Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| Swimming at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
Athens Olympic Aquatics Centre  | |
| Venue | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–21 August 2004 |
| Competitors | 937 from 152 nations |
| Swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
The swimming competitions at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place from 14 to 21 August 2004 at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre in Marousi. It featured 32 events (16 male, 16 female), a total of 937 swimmers from 152 nations, and the program's changes instituted in the previous Games, including notably the three-phase format (heats, semifinals, and final) for all short-distance races (200 metres and under).[1][2]
Swimmers from the United States continued to dominate the medal tally with a total of 28, earning twelve golds, nine silver, and seven bronze.[3] Australia still maintained the second spot from Sydney in 2000, but produced a total of 15 more medals (seven golds, five silver, and three bronze) to its historical hardware in swimming.[4][5] Meanwhile, Japan moved from behind to third overall in the medal board with eight medals after a sterling breaststroke double from Kosuke Kitajima. A total of eight world records and twenty-five Olympic records were set during the competition.
Events
The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):
- Freestyle : 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women) and 1500 (men);
- Backstroke : 100 and 200;
- Breaststroke : 100 and 200;
- Butterfly : 100 and 200;
- Individual medley : 200 and 400;
- Relays: 4×100 free, 4×200 free, and 4×100 medley.
Schedule
| H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date → | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 | Thu 19 | Fri 20 | Sat 21 | ||||||||
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| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 100 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m individual medley | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 400 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| Date → | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 | Thu 19 | Fri 20 | Sat 21 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 100 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m individual medley | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| 400 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||
Participating nations
A total of 937 swimmers (544 men and 393 women) from 152 nations would compete in swimming events at these Olympic Games.[7] Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Guyana, and Turkmenistan made their official debut in swimming. Meanwhile, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Norway returned to the sport after long years of absence. Nations with swimmers at the Games are (team size in parentheses):
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Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 16 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 32 | 33 | 97 | |
Results
Men's events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
References
- ↑ "USA Today 2004 Olympic Coverage: Swimming Format and Schedule". USA Today. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ↑ "Athens 2004: Volume Two – Aquatics (Swimming)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 9–27. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ "U.S. adds another relay gold". ESPN. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ↑ Gordos, Phil (21 August 2004). "Phelps causes biggest splash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ↑ "Australian team expects world swimming titles to close door on culture of drug abuse, bullying and bad behaviour". The Australian. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BBC 2004 Olympic Coverage: Swimming Schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ↑ "Athens 2004: Swimming – Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 2–23. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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