By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
World Aquatics announced today that the 50s of stroke are officially being added to the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
LA2028 WELCOMES NEW 50M EVENTS
50m Freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Backstroke are added to the Olympic program.#Swimming will feature 41 medal events at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games!#Olympics #LA2028 pic.twitter.com/zkhPbOK9KE
— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) April 9, 2025
This decision comes after World Aquatics submitted a request in August for 50s of backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly to be added to the Olympic schedule. These events are already competed at every World Championships, but they have never been a part of the Olympic Schedule before now.
As of now, there is no indication about whether the 26 athlete per gender roster limit is being increased, or if there will be more days added to an already nine-day meet to accommodate six more events.
The way World Aquatics handles the additional events at World Championship meets is by swimming more events every day to account for the additional events.
The addition of these events brings the swimming medal count to 41 total medal events from the 35 events at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
World Aquatics President Husain Al Musallam said “Today’s decision is a testament to the continued evolution of swimming at the Olympic Games. Including these six new events enhances the programme’s balance and adds more opportunities for athletes to showcase their skills on the world’s biggest stage.”
Former swimmer Kirsty Coventry was announced as the president of the IOC last month, and according to World Aquatics, the IOC executive board “unanimously endorsed the proposal.”
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