1904

Zoltán Halmaj, HUN

Scott Leary, USA

Charles Daniels, USA

1906-84

Not held

1988

Matt Biondi, USA

Thomas Jager, USA

Gennadiy Prigoda, URS

1992

Aleksandr Popov, EUN

Matt Biondi, USA

Thomas Jager, USA

1996

Aleksandr Popov, RUS

Gary Hall, Jr., USA

Fernando Scherer, BRA

2000

Anthony Ervin, USA
& Gary Hall, Jr., USA

Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED

2004

Gary Hall, Jr. USA

Duje Draganja, CRO

Roland Mark Schoeman, RSA