| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Doug Russell | 1 | Gold |
| Mark Spitz | 2 | Silver | |
| Ross Wales | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Mark Spitz | 1 | Gold |
| Jerry Heidenreich | 3 | Bronze | |
| Dave Edgar | 5 | ||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Matt Vogel | 1 | Gold |
| Joe Bottom | 2 | Silver | |
| Gary Hall | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Pablo Morales | 2 | Silver |
| Matt Gribble | 16 | ||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Matt Biondi | 2 | Silver |
| Jay Mortenson | 6 | ||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Pablo Morales | 1 | Gold |
| Mel Stewart | 5 | ||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Mark Henderson | =9 | |
| John Hargis | 16 | ||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Ian Crocker | 4 | |
| Tommy Hannan | 14 | ||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Michael Phelps | 1 | Gold |
| Ian Crocker | 2 | Silver | |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Michael Phelps | 1 | Gold |
| Ian Crocker | 4 | ||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Michael Phelps | 1 | Gold |
| Tyler McGill | 7 | ||
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Michael Phelps | =2 | Silver |
| Tom Shields | 7 | ||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Caeleb Dressel | 1 | Gold |
| Tom Shields | 15 | ||
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Caeleb Dressel | 13 | |
| Thomas Heilman | 18 |
