Back السباحة في أولمبياد 2004 Arabic Natació als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 2004 Catalan Plavání na Letních olympijských hrách 2004 Czech Olympische Sommerspiele 2004/Schwimmen German Anexo:Natación en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004 Spanish Ujumine 2004. aasta suveolümpiamängudel Estonian شنا در بازیهای المپیک تابستانی ۲۰۰۴ Persian Uinti kesäolympialaisissa 2004 Finnish Natation aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2004 French Swimmen op de Olympyske Simmerspullen 2004 Frisian
| Swimming at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre |
| Dates | 14 – 21 August 2004 |
| Competitors | 937 from 152 nations |
| Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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.[1] 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).[2][3]
Swimmers from the United States continued to dominate the medal tally with a total of 28, earning twelve golds, nine silver, and seven bronze.[4] 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.[5][6] 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.
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- ^ 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.