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By my count, Australians have won 57 gold medals in swimming at the Summer Olympics:
1900 - 2
1) Frederick Lane - men's 200 meter freestyle and men's 200 meter obstacle
1920 - 1
1) Frank Beaurepaire, Henry Hay, William Herald, and Ivan Stedman - men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay
1924 - 1
1) Boy Charlton - men's 1500 meter freestyle
1932 - 1
1) Clare Dennis - women's 200 meter breaststroke
1952 - 1
1) John Davies - men's 200 meter breaststroke
1956 - 8
1) Jon Henricks - men's 100 meter freestyle
2) Murray Rose - men's 400 meter freestyle and 1500 meter freestyle
3) David Theile - men's 100 meter backstroke
4) John Devitt, Jon Henricks, Kevin O'Halloran, and Murray Rose - men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay
5) Dawn Fraser - women's 100 meter freestyle
6) Lorraine Crapp - women's 400 meter freestyle
7) Lorraine Crapp, Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, and Sandra Morgan - women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay
1960 - 5
1) John Devitt - men's 100 meter freestyle
2) Murray Rose - men's 400 meter freestyle
3) John Konrads - men's 1500 meter freestyle
4) David Theile - men's 100 meter backstroke
5) Dawn Fraser - women's 100 meter freestyle
1964 - 4
1) Robert Windle - men's 1500 meter freestyle
2) Ian O'Brien - men's 200 meter breaststroke
3) Kevin Berry - men's 200 meter butterfly
4) Dawn Fraser - women's 100 meter freestyle
1968 - 3
1) Lyn McClements - women's 100 meter butterfly
2) Michael Wenden - men's 100 meter freestyle and 200 meter freestyle
1972 - 6
1) Shane Gould - women's 200 meter Individual Medley, 200 meter freestyle, and 400 meter freestyle
2) Beverley Whitfield - women's 200 meter breaststroke
3) Gail Neall - women's 400 meter Individual Medley
4) Bradford Cooper - men's 400 meter freestyle
1980 - 2
1) Michelle Ford - women's 800 meter freestyle
2) Neil Brooks, Mark Kerry, Peter Evans and Mark Tonelli - men's 4x100 meter Medley Relay
1984 - 1
1) Jon Sieben - men's 200 meter butterfly
1988 - 1
1) Duncan Armstrong - men's 200 meter freestyle
1992 - 1
1) Kieren Perkins - men's 1,500 meter freestyle
1996 - 2
1) Kieren Perkins - men's 1500 meter freestyle
2) Susie O'Neill - women's 200 meter butterfly
2000 - 5
1) Ian Thorpe - men's 400 meter freestyle
2) Grant Hackett - men's 1500 meter freestyle
3) Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe, Ashley Callus, Chris Fydler - men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay
4) Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Todd Pearson, William Kirby - men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay
5) Susie O'Neill - women's 200 meter freestyle
2004 - 7
1) Ian Thorpe - men's 100 meter freestyle and 200 meter freestyle
2) Grant Hackett - men's 1500 meter freestyle
3) Jodie Henry - women's 100 meter freestyle
4) Petria Thomas - women's 100 meter butterfly
5) Alice Mills, Jodie Henry, Libby Lenton, Petria Thomas - women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay
6) Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry - women's 4x100 meter medley relay
2008 - 6
1) Leisel Jones - women's 100 meter breaststroke
2) Lisbeth Trickett - women's 100 meter butterfly
3) Stephanie Rice - women's 200 meter individual medley and 400 meter individual medley
4) Stephanie Rice, Bonte Barret, Kylie Palmer, Linda Mackenzie - women's 4x200 meter freestyle relay
5) Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Lisbeth - women's 4x100 meter medley relay
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is swimmer Ian Thorpe who won 5 Olympic gold medals (3 at the 2000 Games in Sydney and 2 at the 2004 Games in Athens).
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What country has won more olympic gold medals in swimming Australia or Netherlands?
Australia. Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Australia has won 56 swimming gold medals and Netherlands has won 18.
How many gold medals did Australia win in the Olympic Games 2010 in swimming?
i think 5
What is the most swimming medals Australia has won at an olympic games?
Yes, the 17 gold medals won by Australia in 2004 was the most the Australian team had won in an Olympic Games. It was the 4th most gold medals won by a country at the 2004 Games, behind the United States with 36, China with 32, and Russia with 27.
How many medals did Australia win in the 2006 Olympic winter games?
Australia won 2 medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics: a gold and a bronze.
How many medals did Australia win at the 2006 winter olympic games?
Australia won 2 medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics: one gold and one bronze.
What country has won more olympic gold medals in swimming Australia or Netherlands?
Australia. Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Australia has won 56 swimming gold medals and Netherlands has won 18.
How many gold medals did Australia win in the Olympic Games 2010 in swimming?
i think 5
What is Australia's best sport in the Olympics?
Swimming is Australia's best Olympic sport. Out of the 143 Gold medals that Australia has won in Olympics, as of 2014, swimming makes up 58 of them.
What event in the Olympics does Australia win most gold medals?
As of the 2008 Games, that would be swimming. Australia has won 50 gold medals in swimming. Second is athletics with 18 gold medals and third is cycling with 13 gold medals.
How many gold medals did Australia win in the 2010 youth olympic games?
Australia won 8 gold medals in 2010 youth olympic games.
Who won seven Olympic gold medals in swimming in 1972?
Mark Spitz won Seven Gold Medals
How many swimming Gold medals did Australia win at the Bejiing Olympics?
6 gold medals.
How many gold medals did Australia win in 2008 Olympic Games?
Australia won 14 Gold medals placing them #6 in the medals table
How many gold medals did Australia win in Beijing?
Australia won 14 Gold Medals at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
How many gold medals did Australia win in the swimming?
1
How many times has Australia won a gold medal in the Olympics?
As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, Australia has won 117 gold medals in Summer Olympic competition and 3 gold medals in Winter Olympic competition.
What award did phelps win in the 2008 Olympics?
Most decorated swimming, most Olympic gold medals all time, and most Olympic Gold medals in a single game.
