Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held from 14 to 21 August 2004 at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 |  Australia |
7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  France |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Poland |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  South Africa |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Zimbabwe |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 |  China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Romania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Austria |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Germany |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Croatia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Argentina |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
Women[]
Statistics[]
- There were 937 total athletes from 152 countries.
- Rubab Raza was the youngest participant with 13 years and 217 days.
- Mamadou Ouedraogo was the oldest participant with 37 years and 81 days.
- 18 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- United States won 28 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Australia won 15 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Netherlands won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Poland and South Africa won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Austria won its first 2 medals in the sport since Stockholm 1912.
- Argentina won its first medal in the sport since Berlin 1936.
- France won its first gold medal in the sport since Helsinki 1952.
- Zimbabwe won its only 3 medals of Athens 2004.
- Poland won its first-ever gold medal in the sport.
- Croatia and Trinidad and Tobago won their first-ever medal in the sport.
- 8 world records and 19 Olympic records were broken in the course of the competition.
