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 GamesYear Host cityHost countrySwimming eventsTop medallistsMFX I 1951 Alexandria 7 — — France II 1955 Barcelona 8 — — France III 1959 Beirut 8 — — Italy IV 1963 Naples 8 — — Italy V 1967 Tunis 8 3 — Spain VI 1971 İzmir 15 7 — Italy VII 1975 Algiers 15 6 — Italy VIII 1979 Split 13 13 — Italy IX 1983 Casablanca 15 14 — Italy X 1987 Latakia 15 14 — Italy XI 1991 Athens 16 15 — France XII 1993 Mende, Lozère 16 15 — France XIII 1997 Bari 17 16 — Italy XIV 2001 Tunis 16 16 — Spain XV 2005 Almería 20 20 — France XVI 2009 Pescara 19 19 — Italy XVII 2013 Mersin 19 19 — Italy XVIII 2018 Tarragona 19 19 — Italy XIX 2022 Oran 19 19 — Italy XX 2026 Taranto 17 17 1 Italy

Events As of the most recent 2026 edition, the swimming program features 17 men's and 17 women's events and for the first time the mixed event. Three men's events have been held every time since the inaugural 1951 edition (100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and 200 m breaststroke).

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.

Men's events Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 93 97 01 05 09 13 18 22 26 GamesFreestyle 50 m X X X X X X X X X X 10 100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20 200 m X 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 X 20 800 m X X 2 1500 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18 4×100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13 4×200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19Backstroke 50 m X X X X X X 6 100 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 X X 16Breaststroke 50 m X X X X X X 6 100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20Butterfly 50 m X X X X X X 6 100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18Individual medley 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 15 4×100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18 3×100 m X 1Open Water15 km X 1Events 7 8 8 8 8 15 15 13 15 15 16 16 17 16 20 19 19 19 19 17

Women's events Event 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 93 97 01 05 09 13 18 22 26 GamesFreestyle 50 m X X X X X X X X X X 10 100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 200 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 X 15 800 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13 1500 m X X 2 4×100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 4×200 m X X X X X X 6Backstroke 50 m X X X X X X 6 100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13Breaststroke 50 m X X X X X X 6 100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13Butterfly 50 m X X X X X X 6 100 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 13Individual 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 13 4×100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X 12Open Water 15 km X 1Events 3 7 6 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 20 19 19 19 19 17

Mixed events Event 26 GamesMixed medley4x100 m X 1Events 1

All-time medal table Updated after the 2026 Mediterranean Games

Games records

References

External links International Mediterranean Games Committee