Major achievements in swimming by nation

This is a list of the best results achieved by athletes from different nations at four major competitions where swimming events are (or were) competed.^[1] Results are based on major competitions according to FINA's historical records: the swimming and open water swimming events at the Olympic Games, the swimming and open water swimming events at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, the FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships and the defunct FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships.^[2] The results listed here only refer to swimming and open water swimming events.^[3][4][5] Medals earned by athletes from defunct NOCs or historical teams have been merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states, as follows: Russia inherits medals from the Soviet Union and the Unified Team (but they are not combined in accordance with the IOC rules); Serbia inherits medals from Yugoslavia; Australia inherits medals from Australasia; and Germany inherits medals from West Germany and East Germany (they are not combined). The table is pre-sorted by total number of medals, then most gold medal results, silver medal results and bronze medal results, respectively.^[6][7][8] When equal ranks are given, countries are listed in alphabetical order.^[9][10][11]

Results

Last updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m)

		World Aquatics Championships						Olympic Games					Short Course Worlds			Open Water Worlds
Rk.	Nation	Long course			Open Water			Long course			Open water		Short course			Open water
		Men	Women	Mixed	Men	Women	Mixed	Men	Women	Mixed	Men	Women	Men	Women	Mixed	Men	Women	Mixed
1	United States
2	Australia
3	Netherlands
4	Italy
5	Great Britain
6	Russia
7	Germany
8	France
9	Hungary
10	Brazil
10	Spain
12	Canada
13	China
14	Switzerland
15	South Africa
16	Ukraine
17	Poland
18	Argentina
19	Japan
19	Sweden
21	New Zealand
22	Romania
23	Denmark
24	Greece
25	Austria
26	Belgium
27	Tunisia
28	Lithuania
29	Finland
30	Ireland
30	Serbia
32	Norway
33	Czech Republic
34	Belarus
35	Bulgaria
35	Croatia
37	Costa Rica
37	South Korea
37	Zimbabwe
40	Hong Kong
41	Slovakia
41	Slovenia
43	Israel
43	Portugal
45	Venezuela
46	Trinidad and Tobago
47	Kazakhstan
47	Suriname
49	Cuba
49	Jamaica
51	Mexico
51	Singapore
53	Bosnia and Herzegovina
53	Egypt
53	Puerto Rico
56	Cayman Islands
57	Algeria
57	Ecuador
57	Iceland
57	Moldova
61	Bahamas
61	Estonia
61	Faroe Islands
61	Philippines
61	Turkey

See also

• List of major achievements in sports by nation

References

1. Sports123
2. HistoFINA - Official records
3. Omega Timing 2011
4. "Omega Timing 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
5. 2012 Olympics results
6. Omega Timing 2013
7. Omega Timing 2014
8. Omega Timing 2015
9. 2016 Olympics results
10. Omega Timing 2016
11. Omega Timing 2017