Swimming at the Pan American Games

Swimming at the Pan American Games
No. of events 34 (men: 17; women: 17)

Swimming for both men and women has been a part of the Pan American Games since the Games' first edition in 1951. The United States is the most successful country, winning 376 gold and 799 overall medals.

Men's events

Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 95 99 03 07 11 15 19 23 Years
Current program
50 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X 10
100 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
200 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
400 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
1500 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
100 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
200 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
100 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
100 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
400 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
4 × 100 metre medley relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Marathon 10 km X X X X X 5
Past event
3 × 100 metre medley relay X 1
Events 7 8 8 8 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 271

Women's events

Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 95 99 03 07 11 15 19 23 Years
Current program
50 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X 10
100 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
200 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
400 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
800 metre freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
100 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
200 metre backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
100 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
100 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 metre butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
400 metre individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X 10
4 × 100 metre medley relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Marathon 10 km X X X X X 5
Past event
3 × 100 metre medley relay X 1
Events 7 8 8 8 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 266

Mixed events

Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 95 99 03 07 11 15 19 23 Years
Current program
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay X X 2
4 × 100 metre medley relay X X 2
Events 2 2 4

All-time medal table

Long course swimming

Men's, women's and mixed events (1951–2023)
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 370 269 149 788
2  Brazil 69 69 101 239
3  Canada 64 128 132 324
4  Argentina 12 21 22 55
5  Venezuela 7 5 21 33
6  Costa Rica 4 3 2 9
7  Cuba 2 4 8 14
8  Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 4 8
9  Suriname 2 1 2 5
10  Ecuador 2 0 1 3
11  Mexico 1 7 44 52
12  Chile 1 3 2 6
13  Cayman Islands 1 2 1 4
14  Bahamas 1 0 3 4
15  Puerto Rico 0 8 6 14
16  Jamaica 0 5 0 5
17  Colombia 0 2 6 8
18  Uruguay 0 2 3 5
19  Guatemala 0 1 2 3
20  Panama 0 1 1 2
21  Peru 0 0 2 2
22  Barbados 0 0 1 1
 Netherlands Antilles 0 0 1 1
 Paraguay 0 0 1 1
Totals (24 entries) 538 533 515 1586

Marathon swimming

Men's and women's events (2007–2023)
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 6 4 1 11
2  Brazil 1 3 4 8
3  Argentina 1 2 1 4
4  Ecuador 1 0 2 3
5  Canada 1 0 1 2
6  Venezuela 0 1 0 1
7  Mexico 0 0 1 1
Totals (7 entries) 10 10 10 30

Combined total

Last updated after the 2023 Pan American Games
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 376 273 150 799
2  Brazil 70 72 105 247
3  Canada 64 128 152 344
4  Argentina 13 24 24 61
5  Venezuela 7 7 21 35
6  Costa Rica 4 3 2 9
7  Ecuador 3 0 3 6
8  Cuba 2 4 8 14
9  Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 4 8
10  Suriname 2 1 1 4
11  Mexico 1 7 41 49
12  Chile 1 3 2 6
13  Cayman Islands 1 2 1 4
14  Bahamas 1 0 3 4
15  Puerto Rico 0 8 6 14
16  Jamaica 0 5 0 5
17  Colombia 0 2 6 8
18  Uruguay 0 2 3 5
19  Guatemala 0 1 2 3
20  Panama 0 1 1 2
21  Peru 0 0 2 2
22  Barbados 0 0 1 1
 Netherlands Antilles 0 0 1 1
 Paraguay 0 0 1 1
Totals (24 entries) 547 545 540 1632

Medalists

Main article: List of Pan American Games medalists in swimming

Championships records

Main article: List of Pan American Games records in swimming