Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
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These are the female Olympic medalists in swimming. See Olympic medalists in swimming (men) for male medalists, for other swimmers and Olympic medalists for medalists in other sports.
Contents
- 1 50 m Freestyle
- 2 100 m Freestyle
- 3 200 m Freestyle
- 4 300 m Freestyle
- 5 400 m Freestyle
- 6 800 m Freestyle
- 7 100 m Backstroke
- 8 200 m Backstroke
- 9 100 m Breaststroke
- 10 200 m Breaststroke
- 11 100 m Butterfly
- 12 200 m Butterfly
- 13 200 m Individual Medley
- 14 400 m Individual Medley
- 15 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay
- 16 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay
- 17 4 x 100 m Medley Relay
50 m Freestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kristin Otto | Wenyi Yang | Katrin Meissner Jill Sterkel |
| 1992 | Wenyi Yang | Zhuang Yong | Angel Martino |
| 1996 | Amy Van Dyken | Le Jingyi | Sandra Völker |
| 2000 | Inge de Bruijn | Therese Alshammar | Dara Torres |
| 2004 | Inge de Bruijn | Malia Metella | Libby Lenton |
100 m Freestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Fanny Durack | Wilhelmina Wylie | Jennie Fletcher |
| 1920 | Ethelda Bleibtrey | Irene Guest | Frances Schroth |
| 1924 | Ethel Lackie | Mariechen Wehselau | Gertrude Ederle |
| 1928 | Albina Osipowich | Eleanor Saville-Garatti | Joyce Cooper |
| 1932 | Helene Madison | Willy den Ouden | Eleanor Saville-Garatti |
| 1936 | Rie Mastenbroek | Jeannette Campbell | Gisela Arendt |
| 1948 | Greta Andersen | Ann Curtis | Marie-Louise Vaessen |
| 1952 | Katalin Szöke | Hannie Termeulen | Judit Temes |
| 1956 | Dawn Fraser | Lorraine Crapp | Faith Leech |
| 1960 | Dawn Fraser | Christine Von Saltza | Natalie Steward |
| 1964 | Dawn Fraser | Sharon Stouder | Kathleen Ellis |
| 1968 | Jan Henne | Susan Pedersen | Linda Gustavson |
| 1972 | Sandra Neilson | Shirley Babashoff | Shane Gould |
| 1976 | Kornelia Ender | Petra Priemer | Enith Brigitha |
| 1980 | Barbara Krause | Caren Metschuck | Ines Diers |
| 1984 | Nancy Hogshead Carrie Steinseifer | - | Annemarie Verstappen |
| 1988 | Kristin Otto | Zhuang Yong | Catherine Plewinski |
| 1992 | Zhuang Yong | Jenny Thompson | Franziska van Almsick |
| 1996 | Le Jingyi | Sandra Völker | Angel Martino |
| 2000 | Inge de Bruijn | Therese Alshammar | Jenny Thompson Dara Torres |
| 2004 | Jodie Henry | Inge de Bruijn | Natalie Coughlin |
200 m Freestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Debbie Meyer (USA) | Jan Henne (USA) | Jane Barkman (USA) |
| 1972 | Shane Gould (AUS) | Shirley Babashoff (USA) | Keena Rothhammer (USA) |
| 1976 | Kornelia Ender (GDR) | Shirley Babashoff (USA) | Enith Brigitha (NED) |
| 1980 | Barbara Krause (GDR) | Ines Diers (GDR) | Carmela Schmidt (GDR) |
| 1984 | Mary Wayte (USA) | Sippy Woodhead (USA) | Annemarie Verstappen (NED) |
| 1988 | Heike Friedrich (GDR) | Silvia Poll (CRC) | Manuela Stellmach (GDR) |
| 1992 | Nicole Haislett (USA) | Franziska van Almsick (GER) | Kerstin Kielgass (GER) |
| 1996 | Claudia Poll (CRC) | Franziska van Almsick (GER) | Dagmar Hase (GER) |
| 2000 | Susie O'Neill (AUS) | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | Claudia Poll (CRC) |
| 2004 | Camelia Potec (ROM) | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | Solenne Figuès (FRA) |
300 m Freestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Ethelda Bleibtrey | Margaret Woodbridge | Frances Schroth |
400 m Freestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Martha Norelius (USA) | Helen Wainwright (USA) | Gertrude Ederle (USA) |
| 1928 | Martha Norelius (USA) | Maria Johanna Braun (NED) | Josephine McKim (USA) |
| 1932 | Helene Madison (USA) | Lenore Wingard Kight (USA) | Jennie Maakal (RSA) |
| 1936 | Rie Mastenbroek (NED) | Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) | Lenore Wingard Kight (USA) |
| 1948 | Ann Curtis (USA) | Karen Harup (DEN) | Catherine Gibson (GBR) |
| 1952 | Valéria Gyenge (HUN) | Éva Novák (HUN) | Evelyn Kawamoto (USA) |
| 1956 | Lorraine Crapp (AUS) | Dawn Fraser (AUS) | Sylvia Ruuska (USA) |
| 1960 | Christine Von Saltza (USA) | Jane Cederqvist (SWE) | Tineke Lagerberg (NED) |
| 1964 | Virginia Duenkel (USA) | Marilyn Ramenofsky (USA) | Terri Lee Stickles (USA) |
| 1968 | Debbie Meyer (USA) | Linda Gustavson (USA) | Karen Moras (AUS) |
| 1972 | Shane Gould (AUS) | Novella Calligaris (ITA) | Gudrun Wegner (GDR) |
| 1976 | Petra Thümer (GDR) | Shirley Babashoff (USA) | Shannon Smith (CAN) |
| 1980 | Ines Diers (GDR) | Petra Schneider (GDR) | Carmela Schmidt (GDR) |
| 1984 | Tiffany Cohen (USA) | Sarah Hardcastle (GBR) | June Croft (GBR) |
| 1988 | Janet Evans (USA) | Heike Friedrich (GDR) | Anke Möhring (GDR) |
| 1992 | Dagmar Hase (GER) | Janet Evans (USA) | Hayley Lewis (AUS) |
| 1996 | Michelle Smith (IRL) | Dagmar Hase (GER) | Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) |
| 2000 | Brooke Bennett (USA) | Diana Munz (USA) | Claudia Poll (CRC) |
| 2004 | Laure Manaudou (FRA) | Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) |
800 m Freestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Debbie Meyer (USA) | Pam Kruse (USA) | María Teresa Ramírez (MEX) |
| 1972 | Keena Rothhammer (USA) | Shane Gould (AUS) | Novella Calligaris (ITA) |
| 1976 | Petra Thümer (GDR) | Shirley Babashoff (USA) | Wendy Weinberg (USA) |
| 1980 | Michelle Ford (AUS) | Ines Diers (GDR) | Heike Dähne (GDR) |
| 1984 | Tiffany Cohen (USA) | Michele Richardson (USA) | Sarah Hardcastle (GBR) |
| 1988 | Janet Evans (USA) | Astrid Strauss (GDR) | Julie McDonald (AUS) |
| 1992 | Janet Evans (USA) | Hayley Lewis (AUS) | Jana Henke (GER) |
| 1996 | Brooke Bennett (USA) | Dagmar Hase (GER) | Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) |
| 2000 | Brooke Bennett (USA) | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) |
| 2004 | Ai Shibata (JPN) | Laure Manaudou (FRA) | Diana Munz (USA) |
100 m Backstroke
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Sybil Bauer (USA) | Phyllis Harding (GBR) | Aileen Riggin (USA) |
| 1928 | Maria Johanna Braun (NED) | Ellen King (GBR) | Joyce Cooper (GBR) |
| 1932 | Eleanor Holm (USA) | Philomena Mealing (AUS) | Valerie Davies (GBR) |
| 1936 | Dina Senff (NED) | Rie Mastenbroek (NED) | Alice Bridges (USA) |
| 1948 | Karen Harup (DEN) | Suzanne Zimmerman (USA) | Judy-Joy Davies (AUS) |
| 1952 | Joan Harrison (RSA) | Geertje Wielema (NED) | Jean Stewart (NZA) |
| 1956 | Judy Grinham (GBR) | Carin Cone (USA) | Margaret Edwards (GBR) |
| 1960 | Lynn Burke (USA) | Natalie Steward (GBR) | Satoko Tanaka (JPN) |
| 1964 | Cathy Ferguson (USA) | Christine Caron (FRA) | Virginia Duenkel (USA) |
| 1968 | Kaye Hall (USA) | Elaine Tanner (CAN) | Jane Swagerty (USA) |
| 1972 | Melissa Belote (USA) | Andrea Gyarmati (HUN) | Susie Atwood (USA) |
| 1976 | Ulrike Richter (GDR) | Birgit Treiber (GDR) | Nancy Garapick (CAN) |
| 1980 | Rica Reinisch (GDR) | Ina Kleber (GDR) | Petra Riedel (GDR) |
| 1984 | Theresa Andrews (USA) | Betsy Mitchell (USA) | Jolanda de Rover (NED) |
| 1988 | Kristin Otto (GDR) | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | Cornelia Sirch (GDR) |
| 1992 | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | Tünde Szabó (HUN) | Lea Loveless (USA) |
| 1996 | Beth Botsford (USA) | Whitney Hedgepeth (USA) | Marianne Kriel (RSA) |
| 2000 | Diana Mocanu (ROM) | Mai Nakamura (JPN) | Nina Zhivanevskaya (ESP) |
| 2004 | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | Laure Manaudou (FRA) |
200 m Backstroke
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Lillian Watson (USA) | Elaine Tanner (CAN) | Kaye Hall (USA) |
| 1972 | Melissa Belote (USA) | Susie Atwood (USA) | Donna Gurr (CAN) |
| 1976 | Ulrike Richter (GDR) | Birgit Treiber (GDR) | Nancy Garapick (CAN) |
| 1980 | Rica Reinisch (GDR) | Cornelia Polit (GDR) | Birgit Treiber (GDR) |
| 1984 | Jolanda de Rover (NED) | Amy White (USA) | Aneta Patrascoiu (ROM) |
| 1988 | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | Kathrin Zimmermann (GDR) | Cornelia Sirch (GDR) |
| 1992 | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | Dagmar Hase (GER) | Nicole Stevenson (AUS) |
| 1996 | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | Whitney Hedgepeth (USA) | Cathleen Rund (GER) |
| 2000 | Diana Mocanu (ROM) | Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) | Miki Nakao (JPN) |
| 2004 | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | Stanislava Komarova (RUS) | Antje Buschschulte (GER) Reiko Nakamura (JPN) |
100 m Breaststroke
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Djurdjica Bjedov (YUG) | Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) | Sharon Wichman (USA) |
| 1972 | Catherine Carr (USA) | Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) | Beverley Whitfield (AUS) |
| 1976 | Hannelore Anke (GDR) | Lyubov Rusanova (URS) | Marina Koshevaya (URS) |
| 1980 | Ute Geweniger (GDR) | Elvira Vasilkova (URS) | Susanne Nielsson (DEN) |
| 1984 | Petra van Staveren (NED) | Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) | Catherine Poirot (FRA) |
| 1988 | Tania Dangalakova (BUL) | Antoaneta Frenkeva (BUL) | Silke Hörner (GDR) |
| 1992 | Yelena Rudkovskaya (EUN) | Anita Nall (USA) | Samantha Riley (AUS) |
| 1996 | Penny Heyns (RSA) | Amanda Beard (USA) | Samantha Riley (AUS) |
| 2000 | Megan Quann (USA) | Leisel Jones (AUS) | Penny Heyns (RSA) |
| 2004 | Luo Xuejuan (CHN) | Brooke Hanson (AUS) | Leisel Jones (AUS) |
200 m Breaststroke
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Lucy Morton (GBR) | Agnes Geraghty (USA) | Gladys Carson (GBR) |
| 1928 | Hildegard Schrader (GER) | Marie Baron (NED) | Lotte Mühe (GER) |
| 1932 | Clare Dennis (AUS) | Hideko Maehata (JPN) | Else Jacobsen (DEN) |
| 1936 | Hideko Maehata (JPN) | Martha Genenger (GER) | Inge Sørensen (DEN) |
| 1948 | Petronella van Vliet (NED) | Nancy Lyons (AUS) | Éva Novák (HUN) |
| 1952 | Éva Székely (HUN) | Éva Novák (HUN) | Elenor Gordon (GBR) |
| 1956 | Ursula Happe (GER) | Éva Székely (HUN) | Eva-Maria ten Elsen (GER) |
| 1960 | Anita Lonsbrough (GBR) | Wiltrud Urselmann (GER) | Barbara Göbel (GER) |
| 1964 | Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) | Claudia Kolb (USA) | Svetlana Babanina (URS) |
| 1968 | Sharon Wichman (USA) | Djurdjica Bjedov (YUG) | Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) |
| 1972 | Beverley Whitfield (AUS) | Dana Schoenfield (USA) | Galina Prozumenshikova (URS) |
| 1976 | Marina Koshevaya (URS) | Marina Yurchenya (URS) | Lyubov Rusanova (URS) |
| 1980 | Lina Kaciušyté (URS) | Svetlana Varganova (URS) | Yuliya Bogdanova (URS) |
| 1984 | Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) | Susan Rapp (USA) | Ingrid Lempereur (BEL) |
| 1988 | Silke Hörner (GDR) | Huang Xiaomin (CHN) | Antoaneta Frenkeva (BUL) |
| 1992 | Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN) | Lin Li (CHN) | Anita Nall (USA) |
| 1996 | Penny Heyns (RSA) | Amanda Beard (USA) | Ágnes Kovács (HUN) |
| 2000 | Ágnes Kovács (HUN) | Kristy Kowal (USA) | Amanda Beard (USA) |
| 2004 | Amanda Beard (USA) | Leisel Jones (AUS) | Anne Poleska (GER) |
100 m Butterfly
200 m Butterfly
200 m Individual Medley
400 m Individual Medley
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay
- (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1992, 2000)
- (1956, 2004)
- (1980, 1988)
- (1952)
- (1936)
- (1912)
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay
Gold Medalists- (1996, 2000, 2004)
4 x 100 m Medley Relay
Gold Medalists- (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000)
- (2004)
- (1976, 1980, 1988)
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