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{{Infobox Olympic event
| event       = Swimming
| games       = 2004 Summer
| image       = Swimming, Athens 2004.png
| image_size  = 150px
| caption     =
| venue       = [[Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre]]
| dates       = 14 – 21 August 2004
| competitors = 937
| nations     = 152
| prev        = [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]
| next        = [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]
}}
{{SwimmingAt2004SummerOlympics}}

The [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] competitions at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]] took place from 14 to 21 August 2004 at the [[Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre]] in [[Marousi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics |url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/26/sports/SWM |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> It featured 32 events (16 male, 16 female), a total of 937 swimmers from 152 nations, and the program's changes instituted in the previous Games, including notably the three-phase format (heats, semifinals, and final) for all short-distance races (200 metres and under).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/swimming/swimming-info.htm|title=USA Today 2004 Olympic Coverage: Swimming Format and Schedule|publisher=[[USA Today]]|access-date=30 June 2013|date=20 May 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Athens 2004: Volume Two – Aquatics (Swimming)|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/or2004bP4.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|pages=9–27|access-date=29 June 2013}}</ref>

Swimmers from the [[United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics|United States]] continued to dominate the medal tally with a total of 28, earning twelve golds, nine silver, and seven bronze.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. adds another relay gold|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer04/swimming/news/story?id=1864507|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=22 August 2004|access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> [[Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Australia]] still maintained the second spot from Sydney in 2000, but produced a total of 15 more medals (seven golds, five silver, and three bronze) to its historical hardware in swimming.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gordos|first=Phil|title=Phelps causes biggest splash|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/3587554.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=21 August 2004|access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Australian team expects world swimming titles to close door on culture of drug abuse, bullying and bad behaviour |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/australian-team-expects-world-swimming-titles-to-close-door-on-culture-of-drug-abuse-bullying-and-bad-behaviour/story-e6frg6n6-1226671924505|publisher=[[The Australian]]|access-date=30 June 2013|date=29 June 2013}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Japan]] moved from behind to third overall in the medal board with eight medals after a sterling breaststroke double from [[Kosuke Kitajima]]. A total of eight [[List of world records in swimming|world records]] and twenty-five [[List of Olympic records in swimming|Olympic records]] were set during the competition.

==Venue==
[[File:Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre.jpg|thumb|Grandstand view of the swimming pool at the [[Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre]] during the 2004 Summer Olympics.]]
Swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the [[Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre]], officially known as the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OCO) during the games.<ref name="ioc-1">{{cite web |author1=Olympic Games staff |title=ATHENS 2004: 12 water polo teams qualified |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/athens-2004-12-water-polo-teams-qualified |website=[[Olympic Games]] |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=6 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806001818/https://www.olympic.org/news/athens-2004-12-water-polo-teams-qualified |archive-date=6 August 2018 |date=11 February 2004 |quote=For the first time in Olympic Games history, all aquatics events will take place in a single venue, the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OCO).}}</ref> Originally built for the [[1991 Mediterranean Games]],<ref name="swm-1">{{cite web |last1=Commings |first1=Jeff |title=Olympic Pools: Where Are They Now? (Part Five) |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympic-pools-where-are-they-now-part-five/ |website=[[Swimming World]] |publisher=Sports Publications International |access-date=6 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806002229/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympic-pools-where-are-they-now-part-five/ |archive-date=6 August 2018 |date=27 July 2012 |quote=Like the Sydney pool, the Athens competition pool was not built for the Games. It had been around for more than a decade, hosting the 1991 Mediterranean Games. But the heat was a concern, and organizers had planned to put a roof on the building as part of the renovation plans. Money fell through, and the roof was not built, much to the initial chagrin of FINA, which would later approve the facility mere weeks before Michael Phelps and others claimed gold.}}</ref> it was refurbished to host swimming, [[Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics|diving]], [[Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|synchronised swimming]], and [[Water Polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|water polo]] events; it was the first time in the history of the Olympics that all aquatics disciplines had been held at a single venue.<ref name="ioc-1"/><ref name="bbc-1">{{cite web |author1=BBC Sport staff |title=Olympics 2004 - Venues Guide - Aquatic Center |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/venues_guide/default.stm |website=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=6 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180806002454/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/venues_guide/default.stm |archive-date=6 August 2018 |date=15 July 2004 |url-status=live |quote=For the first time in Olympic history, all the aquatics events [...] will take place at one venue. [...]  Progress on its construction fell way behind schedule.  Organisers finally decided in March to scrap a planned plastic-coated tarpaulin roof over the main pool. That decision will leave swimmers exposed to searing August temperatures, to the dismay of swimming's ruling body Fina. [...] Spectators: Main pool 10,893}}</ref> Swimming events were held at the main outdoor pool of the complex, which held 10,893 spectators, and was interchangeably used for swimming and water polo events throughout the duration of the games.<ref name="bbc-1"/> A plastic-coated [[tarpaulin]] roof covering the two outdoor pools of the complex, designed to protect spectators and swimmers from being exposed to the summer heat, was originally planned to be built as part of the renovations.<ref name="swm-1"/><ref name="bbc-1"/> However, due to cost overruns and delays in construction, planners decided to scrap the roof in March 2004,<ref name="guardian-1">{{cite web |last1=Stevens |first1=Richard |title=Athens costs set to soar over budget |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/mar/31/athensolympics2004.olympicgames |website=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |access-date=6 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180806002920/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/mar/31/athensolympics2004.olympicgames |archive-date=6 August 2018 |date=31 March 2004 |quote=Earlier this month officials cancelled a much delayed plastic roof for the swimming venue.}}</ref><ref name="cnn-1">{{cite web |last1=Muriel |first1=Diana |title=Athens in race against time |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/25/olympic.construction/ |website=[[CNN]] |publisher=[[WarnerMedia|Time Warner Inc.]] |access-date=6 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180806003106/http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/25/olympic.construction/ |archive-date=6 August 2018 |date=6 May 2004 |quote=The roof of the Olympic swimming pool had to be abandoned.}}</ref> which was criticised by [[FINA]], the governing body of water sports.<ref name="swm-1"/><ref name="bbc-1"/> The venue would ultimately be approved by FINA weeks before the opening of the games in August.<ref name="swm-1"/>

==Events==
The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):
*[[Freestyle (swimming)|Freestyle]] : 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women) and 1500 (men);
*[[Backstroke]] : 100 and 200;
*[[Breaststroke]] : 100 and 200;
*[[Butterfly (swimming)|Butterfly]] : 100 and 200;
*[[Individual medley]] : 200 and 400; 
*[[Relay race|Relays]]: 4 × 100 free, 4 × 200 free, and 4 × 100 medley.

===Schedule===
{{Olympic schedule legend|sport=swimming}}
{| class="wikitable olympic-schedule swimming"
|+Men<ref name=swimsched>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/schedule/default.stm|title=BBC 2004 Olympic Coverage: Swimming Schedule|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
! Date → || colspan="2"| Aug 14 || colspan="2"|Aug 15 || colspan="2"|Aug 16 || colspan="2"|Aug 17 || colspan="2"|Aug 18 || colspan="2"|Aug 19 || colspan="2"|Aug 20 || colspan="2"|Aug 21
|-
!Event   ↓ || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E|| M || E || M || E || M || E 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]] || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| || || class="final" |F
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]] ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke|200 m backstroke]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m breaststroke]] || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly|200 m butterfly]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m individual medley]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m individual medley]] || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4 × 100 m freestyle relay]] ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4 × 200 m freestyle relay]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4 × 100 m medley relay]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| || || class="final" |F
|}
{| class="wikitable olympic-schedule swimming"
|+Women<ref name=swimsched/>
|-
! Date → || colspan="2"| Aug 14 || colspan="2"|Aug 15 || colspan="2"|Aug 16 || colspan="2"|Aug 17 || colspan="2"|Aug 18 || colspan="2"|Aug 19 || colspan="2"|Aug 20 || colspan="2"|Aug 21
|-
!Event   ↓ || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E|| M || E || M || E || M || E 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle|800 m freestyle]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| || || class="final" |F||colspan=2|
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]] ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke|200 m backstroke]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m breaststroke]] ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly|200 m butterfly]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|200 m individual medley]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley|400 m individual medley]] || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4 × 100 m freestyle relay]] || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4 × 200 m freestyle relay]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| 
|-
| class="event" |[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4 × 100 m medley relay]] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="heats" |H|| || || class="final" |F
|}

==Participating nations==
A total of 937 swimmers (544 men and 393 women) from 152 nations would compete in swimming events at these Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Athens 2004: Swimming – Entry List by NOC|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Swimming.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|pages=2–23|access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Guyana, and Turkmenistan made their official debut in swimming. Meanwhile, Albania, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Norway returned to the sport after long years of absence. Nations with swimmers at the Games are (team size in parentheses):

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* {{flagIOC|ARM|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ARU|2004 Summer|2}}
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* {{flagIOC|AUT|2004 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|AZE|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BAH|2004 Summer|4}}
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* {{flagIOC|BAR|2004 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|BLR|2004 Summer|9}}
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* {{flagIOC|BER|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|BOL|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BIH|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|BRA|2004 Summer|23}}
* {{flagIOC|BUL|2004 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|BUR|2004 Summer|1}}
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* {{flagIOC|CAM|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CMR|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CAN|2004 Summer|20}}
* {{flagIOC|CAY|2004 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|CHI|2004 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|CHN|2004 Summer|28}}
* {{flagIOC|COL|2004 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|CGO|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CRC|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CIV|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CRO|2004 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|CUB|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CYP|2004 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|CZE|2004 Summer|12}}
* {{flagIOC|DEN|2004 Summer|6}}
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* {{flagIOC|EST|2004 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|FIJ|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|FIN|2004 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|FRA|2004 Summer|21}}
* {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer|35}}
* {{flagIOC|GEO|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|GBR|2004 Summer|33}}
* {{flagIOC|GRE|2004 Summer|28}}
* {{flagIOC|GRN|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|GUM|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|GUA|2004 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|GUI|2004 Summer|1}}
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* {{flagIOC|HON|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|HKG|2004 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|HUN|2004 Summer|25}}
* {{flagIOC|ISL|2004 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|IND|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|INA|2004 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|IRI|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|IRQ|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|IRL|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|ISR|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|ITA|2004 Summer|29}}
* {{flagIOC|JAM|2004 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer|20}}
* {{flagIOC|JOR|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|KAZ|2004 Summer|11}}
* {{flagIOC|KEN|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|KOR|2004 Summer|19}}
* {{flagIOC|KGZ|2004 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|LAO|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LAT|2004 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|LIB|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LBA|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LTU|2004 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|LUX|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MKD|2004 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|MAD|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MAW|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MAS|2004 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|MDV|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MLI|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MLT|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MRI|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MEX|2004 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|FSM|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MDA|2004 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|MON|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|MGL|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|MAR|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|MOZ|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NEP|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NED|2004 Summer|16}}
* {{flagIOC|NZL|2004 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|NCA|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NIG|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|NGR|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NOR|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|PAK|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PLW|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|PLE|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|PAN|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PNG|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|PAR|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|PER|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PHI|2004 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|POL|2004 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|POR|2004 Summer|11}}
* {{flagIOC|PUR|2004 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|QAT|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ROM|2004 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|RUS|2004 Summer|30}}
* {{flagIOC|RWA|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LCA|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|VIN|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SMR|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|KSA|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SEN|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SCG|2004 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|SEY|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SIN|2004 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|SVK|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SLO|2004 Summer|11}}
* {{flagIOC|RSA|2004 Summer|8}}
* {{flagIOC|ESP|2004 Summer|16}}
* {{flagIOC|SRI|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SUR|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SWZ|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SWE|2004 Summer|15}}
* {{flagIOC|SUI|2004 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|SYR|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|TPE|2004 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|THA|2004 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|TRI|2004 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|TUN|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|TUR|2004 Summer|9}}
* {{flagIOC|TKM|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|UGA|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|UKR|2004 Summer|27}}
* {{flagIOC|UAE|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer|43}}
* {{flagIOC|URU|2004 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|UZB|2004 Summer|15}}
* {{flagIOC|VEN|2004 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|VIE|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ISV|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|YEM|2004 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ZAM|2004 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|ZIM|2004 Summer|2}}
{{div col end}}

==Medal summary==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagIOCteam
 | event          = 2004 Summer
 | team           = 
 | gold_USA = 12 | silver_USA = 9 | bronze_USA = 7
 | gold_AUS = 7 | silver_AUS = 5 | bronze_AUS = 3
 | gold_JPN = 3 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 4
 | gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 3 | bronze_NED = 2
 | gold_UKR = 2 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 1
 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 3
 | gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 2 | bronze_POL = 0
 | gold_RSA = 1 | silver_RSA = 1 | bronze_RSA = 1
 | gold_ZIM = 1 | silver_ZIM = 1 | bronze_ZIM = 1
 | gold_CHN = 1 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 0
 | gold_ROM = 1 | silver_ROM = 0 | bronze_ROM = 1
 | gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 2 | bronze_AUT = 0
 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 4
 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 1
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 1
 | gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 0
 | gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 0
 | gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 2
 | gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1
 | gold_TRI = 0 | silver_TRI = 0 | bronze_TRI = 1
}}

==Results==

===Men's events===
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200|columns=2}}
|-
| 50 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Gary Hall, Jr.]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 21.93
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Duje Draganja]]|CRO|2004 Summer}} || 21.94<br>'''[[List of Croatian records in swimming|NR]]'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Roland Schoeman]]|RSA|2004 Summer}} || 22.02
|-
| 100 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Pieter van den Hoogenband]]|NED|2004 Summer}} || 48.17
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Roland Schoeman]]|RSA|2004 Summer}} || 48.23
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ian Thorpe]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 48.56
|-
| 200 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ian Thorpe]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 1:44.71<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Pieter van den Hoogenband]]|NED|2004 Summer}} || 1:45.23
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Michael Phelps]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 1:45.32<br>'''[[List of Americas records in swimming|AM]]''' 
|-
| 400 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ian Thorpe]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 3:43.10
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Grant Hackett]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 3:43.36
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Klete Keller]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 3:44.11<br>'''[[List of Americas records in swimming|AM]]'''
|-
| 1500 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Grant Hackett]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 14:43.40<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Larsen Jensen]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 14:45.29<br>'''[[List of Americas records in swimming|AM]]'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[David Davies (swimmer)|David Davies]]|GBR|2004 Summer}} || 14:45.95<br>'''[[List of European records in swimming|ER]]'''
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-
| 100 m backstroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aaron Peirsol]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 54.06
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Markus Rogan]]|AUT|2004 Summer}} || 54.35
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Tomomi Morita]]|JPN|2004 Summer}} || 54.36<br>'''[[List of Asian records in swimming|AS]]'''
|-
| 200 m backstroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aaron Peirsol]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 1:54.95<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Markus Rogan]]|AUT|2004 Summer}} || 1:57.35
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Răzvan Florea]]|ROM|2004 Summer}} || 1:57.56<br>'''[[List of Romanian records in swimming|NR]]'''
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-
| 100 m breaststroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kosuke Kitajima]]|JPN|2004 Summer}} || 1:00.08
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Brendan Hansen]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 1:00.25
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Hugues Duboscq]]|FRA|2004 Summer}} || 1:00.88
|-
| 200 m breaststroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kosuke Kitajima]]|JPN|2004 Summer}} || 2:09.44<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Dániel Gyurta]]|HUN|2004 Summer}} || 2:10.80
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Brendan Hansen]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 2:10.87 
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-
| 100 m butterfly<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Michael Phelps]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 51.25<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ian Crocker]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 51.29
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Andriy Serdinov]]|UKR|2004 Summer}} || 51.36<br>'''[[List of European records in swimming|ER]]'''
|-
| 200 m butterfly<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Michael Phelps]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 1:54.04<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Takashi Yamamoto (swimmer)|Takashi Yamamoto]]|JPN|2004 Summer}} || 1:54.56<br>'''[[List of Asian records in swimming|AS]]'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Stephen Parry (swimmer)|Stephen Parry]]|GBR|2004 Summer}} || 1:55.52<br>'''[[List of British records in swimming|NR]]'''
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-
| 200 m individual medley<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Michael Phelps]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 1:57.14<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ryan Lochte]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 1:58.78
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[George Bovell]]|TRI|2004 Summer}} || 1:58.80<br>'''[[List of Trinidad and Tobago records in swimming|NR]]'''
|-
| 400 m individual medley<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Michael Phelps]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 4:08.26<br>{{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Erik Vendt]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 4:11.81
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[László Cseh]]|HUN|2004 Summer}} || 4:12.15
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|RSA|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Roland Schoeman]] (48.17) '''[[List of African records in swimming|AF]]''' <br>[[Lyndon Ferns]] (48.13)<br>[[Darian Townsend]] (48.96)<br>[[Ryk Neethling]] (47.91)|| 3:13.17<br>{{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|NED|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Johan Kenkhuis]] (49.81)<br>[[Mitja Zastrow]] (49.25)<br>[[Klaas-Erik Zwering]] (48.51)<br>[[Pieter van den Hoogenband]] (46.79)<br>[[Mark Veens]]* || 3:14.36<br>'''[[List of Dutch records in swimming|NR]]'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Ian Crocker]] (50.05)<br>[[Michael Phelps]] (48.74)<br>[[Neil Walker (swimmer)|Neil Walker]] 47.97)<br>[[Jason Lezak]] (47.86)<br>[[Nate Dusing]]*<br>[[Gary Hall, Jr.]]*<br>[[Gabe Woodward]]* || 3:14.62
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Michael Phelps]] (1:46.49)<br>[[Ryan Lochte]] (1:47.52)<br>[[Peter Vanderkaay]] (1:47.79)<br>[[Klete Keller]] (1:45.53)<br>[[Scott Goldblatt]]*<br>[[Dan Ketchum]]* || 7:07.33<br>'''[[List of Americas records in swimming|AM]]''' 
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Grant Hackett]] (1:47.50)<br>[[Michael Klim]] (1:47.62)<br>[[Nicholas Sprenger]] (1:48.16)<br>[[Ian Thorpe]] (1:44.18)<br>[[Antony Matkovich]]*<br>[[Todd Pearson]]*<br>[[Craig Stevens (swimmer)|Craig Stevens]]* || 7:07.46
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|ITA|2004 Summer}} <br>[[Emiliano Brembilla]] (1:48.16)<br>[[Massimiliano Rosolino]] (1:46.24)<br>[[Simone Cercato]] (1:49.85)<br>[[Filippo Magnini]] (1:47.58)<br>[[Federico Cappellazzo]]*<br>[[Matteo Pelliciari]]* || 7:11.83
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 100 m medley relay <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Aaron Peirsol]] (53.45) {{WR|swimming}}<br>[[Brendan Hansen]] (59.37)<br>[[Ian Crocker]] (50.28)<br>[[Jason Lezak]] (47.58)<br>[[Lenny Krayzelburg]]*<br>[[Mark Gangloff]]*<br>[[Michael Phelps]]*<br>[[Neil Walker (swimmer)|Neil Walker]]* || 3:30.68<br>{{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Steffen Driesen]] (54.26) <br>[[Jens Kruppa]] (1:00.50)<br>[[Thomas Rupprath]] (51.40)<br>[[Lars Conrad]] (47.46)<br>[[Helge Meeuw]]* || 3:33.62<br>'''[[List of European records in swimming|ER]]''' 
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Tomomi Morita]] (54.25) '''[[List of Asian records in swimming|AS]]'''<br>[[Kosuke Kitajima]] (59.35)<br>[[Takashi Yamamoto (swimmer)|Takashi Yamamoto]] (51.87)<br>[[Yoshihiro Okumura]] (49.75)|| 3:35.22<br>'''[[List of Asian records in swimming|AS]]''' 
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

===Women's events===
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200|columns=2}}
|-
| 50 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Inge de Bruijn]]|NED|2004 Summer}} || 24.58
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Malia Metella]]|FRA|2004 Summer}} || 24.89<br>'''[[List of French records in swimming|NR]]'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Lisbeth Lenton]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 24.91
|-
| 100 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jodie Henry]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 53.84
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Inge de Bruijn]]|NED|2004 Summer}} || 54.16
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Natalie Coughlin]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 54.40
|-
| 200 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Camelia Potec]]|ROM|2004 Summer}} || 1:58.03
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Federica Pellegrini]]|ITA|2004 Summer}} || 1:58.22
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Solenne Figuès]]|FRA|2004 Summer}} || 1:58.45
|-
| 400 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Laure Manaudou]]|FRA|2004 Summer}} || 4:05.34<br>'''[[List of European records in swimming|ER]]'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Otylia Jędrzejczak]]|POL|2004 Summer}} || 4:05.84
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kaitlin Sandeno]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 4:06.19
|-
| 800 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ai Shibata]]|JPN|2004 Summer}} || 8:24.54
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Laure Manaudou]]|FRA|2004 Summer}} || 8:24.96
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Diana Munz]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 8:26.61
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-
| 100 m backstroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Natalie Coughlin]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 1:00.37 
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kirsty Coventry]]|ZIM|2004 Summer}} || 1:00.50
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Laure Manaudou]]|FRA|2004 Summer}} || 1:00.88
|-
| 200 m backstroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kirsty Coventry]]|ZIM|2004 Summer}} || 2:09.19<br>'''[[List of African records in swimming|AF]]'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Stanislava Komarova]]|RUS|2004 Summer}} || 2:09.72
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Antje Buschschulte]]|GER|2004 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Reiko Nakamura]]|JPN|2004 Summer}} || 2:09.88
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-
| 100 m breaststroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Luo Xuejuan]]|CHN|2004 Summer}} || 1:06.64<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Brooke Hanson]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 1:07.15
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Leisel Jones]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 1:07.16
|-
| 200 m breaststroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Amanda Beard]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 2:23.37<br>{{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Leisel Jones]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 2:23.60
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Anne Poleska]]|GER|2004 Summer}} || 2:25.82
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-
| 100 m butterfly <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Petria Thomas]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 57.72 
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Otylia Jędrzejczak]]|POL|2004 Summer}} || 57.84
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Inge de Bruijn]]|NED|2004 Summer}} || 57.99
|-
| 200 m butterfly <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Otylia Jędrzejczak]]|POL|2004 Summer}} || 2:06.05 
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Petria Thomas]]|AUS|2004 Summer}} || 2:06.36
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yuko Nakanishi]]|JPN|2004 Summer}} || 2:08.04
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-
| 200 m individual medley<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yana Klochkova]]|UKR|2004 Summer}} || 2:11.14
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Amanda Beard]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 2:11.70<br>'''[[List of Americas records in swimming|AM]]'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kirsty Coventry]]|ZIM|2004 Summer}} || 2:12.72<br>'''[[List of African records in swimming|AF]]'''
|-
| 400 m individual medley<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yana Klochkova]]|UKR|2004 Summer}} || 4:34.83
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kaitlin Sandeno]]|USA|2004 Summer}} || 4:34.95<br>'''[[List of Americas records in swimming|AM]]'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Georgina Bardach]]|ARG|2004 Summer}} || 4:37.51<br>'''[[List of South American records in swimming|SA]]'''
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Alice Tait|Alice Mills]]<br>[[Lisbeth Lenton]]<br>[[Petria Thomas]]<br>[[Jodie Henry]]<br>[[Sarah Ryan]]* || 3:35.94<br>{{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Kara Lynn Joyce]]<br>[[Natalie Coughlin]]<br>[[Amanda Weir]]<br>[[Jenny Thompson]]<br>[[Lindsay Benko]]*<br>[[Maritza Correia]]*<br>[[Colleen Lanne]]* || 3:36.39<br>'''[[List of Americas records in swimming|AM]]'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|NED|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Chantal Groot]]<br>[[Inge Dekker]]<br>[[Marleen Veldhuis]]<br>[[Inge de Bruijn]]<br>[[Annabel Kosten]]* || 3:37.59<br>'''[[List of Dutch records in swimming|NR]]'''
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Natalie Coughlin]]<br>[[Carly Piper]]<br>[[Dana Vollmer]]<br>[[Kaitlin Sandeno]]<br>[[Lindsay Benko]]*<br>[[Rhi Jeffrey]]*<br>[[Rachel Komisarz]]* || 7:53.42<br>{{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|CHN|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Zhu Yingwen]]<br>[[Xu Yanwei]]<br>[[Yang Yu (swimmer)|Yang Yu]]<br>[[Pang Jiaying]]<br>[[Li Ji (swimmer)|Li Ji]]* ||7:55.97<br>'''[[List of Asian records in swimming|AS]]'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Franziska van Almsick]]<br>[[Petra Dallmann]]<br>[[Antje Buschschulte]]<br>[[Hannah Stockbauer]]<br>[[Janina Götz]]*<br>[[Sara Harstick]]* ||7:57.37
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 100 m medley relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Giaan Rooney]] (1:01.18) '''[[List of Oceanian records in swimming|OC]]''' <br>[[Leisel Jones]] (1:06.50)<br>[[Petria Thomas]] (56.67)<br>[[Jodie Henry]] (52.97)<br>[[Brooke Hanson]]*<br>[[Alice Tait|Alice Mills]]*<br>[[Jessicah Schipper]]* || 3:57.32<br>{{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Natalie Coughlin]] (59.68) '''[[List of Olympic records in swimming|OR]]'''<br>[[Amanda Beard]] (1:06.32)<br>[[Jenny Thompson]] (58.81)<br>[[Kara Lynn Joyce]] (54.31)<br>[[Haley Cope]]*<br>[[Tara Kirk]]*<br>[[Rachel Komisarz]]*<br>[[Amanda Weir]]* || 3:59.12
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}<br>[[Antje Buschschulte]] (1:00.72)<br>[[Sarah Poewe]] (1:07.08)<br>[[Franziska van Almsick]] (58.54)<br>[[Daniela Götz]] (54.38)|| 4:00.72<br>'''[[List of European records in swimming|ER]]'''
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

==Records==
The following [[List of world records in swimming|world]] and [[List of Olympic records in swimming|Olympic]] records were established during the competition:
===World records===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Round !! Event !! Established for !! Time !! Name !! Nation
|-
| 14 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley|Men's 400 metre individual medley]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 4:08.26 || [[Michael Phelps]] || {{USA}}
|-
| 14 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 3:35.94 || [[Alice Tait|Alice Mills]] (54.75)<br/> [[Libby Trickett|Libby Lenton]] (53.57) <br/>[[Petria Thomas]] (54.67) <br/> [[Jodie Henry]] (52.95) || {{AUS}}
|-
| 15 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 3:13.17 || [[Roland Schoeman]] (48.17)<br/> [[Lyndon Ferns]] (48.13) <br/>[[Darian Townsend]] (48.96) <br/> [[Ryk Neethling]] (47.91) || {{RSA}}
|-
| 18 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Semifinal 2 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|Women's 100 metre freestyle]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 53.52 || [[Jodie Henry]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| 18 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 7:53.42 || [[Natalie Coughlin]] (1:57.74)<br/> [[Carly Piper]] (1:59.39) <br/>[[Dana Vollmer]] (1:58.12) <br/> [[Kaitlin Sandeno]] (1:58.17) || {{USA}}
|-
| 21 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 3:57.32 || [[Giaan Rooney]] (1:01.18)<br/> [[Leisel Jones]] (1:06.70) <br/>[[Petria Thomas]] (56.67) <br/> [[Jodie Henry]] (52.97) || {{AUS}}
|-
| 21 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|Men's 100 metre backstroke]] ||align="right"| 53.45 || [[Aaron Peirsol]] || {{USA}}
|-
| 21 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 3:30.68 || [[Aaron Peirsol]] (53.45)<br/> [[Brendan Hansen]] (59.37) <br/>[[Ian Crocker]] (50.28) <br/> [[Jason Lezak]] (47.58) || {{USA}}
|}
===Olympic records===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Round !! Event !! Established for !! Time !! Name !! Nation
|-
| 14 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Heat 7 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|Men's 100 metre breaststroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:00.03 || [[Kosuke Kitajima]] || {{JPN}}
|-
| 14 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Semifinal 1 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|Men's 100 metre breaststroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:00.01 || [[Brendan Hansen]] || {{USA}}
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| 15 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Semifinal 2 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|Women's 100 metre backstroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:00.17 || [[Natalie Coughlin]] || {{USA}}
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| 15 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Semifinal 1 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|Women's 100 metre breaststroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:06.78 || [[Leisel Jones]] || {{AUS}}
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| 16 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle|Men's 200 metre freestyle]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:44.71 || [[Ian Thorpe]] || {{AUS}}
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| 16 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|Women's 100 metre breaststroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:06.64 || [[Luo Xuejuan]] || {{CHN}}
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| 17 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly|Men's 200 metre butterfly]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:54.04 || [[Michael Phelps]] || {{USA}}
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| 18 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|Men's 200 metre breaststroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 2:09.44 || [[Kosuke Kitajima]] || {{JPN}}
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| 18 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Semifinal 2 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke|Men's 200 metre backstroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:55.14 || [[Aaron Peirsol]] || {{USA}}
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| 18 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Semifinal 1 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|Men's 200 metre individual medley]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:58.52 || [[Michael Phelps]] || {{USA}}
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| 19 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|Women's 200 metre breaststroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 2:23.57 || [[Amanda Beard]] || {{USA}}
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| 19 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke|Men's 200 metre backstroke]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:54.95 || [[Aaron Peirsol]] || {{USA}}
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| 19 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|Men's 200 metre individual medley]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 1:57.14 || [[Michael Phelps]] || {{USA}}
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| 19 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Semifinal 1 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|Men's 100 metre butterfly]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 51.74 || [[Andriy Serdinov]] || {{UKR}}
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| 19 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Semifinal 2 || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|Men's 100 metre butterfly]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 51.61 || [[Michael Phelps]] || {{USA}}
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| 20 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|Men's 100 metre butterfly]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 51.25 || [[Michael Phelps]] || {{USA}}
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| 21 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|Men's 1500 metre freestyle]] || style="text-align:center;"| ''(same)'' ||align="right"| 14:43.40 || [[Grant Hackett]] || {{AUS}}
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| 21 August ||style="text-align:center;"| Final || [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|Women's 100 metre backstroke]] ||align="right"| 59.68 || [[Natalie Coughlin]] || {{USA}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll8/id/59935/download Official result book – Swimming]

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