2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
- October 6th-18th, 2018
- Swimming Portion: October 7th-12th, 2018
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Schedule & Results
- Entries
- YouTube Live Stream (24hr Youth Olympic Stream)
Through the penultimate night of competition of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, a record number of nations penetrated the medal standings, totaling 30 in all. With Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang‘s gold in the men’s 800 freestyle, he gave his nation a gold and put it on the board, ranking 12th.
Russia remains on top and is out of reach with just 1 day of competition left, entering Friday’s final session with 10 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronze medals to make it 15 in all. Russia is the only nation with double-digit golds, as well as a double-digit medal haul overall with still more racing to come.
Remaining in their spots as runner-up and beyond is Hungary, China and Italy, while Australia made a moved up to 5th, courtesy of teenage titan Kaylee McKeown‘s gold in the 50m backstroke last night.
SWIMMING MEDAL TABLE THROUGH DAY 5 OF THE 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) |
10 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Norway (NOR) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Israel (ISR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Moldova (MDA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vietnam (VIE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Argentina (ARG)* |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Belarus (BLR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia (SRB) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt (EGY) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany (GER) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 nations) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 82 | |