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Countries with the Most Olympic Medals in Swimming

Can you name the countries who have earned the most Olympic medals in swimming?
Two of these countries NO LONGER EXIST
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G
S
B
Medals
Country
265
192
151
608
United States
76
79
77
232
Australia
19
30
52
101
Germany
incl. West Germany
38
32
22
92
East Germany
21
35
31
87
Great Britain
24
28
32
84
Japan
32
28
21
81
Hungary
18
24
27
69
Soviet Union
incl. Unified Team
G
S
B
Medals
Country
23
21
21
65
Netherlands
12
20
31
63
Canada
18
24
19
61
China
12
17
22
51
France
11
16
14
41
Sweden
7
8
20
35
Italy
7
11
10
28
Russia
8
8
6
22
South Africa
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12 Comments
AjaxAmsterdam
+2
Level 37
Aug 2, 2021
Do Russian state doped victories count?
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Feb 13, 2025
Not sure. The East German ones definitely do.
kogatora
+1
Level 94
Feb 13, 2025
Would have been nice if Finland was on the list
Etanna
+9
Level 71
Feb 13, 2025
oops I didn't think to try "East Germany" since I counted "Germany/West Germany" in the 2 countries that no longer exist
IBRK
+5
Level 74
Feb 14, 2025
me too, i think this could be clarified better in the instructions
IamTheSam
+1
Level 44
Feb 28, 2025
All of the medals awarded to East Germany, and most of the Russian ones, should just be struck from the record.
PurpleMage
+3
Level 74
Feb 28, 2025
Always find it interesting that pool medals almost always correlate with how wealthy a country is, due to them being able to build and sustain more swimming pools.

there's a well known rumour that the reason there are so many swimming medals is because it benefits nations like the US, rather than redistributing the medals (and events) to other sports which smaller nations are better at.

erikj
+2
Level 66
Feb 28, 2025
If I speak for the Dutch: we generally do well at water sports because we live in a country with a lot of water. For that reason, swimming is a popular sport. In the US it is a major college sports discipline.

Most sporting events with individual athletes that involve track/distance have many medals: rowing, athletics, swimming, speed skating, etc. because of all the different distances.

It would be hard to assign more medals to team sports for example.

Curious to hear if you have suggestions for sports that should get more recognition, I always love watching the different disciplines during the Olympics!

idontkn1
+1
Level 92
Feb 28, 2025
The thing about swimming though is that at least half of the medals aren't simply the fastest swimmer. They are the fastest swimmer with this stroke which is slower than if you swam the fastest way possible. We don't have track events that concern fastest running backwards or crab walk or highest jumping with a scissor kick or with vertical leap. Because of this a small part of me when watching swimming competitions thinks I'm watching the equivalent of elementary school field days where they are running crazy relay races so the fastest kid doesn't always win.
erikj
+2
Level 66
Feb 28, 2025
hurdles on a race track don't make for the fastest way to the finish either :p
NQChien
+1
Level 66
Feb 28, 2025
West Germany and the present Germany not quite reach the caliber of the former East Germany yet.
juju437
+1
Level 60
Feb 28, 2025
dam only missing australia
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