| Times held | 14 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 838 |
| Total countries | 63 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 56 | 13 |
| 1968 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 69 | 16 |
| 1972 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 63 | 14 |
| 1984 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 99 | 23 |
| 1988 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 95 | 22 |
| 1992 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 81 | 18 |
| 1996 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 83 | 19 |
| 2000 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 100 | 23 |
| 2004 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 75 | 16 |
| 2008 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 72 | 16 |
| 2012 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 71 | 15 |
| 2016 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 73 | 16 |
| 2020 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 70 | 16 |
| 2024 | 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | 70 | 16 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | United States |  USA |
Unified Team of Germany |  GER |
Australia |  AUS |
| 1968 | United States | USA |
Soviet Union |  URS |
Australia | AUS |
| 1972 | United States | USA |
Soviet Union | URS |
East Germany |  GDR |
| 1984 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Sweden |  SWE |
| 1988 | United States | USA |
Soviet Union | URS |
East Germany | GDR |
| 1992 | United States | USA |
Unified Team |  EUN |
Germany | GER |
| 1996 | United States | USA |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
Germany | GER |
| 2000 | Australia | AUS |
United States | USA |
Brazil |  BRA |
| 2004 | South Africa |  RSA |
Netherlands |  NED |
United States | USA |
| 2008 | United States | USA |
France |  FRA |
Australia | AUS |
| 2012 | France | FRA |
United States | USA |
Russian Federation | RUS |
| 2016 | United States | USA |
France | FRA |
Australia | AUS |
| 2020 | United States | USA |
Italy |  ITA |
Australia | AUS |
| 2024 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Italy | ITA |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| South Africa | RSA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Biondi | USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Jager | USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Caeleb Dressel | USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Phelps | USA |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nathan Adrian | USA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Country | # | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | AUS |
13 | Bronze | Bronze | 10 | Silver | — | 8 | 6 | Gold | 6 | Bronze | 4 | Bronze | Bronze | Silver |
| Austria |  AUT |
1 | — | — | — | — | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belarus |  BLR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgium |  BEL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — |
| Bermuda |  BER |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil | BRA |
12 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | Bronze | 12 | DQ | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Canada |  CAN |
12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Colombia |  COL |
1 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croatia |  CRO |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark |  DEN |
2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
3 | — | 5 | Bronze | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ecuador |  ECU |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egypt |  EGY |
2 | — | — | — | DQ | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| El Salvador |  ESA |
2 | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland |  FIN |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
13 | DQ r2/2 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | Silver | Gold | Silver | 6 | 12 |
| Germany | GER |
10 | Silver | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
11 | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | 8 | 12 | — | 9 | 5 |
| Greece |  GRE |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| Guam |  GUM |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guatemala |  GUA |
2 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Honduras |  HON |
1 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong, China |  HKG |
2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary |  HUN |
6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | DQ | 5 | 8 |
| Israel |  ISR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Italy | ITA |
11 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | — | 5 | =4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | Silver | Bronze |
| Jamaica |  JAM |
1 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Japan |  JPN |
6 | 4 | 8 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 8 | 13 | — |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DQ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuwait |  KUW |
0 | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyrgyzstan |  KGZ |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lithuania |  LTU |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mexico |  MEX |
5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | NED |
9 | 10 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 5 | DQ | Silver | 10 | — | — | 12 | — |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
7 | — | — | — | 15 | DQ | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 11 | DQ | — | 4 |
| Peru |  PER |
1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippines |  PHI |
2 | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poland |  POL |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Portugal |  POR |
1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerto Rico |  PUR |
4 | — | 13 | — | 14 | — | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROC |  ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romania |  ROU |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 8 | =4 | 9 | Bronze | 4 | — | — |
| Serbia |  SRB |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 10 | 11 |
| Singapore |  SGP |
2 | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Africa | RSA |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | Gold | 7 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
4 | 6 | Silver | Silver | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
5 | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 9 |
| Sweden | SWE |
10 | 5 | 11 | — | Bronze | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | DQ | 5 | — | — | — | 15 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
3 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 14 | — |
| Türkiye |  TUR |
1 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates |  UAE |
2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
14 | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold | Gold |
| United States Virgin Islands |  ISV |
2 | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uzbekistan |  UZB |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venezuela |  VEN |
4 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 13 | 17 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| West Germany |  FRG |
4 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
