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Only Five: The Events Where One Nation Owns Three of History’s Top-Five Performers<\/strong><\/p>\n

When conducting some research for an upcoming project, an interesting statistic emerged. Of the 17 individual events contested on the worldwide stage, only five feature a trio of top-five performers from the same country. It wasn’t a surprise that the United States accounted for four of the trifectas, but the other country was a bit of a shock. Tunisia is the other nation that can claim a top-five triumvirate.<\/p>\n

Plenty of countries can claim a pair of top-five historical performers, but getting that third swimmer slotted in the upper echelon of the all-time rankings proved to be a more difficult task. Of the five events that fit the criteria, only the women’s 100 butterfly has three active athletes – Americans Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske and Regan Smith.<\/p>\n

As for Tunisia, the Northern African nation does not have a deep history in the sport, but its distance-freestyle reputation has certainly grown since Ous Mellouli starred during the first decade-plus of this millennium. Mellouli sits No. 2 all-time in the 800 freestyle, and is followed by countrymen Ahmed Jaouadi, the reigning world champ in the event, and Ahmed Hafnaoui, the 2023 world titlist.<\/p>\n

The men’s individual medley events are headlined by two of swimming’s greatest names. While Michael Phelps remains the No. 2 performer of all-time in the 400 IM, he still sits at No. 3 in the 200 IM, an event in which he captured four Olympic gold medals. Meanwhile, in a reversal of places, Ryan Lochte still holds the No. 2 position in the 200 IM and is third in the longer medley.<\/p>\n

The final event is the men’s 50 backstroke, where the United States holds the second through fourth-fastest times in history.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of the five events that have one country claiming three of the five-fastest performers in history:<\/p>\n

Women’s 100 Butterfly (United States)<\/h3>\n

1. Gretchen Walsh – 54.60
\n3. Torri Huske – 55.52
\n5. Regan Smith – 55.62<\/p>\n

Men’s 800 Freestyle (Tunisia)<\/h3>\n

2. Ous Mellouli – 7:35.27
\n3. Ahmed Jaouadi – 7:36.88
\n4. Ahmed Hafnaoui – 7:37.00<\/p>\n

Men’s 50 Backstroke (United States)<\/h3>\n

2. Hunter Armstrong – 23.71
\n3. Justin Ress – 23.92
\n4. Shaine Casas – 24.00<\/p>\n

Men’s 200 Individual Medley (United States)<\/h3>\n

2. Ryan Lochte – 1:54.00
\n3. Michael Phelps – 1:54.16
\n4. Shaine Casas – 1:54.30<\/p>\n

Men’s 400 Individual Medley (United States)<\/h3>\n

2. Michael Phelps – 4:03.84
\n3. Ryan Lochte 4:05.18
\n4. Chase Kalisz – 4:05.90<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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