The first man to win 4 Olympic gold in swimming was Charlie Daniels of the United States who won the 220 yard freestyle, 440 yard freestyle, and 4x50 yard freestyle at the 1904 Games in St. Louis and won the 100 meter freestyle at the 1908 Games in London.
The first man to win 4 gold in swimming in one Olympic Games was Don Schollander of the United States who won the 100 meter freestyle, 200 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and 4x200 meter freestyle relay at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.
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