| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 Summer Olympics | Scott Leary | 2 | Silver |
| Charlie Daniels | 3 | Bronze | |
| David Gaul | 4 | ||
| Budd Goodwin | 5 | ||
| Ray Thorne | 6 | ||
| David Hammond | DNS | ||
| Lou Handley | DNS | ||
| Bill Orthwein | DNS | ||
| George Van Cleaf | DNS | ||
| Joe Ruddy | DNS | ||
| Bill Tuttle | DNS | ||
| Gwynne Evans | DNS | ||
| David Bratton | DNS | ||
| David Hesser | DNS | ||
| Sam Avery | DNS | ||
| Oscar St. Cyr | DNS | ||
| Harold Warren | DNS | ||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Matt Biondi | 1 | Gold |
| Tom Jager | 2 | Silver | |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Matt Biondi | 2 | Silver |
| Tom Jager | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Gary Hall, Jr. | 2 | Silver |
| David Fox | 6 | ||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Gary Hall, Jr. | =1 | Gold |
| Anthony Ervin | =1 | Gold | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Gary Hall, Jr. | 1 | Gold |
| Jason Lezak | 5 | ||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 5 | |
| Garrett Weber-Gale | 14 | ||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Cullen Jones | 2 | Silver |
| Anthony Ervin | 5 | ||
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Anthony Ervin | 1 | Gold |
| Nathan Adrian | 3 | Bronze | |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Caeleb Dressel | 1 | Gold |
| Michael Andrew | 4 | ||
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Caeleb Dressel | 6 | |
| Chris Guiliano | 17 |
