The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. There were 762 competitors from 117 countries. This was the last Olympics where swimming B-finals were held.

At the time of the games, the facility had a temporary 50 m 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 × 200 metre freestyle relay made its debut at these Games.

Medal table

Medal summary Men's events 50 m freestyle 22.13 22.26 22.29 SA 100 m freestyle 48.74 48.81 49.02 200 m freestyle 1:47.63 NR 1:48.08 SA 1:48.25 400 m freestyle 3:47.97 NR 3:49.00 3:49.39 1500 m freestyle 14:56.40 15:02.43 15:02.48 NR 100 m backstroke 54.10 54.98 55.02 200 m backstroke 1:58.54 1:58.99 1:59.18 100 m breaststroke 1:00.65 1:00.77 AM 1:01.33 NR 200 m breaststroke 2:12.57 2:13.03 2:13.17 100 m butterfly 52.27 52.53 OC 53.13 200 m butterfly 1:56.51 1:57.44 1:57.48 200 m medley 1:59.91 2:00.13 2:01.13 NR 400 m medley 4:14.90 4:15.25 4:16.28 NR 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Jon Olsen Josh Davis Brad Schumacher Gary Hall, Jr.David Fox*Scott Tucker* 3:15.41 Roman Yegorov Aleksandr Popov Vladimir Predkin Vladimir PyshnenkoDenis Pimankov* 3:17.06 ER Christian Tröger Bengt Zikarsky Björn Zikarsky Mark PingerAlexander Lüderitz* 3:17.20 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Josh Davis Joe Hudepohl Brad Schumacher Ryan BerubeJon Olsen* 7:14.84 Christer Wallin Anders Holmertz Lars Frölander Anders Lyrbring 7:17.56 Aimo Heilmann Christian Keller Christian Tröger Steffen ZesnerKonstantin Dubrovin*Oliver Lampe* 7:17.71 4 × 100 m medley relay Jeff Rouse Jeremy Linn Mark Henderson Gary Hall, Jr.Josh Davis*Kurt Grote*John Hargis*Tripp Schwenk* 3:34.84 Vladimir Selkov Stanislav Lopukhov Denis Pankratov Aleksandr PopovRoman Ivanovsky*Vladislav Kulikov*Roman Yegorov* 3:37.55 ER Steven Dewick Phil Rogers Scott Miller Michael KlimToby Haenen* 3:39.56 OC * Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events 50 m freestyle 24.87 AM 24.90 25.14 100 m freestyle 54.50 54.88 54.93 200 m freestyle 1:58.16 1:58.57 1:59.56 400 m freestyle 4:07.25 NR 4:08.30 4:08.70 NR 800 m freestyle 8:27.89 8:29.91 8:30.84 NR 100 m backstroke 1:01.19 1:01.47 1:02.12 AF 200 m backstroke 2:07.83 2:11.98 2:12.06 100 m breaststroke 1:07.73 1:08.09 AM 1:09.18 200 m breaststroke 2:25.41 2:25.75 2:26.57 100 m butterfly 59.13 59.14 59.23 200 m butterfly 2:07.76 2:09.82 2:09.91 NR 200 m individual medley 2:13.93 NR 2:14.35 NR 2:14.74 400 m individual medley 4:39.18 NR 4:42.03 4:42.53 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Angel Martino Amy Van Dyken Catherine Fox Jenny ThompsonLisa Jacob*Melanie Valerio* 3:39.29 Le Jingyi Chao Na Nian Yun Shan Ying 3:40.48 Sandra Völker Simone Osygus Antje Buschschulte Franziska van AlmsickMeike Freitag* 3:41.48 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Trina Jackson Cristina Teuscher Sheila Taormina Jenny ThompsonLisa Jacob*Annette Salmeen*Ashley Whitney* 7:59.87 , AM Franziska van Almsick Kerstin Kielgass Anke Scholz Dagmar HaseMeike Freitag*Simone Osygus* 8:01.55 Julia Greville Nicole Stevenson Emma Johnson Susie O'NeillLise Mackie* 8:05.47 4 × 100 m medley relay Beth Botsford Amanda Beard Angel Martino Amy Van DykenCatherine Fox*Whitney Hedgepeth*Kristine Quance*Jenny Thompson* 4:02.88 Nicole Stevenson Samantha Riley Susie O'Neill Sarah RyanHelen Denman*Angela Kennedy* 4:05.08 Chen Yan Han Xue Cai Huijue Shan Ying 4:07.34 * Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Olympic and world records broken

Note: Any world record is also an Olympic record

Men Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record100 m Breaststroke 20 July Heat 6 Frédérik Deburghgraeve 1:00.60 100 m Butterfly 24 July Heat 7 Scott Miller 52.89 100 m Butterfly 24 July Final A Denis Pankratov 52.27 200 m Individual Medley 25 July Final A Attila Czene 1:59.91 Freestyle Relay 23 July Final Jon Olsen (49.94)Josh Davis (49.00)Brad Schumacher (49.02)Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45) 3:15.41 Medley Relay 26 July Final Jeff Rouse (53.95)Jeremy Linn (1:00.32)Mark Henderson (52.39)Gary Hall, Jr. (48.18) 3:34.84

Women Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record100 m Freestyle 20 July Final A Le Jingyi 54.50 100 m Breaststroke 21 July Heat 6 Penny Heyns 1:07.02 200 m Breaststroke 23 July Heat 4 Penny Heyns 2:26.63 200 m Breaststroke 23 July Final A Penny Heyns 2:25.41 Freestyle Relay 22 July Final Angel Martino (55.34)Amy Van Dyken (53.91)Catherine Fox (55.93)Jenny Thompson (54.11) 3:39.29 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) 8:04.99 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) 7:59.87

Participating nations 762 swimmers from 117 nations competed.

References

External links Swim rankings results