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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
Pan Pacific Championships
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.