Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Swimming
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad

Sydney International Aquatics Centre

VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates16–23 September 2000
Competitors954 from 150 nations
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The swimming competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place from 16 to 23 September 2000 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Homebush Bay. It featured 32 events (16 male, 16 female), and a total of 954 swimmers from 150 nations.

The swimming program for 2000 was expanded from 1996, with the inclusion of the semifinal phase in each of the events except for some special cases. Long-distance swimming events (400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle, and 400 m individual medley) and all relays still maintained the old format with only two phases: heats and final. Because of the radical changes in the competition format, it was extended into an eight-day program and thereby continued into the present era.

Swimmers from the United States were the most successful, winning 14 golds, 8 silver, and 11 bronze to lead the overall medal count with 33. Meanwhile, Australia had produced a total of 18 medals (five golds, nine silver, and four bronze) to claim the second spot in the tally. A total of fourteen world records and thirty-eight Olympic records were set during the competition.

Events

The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):

Schedule

Legend
H Heats ½ Semifinals F Final
Men
Date → Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 Sep 22 Sep 23
Events ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
50 m freestyle H ½ F
100 m freestyle H ½ F
200 m freestyle H ½ F
400 m freestyle H F
1500 m freestyle H F
100 m backstroke H ½ F
200 m backstroke H ½ F
100 m breaststroke H ½ F
200 m breaststroke H ½ F
100 m butterfly H ½ F
200 m butterfly H ½ F
200 m individual medley H ½ F
400 m individual medley H F
4 × 100 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 200 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 100 m medley relay H F
Women
Date → Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 Sep 22 Sep 23
Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
50 m freestyle H ½ F
100 m freestyle H ½ F
200 m freestyle H ½ F
400 m freestyle H F
800 m freestyle H F
100 m backstroke H ½ F
200 m backstroke H ½ F
100 m breaststroke H ½ F
200 m breaststroke H ½ F
100 m butterfly H ½ F
200 m butterfly H ½ F
200 m individual medley H ½ F
400 m individual medley H F
4 × 100 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 200 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 100 m medley relay H F

Participating nations

A total of 954 swimmers (558 men and 336 women) from 150 nations would compete in swimming events at these Olympic Games. Aruba, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Guinea, Iraq, Laos, Mali, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Niger, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, and Tajikistan made their official debut in swimming. The full list of participating NOCs is the following:

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1481133
2 Australia (AUS)59418
3 Netherlands (NED)5128
4 Italy (ITA)3126
5 Ukraine (UKR)2204
6 Romania (ROM)2114
7 Sweden (SWE)1214
8 Hungary (HUN)1001
9 Japan (JPN)0224
10 Slovakia (SVK)0202
11 Russia (RUS)0112
 South Africa (RSA)0112
13 France (FRA)0101
14 Germany (GER)0033
15 Costa Rica (CRC)0022
16 Brazil (BRA)0011
 Canada (CAN)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (18 entries)33313397

Results

Men's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
details
Anthony Ervin
 United States
Gary Hall Jr.
 United States
21.98 Not awarded
as there was a tie for gold.
Pieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
22.03 NR
100 m freestyle
details
Pieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
48.30 Alexander Popov
 Russia
48.69 Gary Hall Jr.
 United States
48.73
200 m freestyle
details
Pieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
1:45.35 =WR Ian Thorpe
 Australia
1:45.83 Massimiliano Rosolino
 Italy
1:46.65
400 m freestyle
details
Ian Thorpe
 Australia
3:40.59 WR Massimiliano Rosolino
 Italy
3:43.40 ER Klete Keller
 United States
3:47.00 AM
1500 m freestyle
details
Grant Hackett
 Australia
14:48.33 Kieren Perkins
 Australia
14:53.59 Chris Thompson
 United States
14:56.81 AM
100 m backstroke
details
Lenny Krayzelburg
 United States
53.72 OR Matt Welsh
 Australia
54.07 OC Stev Theloke
 Germany
54.82 NR
200 m backstroke
details
Lenny Krayzelburg
 United States
1:56.76 OR Aaron Peirsol
 United States
1:57.35 Matt Welsh
 Australia
1:57.59 OC
100 m breaststroke
details
Domenico Fioravanti
 Italy
1:00.46 OR Ed Moses
 United States
1:00.73 AM Roman Sloudnov
 Russia
1:00.91
200 m breaststroke
details
Domenico Fioravanti
 Italy
2:10.87 ER Terence Parkin
 South Africa
2:12.50 AF Davide Rummolo
 Italy
2:12.73
100 m butterfly
details
Lars Frölander
 Sweden
52.00 ER Michael Klim
 Australia
52.18 Geoff Huegill
 Australia
52.22
200 m butterfly
details
Tom Malchow
 United States
1:55.35 OR Denys Sylantyev
 Ukraine
1:55.76 NR Justin Norris
 Australia
1:56.17 OC
200 m individual medley
details
Massimiliano Rosolino
 Italy
1:58.98 OR, NR Tom Dolan
 United States
1:59.77 AM Tom Wilkens
 United States
2:00.87
400 m individual medley
details
Tom Dolan
 United States
4:11.76 WR Erik Vendt
 United States
4:14.23 Curtis Myden
 Canada
4:15.33 NR
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
 Australia (AUS)
Michael Klim (48.18) WR
Chris Fydler (48.48)
Ashley Callus (48.71)
Ian Thorpe (48.30)
Todd Pearson*
Adam Pine*
3:13.67 WR  United States (USA)
Anthony Ervin (48.89)
Neil Walker (48.31)
Jason Lezak (48.42)
Gary Hall Jr. (48.24)
Scott Tucker*
Josh Davis*
3:13.86 AM  Brazil (BRA)
Fernando Scherer (49.79)
Gustavo Borges (48.61)
Carlos Jayme (49.88)
Edvaldo Valério (49.12)
3:17.40
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details
 Australia (AUS)
Ian Thorpe (1:46.03)
Michael Klim (1:46.40)
Todd Pearson (1:47.36)
Bill Kirby (1:47.26)
Grant Hackett*
Daniel Kowalski*
7:07.05 WR  United States (USA)
Scott Goldblatt (1:49.66)
Josh Davis (1:46.49)
Jamie Rauch (1:48.74)
Klete Keller (1:47.75)
Nate Dusing*
Chad Carvin*
7:12.64  Netherlands (NED)
Martijn Zuijdweg (1:49.89)
Johan Kenkhuis (1:49.37)
Marcel Wouda (1:48.56)
Pieter van den Hoogenband (1:44.88)
Mark van der Zijden*
7:12.70 NR
4 × 100 m medley relay
details
 United States (USA)
Lenny Krayzelburg (53.87)
Ed Moses (59.84)
Ian Crocker (52.10)
Gary Hall Jr. (47.92)
Neil Walker*
Tommy Hannan*
Jason Lezak*
3:33.73 WR  Australia (AUS)
Matt Welsh (54.29)
Regan Harrison (1:01.48)
Geoff Huegill (51.33)
Michael Klim (48.17)
Josh Watson*
Ryan Mitchell*
Adam Pine*
Ian Thorpe*
3:35.27 OC  Germany (GER)
Stev Theloke (55.07)
Jens Kruppa (1:00.52)
Thomas Rupprath (52.14)
Torsten Spanneberg (48.15)
3:35.88 ER

* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
details
Inge de Bruijn
 Netherlands
24.32 Therese Alshammar
 Sweden
24.51 Dara Torres
 United States
24.63 AM
100 m freestyle
details
Inge de Bruijn
 Netherlands
53.83 Therese Alshammar
 Sweden
54.33 NR Dara Torres
 United States
Jenny Thompson
 United States
54.43
200 m freestyle
details
Susie O'Neill
 Australia
1:58.24 Martina Moravcová
 Slovakia
1:58.32 NR Claudia Poll
 Costa Rica
1:58.81
400 m freestyle
details
Brooke Bennett
 United States
4:05.80 Diana Munz
 United States
4:07.07 Claudia Poll
 Costa Rica
4:07.83
800 m freestyle
details
Brooke Bennett
 United States
8:19.67 OR Yana Klochkova
 Ukraine
8:22.66 NR Kaitlin Sandeno
 United States
8:24.29
100 m backstroke
details
Diana Mocanu
 Romania
1:00.21 OR, NR Mai Nakamura
 Japan
1:00.55 NR Nina Zhivanevskaya
 Spain
1:00.89 NR
200 m backstroke
details
Diana Mocanu
 Romania
2:08.16 NR Roxana Maracineanu
 France
2:10.25 NR Miki Nakao
 Japan
2:11.05
100 m breaststroke
details
Megan Quann
 United States
1:07.05 AM Leisel Jones
 Australia
1:07.49 OC Penny Heyns
 South Africa
1:07.55
200 m breaststroke
details
Ágnes Kovács
 Hungary
2:24.35 Kristy Kowal
 United States
2:24.56 AM Amanda Beard
 United States
2:25.35
100 m butterfly
details
Inge de Bruijn
 Netherlands
56.61 WR Martina Moravcová
 Slovakia
57.97 NR Dara Torres
 United States
58.20
200 m butterfly
details
Misty Hyman
 United States
2:05.88 OR, AM Susie O'Neill
 Australia
2:06.58 Petria Thomas
 Australia
2:07.12
200 m individual medley
details
Yana Klochkova
 Ukraine
2:10.68 OR Beatrice Câșlaru
 Romania
2:12.57 NR Cristina Teuscher
 United States
2:13.32
400 m individual medley
details
Yana Klochkova
 Ukraine
4:33.59 WR Yasuko Tajima
 Japan
4:35.96 NR Beatrice Câșlaru
 Romania
4:37.18 NR
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
 United States (USA)
Amy Van Dyken (55.08)
Dara Torres (53.51)
Courtney Shealy (54.40)
Jenny Thompson (53.62)
Erin Phenix*
Ashley Tappin*
3:36.61 WR  Netherlands (NED)
Manon van Rooijen (56.35)
Wilma van Hofwegen (55.19)
Thamar Henneken (54.88)
Inge de Bruijn (53.41)
Chantal Groot*
3:39.83 ER  Sweden (SWE)
Louise Jöhncke (55.93)
Therese Alshammar (53.78)
Johanna Sjöberg (55.06)
Anna-Karin Kammerling (55.53)
Josefin Lillhage*
Malin Svahnström*
3:40.30 NR
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details
 United States (USA)
Samantha Arsenault (1:59.92)
Diana Munz (1:59.19)
Lindsay Benko (1:59.34)
Jenny Thompson (1:59.35)
Julia Stowers*
Kim Black*
7:57.80 OR  Australia (AUS)
Susie O'Neill (1:58.70)
Giaan Rooney (1:59.37)
Kirsten Thomson (2:00.13)
Petria Thomas (2:00.32)
Jacinta van Lint*
Elka Graham*
7:58.52 OC  Germany (GER)
Franziska van Almsick
Antje Buschschulte
Sara Harstick
Kerstin Kielgass
Meike Freitag*
Britta Steffen*
7:58.64
4 × 100 m medley relay
details
 United States (USA)
Barbara Bedford (1:01.39)
Megan Quann (1:06.29)
Jenny Thompson (57.25)
Dara Torres (53.37)
Courtney Shealy*
Ashley Tappin*
Amy Van Dyken*
Staciana Stitts*
3:58.30 WR  Australia (AUS)
Dyana Calub (1:01.83)
Leisel Jones (1:08.08)
Petria Thomas (57.39)
Susie O'Neill (54.29)
Giaan Rooney*
Tarnee White*
Sarah Ryan*
4:01.59 OC  Japan (JPN)
Masami Tanaka (1:02.08)
Sumika Minamoto (1:08.65)
Mai Nakamura (58.72)
Junko Onishi (54.71)
4:04.16 NR

* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


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