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The American arsenal has always been stacked, from the early days of Johnny Weissmuller to the greatness of Mark Spitz to the legendary performances of Michael Phelps. Most recently, Bobby Finke was crowned an Olympic champion, as the distance star repeated as the gold medalist in the 1500-meter freestyle at the 2024 Games in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the last time the United States claimed gold in each of the 14 individual events on the Olympic program:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-long-has-it-been-an-event-by-event-look-at-the-last-time-the-usa-won-olympic-gold-womens-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women&#8217;s Article<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>50 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Caeleb Dressel<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The gold medal for Caeleb Dressel in the freestyle was complemented\u00a0 by titles in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly.<\/p>\n<h3>100 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Caeleb Dressel<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The 100 freestyle has produced 14 American champions since the event debuted at the 1896 Games in Athens.<\/p>\n<h3>200 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2008<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Michael Phelps<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The title from Michael Phelps accounted for a percentage of his eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.<\/p>\n<h3>400 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 1984<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> George DiCarlo<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The 400 freestyle has not produced an American champion in 41 years, the longest stretch of any event.<\/p>\n<h3>800 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Bobby Finke<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The 800 freestyle did not debut as a men&#8217;s Olympic event until the 2020 Games in Tokyo, where Bobby Finke won the inaugural gold medal.<\/p>\n<h3>1500 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Bobby Finke<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> When Bobby Finke won the first of back-to-back golds in the event in 2020, it snapped an eight-Games streak without an American titlist.<\/p>\n<h3>100 Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2016<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Ryan Murphy<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The gold medal won by Ryan Murphy extended the United States&#8217; winning streak to six Games.<\/p>\n<h3>200 Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2016<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Ryan Murphy<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> As was the case in the 100 backstroke, the United States won the 200 backstroke at every Olympics from 1996 to 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>100 Breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 1992<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Nelson Diebel<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> It has been eight Olympics since the United States sent an athlete to the top of the podium.<\/p>\n<h3>200 Breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 1992<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Mike Barrowman<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The victory by Mike Barrowman at the Games in Barcelona was delivered in dominant fashion, as he topped the field by more than a second.<\/p>\n<h3>100 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Caeleb Dressel<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The still-standing world record of 49.45 in the 100 butterfly was produced by Caeleb Dressel during his Tokyo Games victory.<\/p>\n<h3>200 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2016<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Michael Phelps<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> When Michael Phelps won this event in Rio de Janeiro, it marked a reclaiming of the throne, as he prevailed in the event in 2004 and 2008, before finishing just behind Chad le Clos in 2012.<\/p>\n<h3>200 Individual Medley<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2016<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Michael Phelps<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The title by Michael Phelps in the 200 IM in Rio de Janeiro made him the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Games.<\/p>\n<h3>400 Individual Medley<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last Gold Medal:<\/strong> 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Winner:<\/strong> Chase Kalisz<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> American men have won the 400 IM on nine occasions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Was the Year? 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