| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Dick Roth | 1 | Gold |
| Roy Saari | 2 | Silver | |
| Carl Robie | 4 | ||
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Charlie Hickcox | 1 | Gold |
| Gary Hall | 2 | Silver | |
| Greg Buckingham | 4 | ||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Tim McKee | 2 | Silver |
| Steve Furniss | 4 | ||
| Gary Hall | 5 | ||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Rod Strachan | 1 | Gold |
| Tim McKee | 2 | Silver | |
| Steve Furniss | 6 | ||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Jesse Vassallo | 4 | |
| Jeff Kostoff | 6 | ||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Dave Wharton | 2 | Silver |
| Jeff Kostoff | 9 | ||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Eric Namesnik | 2 | Silver |
| Dave Wharton | 4 | ||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Tom Dolan | 1 | Gold |
| Eric Namesnik | 2 | Silver | |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Tom Dolan | 1 | Gold |
| Erik Vendt | 2 | Silver | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Michael Phelps | 1 | Gold |
| Erik Vendt | 2 | Silver | |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Michael Phelps | 1 | Gold |
| Ryan Lochte | 3 | Bronze | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Ryan Lochte | 1 | Gold |
| Michael Phelps | 4 | ||
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Chase Kalisz | 2 | Silver |
| Jay Litherland | 5 | ||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Chase Kalisz | 1 | Gold |
| Jay Litherland | 2 | Silver | |
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Carson Foster | 3 | Bronze |
| Chase Kalisz | 11 |