List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
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This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming from 1896 to 2004.
- See also: List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men), Swimming at the Summer Olympics, and Lists of Olympic medalists
[edit] 50 metre freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1988 Seoul |  Kristin Otto (GDR) |
 Wenyi Yang (CHN) |
Katrin Meißner (GDR) |
 Jill Sterkel (USA) |
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| 1992 Barcelona | Wenyi Yang (CHN) |
Zhuang Yong (CHN) |
Angel Martino (USA) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Amy Van Dyken (USA) |
Le Jingyi (CHN) |
 Sandra Völker (GER) |
| 2000 Sydney |  Inge de Bruijn (NED) |
 Therese Alshammar (SWE) |
Dara Torres (USA) |
| 2004 Athens | Inge de Bruijn (NED) |
 Malia Metella (FRA) |
 Libby Lenton (AUS) |
[edit] 100 metre freestyle
[edit] 200 metre freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1968 Mexico City | Debbie Meyer (USA) |
Jan Henne (USA) |
Jane Barkman (USA) |
| 1972 Munich | Shane Gould (AUS) |
Shirley Babashoff (USA) |
Keena Rothhammer (USA) |
| 1976 Montreal | Kornelia Ender (GDR) |
Shirley Babashoff (USA) |
Enith Brigitha (NED) |
| 1980 Moscow | Barbara Krause (GDR) |
Ines Diers (GDR) |
Carmela Schmidt (GDR) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Mary Wayte (USA) |
Sippy Woodhead (USA) |
Annemarie Verstappen (NED) |
| 1988 Seoul | Heike Friedrich (GDR) |
 Silvia Poll (CRC) |
Manuela Stellmach (GDR) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Nicole Haislett (USA) |
Franziska van Almsick (GER) |
Kerstin Kielgass (GER) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Claudia Poll (CRC) |
Franziska van Almsick (GER) |
Dagmar Hase (GER) |
| 2000 Sydney | Susie O'Neill (AUS) |
 Martina Moravcová (SVK) |
Claudia Poll (CRC) |
| 2004 Athens |  Camelia Potec (ROM) |
 Federica Pellegrini (ITA) |
Solenne Figuès (FRA) |
[edit] 300 metre freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1920 Antwerp |  Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA) |
Margaret Woodbridge (USA) |
Frances Schroth (USA) |
[edit] 400 metre freestyle
[edit] 800 metre freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1968 Mexico City | Debbie Meyer (USA) |
Pam Kruse (USA) |
 María Teresa Ramírez (MEX) |
| 1972 Munich | Keena Rothhammer (USA) |
Shane Gould (AUS) |
Novella Calligaris (ITA) |
| 1976 Montreal | Petra Thümer (GDR) |
Shirley Babashoff (USA) |
Wendy Weinberg (USA) |
| 1980 Moscow | Michelle Ford (AUS) |
Ines Diers (GDR) |
Heike Dähne (GDR) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Tiffany Cohen (USA) |
Michele Richardson (USA) |
 Sarah Hardcastle (GBR) |
| 1988 Seoul | Janet Evans (USA) |
Astrid Strauß (GDR) |
Julie McDonald (AUS) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Janet Evans (USA) |
Hayley Lewis (AUS) |
Jana Henke (GER) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Brooke Bennett (USA) |
Dagmar Hase (GER) |
Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) |
| 2000 Sydney | Brooke Bennett (USA) |
 Yana Klochkova (UKR) |
Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) |
| 2004 Athens |  Ai Shibata (JPN) |
Laure Manaudou (FRA) |
Diana Munz (USA) |
[edit] 100 metre backstroke
[edit] 200 metre backstroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1968 Mexico City | Lillian Watson (USA) |
 Elaine Tanner (CAN) |
Kaye Hall (USA) |
| 1972 Munich | Melissa Belote (USA) |
Susie Atwood (USA) |
Donna Gurr (CAN) |
| 1976 Montreal | Ulrike Richter (GDR) |
Birgit Treiber (GDR) |
Nancy Garapick (CAN) |
| 1980 Moscow | Rica Reinisch (GDR) |
Cornelia Polit (GDR) |
Birgit Treiber (GDR) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Jolanda de Rover (NED) |
Amy White (USA) |
 Aneta Patrascoiu (ROM) |
| 1988 Seoul |  Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) |
Katrin Zimmermann (GDR) |
Cornelia Sirch (GDR) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) |
Dagmar Hase (GER) |
Nicole Stevenson (AUS) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) |
Whitney Hedgepeth (USA) |
Cathleen Rund (GER) |
| 2000 Sydney | Diana Mocanu (ROM) |
Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) |
Miki Nakao (JPN) |
| 2004 Athens |  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) |
 Stanislava Komarova (RUS) |
Antje Buschschulte (GER) |
| Reiko Nakamura (JPN) |
[edit] 100 metre breaststroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1968 Mexico City |  Đurđica Bjedov (YUG) |
 Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) |
Sharon Wichman (USA) |
| 1972 Munich | Catherine Carr (USA) |
Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) |
Beverley Whitfield (AUS) |
| 1976 Montreal | Hannelore Anke (GDR) |
Lyubov Rusanova (URS) |
Marina Koshevaya (URS) |
| 1980 Moscow | Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
Elvira Vasilkova (URS) |
 Susanne Nielsson (DEN) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Petra van Staveren (NED) |
Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) |
Catherine Poirot (FRA) |
| 1988 Seoul |  Tania Dangalakova (BUL) |
Antoaneta Frenkeva (BUL) |
Silke Hörner (GDR) |
| 1992 Barcelona |  Yelena Rudkovskaya (EUN) |
Anita Nall (USA) |
Samantha Riley (AUS) |
| 1996 Atlanta |  Penny Heyns (RSA) |
Amanda Beard (USA) |
Samantha Riley (AUS) |
| 2000 Sydney | Megan Quann (USA) |
Leisel Jones (AUS) |
Penny Heyns (RSA) |
| 2004 Athens | Luo Xuejuan (CHN) |
Brooke Hanson (AUS) |
Leisel Jones (AUS) |
[edit] 200 metre breaststroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1924 Paris | Lucy Morton (GBR) |
Agnes Geraghty (USA) |
Gladys Carson (GBR) |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Hildegard Schrader (GER) |
Marie Baron (NED) |
Lotte Mühe (GER) |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Clare Dennis (AUS) |
Hideko Maehata (JPN) |
Else Jacobsen (DEN) |
| 1936 Berlin | Hideko Maehata (JPN) |
 Martha Genenger (GER) |
Inge Sørensen (DEN) |
| 1948 London | Petronella van Vliet (NED) |
Nancy Lyons (AUS) |
 Éva Novák (HUN) |
| 1952 Helsinki |  Éva Székely (HUN) |
Éva Novák (HUN) |
Elenor Gordon (GBR) |
| 1956 Melbourne |  Ursula Happe (EUA) |
Éva Székely (HUN) |
Eva-Maria ten Elsen (EUA) |
| 1960 Rome | Anita Lonsbrough (GBR) |
Wiltrud Urselmann (EUA) |
Barbara Göbel (EUA) |
| 1964 Tokyo | Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) |
Claudia Kolb (USA) |
Svetlana Babanina (URS) |
| 1968 Mexico City | Sharon Wichman (USA) |
Đurđica Bjedov (YUG) |
Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) |
| 1972 Munich | Beverley Whitfield (AUS) |
Dana Schoenfield (USA) |
Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) |
| 1976 Montreal | Marina Koshevaya (URS) |
Marina Yurchenya (URS) |
Lyubov Rusanova (URS) |
| 1980 Moscow | Lina Kaciušyté (URS) |
Svetlana Varganova (URS) |
Yuliya Bogdanova (URS) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) |
Susan Rapp (USA) |
 Ingrid Lempereur (BEL) |
| 1988 Seoul | Silke Hörner (GDR) |
Huang Xiaomin (CHN) |
Antoaneta Frenkeva (BUL) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN) |
Lin Li (CHN) |
Anita Nall (USA) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Penny Heyns (RSA) |
Amanda Beard (USA) |
Ágnes Kovács (HUN) |
| 2000 Sydney | Ágnes Kovács (HUN) |
Kristy Kowal (USA) |
Amanda Beard (USA) |
| 2004 Athens | Amanda Beard (USA) |
Leisel Jones (AUS) |
Anne Poleska (GER) |
[edit] 100 metre butterfly
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1956 Melbourne | Shelley Mann (USA) |
Nancy Ramey (USA) |
Mary Jane Sears (USA) |
| 1960 Rome | Carolyn Schuler (USA) |
Marianne Heemskerk (NED) |
Janice Andrew (AUS) |
| 1964 Tokyo | Sharon Stouder (USA) |
Ada Kok (NED) |
Kathleen Ellis (USA) |
| 1968 Mexico City | Lyn McClements (AUS) |
Ellie Daniel (USA) |
Susan Shields (USA) |
| 1972 Munich | Mayumi Aoki (JPN) |
Roswitha Beier (GDR) |
Andrea Gyarmati (HUN) |
| 1976 Montreal | Kornelia Ender (GDR) |
Andrea Pollack (GDR) |
Wendy Boglioli (USA) |
| 1980 Moscow | Caren Metschuck (GDR) |
Andrea Pollack (GDR) |
Christiane Knacke (GDR) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Mary Meagher (USA) |
Jenna Johnson (USA) |
Karin Seick (FRG) |
| 1988 Seoul | Kristin Otto (GDR) |
Birte Weigang (GDR) |
Hong Qian (CHN) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Hong Qian (CHN) |
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (USA) |
Catherine Plewinski (FRA) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Amy Van Dyken (USA) |
Liu Limin (CHN) |
Angel Martino (USA) |
| 2000 Sydney | Inge de Bruijn (NED) |
Martina Moravcová (SVK) |
Dara Torres (USA) |
| 2004 Athens | Petria Thomas (AUS) |
 Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) |
Inge de Bruijn (NED) |
[edit] 200 metre butterfly
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1968 Mexico City | Ada Kok (NED) |
Helga Lindner (GDR) |
Ellie Daniel (USA) |
| 1972 Munich | Karen Moe (USA) |
Lynn Colella (USA) |
Ellie Daniel (USA) |
| 1976 Montreal | Andrea Pollack (GDR) |
Ulrike Tauber (GDR) |
Rosemarie Gabriel (GDR) |
| 1980 Moscow | Ines Geißler (GDR) |
Sybille Schönrock (GDR) |
Michelle Ford (AUS) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Mary Meagher (USA) |
Karen Phillips (AUS) |
Ina Beyermann (FRG) |
| 1988 Seoul | Kathleen Nord (GDR) |
Birte Weigang (GDR) |
Mary Meagher (USA) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Summer Sanders (USA) |
Wang Xiaohong (CHN) |
Susie O'Neill (AUS) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Susie O'Neill (AUS) |
Petria Thomas (AUS) |
 Michelle Smith (IRL) |
| 2000 Sydney | Misty Hyman (USA) |
Susie O'Neill (AUS) |
Petria Thomas (AUS) |
| 2004 Athens | Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) |
Petria Thomas (AUS) |
Yuko Nakanishi (JPN) |
[edit] 200 metre individual medley
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1968 Mexico City | Claudia Kolb (USA) |
Susan Pedersen (USA) |
Jan Henne (USA) |
| 1972 Munich | Shane Gould (SWE) |
Kornelia Ender (GDR) |
Lynn Vidali (USA) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Nancy Hogshead (USA) |
Michele Pearson (AUS) |
| 1988 Seoul | Daniela Hunger (GDR) |
Yelena Dendeberova (URS) |
Noemi Lung (ROM) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Lin Li (CHN) |
Summer Sanders (USA) |
Daniela Hunger (GER) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Michelle Smith (IRL) |
Marianne Limpert (CAN) |
Lin Li (CHN) |
| 2000 Sydney | Yana Klochkova (UKR) |
Beatrice Caslaru (ROM) |
Cristina Teuscher (USA) |
| 2004 Athens | Yana Klochkova (UKR) |
Amanda Beard (USA) |
Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) |
[edit] 400 metre individual medley
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1964 Tokyo | Donna de Varona (USA) |
Sharon Finneran (USA) |
Martha Randall (USA) |
| 1968 Mexico City | Claudia Kolb (USA) |
Lynn Vidali (USA) |
Sabine Steinbach (GDR) |
| 1972 Munich | Gail Neall (AUS) |
Leslie Cliff (CAN) |
Novella Calligaris (ITA) |
| 1976 Montreal | Ulrike Tauber (GDR) |
Cheryl Gibson (CAN) |
Becky Smith (CAN) |
| 1980 Moscow | Petra Schneider (GDR) |
Sharron Davies (GBR) |
Agnieszka Czopek (POL) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Suzanne Landells (AUS) |
Petra Zindler (FRG) |
| 1988 Seoul | Janet Evans (USA) |
Noemi Lung (ROM) |
Daniela Hunger (GDR) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) |
Lin Li (CHN) |
Summer Sanders (USA) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Michelle Smith (IRL) |
Allison Wagner (USA) |
Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) |
| 2000 Sydney | Yana Klochkova (UKR) |
Yasuko Tajima (JPN) |
Beatrice Caslaru (ROM) |
| 2004 Athens | Yana Klochkova (UKR) |
Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) |
 Georgina Bardach (ARG) |
[edit] 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
[edit] 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 Atlanta | United States (USA) |
Germany (GER) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 2000 Sydney | United States (USA) |
Australia (AUS) |
Germany (GER) |
| 2004 Athens | United States (USA) |
China (CHN) |
Germany (GER) |
[edit] 4 × 100 metre medley relay
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1960 Rome | United States (USA) |
Australia (AUS) |
United Team of Germany (EUA) |
| 1964 Tokyo | United States (USA) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Soviet Union (URS) |
| 1968 Mexico City | United States (USA) |
Australia (AUS) |
West Germany (FRG) |
| 1972 Munich | United States (USA) |
East Germany (GDR) |
West Germany (FRG) |
| 1976 Montreal | East Germany (GDR) |
United States (USA) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 1980 Moscow | East Germany (GDR) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Soviet Union (URS) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | United States (USA) |
West Germany (FRG) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 1988 Seoul | East Germany (GDR) |
United States (USA) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 1992 Barcelona | United States (USA) |
Germany (GER) |
Unified Team (EUN) |
| 1996 Atlanta | United States (USA) |
Australia (AUS) |
China (CHN) |
| 2000 Sydney | United States (USA) |
Australia (AUS) |
Japan (JPN) |
| 2004 Athens | Australia (AUS) |
United States (USA) |
Germany (GER) |
