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Sports > Olympics > Summer Olympics Through The Years > Event-by-Event > Swimming

Women's Olympic Swimming

100-meter Breaststroke

200-meter Breaststroke

100-meter Butterfly

200-meter Butterfly

200-meter Individual Medley

400-meter Individual Medley

4x100-meter Freestyle Relay

4x200-meter Freestyle Relay

4x100-meter Medley Relay

At least 4 gold medals (including relays): Jenny Thompson (8); Kristin Otto and Amy Van Dyken (6); Krisztina Egerszegi (5), Kornelia Ender, Janet Evans, Dawn Fraser and Dara Torres (4).

Men's Olympic Swimming

Swimming

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