Australia's Greatest Swimmers: A Summary
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- May 1, 2013
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The following list displays Australia's top 25 swimmers in terms of the number of gold medals they have won at the Olympics.
(*) Represents a swimmer that claimed their medals after the Australian Institute of Sport was created.
(**) Represents a swimmer that held a sporting scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport.
1. IAN THORPE*
5 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 400m freestyle (Sydney 200), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Sydney 2000), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Sydney 2000), 200m freestyle (Athens 2004), 400m freestyle (Athens 2004)
Silver: 200m freestyle (Sydney 2000), 4 x 100m medley relay (Sydney 2000), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Athens 2004)
Bronze: 100m freestyle (Athens 2004)
2. DAWN FRASER
4 Gold, 4 Silver
Gold: 100m freestyle (Melbourne 1956) 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Melbourne 1956), 100m freestyle (Rome 1960), 100m freestyle (Tokyo 1964)
Silver: 400m freestyle (Melbourne 1956), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Rome 1960), 4 x 100m medley relay (Rome 1960), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Tokyo 1964)
3. LIBBY TRICKETT*
4 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Athens 2004), 100m butterfly (Beijing 2008), 4 x 100m medley relay (Beijing 2008), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (London 2012)
Silver: 100m freestyle (Beijing 2008)
Bronze: 50m freestyle (Athens 2004), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Beijing 2008)
4. MURRAY ROSE
4 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 1500m freestyle (Melbourne 1956), 400m freestyle (Melbourne 1956), 4 x 100m freestyle (Melbourne 1956), 400m freestyle (Rome 1960)
Silver: 1500m freestyle (Rome 1960)
Bronze: 4 x 200m freestyle (Rome 1960)
5. LEISEL JONES*
3 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 100m meldey relay (Athens 2004), 100m breastroke (Beijing 2008), 4 x 100m medley relay (Beijing 2008)
Silver: 100m breastroke (Sydney 2000), 4 x 100m medley relay (Sydney 2000), 200m breastroke (Athens 2004), 200m breastroke (Beijing 2008), 4 x 100m medley relay (London 2012)
Bronze: 100m breastroke (Athens 2004)
6. PETRIA THOMAS**
3 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 100m butterfly (Athens 2004), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Athens 2004), 4 x 100m medley relay (Athens 2004)
Silver: 200m butterfly (Atlanta 1996), 200m butterfly (Athens 2004)
7. GRANT HACKETT*
3 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 1500m freestyle (Sydney 2000), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Sydney 2000), 1500m freestyle relay (Athens 2004)
Silver: 400m freestyle (Athens 2004), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Athens 2004), 1500m freestyle (Beijing 2008)
Bronze: 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Beijing 2008)
8. SHANE GOULD
3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 200m freestyle (Munich 1972), 200m individual medley (Munich 1972), 400m freestyle (Munich 1972)
Silver: 800m freestyle (Munich 1972)
Bronze: 100m freestyle (Munich 1972)
9. JODIE HENRY*
3 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 100m freestyle (Athens 2004), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Athens 2004), 4 x 100m medley relay (Athens 2004)
10. STEPHANIE RICE*
3 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 200m individual relay (Beijing 2008), 400 individual medley (Beijing 2008), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Beijing 2008)
11. SUSIE O'NEILL*
2 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze
Gold: 200m butterfly (Atlanta 1996), 200m freestyle (Sydney 2000),
Silver: 4 x 100m medley relay (Atlanta 1996), 200m butterfly (Sydney 2000), 4 x 100m medley relay (Sydney 2000), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Sydney 2000)
Bronze: 200m butterfly (Barcelona 1992), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Atlanta 1996),
12. MICHAEL KLIM*
2 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Sydney 2000), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Sydney 2000)
Silver: 100m butterfly (Sydney 2000), 4 x 100m medley relay (Sydney 2000), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Athens 2004)
Bronze: 4 x 100m medley relay (Atlanta 1996)
13. MELANIE SCHLANGER*
2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Beijing 2008), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (London 2012)
Silver: 4 x 100m medley relay (London 2012), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (London 2012)
Bronze: 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Beijing 2008)
14. LORRAINE CRAPP
2 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 400m freestyle (Melbourne 1956), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Melbourne 1956)
Silver: 100m freestyle (Melbourne 1956), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Rome 1960)
15. KIERAN PERKINS*
2 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 1500m freestyle (Barcelona 1992), 1500m freestyle (Atlanta 1996)
Silver: 400m freestyle (Barcelona 1992), 1500m freestyle (Sydney 2000)
16. EMILY SEEBOHM*
2 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 100m medley relay (Beijing 2008), 4 x 100m freestyle relay (London 2012)
Silver: 100m backstroke (London 2012), 4 x 100m medley relay (London 2012)
17. JOHN DEVITT
2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Melbourne 1956), 100m freestyle (Rome 1960)
Silver: 100m freestyle (Melbourne 1956)
Bronze: 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Rome 1960)
18. MICHAEL WENDEN
2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 100m freestyle (Mexico 1968), 200m freestyle (Mexico 1968)
Silver: 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Mexico 1968)
Bronze: 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Mexico 1968)
19. TODD PEARSON*
2 Gold, 1 Silver, Bronze
Gold: 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Sydney 2000), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Sydney 2000)
Silver: 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Athens 2004)
20. DAVID THEILE
2 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 100 backstroke (Melbourne 1956), 100m backstroke (Rome 1960)
Silver: 4 x 100m medley relay (Rome 1960)
21. JESSICA SCHIPPER*
2 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 100m medley relay (Athens 2004), 4 x 100m medley relay (Beijing 2008)
Bronze: 100m butterfly (Beijing 2008), 200m butterfly (Beijing 2008)
22. ALICE MILLS*
2 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Athens 2004), 4 x 100m medley relay (Athens 2004)
Bronze: 4 x 100m freestyle relay (Beijing 2008)
23. FELICITY GALVEZ*
2 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 4 x 100m medley relay (Beijing 2008), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Beijing 2008)
24. JOHN HENRICKS
2 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 100m freestyle (Melbourne 1956), 4 x 200m freestyle relay (Melbourne 1956)
25. FREDDY LANE
2 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
Gold: 200m freestyle (Paris 1900), 200m obstacle race (Paris 1900)
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