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Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Field	Value
event	Swimming
games	2004 Summer
image	Swimming, Athens 2004.png
image_size	150px
venue	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
dates	14 – 21 August 2004
competitors	937
nations	152
prev	2000
next	2008

The swimming competitions at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place from 14 to 21 August 2004 at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre in Marousi. It featured 32 events (16 male, 16 female), a total of 937 swimmers from 152 nations, and the program's changes instituted in the previous Games, including notably the three-phase format (heats, semifinals, and final) for all short-distance races (200 metres and under).

Swimmers from the United States continued to dominate the medal tally with a total of 28, earning twelve golds, nine silver, and seven bronze. Australia still maintained the second spot from Sydney in 2000, but produced a total of 15 more medals (seven golds, five silver, and three bronze) to its historical hardware in swimming. Meanwhile, Japan moved from behind to third overall in the medal board with eight medals after a sterling breaststroke double from Kosuke Kitajima. A total of eight world records and twenty-five Olympic records were set during the competition.

Venue

Swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, officially known as the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OCO) during the games. Originally built for the 1991 Mediterranean Games, it was refurbished to host swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, and water polo events; it was the first time in the history of the Olympics that all aquatics disciplines had been held at a single venue. Swimming events were held at the main outdoor pool of the complex, which held 10,893 spectators, and was interchangeably used for swimming and water polo events throughout the duration of the games. A plastic-coated tarpaulin roof covering the two outdoor pools of the complex, designed to protect spectators and swimmers from being exposed to the summer heat, was originally planned to be built as part of the renovations. However, due to cost overruns and delays in construction, planners decided to scrap the roof in March 2004, which was criticised by FINA, the governing body of water sports. The venue would ultimately be approved by FINA weeks before the opening of the games in August.

Events

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

Freestyle : 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women) and 1500 (men);
Backstroke : 100 and 200;
Breaststroke : 100 and 200;
Butterfly : 100 and 200;
Individual medley : 200 and 400;
Relays: 4 × 100 free, 4 × 200 free, and 4 × 100 medley.

Schedule

Date →		colspan="2"	Aug 14		colspan="2"	Aug 15		colspan="2"	Aug 16		colspan="2"	Aug 17		colspan="2"	Aug 18		colspan="2"	Aug 19		colspan="2"	Aug 20		colspan="2"	Aug 21	Event ↓		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E
50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle	H
1500 m freestyle
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
100 m breaststroke	H
200 m breaststroke
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley	H
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
4 × 100 m medley relay

Date →		colspan="2"	Aug 14		colspan="2"	Aug 15		colspan="2"	Aug 16		colspan="2"	Aug 17		colspan="2"	Aug 18		colspan="2"	Aug 19		colspan="2"	Aug 20		colspan="2"	Aug 21	Event ↓		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E
50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
100 m butterfly	H
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley	H
4 × 100 m freestyle relay	H
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
4 × 100 m medley relay

Participating nations

A total of 937 swimmers (544 men and 393 women) from 152 nations would compete in swimming events at these Olympic Games. Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Guyana, and Turkmenistan made their official debut in swimming. Meanwhile, Albania, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Norway returned to the sport after long years of absence. Nations with swimmers at the Games are (team size in parentheses):

Medal summary

Results

Men's events

4 × 100 m medley relay
USA
Aaron Peirsol (53.45)
Brendan Hansen (59.37)
Ian Crocker (50.28)
Jason Lezak (47.58)
Lenny Krayzelburg*
Mark Gangloff*
Michael Phelps*
Neil Walker*	3:30.68
GER
Steffen Driesen (54.26)
Jens Kruppa (1:00.50)
Thomas Rupprath (51.40)
Lars Conrad (47.46)
Helge Meeuw*	3:33.62
ER	JPN
Tomomi Morita (54.25) AS
Kosuke Kitajima (59.35)
Takashi Yamamoto (51.87)
Yoshihiro Okumura (49.75)	3:35.22
AS

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events

4 × 100 m medley relay
AUS
Giaan Rooney (1:01.18) OC
Leisel Jones (1:06.50)
Petria Thomas (56.67)
Jodie Henry (52.97)
Brooke Hanson*
Alice Mills*
Jessicah Schipper*	3:57.32
USA
Natalie Coughlin (59.68) OR
Amanda Beard (1:06.32)
Jenny Thompson (58.81)
Kara Lynn Joyce (54.31)
Haley Cope*
Tara Kirk*
Rachel Komisarz*
Amanda Weir*	3:59.12	GER
Antje Buschschulte (1:00.72)
Sarah Poewe (1:07.08)
Franziska van Almsick (58.54)
Daniela Götz (54.38)	4:00.72
ER

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Records

The following world and Olympic records were established during the competition:

World records

Date	Round	Event	Established for	Time	Name
14 August	Final	Men's 400 metre individual medley	(same)	4:08.26	Michael Phelps
14 August	Final	Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	(same)	3:35.94	Alice Mills (54.75)
Libby Lenton (53.57)
Petria Thomas (54.67)
Jodie Henry (52.95)
15 August	Final	Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	(same)	3:13.17	Roland Schoeman (48.17)
Lyndon Ferns (48.13)
Darian Townsend (48.96)
Ryk Neethling (47.91)
18 August	Semifinal 2	Women's 100 metre freestyle	(same)	53.52	Jodie Henry
18 August	Final	Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	(same)	7:53.42	Natalie Coughlin (1:57.74)
Carly Piper (1:59.39)
Dana Vollmer (1:58.12)
Kaitlin Sandeno (1:58.17)
21 August	Final	Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay	(same)	3:57.32	Giaan Rooney (1:01.18)
Leisel Jones (1:06.70)
Petria Thomas (56.67)
Jodie Henry (52.97)
21 August	Final	Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay	Men's 100 metre backstroke	53.45	Aaron Peirsol
21 August	Final	Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay	(same)	3:30.68	Aaron Peirsol (53.45)
Brendan Hansen (59.37)
Ian Crocker (50.28)
Jason Lezak (47.58)

Olympic records

Date	Round	Event	Established for	Time	Name
14 August	Heat 7	Men's 100 metre breaststroke	(same)	1:00.03	Kosuke Kitajima
14 August	Semifinal 1	Men's 100 metre breaststroke	(same)	1:00.01	Brendan Hansen
15 August	Semifinal 2	Women's 100 metre backstroke	(same)	1:00.17	Natalie Coughlin
15 August	Semifinal 1	Women's 100 metre breaststroke	(same)	1:06.78	Leisel Jones
16 August	Final	Men's 200 metre freestyle	(same)	1:44.71	Ian Thorpe
16 August	Final	Women's 100 metre breaststroke	(same)	1:06.64	Luo Xuejuan
17 August	Final	Men's 200 metre butterfly	(same)	1:54.04	Michael Phelps
18 August	Final	Men's 200 metre breaststroke	(same)	2:09.44	Kosuke Kitajima
18 August	Semifinal 2	Men's 200 metre backstroke	(same)	1:55.14	Aaron Peirsol
18 August	Semifinal 1	Men's 200 metre individual medley	(same)	1:58.52	Michael Phelps
19 August	Final	Women's 200 metre breaststroke	(same)	2:23.57	Amanda Beard
19 August	Final	Men's 200 metre backstroke	(same)	1:54.95	Aaron Peirsol
19 August	Final	Men's 200 metre individual medley	(same)	1:57.14	Michael Phelps
19 August	Semifinal 1	Men's 100 metre butterfly	(same)	51.74	Andriy Serdinov
19 August	Semifinal 2	Men's 100 metre butterfly	(same)	51.61	Michael Phelps
20 August	Final	Men's 100 metre butterfly	(same)	51.25	Michael Phelps
21 August	Final	Men's 1500 metre freestyle	(same)	14:43.40	Grant Hackett
21 August	Final	Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay	Women's 100 metre backstroke	59.68	Natalie Coughlin

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