Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 28 July to 4 August 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
16 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 |  China |
5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  France |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  South Africa |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Australia |
1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 |  Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Lithuania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Japan |
0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 11 |  Russia |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Belarus |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 South Korea |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
 Spain |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
Women[]
Statistics[]
- There were 931 total athletes from 167 countries.
- Adzo Kpossi was the youngest participant with 13 years and 190 days.
- Lars Frolander was the oldest participant with 38 years and 68 days.
- 21 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- United States won 31 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Japan won 11 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Australia won 10 medals, more than in any other sport.
- South Africa won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Tunisia won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Belarus won its first 2 medals in swimming.
- Lithuania won its first ever medal in the sport.
- 9 world records were broken, on 8 different distances.