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Swimming is one of the few sports that has been featured at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games. It has the second-highest amount of events, after Athletics. Because of the governing FINA being founded in 1908, the distances at the 1904 Summer Olympics were measured in yards, which caused them to be slightly shorter or longer than the usual distances. Women have been allowed to compete since the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Past Events[]

Men/Women Event Last appearance
Men's 50 yards Freestyle St. Louis 1904
880 yards Freestyle St. Louis 1904
4000 metres Freestyle Paris 1900
100 metres Freestyle for Sailors Athens 1896
Underwater Swimming Paris 1900
200 metres Obstacle Event Paris 1900
200 metres Team Swimming Paris 1900
440 yards Breaststroke St. Louis 1904
400 metres Breaststroke Antwerp 1920
4x50 yards Freestyle Relay St. Louis 1904

Current Events[]

Men/Women Event First appearance
Men's 50 metres Freestyle Seoul 1988
100 metres Freestyle Athens 1896
200 metres Freestyle Athens 1896
400 metres Freestyle Athens 1896
800 metres Freestyle Tokyo 2020
1500 metres Freestyle Athens 1896
100 metres Backstroke St. Louis 1904
200 metres Backstroke Paris 1900
100 metres Breaststroke Mexico City 1968
200 metres Breaststroke London 1908
100 metres Butterfly Mexico City 1968
200 metres Butterfly Melbourne 1956
200 metres Individual Medley Mexico City 1968
400 metres Individual Medley Tokyo 1964
4x100 metres Freestyle Relay Tokyo 1964
4x200 metres Freestyle Relay London 1908
4x100 metres Medley Relay Rome 1960
Women's 50 metres Freestyle Seoul 1988
100 metres Freestyle Stockholm 1912
200 metres Freestyle Mexico City 1968
400 metres Freestyle Antwerp 1920
800 metres Freestyle Mexico City 1968
1500 metres Freestyle Tokyo 2020
100 metres Backstroke Paris 1924
200 metres Backstroke Mexico City 1968
100 metres Breaststroke Mexico City 1968
200 metres Breaststroke Paris 1924
100 metres Butterfly Melbourne 1956
200 metres Butterfly Mexico City 1968
200 metres Individual Medley Mexico City 1968
400 metres Individual Medley Tokyo 1964
4x100 metres Freestyle Relay Stockholm 1912
4x200 metres Freestyle Relay Atlanta 1996
4x100 metres Medley Relay Rome 1960
Mixed 4x100 metres Medley Relay Tokyo 2020
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