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.[1] This was the last Olympics where swimming B-finals were held.
| Swimming at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 The front of Georgia Tech's Campus Recreation Center | |
| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
| Dates | July 20 – July 26 |
| No. of events | 32 |
| Competitors | 762 from 117 nations |
At the time of the games, the facility had a temporary 50m 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 10 Olympic records were set during the competition
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 13 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
* 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 | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Breaststroke | 20 July | Heat 6 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | Belgium |
1:00.60 | WR | |
| 100m Butterfly | 24 July | Heat 7 | Scott Miller | Australia |
52.89 | OR | |
| 100m Butterfly | 24 July | Final A | Denis Pankratov | Russia |
52.27 | WR | |
| 200m Individual Medley | 25 July | Final A | Attila Czene | Hungary |
1:59.91 | OR | |
| 4x100m Freestyle Relay | 23 July | Final | Jon Olsen (49.94) Josh Davis (49.00) Brad Schumacher (49.02) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45) |
United States |
3:15.41 | OR | |
| 4x100m Medley Relay | 26 July | Final | Jeff Rouse (53.95) Jeremy Linn (1:00.32) Mark Henderson (52.39) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.18) |
United States |
3:34.84 | WR |
Women
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Freestyle | 20 July | Final A | Le Jingyi | China |
54.50 | OR | |
| 100m Breaststroke | 21 July | Heat 6 | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
1:07.02 | WR | |
| 200m Breaststroke | 23 July | Heat 4 | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
2:26.63 | OR | |
| 200m Breaststroke | 23 July | Final A | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
2:25.41 | OR | |
| 4x100m Freestyle Relay | 22 July | Final | Angel Martino (55.34) Amy Van Dyken (53.91) Catherine Fox (55.93) Jenny Thompson (54.11) |
United States |
3:39.29 | OR | |
| 4x200m 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) |
United States |
8:04.99 | OR | |
| 4x200m 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) |
United States |
7:59.87 | OR |
Participating nations
762 swimmers from 117 nations competed.[1]
Algeria (1)
Andorra (2)
Angola (1)
Argentina (7)
Armenia (1)
Australia (33)
Austria (4)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (1)
Barbados (2)
Bangladesh (1)
Belgium (4)
Belarus (10)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Brazil (10)
Bulgaria (1)
Cambodia (2)
Canada (27)
Chile (1)
China (21)
Chinese Taipei (8)
Colombia (5)
Republic of the Congo (2)
Costa Rica (3)
Croatia (11)
Cuba (3)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (10)
Denmark (10)
Dominica (1)
Ecuador (5)
Egypt (2)
El Salvador (2)
Estonia (1)
Fiji (2)
Finland (12)
France (25)
Germany (28)
Great Britain (28)
Greece (8)
Guam (2)
Guatemala (2)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (21)
Iceland (3)
India (2)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (1)
Ireland (5)
Israel (4)
Italy (14)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (27)
Jordan (2)
Kazakhstan (7)
Kyrgyzstan (12)
Kuwait (3)
Latvia (4)
Lithuania (8)
Macedonia (4)
Madagascar (2)
Maldives (1)
Malaysia (5)
Malta (1)
Moldova (5)
Mauritius (2)
Mexico (2)
Monaco (1)
Mozambique (1)
Namibia (2)
Nepal (2)
Netherlands (20)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (14)
Nicaragua (1)
Norway (5)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Panama (2)
Paraguay (2)
Peru (2)
Philippines (2)
Poland (11)
Portugal (12)
Puerto Rico (7)
Romania (14)
Russia (30)
San Marino (1)
FR Yugoslavia (4)
Seychelles (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (5)
Slovenia (5)
Slovakia (3)
South Africa (7)
South Korea (20)
Spain (18)
Suriname (4)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (18)
Switzerland (5)
Syria (1)
Thailand (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Turkey (4)
Ukraine (13)
United States (44)
Virgin Islands (1)
United Arab Emirates (1)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (6)
Venezuela (7)
Vietnam (2)
Zimbabwe (1)
References
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
External links
- Swim rankings results