) | Women's 100 Breaststroke (Semifinals) |
| Women's 200 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 100 Backstroke (Semifinals) |
| -- | Men's 100 Breaststroke (Finals) |
| -- | Women's 200 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
Monday, July 29
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|
| Women's 400 Individual Medley (Heats) | Women's 400 Individual Medley (Finals) |
| Women's 100 Backstroke (Heats) | Men's 200 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 800 Freestyle (Heats) | Women's 100 Backstroke (Semifinals) |
| -- | Men's 100 Backstroke (Finals) |
| -- | Women's 100 Breaststroke (Finals) |
| -- | Women's 200 Freestyle (Finals) |
Tuesday, July 30
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|
| Men's 200 Butterfly (Heats) | Men's 100 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Men's 100 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 200 Butterfly (Semifinals) |
| Women's 1500 Freestyle (Heats) | Women's 100 Backstroke (Finals) |
| Women's 100 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 800 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 200 Breaststroke (Heats) | Men's 200 Breaststroke (Semifinals) |
| Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (Heats) | Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (Finals) |
Wednesday, July 31
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|
| Women's 200 Breaststroke (Heats) | Women's 100 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 200 Backstroke (Heats) | Men's 200 Butterfly (Finals) |
| Women's 200 Butterfly (Heats) | Women's 200 Butterfly (Semifinals) |
| -- | Women's 1500 Freestyle (Finals) |
| -- | Men's 200 Backstroke (Semifinals) |
| -- | Women's 200 Breaststroke (Semifinals) |
| -- | Men's 200 Breaststroke (Finals) |
| -- | Men's 800 Freestyle (Finals) |
Thursday, Aug. 1
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|
| Women's 200 Backstroke (Heats) | Women's 200 Butterfly (Finals) |
| Men's 50 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 200 Backstroke (Finals) |
| Men's 200 Individual Medley (Heats) | Men's 50 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Women's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (Heats) | Women's 200 Breaststroke (Finals) |
| -- | Women's 200 Backstroke (Semifinals) |
| -- | Men's 200 Individual Medley (Semifinals) |
| -- | Women's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (Finals) |
Friday, Aug. 2
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|
| Men's 100 Butterfly (Heats) | Men's 50 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Women's 200 Individual Medley (Heats) | Women's 200 Backstroke (Finals) |
| Women's 800 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 200 Individual Medley (Finals) |
| Mixed 4x100 Medley Relay (Heats) | Men's 50 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| -- | Men's 100 Butterfly (Semifinals) |
| -- | Women's 200 Individual Medley (Semifinals) |
Saturday, Aug. 3
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|
| Women's 50 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 100 Butterfly (Finals) |
| Men's 1500 Freestyle (Heats) | Women's 50 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Men's 4x100 Medley Relay (Heats) | Women's 200 Individual Medley (Finals) |
| Women's 4x100 Medley Relay (Heats) | Women's 800 Freestyle (Finals) |
| -- | Mixed 4x100 Medley Relay (Finals) |
Sunday, Aug. 4
| Afternoon |
|---|
| Women's 50 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 1500 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 4x100 Medley Relay (Finals) |
| Women's 4x100 Medley Relay (Finals) |
