| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Jed Graef | 1 | Gold |
| Gary Dilley | 2 | Silver | |
| Bob Bennett | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Mitch Ivey | 2 | Silver |
| Jack Horsley | 3 | Bronze | |
| Gary Hall | 4 | ||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Mike Stamm | 2 | Silver |
| Mitch Ivey | 3 | Bronze | |
| Tim McKee | 5 | ||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | John Naber | 1 | Gold |
| Peter Rocca | 2 | Silver | |
| Dan Harrigan | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Rick Carey | 1 | Gold |
| Jesse Vassallo | 17 | ||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Dan Veatch | 7 | |
| Steve Bigelow | 10 | ||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Tripp Schwenk | 5 | |
| Royce Sharp | 18 | ||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Brad Bridgewater | 1 | Gold |
| Tripp Schwenk | 2 | Silver | |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Lenny Krayzelburg | 1 | Gold |
| Aaron Peirsol | 2 | Silver | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Aaron Peirsol | 1 | Gold |
| Bryce Hunt | 10 | ||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Ryan Lochte | 1 | Gold |
| Aaron Peirsol | 2 | Silver | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Tyler Clary | 1 | Gold |
| Ryan Lochte | 3 | Bronze | |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Ryan Murphy | 1 | Gold |
| Jacob Pebley | 5 | ||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Ryan Murphy | 2 | Silver |
| Bryce Mefford | 4 | ||
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Keaton Jones | 5 | |
| Ryan Murphy | 10 |
