| Athlete |
Nation(s) |
Sport(s) |
Role(s) |
Era |
Notes |
| Nathan Adrian |
 USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008—2016 |
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men: Beijing 2008, followed by Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Anthony Ervin |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2000—2016 |
50 metres Freestyle, Men: Sydney 2000, followed by Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Ryan Held |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2016—2024 |
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men: Rio de Janeiro 2016, followed by Paris 2024 |
| Lilly King |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2016—2024 |
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016, followed by Paris 2024 |
| Libby Lenton-Trickett |
 AUS |
SWM |
Olympics |
2004—2012 |
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women: Athina 2004, followed by London 2012 |
| Pablo Morales |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1984—1992 |
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men: Los Angeles 1984, followed by Barcelona 1992 |
| Michael Phelps |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
2000—2016 |
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men: Beijing 2008, followed by Rio de Janeiro 2016 // 200 metres Butterfly, Men: Back-to-back titles at Athina 2004/Beijing 2008, followed by Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Vladimir Salnikov |
 RUS
 URS |
SWM |
Olympics |
1976—1988 |
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men: Moskva 1980, followed by Seoul 1988 |
| Emily Seebohm |
AUS |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008—2020 |
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women: Beijing 2008, followed by Tokyo 2020 |
| Jill Sterkel |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1976—1988 |
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women: Montréal 1976, followed by Los Angeles 1984 |
| Ashley Tappin |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women: Barcelona 1992, followed by Sydney 2000 |
| Dara Torres |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1984—2008 |
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women: Los Angeles 1984, followed by Barcelona 1992, followed by Sydney 2000 |
| Dana Vollmer |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2004—2016 |
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women: Athina 2004, followed by London 2012 |
