The Australian Swim Team, also known as The Dolphins, is the national swim team of Australia for both men and women. The team has a rich history of success at major international championships, with its primary rival being the United States. The nickname 'The Dolphins' was first used in 1989.
The Australian Swim Team has produced numerous world-class swimmers, with thirty-six members inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as of 2015. Notable inductees include Dawn Fraser, Shane Gould, Grant Hackett, Leisel Jones, Kieren Perkins, Murray Rose, and Ian Thorpe. Swimming Australia annually recognizes the Australian Swimmer of the Year.
The Australian Swim Team has finished first in the gold medal rankings once at the Olympic Games in 1956 in Melbourne and twice at the Long Course World Championships in 2001 and 2023, both held in Fukuoka, Japan.
Olympic Games
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank19002002219040000-19060011619080112519122226219200112319241124319280202819321102319360000-194802244195210014195684214119605531321964414921968323821972622102197600118198020574198415612519881113519921359619962461252000594182200475315220086682022012163107201634310220209392122024793192 Notes - Open water included from 2008.
FINA Long Course World Championships
Pool Results
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank19731225319751203619782024319820101819860000-19912518519944239419987672022001133319120036106222200513542222007975212200934916420112831342013310013420157361622017154108201959519220226921722023137525120243941632025866202
Open Water Results
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank19980202420010011620030000-200501017200700223200911022201101011020130000-20150000-20170000-20190000-20220000-202301124202411023202520242
FINA Short Course World Championships
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank1993498213199512772611997928191199991172712000103411200210711812004715830220061294251200889219220101731192012153910201415410112016227119201822812720210000na202213852622024255126
Commonwealth Games Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank1930200231934300321938425112195063211119546141111958116522119621513836119661176241197018101442119741211103311978109113021982131383411986111111331199021191353119942517115311998231411481200226138471200619181755120102216165412014192117571201828212473120222521196512026371623761
Pan Pacific Championships
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank1985310112421987471324219893671621991713929219938175302199513121035219971074212199913136321200211143282200623121732010615113222014109928220188138292202615119352 Notes - includes Open water since 2006.
FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank2006 -----2008442104201141384201310621812015973191201701451220194541332022 -----20239782422025100112 Australia did not send a team to the 2006 nor the 2022 Championships.
Paralympic Games Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank1960 2 0 0 2 91964 9 2 2 13 21968 5 5 1 11 61972 1 3 5 9 101976 3 5 2 10 121980 1 8 2 11 15 1984 20 30 24 74 91988 5 12 14 31 141992 10 12 13 25 61996 16 16 12 44 32000 14 15 21 50 52004 6 14 15 35 52008 9 11 9 29 72012 18 7 12 37 22016 9 10 10 29 52020 8 10 15 33 62024 6 8 13 27 7
World Para Swimming Championships World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Swimming World Championships.
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank199417 422199813161847320028 12 2920066165272010131163062013114122772015981330720192714231720227159317202397143062025998267
See also
Swimming Australia Australian Paralympic Swim Team
References
External links Australian Swim Team History