Swimming at the Mediterranean Games

Swimming is one of the sports at the quadrennial Mediterranean Games competition, a regional multi-sports event open to athletes from countries located around the Mediterranean Sea. It has been one of the sports featured in every event since the inaugural edition in 1951.

Editions edit

Games Year Host city Host country Swimming events Top medallists
M F
I 1951 Alexandria   Egypt 7   France
II 1955 Barcelona   Spain 8   France
III 1959 Beirut   Lebanon 8   Italy
IV 1963 Naples   Italy 8   Italy
V 1967 Tunis   Tunisia 8 3   Spain
VI 1971 İzmir   Turkey 15 7   Italy
VII 1975 Algiers   Algeria 15 6   Italy
VIII 1979 Split   Yugoslavia 13 13   Italy
IX 1983 Casablanca   Morocco 15 14   Italy
X 1987 Latakia   Syria 15 14   Italy
XI 1991 Athens   Greece 16 15   France
XII 1993 Mende, Lozère   France 16 15   France
XIII 1997 Bari   Italy 17 16   Italy
XIV 2001 Tunis   Tunisia 16 16   Spain
XV 2005 Almería   Spain 20 20   France
XVI 2009 Pescara   Italy 19 19   Italy
XVII 2013 Mersin   Turkey 19 19   Italy
XVIII 2018 Tarragona   Spain 19 19   Italy
XIX 2022 Oran   Algeria 19 19   Italy

Events edit

As of the most recent 2018 edition, the swimming program features 19 men's and 19 women's events. Four men's events have been held every time since the inaugural 1951 edition (100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 200 m breaststroke, and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay).

In the first four editions from 1951 to 1963 the swimming program only featured men's events. The program was expanded to include women for the 1967 edition, with only three events initially available to them (100 m freestyle, 100 m backstroke, 100 m breaststroke). New events were gradually added over the decades so that full parity was achieved by 2001.

All current events are contested by men and women, the sole exception being the longest-distance freestyle swimming race - the 1500 m event is men only and the 800 m event is women only.

Men's events edit

Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 93 97 01 05 09 13 18 22 Games
Current program
Freestyle 50 m X X X X X X X X X 9
100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
400 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
1500 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Backstroke 50 m X X X X X 5
100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
Breaststroke 50 m X X X X X 5
100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
Butterfly 50 m X X X X X 5
100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
Individual medley 200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
400 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
Relays 4 × 100 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
4 × 200 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
4 × 100 m medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Past events
3 × 100 m medley relay X 1
15 km open water X 1
800 m freestyle X 1
Events 7 8 8 8 8 15 15 13 15 15 16 16 17 16 20 19 19 19 19

Women's events edit

Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 93 97 01 05 09 13 18 22 Games
Current program
50 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X 9
100 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
400 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
800 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
50 m backstroke X X X X X 5
100 m backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 m backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
50 m breaststroke X X X X X 5
100 m breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
200 m breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
50 m butterfly X X X X X 5
100 m butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
200 m butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
200 m individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
400 m individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
4 × 100 m freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
4 × 200 m freestyle relay X X X X X X 6
4 × 100 m medley relay X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
Past events
15 km open water X 1
1500 m freestyle X 1
Events 0 0 0 0 3 7 6 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 20 19 19 19 19

All-time medal table edit

Updated after the 2022 Mediterranean Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy (ITA)216166143525
2  France (FRA)1169674286
3  Spain (ESP)64114121299
4  Greece (GRE)223548105
5  Serbia (SRB)21212567
6  Slovenia (SLO)14201448
7  Tunisia (TUN)127625
8  Algeria (ALG)73616
9  Turkey (TUR)6112744
10  Croatia (CRO)59923
11  Egypt (EGY)571022
12  Portugal (POR)35513
13  Cyprus (CYP)2248
14  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)2002
15  Syria (SYR)1001
Totals (15 entries)4964964921484

Games records edit

References edit

External links edit