This is the top 15 male Olympic swimming gold medals.
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| Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Michael Phelps |
23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 2. | Mark Spitz |
9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3. | Matt Biondi |
8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 4. | Caeleb Dressel |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5. | Ryan Lochte |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6. | Gary Hall, Jr. |
5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 7. |  Ian Thorpe |
5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 8. | Aaron Peirsol |
5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9. | Nathan Adrian |
5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 10. | Tom Jager |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 11. | Don Schollander |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12. | Johnny Weissmuller |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13. |  Alexander Popov |
4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 14. |  Roland Matthes |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Jason Lezak |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
This is the top 15 female Olympic swimming gold medalists:
| Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jenny Thompson |
8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2. | Katie Ledecky |
7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 3. | Kristin Otto |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Amy Van Dyken |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5. | Emma McKeon |
5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 6. |  Krisztina Egerszegi |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Dana Vollmer |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8. | Missy Franklin |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9. | Dara Torres |
4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10. | Dawn Fraser |
4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Kornelia Ender |
4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 12. | Allison Schmitt |
4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 13. |  Inge de Bruijn |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 14. | Cate Campbell |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 15. | Libby Trickett |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Individual events edit
All swimmers with at least four individual gold medals are listed.
Men
| Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Phelps |
13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2. | Mark Spitz |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3. | Alexander Popov |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4. | Roland Matthes |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5. | Tamás Darnyi |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Kosuke Kitajima |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Women
| Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Katie Ledecky |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2. | Krisztina Egerszegi |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3. | Inge de Bruijn |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4. | Janet Evans |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 Yana Klochkova |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6. | Kristin Otto |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
See also edit
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (men)
- List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (women)
- List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships
- European Aquatics Championships – Multiple medalists in swimming