1952 - Helsinki, and still the same 6 male and 5 female events, with the US men taking 4 of the 6 gold medals. Hungary was the powerhouse for the women's events with 4 gold medals.
1956 - Welcome to Melbourne, and the domination of the Australian Olympic swimmers. The Olympic program added an event for women, and now was:
- MEN
- 100 Free
- 400 Free
- 1500 Free
- 100 Back
- 200 Breast
- 200 Butterfly
- 4 x 200 Free Relay
- 100 Free
- 400 Free
- 100 Back
- 200 Breast
- 100 Butterfly
- 4 x 100 Free Relay
1960 - The Olympics were in Rome with the program expanded to 15 events (8 men, 7 women) by adding relays. The USA women took 5 of 7 golds, while the US and Aussie men took 4 each. The men's 100 freestyle had a controversial finish. Australia's Dawn Fraser repeated her 100 freestyle win (start counting - that's two).
