Swimming_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
| Swimming at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 ,_Tokyo_2020.svg) Pictograms for Swimming (left) and Marathon Swimming (right) | |
| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre (pool) Odaiba Marine Park (open water) |
| Dates | 24 July – 1 August 2021 4–5 August 2021 (Marathon) |
| No. of events | 37 |
| Competitors | 1000 |
The swimming competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were due to take place from 25 July to 6 August 2020 at the Olympic Aquatics Centre. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were postponed to 2021. However, their official name remained 2020 Summer Olympics with swimming events set for 24 July–1 August 2021[1] and marathon swimming set for 4–5 August 2021.[2]
Swimming featured a record total of 37 events (18 for each gender and 1 mixed), with the addition of the men's 800 m freestyle, women's 1500 m freestyle, and the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay.
Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):
- Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1,500;
- Backstroke: 100 and 200;
- Breaststroke: 100 and 200;
- Butterfly: 100 and 200;
- Individual medley: 200 and 400;
- Relays: 4 × 100 free, 4 × 200 free; 4 × 100 medley (men's, women's, and mixed)
- Marathon: 10 kilometres
Schedule
Unlike the previous Olympics, swimming program schedule occurred in two segments. For the pool events, similar to the case of the 2008 Games, prelims were held in the evening, with semifinals and final in the following morning session, spanning a day between semifinals and finals in those events with semifinals. The shift of the normal morning prelims and evening finals (to evening prelims and morning finals) occurred for these Games due to the prior request made by US broadcaster NBC (due to the substantial fees NBC has paid for rights to the Olympics, the IOC has allowed NBC to have influence on event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible; NBC agreed to a $7.75 billion contract extension on May 7, 2014, to air the Olympics through the 2032 games[3] and is also one of the major sources of revenue for the IOC),[4] so that the finals from the event could be shown live in the United States.[5][6]
| H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
M = Morning session, starting at 10:30 local time (01:30 UTC).
E = Evening session, starting at 19:00 local time (10:00 UTC).
| Date → | Jul 24 | Jul 25 | Jul 26 | Jul 27 | Jul 28 | Jul 29 | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | Aug 1 | Aug 5 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 km open water | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date → | Jul 24 | Jul 25 | Jul 26 | Jul 27 | Jul 28 | Jul 29 | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | Aug 1 | Aug 4 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 km open water | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date → | Jul 24 | Jul 25 | Jul 26 | Jul 27 | Jul 28 | Jul 29 | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | Aug 1 | Aug 4 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||||
Swimming – individual events
FINA establishes qualifying times for individual events. The time standards consisted of two types: an "Olympic Qualifying Time" (OQT) and an "Olympic Selection time" (OST). Each country was able to enter up to two swimmers per event, provided both swimmers met the (faster) qualifying time. A country was able to enter one swimmer per event that met the invitation standard. Any swimmer who met the "qualifying" time was entered in the event for the Games; a swimmer meeting the "invitation" standard was eligible for entry, and their entry was allotted/filled in by ranking. If a country has no swimmers who meet either of the qualifying standards, it may have entered one male and one female. A country that did not receive an allocation spot but had at least one swimmer who met a qualifying standard might have entered the swimmer with the highest ranking.[10]
Swimming – relay events
Each relay event features 16 teams, composed of:[10]
- 12 teams including the top-12 finishers at the 2019 World Championships in each relay event.
- 4 teams including the 4 fastest non-qualified teams, based on times in the 15-months preceding the Olympics.
Open-water swimming
The men's and women's 10 km races featured 25 swimmers:[10]
- 10: the top-10 finishers in the 10 km races at the 2019 World Championships
- 9: the top-9 finishers at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
- 5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania).
- 1: from the host nation (Japan) if not qualified by other means. If Japan already contained a qualifier in the race, this spot had been allocated back into the general pool from the 2020 Olympic qualifier race.
Medal table
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 |  Australia | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  ROC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Japan* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Canada | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 15 |  Hong Kong | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
Men's events
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Mixed events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details |
Great Britain Kathleen Dawson (58.80) Adam Peaty (56.78) James Guy (50.00) Anna Hopkin (52.00) Freya Anderson[c] | 3:37.58 WR | China Xu Jiayu (52.56) Yan Zibei (58.11) Zhang Yufei (55.48) Yang Junxuan (52.71) | 3:38.86 | Australia Kaylee McKeown (58.14) Zac Stubblety-Cook (58.82) Matthew Temple (50.26) Emma McKeon (51.73) Bronte Campbell[c] Isaac Cooper[c] Brianna Throssell[c] | 3:38.95 |
|
AF African Record | AM Americas Record | SA South American Record | AS Asian Record | ER European Record | OC Oceanian Record | OR Olympic Record | WJR World Junior Record | WR World Record | ||||||
c Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Men
| Event | Round | Swimmer | Team | Time | Date | Record | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metre freestyle | Heat 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine | 7:41.28 | 27 July | OR | 4 |
| Men's 200 metre butterfly | Final | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:51.25 | 28 July | OR | 5 |
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke | Final | Zac Stubblety-Cook | Australia | 2:06.38 | 29 July | OR | 6 |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Final | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 47.02 | 29 July | OR | 6 |
| Men's 100 metre butterfly | Heat 8 | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 50.39 | 29 July | =OR | 6 |
| Men's 100 metre butterfly | Semifinal 1 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 50.31 | 30 July | OR | 7 |
| Men's 100 metre butterfly | Semifinal 2 | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 49.71 | 30 July | OR | 7 |
| Men's 200 metre backstroke | Final | Evgeny Rylov | ROC | 1:53.27 | 30 July | OR | 7 |
| Men's 100 metre butterfly | Final | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 49.45 | 31 July | WR | 8 |
| Men's 50 metre freestyle | Final | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 21.07 | 1 August | OR | 9 |
| Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Final |
| United States | 3:26.78 | 1 August | WR | 9 |
Women
Mixed
| Event | Round | Swimmer | Team | Time | Date | Record | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Heat 1 |
| Great Britain | 3:38.75 | 29 July | OR | 6 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Final |
| Great Britain | 3:37.58 | 31 July | WR | 8 |
- All world records (WR) are consequently Olympic records (OR).
- Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games
- Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Swimming at the 2019 African Games
- Swimming at the 2019 Pacific Games
- Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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