| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Summer Olympics | Fred Hendschel | 3 h4 r1/2 | |
| Bill Tuttle | DNS | ||
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Don Schollander | 2 | Silver |
| John Nelson | 3 | Bronze | |
| Steve Rerych | 8 | ||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Mark Spitz | 1 | Gold |
| Steve Genter | 2 | Silver | |
| Fred Tyler | 5 | ||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Bruce Furniss | 1 | Gold |
| John Naber | 2 | Silver | |
| Jim Montgomery | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Mike Heath | 2 | Silver |
| Jeff Float | 4 | ||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Matt Biondi | 3 | Bronze |
| Troy Dalbey | 7 | ||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Joe Hudepohl | 6 | |
| Doug Gjertsen | 8 | ||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Josh Davis | 7 | |
| John Piersma | 12 | ||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Josh Davis | 4 | |
| Scott Goldblatt | 9 | ||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Michael Phelps | 3 | Bronze |
| Klete Keller | 4 | ||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Michael Phelps | 1 | Gold |
| Peter Vanderkaay | 3 | Bronze | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Ryan Lochte | 4 | |
| Ricky Berens | 9 | ||
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Conor Dwyer | 3 | Bronze |
| Townley Haas | 5 | ||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Kieran Smith | 6 | |
| Townley Haas | 12 | ||
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Luke Hobson | 3 | Bronze |
| Chris Guiliano | 19 |