| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps |  USA | 23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Larisa Latynina |  URS UKR | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Katie Ledecky | USA | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Paavo Nurmi |  FIN | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Mark Spitz | USA | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Eddie Harty |  | 11 February |
| Eve Maurer |  | 10 February |
| Alfredo Bourdillón |  | 6 February |
| Józef Gąsienica Sobczak |  | 2 February |
| Gladys Erbetta | | 2 February |
| More | ||
| André Regaud |  | 1868 |
| Kazimierz Kucharski | | 1909 |
| Karen Margrethe Nielsen |  | 1951 |
| Salah Al-Mullah |  | 1974 |
| Mark Keddell |  | 1975 |
| More | ||
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Swimming, 1964)
| 1 | Bob Windle |  |
| 2 | John Nelson | |
| 3 | Allan Wood | |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA | 1228 | 1012 | 884 | 3124 |
| Soviet Union | URS | 473 | 376 | 355 | 1204 |
| Germany |  GER | 367 | 386 | 371 | 1124 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN | 325 | 259 | 223 | 807 |
| Great Britain |  GBR | 318 | 350 | 361 | 1029 |
