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Introduced in the 1896 Athens Games, swimming has been a part of the Olympics ever since and undergone much transformation: from being an outdoor sport held in a river to being an indoor sport held in a pool. Despite the transformation it is one of the most popular sports in Olympics. In men's category, except for the record time of 3:40.59 min set by Ian Thorpe of Australia in 400m freestyle, all the record times in each event was newly set by swimmers across the world. As of now, USA with 489 medals, out of which 214 are gold, is at the top of the medals tally. In the 2012 London Games, 950 swimmers will take part in the competition in as many as 34 events. The competition will be held at Olympic Park - Aquatics Centre and Hyde Park from 28th July to 4th August.
Men's Swimming Olympics Records
| Year |
Games |
Athlete |
Record |
Event |
Country |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Cesar Cielo Filho |
21.30 |
50m Freestyle |
Brazil |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Alain Bernard |
47.05 |
100m Freestyle |
France |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Michael Phelps |
1:42.96 |
200m Freestyle |
USA |
| 2000 |
Sydney |
Ian Thorpe |
3:40.59 |
400m Freestyle |
Australia |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Oussama Mellouli |
14:38.92 |
1500m Freestyle |
Tunisia |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Aaron Peirsol |
52.54 |
100m Backstroke |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Ryan Lochte |
1:52.94 |
200m Backstroke |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Kosuke Kitajima |
58.91 |
100m Breaststroke |
Japan |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Kosuke Kitajima |
2:07.64 |
200m Breaststroke |
Japan |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Michael Phelps |
50.58 |
100m Butterfly |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Michael Phelps |
1:52.03 |
200m Butterfly |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Michael Phelps |
1:54.23 |
200m Individual Medley |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Michael Phelps |
4:03.84 |
400m Individual Medley |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Cullen Jones
Jason Lezak
Nathan Adrian
Matt Grevers
Ben Wildman-Tobriner
Michael Phelps
Garrett Weber-Gale |
3:08.24 |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Ricky Berens
Peter Vanderkaay
Klete Keller
Erik Vendt
David Walters
Ryan Lochte
Klete Keller
Dan Ketchum |
6:58.56 |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Garrett Weber-Gale
Brendan Hansen
Michael Phelps
Jason Lezak
Ian Crocker
Mark Gangloff
Matt Grevers
Aaron Peirsol |
3:29.34 |
4 x 100 Medley Relay |
USA |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Maarten Van Der Weijden |
1:51:51.6 |
10km Marathon |
Netherlands |
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