How many gold medals has Australia won in Olympic swimming?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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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Answer 4

Ian Thorpe has 5 god medals in swimming.

Answer 5

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