Australian Swim Team
The Australian Swim Team known as The Dolphins,[1] has performed successfully at major international championships. The Australian Swim Team was first referred to as The Dolphins in 1989. [1] Australian Swim Team's historical rival is the United States Swimming Team.
As of 2015, there were thirty six Australian swimmers inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2] These swimmers include: Dawn Fraser, Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Kieren Perkins, Murray Rose and Shane Gould. Since 1990, Swimming Australia has an annual award for the Australian Swimmer of the Year.
Olympic Games
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1906 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1908 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1912 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 1920 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ? |
| 1924 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1928 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1932 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1948 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1956 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| 1960 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| 1964 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 1972 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 1984 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1992 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| 2000 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 2 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 2 |
Notes - Open water included from 2008. [3]
FINA Long Course World Championships
FINA Short Course World Championships
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 3 |
| 1995 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 1 |
| 1997 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 199 | 1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2002 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 2004 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 2 |
| 2006 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1934 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1938 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 1950 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 1954 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 1958 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 1 |
| 1962 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 1 |
| 1966 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 1 |
| 1970 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 1 |
| 1974 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 1 |
| 1978 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 2 |
| 1982 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 1 |
| 1986 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 1 |
| 1990 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 53 | 1 |
| 1994 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 53 | 1 |
| 1998 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 1 |
| 2002 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 1 |
| 2006 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 55 | 1 |
| 2010 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 1 |
| 2014 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 57 | 1 |
| 2018 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 73 | 1 |
Pan Pacific Championships
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 2 |
| 1987 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 2 |
| 1989 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| 1991 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 2 |
| 1993 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 2 |
| 1995 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 2 |
| 1997 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 2 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 2 |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 2 |
Notes - includes Open water since 2006.
FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 2013 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
Australia did not send a team to the 2006 Championships.
Paralympic Games
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 1964 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 1968 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 1972 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 1976 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 1980 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 1984 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 74 | 9 |
| 1988 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 14 |
| 1992 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 |
| 1996 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 3 |
| 2000 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 5 |
| 2008 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 7 |
| 2012 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 2 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 6 |
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 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 1998 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 47 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 12 | 29 | ||
| 2006 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 27 | |
| 2010 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 6 |
| 2013 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 17 |
References
- "The Australian Dolphins Swim Team re-launched on the Road to Rio". Swimming Australia website. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Australian members". International Swimming Hall of Fame Honores. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Olympic Games Medal Tally & Team Lists". Swimming Australia website. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Swimming Results". Australian Commonwealth Games Association website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Commonwealth Games Medal Tally & Team Lists". Swimming Australia website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.