The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1] There were 762 competitors from 117 countries.[2] This was the last Olympics where swimming B-finals were held.
| Swimming at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 The front of Georgia Tech's Campus Recreation Center | |
| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
| Dates | July 20 –26, 1996 |
| No. of events | 32 |
| Competitors | 762 from 117 nations |
At the time of the games, the facility had a temporary 50m warm-up pool located behind the locker rooms and entry concourse (on the ground); as well as a temporary roof, and open walls (there were wall-like structures/curtains at the diving well and turning end of the pool). The open walls allowed for temporary seating to be in place during the games. A wall and new roof have since been placed on the facility.
A total of 4 world records and 13 Olympic records were set during the competition
The women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay made its debut at these Games.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 13 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events edit
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Olympic and world records broken edit
Note: Any world record is also an Olympic record
Men edit
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Breaststroke | 20 July | Heat 6 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | Belgium |
1:00.60 | WR |
| 100m Butterfly | 24 July | Heat 7 | Scott Miller | Australia |
52.89 | OR |
| 100m Butterfly | 24 July | Final A | Denis Pankratov | Russia |
52.27 | WR |
| 200m Individual Medley | 25 July | Final A | Attila Czene | Hungary |
1:59.91 | OR |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | 23 July | Final | Jon Olsen (49.94) Josh Davis (49.00) Brad Schumacher (49.02) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45) |
United States |
3:15.41 | OR |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | 26 July | Final | Jeff Rouse (53.95) Jeremy Linn (1:00.32) Mark Henderson (52.39) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.18) |
United States |
3:34.84 | WR |
Women edit
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Freestyle | 20 July | Final A | Le Jingyi | China |
54.50 | OR |
| 100m Breaststroke | 21 July | Heat 6 | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
1:07.02 | WR |
| 200m Breaststroke | 23 July | Heat 4 | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
2:26.63 | OR |
| 200m Breaststroke | 23 July | Final A | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
2:25.41 | OR |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | 22 July | Final | Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11) |
United States |
3:39.29 | OR |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | 25 July | Heat 2 | Lisa Jacob (2:01.31) Ashley Whitney (2:01.77) Sheila Taormina (2:00.57) Annette Salmeen (2:01.34) |
United States |
8:04.99 | OR |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | 25 July | Final | Trina Jackson (1:59.71) Cristina Teuscher (1:58.86) Sheila Taormina (2:01.29) Jenny Thompson (1:56.83) |
United States |
7:59.87 | OR |
Participating nations edit
762 swimmers from 117 nations competed.[2]
Algeria (1)
Andorra (2)
Angola (1)
Argentina (7)
Armenia (1)
Australia (33)
Austria (4)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (1)
Barbados (2)
Bangladesh (1)
Belgium (4)
Belarus (10)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Brazil (10)
Bulgaria (1)
Cambodia (2)
Canada (27)
Chile (1)
China (21)
Chinese Taipei (8)
Colombia (5)
Republic of the Congo (2)
Costa Rica (3)
Croatia (11)
Cuba (3)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (10)
Denmark (10)
Dominica (1)
Ecuador (5)
Egypt (2)
El Salvador (2)
Estonia (1)
Fiji (2)
Finland (12)
France (25)
Germany (28)
Great Britain (28)
Greece (8)
Guam (2)
Guatemala (2)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (21)
Iceland (3)
India (2)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (1)
Ireland (5)
Israel (4)
Italy (14)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (27)
Jordan (2)
Kazakhstan (7)
Kyrgyzstan (12)
Kuwait (3)
Latvia (4)
Lithuania (8)
Macedonia (4)
Madagascar (2)
Maldives (1)
Malaysia (5)
Malta (1)
Moldova (5)
Mauritius (2)
Mexico (2)
Monaco (1)
Mozambique (1)
Namibia (2)
Nepal (2)
Netherlands (20)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (14)
Nicaragua (1)
Norway (5)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Panama (2)
Paraguay (2)
Peru (2)
Philippines (2)
Poland (11)
Portugal (12)
Puerto Rico (7)
Romania (14)
Russia (30)
San Marino (1)
FR Yugoslavia (4)
Seychelles (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (5)
Slovenia (5)
Slovakia (3)
South Africa (7)
South Korea (20)
Spain (18)
Suriname (4)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (18)
Switzerland (5)
Syria (1)
Thailand (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Turkey (4)
Ukraine (13)
United States (44)
Virgin Islands (1)
United Arab Emirates (1)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (6)
Venezuela (7)
Vietnam (2)
Zimbabwe (1)
References edit
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
External links edit
- Swim rankings results