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Swimming has been an integral part of every modern Summer Olympics since its inception in 1896, and it continues to be a cornerstone at the Paris Olympics.
Team USA has been the most successful nation in the sport's Olympic history, amassing 580 medals from 1896 to 2020 and adding another 28 to their tally thus far at the Paris Olympics.
The Americans are dominating the swimming medal table at the Paris Olympics as well, with Torri Huske and Regan Smith leading the charge with five medals each. Meanwhile, Katie Ledecky has cemented her status as the most decorated female American Olympian and the fifth-most decorated Olympian overall, amassing 14 medals, including nine golds. Caeleb Dressel also contributed to the tally.
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Remarkably, almost every swimmer on the American team has clinched multiple medals and many are competing for the honour of having won the most medals at this edition of the Olympics.
Every American swimmer who has won a medal in the Paris Olympics
Torri Huske: Gold - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay, Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay, Women's 100m Butterfly; Silver - Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 100m Freestyle
Regan Smith: Gold - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay, Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay; Silver - Women's 100m Backstroke, Women's 200m Backstroke, Women's 200m Butterfly
Kate Douglass: Gold - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay, Women's 200m Breastroke; Silver - Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 200m Individual Medley
Gretchen Walsh: Gold - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay, Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay; Silver - Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 100m Butterfly
Katie Ledecky: Gold - Women's 800m Freestyle, Women's 1500m Freestyle; Silver - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay; Bronze - Women's 400m Freestyle
Caeleb Dressel: Gold - Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay; Silver - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
Nic Fink: Gold - Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay; Silver - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay, Men's 100m Breastroke
Ryan Murphy: Gold - Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay; Silver - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay; Bronze - Men's 100m Backstroke
Hunter Armstrong: Gold - Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay; Silver - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
Bobby Finke: Gold - Men's 1500m Freestyle; Silver - Men's 800m Freestyle
Chris Guiliano: Gold - Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay; Silver - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Alex Shackell: Gold - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay; Silver - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Charlie Swanson: Gold - Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay; Silver - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
Abbey Weitzeil: Gold - Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay; Silver - Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Katharine Berkoff: Gold - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay; Bronze - Women's 100m Backstroke
Simone Manuel: Silver - Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Carson Foster: Silver - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay; Bronze - Men's 400m Individual Medley
Luke Hobson: Silver - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay; Bronze - Men's 200m Freestyle
Paige Madden: Silver - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay; Bronze - Women's 800m Freestyle
Ryan Held: Gold - Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Lilly King: Gold - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Matt King: Gold - Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Emma Weber: Gold - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Erika Connolly: Silver - Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Brooks Curry: Silver - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Erin Gemmell: Silver - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Katie Grimes: Silver - Women's 400m Individual Medley
Thomas Heilman: Silver - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
Drew Kibler: Silver - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Anna Peplowski: Silver - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Blake Pieroni: Silver - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Kieran Smith: Silver - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Claire Weinstein: Silver - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Emma Weyant: Bronze - Women's 400m Individual Medley
Did Australia outperform its rival USA in swimming at the Paris Olympics?
The Dolphins have racked up a whopping 18 medals so far at the Paris Olympics, only three behind its final tally from the 2020 Tokyo Games. With seven gold, eight silver, and three bronze medals, Australia sits second in the swimming medal tally of the Paris Olympics behind the USA.
The Americans currently hold a commanding lead atop the swimming medal table at the Paris Olympics, with a total of 28 medals. Their haul includes eight gold, 13 silver, and seven bronze medals, putting them a significant 10 medals ahead of their closest rivals.
Despite their impressive performance in Paris, the Australian swimmers still have a long way to go before they can match the American swimmers' lightning-fast legs.
