The reports cover key statistics and standout moments from swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, and open-water swimming at Paris 2024 and offer comparisons with past Olympic editions.

A first-time World Aquatics publication, the reports aim to provide aquatics fans with additional insights into the competitions that captivated the world this past July and August in the French capital. They also intend to support the federation’s technical decision-making process with enhanced sporting trends and statistics.    

The full versions of each of the five reports can be found here. Some notable trends are outlined below.

Global Success in Swimming

The medal distribution at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games highlighted swimming's international competitiveness and the diversity of talent worldwide.

Nineteen National Olympic Committees took home medals from the Paris La Défense Arena pool. With strong performances, especially in the women’s and mixed relay events, the United States topped the medal table with 28 medals, including eight golds. They were followed by Australia, for whom six of their seven golds came in women’s competitions which counted among 18 medals.

Leon Marchand's incredible achievements contributed to France’s success, as his four gold medals helped him become a transcendent star of the Games.

Daniel Wiffen’s victory in the 800m Freestyle made him the first male Irish swimmer to be crowned Olympic champion, and Tatjana Smith of South Africa’s triumph in the women’s 100m Breaststroke ensured there was a gold medallist from all five continents.

Swimming’s Continued Progress

The steady improvement of swimming performances across multiple events in Paris was evident compared to the previous four Olympic Games. In the men’s 1500m Freestyle, for example, Bobby Finke's gold medal time at Paris 2024 (14:30.67) was significantly faster than in London 2012, reflecting advances in training and competition.

The mixed-gender relay events also underscored swimming's evolution, with the United States setting a new World Record in the 4x100m Medley Relay at 3:37.43.

In total, 21 Olympic, 19 Continental and 4 World Records were set at the Paris 2024 Olympics, underlining the world-class competition held over nine days.

For more insights and performance progressions across the 35 swimming medal events from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, find the full report here.

Diving: China and Great Britain Break the 10,000-Point Barrier

Divers from Great Britain and the People’s Republic of China cumulatively exceeded the 10,000-point mark with their scores in the eight diving events at the state-of-the-art Olympic Aquatics Centre. This serves as an illustration of the high level of diving consistently produced throughout the Games. The report additionally shows strong performances from Mexico, with nearly 9,000 points accumulated, and Australia, with almost 7,500.

China led the way by winning all eight gold medals, but Great Britain continued their rise in the sport with five medals, a Team GB record at the Olympic Games.

Excelling in Both Individual and Synchronised Diving

One surprising trend at Paris 2024 was the number of divers excelling in individual and synchronised events—something generally less common in today’s era of sports specialisation. Eight divers (five women and three men) medalled in the individual and synchronised competitions, with China leading the way with five of these athletes. Great Britain, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Mexico also had divers who accomplished this feat.

Two Chinese women earned double gold in Paris. Chen Yiwen won gold in the 3m Springboard individual and synchro events, while Quan Hongchan was a double gold medallist in the 10m Platform individual and synchro competitions.

The full diving report, which includes further detailed performance statistics on athlete consistency and performance, can be found here.

Three Continents Share in Artistic Swimming Medals from the Paris 2024 Games

Medallists in artistic swimming hailed from three continents for the first time in five editions of the Games. Team USA claimed silver in the Team Event, breaking Europe and Asia's dominance in artistic swimming over the past four Olympics.

China won its first Olympic gold medals in artistic swimming, winning the Duet and Team events. European NOCs took the remaining medals, with Great Britain winning silver in the Duet and the Netherlands and Spain taking bronzes in the Duet and Team, respectively. These results highlight the sport's expanding global presence.

Additional individual and team statistics can be found in the full report here.

Individual and Team Excellence Lights Up Box Score in Water Polo Results Report

The Men’s and Women’s Olympic Water Polo Tournaments lit up the Olympic Aquatics Centre and Paris La Défense Arena throughout the Games, and the results report illuminates some impressive performances at individual and team levels.

The women’s gold medallists, Spain, scored a tournament-leading 94 goals from 224 shots, amounting to 42 percent accuracy. Their top goal scorer, Bea Ortiz, recorded 19 goals from 34 shots. The tournament top goal scorer, Alice Williams, scored 21 goals from 48 shots, which accounted for more than 40 percent of her team’s goals.

On the men’s side, Dušan Mandić of Serbia was the top goal scorer with 26 from 49 shots, a 53 percent accuracy rate that helped his team win gold.

More individual and team statistics can be found in the full report here.

Hungary and the Netherlands Continue Rich Open Water Swimming History

Following Sharon van Rouwendaal's success in the Women’s 10km, the Netherlands remain the most successful open-water swimming nation. This is their fourth gold medal since the sport was added to the Olympic Games programme for Beijing 2008.

Hungary became the second nation to win multiple gold medals in open water swimming since its Olympic debut at Beijing 2008, with Kristof Rasovszky triumphing in the Men’s 10km.

Detailed breakdowns of the races and individual performances can be found in the full report here.