The Australian Swim Team, also known as The Dolphins,[1] is the national swim team of Australia. The team has a rich history of success at major international championships, with its primary rival being the United States Swimming Team. The nickname 'The Dolphins' was first used in 1989.[1]

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.[2] Notable inductees include Dawn Fraser, Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Kieren Perkins, Murray Rose, and Shane Gould. 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.

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 3
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
2024 7 9 3 19 2

Notes - Open water included from 2008. [3]

Pool Results

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Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
1973 1 2 2 5 3
1975 1 2 0 3 6
1978 2 0 2 4 3
1982 0 1 0 1 8
1986 0 0 0 0 -
1991 2 5 1 8 5
1994 4 2 3 9 4
1998 7 6 7 20 2
2001 13 3 3 19 1
2003 6 10 6 22 2
2005 13 5 4 22 2
2007 9 7 5 21 2
2009 3 4 9 16 4
2011 2 8 3 13 4
2013 3 10 0 13 4
2015 7 3 6 16 2
2017 1 5 4 10 8
2019 5 9 5 19 2
2022 6 9 2 17 2
2023 13 7 5 25 1
2024 3 9 4 16 3

Open Water Results

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Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
1998 0 2 0 2 4
2001 0 0 1 1 6
2003 0 0 0 0 -
2005 0 1 0 1 7
2007 0 0 2 2 3
2009 1 1 0 2 2
2011 0 1 0 1 10
2013 0 0 0 0 -
2015 0 0 0 0 -
2017 0 0 0 0 -
2019 0 0 0 0 -
2022 0 0 0 0 -
2023 0 1 1 2 4
2024 1 1 0 2 3
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
1993 4 9 8 21 3
1995 12 7 7 26 1
1997 9 2 8 19 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
2021 0 0 0 0 na
2022 13 8 5 26 2
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
2022 25 21 19 65 1

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Pan Pacific Championships

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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 6 15 11 32 2
2014 10 9 9 28 2
2018 8 13 8 29 2

Notes - includes Open water since 2006.

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
2019 4 5 4 13 3
2022 - - - - -
2023 9 7 8 24 2

Australia did not send a team to the 2006 nor the 2022 Championships.

Paralympic Games

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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
2024 6 8 13 27 7

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
2022 7 15 9 31 7
2023 9 7 14 30 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Australian members". International Swimming Hall of Fame Honores. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Olympic Games Medal Tally & Team Lists". Swimming Australia website. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Swimming Results". Australian Commonwealth Games Association website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medal Tally & Team Lists". Swimming Australia website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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