Swimming in Tokyo 2021 Olympics

Swimming has been included in the Olympics ever since the first modern Olympics in 1896. Thus, it is one of the four events that have been part of every instance of the Olympics, from the first one to the latest. Women were allowed to participate in Olympic-level swimming for the first time in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games.

There were four different swimming events in the 1896 Olympics. Since then, the number of events has grown steadily, and the Tokyo Olympics 2021 will see as many as 37 different events - compared to 34 events held in Rio in 2016.

Swimming Schedule & Timetable in Tokyo Olympics 2021

Local time in Tokyo.

Results

• Saturday 24th July 2021 – Results & Startlistss

• Sunday 25th July 2021 - Results & Startlists

• Monday 26th July 2021 - Results & Startlists

• Tuesday 27th July 2021 - Results & Startlists

• Wednesday 28th July 2021 - Results & Startlists

• Thursday 29.7.2021 - Results & Startlists

• Friday 30.7.2021 - Results & Startlists

• Saturday 31.7.2021 - Results & Starttlists

Swimming Qualifying Standards in Tokyo Olympics 2021

The most successful swimmers in Olympic history

In terms of the number of medals, the most successful Olympic swimmer of all time is Michael Phelps with his 28 medals, 18 of which are personal. With his medal catch, this American swimmer is also the most successful Olympic athlete in all history. The female swimmer with the highest medal score is the American Jenny Thompson with her 12 medals.

Swimming Olympic records

The swimming olympic records have development very rapidly. All the records have been made during the last three olympic games so the oldest records date to 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in China.

Women have improved their olympic records even more intensely: all women's swimming olympic records are made during the latest olmpic games in London 2012 and Rio 2016.