List of Olympic champions in swimming / medalists

Olympic champion swimming

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This list is part of the list of Olympic champions in swimming . It lists all medal winners in swimming competitions at the Summer Olympics . The list is structured according to competitions that are currently part of the competition program and competitions that are no longer held.

Today's competitions

50 m freestyle

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1988	Kristin Otto	Yang Wenyi	Katrin Meißner Jill Sterkel
1992	Yang Wenyi	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	Lisbeth Lenton
2008	Britta Steffen	Dara Torres	Cate Campbell
2012	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Aljaksandra Herassimenja	Marleen Veldhuis
2016	Pernille flower	Simone Manuel	Aljaksandra Herassimenja

100 m freestyle

Olympia	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	Margaret Cooper
1932	Helene Madison	Willy den Ouden	Eleanor Saville
1936	Hendrika Mastenbroek	Jeanette Campbell	Gisela Arendt
1948	Greta Andersen	Ann Curtis	Marie-Louise Linssen
1952	Katalin Szőke	Johanna Termeulen	Judit Temes
1956	Dawn Fraser	Lorraine Crapp	Faith Leech
1960	Dawn Fraser	Christina of Saltza	Nathalie Steward
1964	Dawn Fraser	Sharon Stouder	Kathleen Ellis
1968	Jan Henne	Susan Pedersen	Linda Gustavson
1972	Sandy Neilson	Shirley Babashoff	Shane Gould
1976	Kornelia Ender	Petra Priemer	Enith Brigitha
1980	Barbara Krause	Caren Metschuck	Ines Diers
1984	Carrie Steinseifer Nancy Hogshead	-	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
2008	Britta Steffen	Lisbeth Trickett	Natalie Coughlin
2012	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Aljaksandra Herassimenja	Tang Yi
2016	Simone Manuel Penny Oleksiak	-	Sarah Sjöström

200 m freestyle

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1968	Debbie Meyer	Jan Henne	Jane Barkman
1972	Shane Gould	Shirley Babashoff	Keena Rothhammer
1976	Kornelia Ender	Shirley Babashoff	Enith Brigitha
1980	Barbara Krause	Ines Diers	Carmela Schmidt
1984	Mary Wayte	Cynthia Woodhead	Annemarie Verstappen
1988	Heike Friedrich	Silvia Poll	Manuela Stellmach
1992	Nicole Haislett	Franziska van Almsick	Kerstin Kielgass
1996	Claudia Poll	Franziska van Almsick	Dagmar Rabbit
2000	Susie O'Neill	Martina Moravcová	Claudia Poll
2004	Camelia Potec	Federica Pellegrini	Solenne Figuès
2008	Federica Pellegrini	Sara Isakovič	Pang Jiaying
2012	Allison Schmitt	Camille Muffat	Bronte Barratt
2016	Katie Ledecky	Sarah Sjöström	Emma McKeon

400 m freestyle

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1924	Martha Norelius	Helen Wainwright	Gertrude Ederle
1928	Martha Norelius	Marie Braun	Josephine McKim
1932	Helene Madison	Lenore Kight	Jenny Maakal
1936	Hendrika Mastenbroek	Ragnhild Hveger	Lenore Kight
1948	Ann Curtis	Karen Harup	Catherine Gibson
1952	Valéria Gyenge	Éva Novák	Evelyn Kawamoto
1956	Lorraine Crapp	Dawn Fraser	Sylvia Ruuska
1960	Christina of Saltza	Jane Cederqvist	Tineke Lagerberg
1964	Virginia Duenkel	Marilyn Ramenofsky	Terri Stickles
1968	Debbie Meyer	Linda Gustavson	Karen Moras
1972	Shane Gould	Novella Calligaris	Gudrun Wegner
1976	Petra Thümer	Shirley Babashoff	Shannon Smith
1980	Ines Diers	Petra Schneider	Carmela Schmidt
1984	Tiffany Cohen	Sarah Hardcastle	June Croft
1988	Janet Evans	Heike Friedrich	Anke Möhring
1992	Dagmar Rabbit	Janet Evans	Hayley Lewis
1996	Michelle Smith	Dagmar Rabbit	Kirsten Vlieghuis
2000	Brooke Bennett	Diana Munz	Claudia Poll
2004	Laure Manaudou	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Kaitlin Sandeno
2008	Rebecca Adlington	Katie Hoff	Joanne Jackson
2012	Camille Muffat	Allison Schmitt	Rebecca Adlington
2016	Katie Ledecky	Jazmin Carlin	Leah Smith

800 m freestyle

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1968	Debbie Meyer	Pamela Kruse	María Teresa Ramírez
1972	Keena Rothhammer	Shane Gould	Novella Calligaris
1976	Petra Thümer	Shirley Babashoff	Wendy Weinberg
1980	Michelle Ford	Ines Diers	Heike Dähne
1984	Tiffany Cohen	Michele Richardson	Sarah Hardcastle
1988	Janet Evans	Astrid Strauss	Julie McDonald
1992	Janet Evans	Hayley Lewis	Jana Henke
1996	Brooke Bennett	Dagmar Rabbit	Kirsten Vlieghuis
2000	Brooke Bennett	Jana Klotschkowa	Kaitlin Sandeno
2004	Ai Shibata	Laure Manaudou	Diana Munz
2008	Rebecca Adlington	Alessia Filippi	Lotte Friis
2012	Katie Ledecky	Mireia Belmonte	Rebecca Adlington
2016	Katie Ledecky	Jazmin Carlin	Boglárka Kapás

100 m back

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1924	Sybil Bauer	Phyllis Harding	Aileen Riggin
1928	Marie Braun	Ellen King	Margaret Cooper
1932	Eleanor Holm	Bonnie Mealing	Elizabeth Davies
1936	Nida Senff	Hendrika Mastenbroek	Alice Bridges
1948	Karen Harup	Suzanne Zimmermann	Judy-Joy Davies
1952	Joan Harrison	Geertje Wielema	Jean Stewart
1956	Judy Grinham	Carin Cone	Margaret Edwards
1960	Lynn Burke	Nathalie Steward	Satoko Tanaka
1964	Cathy Ferguson	Christine Caron	Virginia Duenkel
1968	Kaye Hall	Elaine Tanner	Jane Swagerty
1972	Melissa Belote	Andrea Gyarmati	Susan Atwood
1976	Ulrike Richter	Birgit driver	Nancy Garapick
1980	Rica Reinisch	Ina Kleber	Petra Riedel
1984	Theresa Andrews	Betsy Mitchell	Jolanda de Rover
1988	Kristin Otto	Krisztina Egerszegi	Cornelia Sirch
1992	Krisztina Egerszegi	Tünde Szabó	Lea Loveless
1996	Beth Botsford	Whitney Hedgepeth	Marianne Kriel
2000	Diana Mocanu	Mai Nakamura	Nina Zhivanevskaya
2004	Natalie Coughlin	Kirsty Coventry	Laure Manaudou
2008	Natalie Coughlin	Kirsty Coventry	Margaret Hoelzer
2012	Missy Franklin	Emily Seebohm	Aya Terakawa
2016	Katinka Hosszú	Kathleen Baker	Kylie Mass Fu Yuanhui

200 m back

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1968	Lillian Watson	Elaine Tanner	Kaye Hall
1972	Melissa Belote	Susan Atwood	Donna Gurr
1976	Ulrike Richter	Birgit driver	Nancy Garapick
1980	Rica Reinisch	Cornelia Polit	Birgit driver
1984	Jolanda de Rover	Amy White	Aneta Pătrășcoiu
1988	Krisztina Egerszegi	Katrin Zimmermann	Cornelia Sirch
1992	Krisztina Egerszegi	Dagmar Rabbit	Nicole Stevenson
1996	Krisztina Egerszegi	Whitney Hedgepeth	Cathleen Rund
2000	Diana Mocanu	Roxana Mărăcineanu	Miki Nakao
2004	Kirsty Coventry	Stanislawa Komarova	Antje Buschschulte Reiko Nakamura
2008	Kirsty Coventry	Margaret Hoelzer	Reiko Nakamura
2012	Missy Franklin	Anastassija Sujewa	Elizabeth Beisel
2016	Maya DiRado	Katinka Hosszú	Hilary Caldwell

100 m chest

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1968	Đurđica Bjedov	Galina Prosumenschtschikowa	Sharon Wichman
1972	Catherine Carr	Galina Prosumenschtschikowa	Beverley Whitfield
1976	Hannelore Anke	Lyubov Russanova	Marina Koshevaya
1980	Ute Geweniger	Elvira Vasilkova	Susanne Nielsson
1984	Petra van Staveren	Anne Ottenbrite	Catherine Poirot
1988	Tanja Dangalakowa	Antoaneta Frenkewa	Silke Hörner
1992	Jelena Rudkovskaya	Anita Nall	Samantha Riley
1996	Penelope Heyns	Amanda Beard	Samantha Riley
2000	Megan Quann	Leisel Jones	Penelope Heyns
2004	Luo Xuejuan	Brooke Hanson	Leisel Jones
2008	Leisel Jones	Rebecca Soni	Mirna Jukić
2012	Rūta Meilutytė	Rebecca Soni	Satomi Suzuki
2016	Lilly King	Yulia Efimova	Katie Meili

200 m chest

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1924	Lucy Morton	Agnes Geraghty	Gladys Carson
1928	Hilde Schrader	Mietje Baron	Lotte trouble
1932	Clare Dennis	Hideko Maehata	Else Jacobsen
1936	Hideko Maehata	Martha Genenger	Inge Sørensen
1948	Petronella van Vliet	Beatrice Lyons	Éva Novák
1952	Éva Székely	Éva Novák	Elenor Gordon
1956	Ursula Happe	Éva Székely	Eva-Maria ten Elsen
1960	Anita Lonsbrough	Wiltrud Urselmann	Barbara Göbel
1964	Galina Prosumenschtschikowa	Claudia Kolb	Svetlana Babanina
1968	Sharon Wichman	Đurđica Bjedov	Galina Prosumenschtschikowa
1972	Beverley Whitfield	Dana Schoenfield	Galina Prosumenschtschikowa
1976	Marina Koshevaya	Marina Jurchenia	Lyubov Russanova
1980	Lina Kačiušytė	Svetlana Varganova	Yulia Bogdanova
1984	Anne Ottenbrite	Susan Rapp	Ingrid Lempereur
1988	Silke Hörner	Huang Xiaomin	Antoaneta Frenkewa
1992	Kyōko Iwasaki	Lin Li	Anita Nall
1996	Penelope Heyns	Amanda Beard	Ágnes Kovács
2000	Ágnes Kovács	Kristy Kowal	Amanda Beard
2004	Amanda Beard	Leisel Jones	Anne Poleska
2008	Rebecca Soni	Leisel Jones	Sara Nordenstam
2012	Rebecca Soni	Satomi Suzuki	Yulia Efimova
2016	Rie Kaneto	Yulia Efimova	Shi Jinglin

100 m butterfly

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1956	Shelley man	Nancy Ramey	Mary Sears
1960	Carolyn Schuler	Marianne Heemskerk	Janice Andrew
1964	Sharon Stouder	Ada Kok	Kathleen Ellis
1968	Lynette McClements	Ellie Daniel	Susan Shields
1972	Mayumi Aoki	Roswitha Beier	Andrea Gyarmati
1976	Kornelia Ender	Andrea Pollack	Wendy Boglioli
1980	Caren Metschuck	Andrea Pollack	Christiane Knacke
1984	Mary T. Meagher	Jenna Johnson	Karin Seick
1988	Kristin Otto	Birte Weigang	Qian Hong
1992	Qian Hong	Christine Ahmann-Leighton	Catherine Plewinski
1996	Amy Van Dyken	Liu Limin	Angel Martino
2000	Inge de Bruijn	Martina Moravcová	Dara Torres
2004	Petria Thomas	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Inge de Bruijn
2008	Lisbeth Trickett	Christine Magnuson	Jessica Schipper
2012	Dana Vollmer	Lu Ying	Alicia Coutts
2016	Sarah Sjöström	Penny Oleksiak	Dana Vollmer

200 m butterfly

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1968	Ada Kok	Helga Lindner	Ellie Daniel
1972	Karen Moe	Lynn Colella	Ellie Daniel
1976	Andrea Pollack	Ulrike Tauber	Rosemarie Kother
1980	Ines Geissler	Sybille Schönrock	Michelle Ford
1984	Mary T. Meagher	Karen Phillips	Ina Beyermann
1988	Kathleen North	Birte Weigang	Mary T. Meagher
1992	Summer Sanders	Wang Xiaohong	Susie O'Neill
1996	Susie O'Neill	Petria Thomas	Michelle Smith
2000	Misty Hyman	Susie O'Neill	Petria Thomas
2004	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Petria Thomas	Yūko Nakanishi
2008	Liu Zige	Jiao Liuyang	Jessica Schipper
2012	Jiao Liuyang	Mireia Belmonte	Natsumi Hoshi
2016	Mireia Belmonte	Madeline Groves	Natsumi Hoshi

200 m layers

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1968	Claudia Kolb	Susan Pedersen	Jan Henne
1972	Shane Gould	Kornelia Ender	Lynn Vidali
1984	Tracy Caulkins	Nancy Hogshead	Michele Pearson
1988	Daniela hunger	Elena Dendeberova	Noemi Lung
1992	Lin Li	Summer Sanders	Daniela hunger
1996	Michelle Smith	Marianne Limpert	Lin Li
2000	Jana Klotschkowa	Beatrice Câşlaru	Cristina Teuscher
2004	Jana Klotschkowa	Amanda Beard	Kirsty Coventry
2008	Stephanie Rice	Kirsty Coventry	Natalie Coughlin
2012	Ye Shiwen	Alicia Coutts	Caitlin Leverenz
2016	Katinka Hosszú	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Maya DiRado

400 m layers

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1964	Donna de Varona	Sharon Finneran	Martha Randall
1968	Claudia Kolb	Lynette Vidali	Sabine Steinbach
1972	Gail Neall	Leslie Cliff	Novella Calligaris
1976	Ulrike Tauber	Cheryl Gibson	Becky Smith
1980	Petra Schneider	Sharon Davies	Agnieszka Czopek
1984	Tracy Caulkins	Suzanne Landells	Petra Zindler
1988	Janet Evans	Noemi Lung	Daniela hunger
1992	Krisztina Egerszegi	Lin Li	Summer Sanders
1996	Michelle Smith	Allison Wagner	Krisztina Egerszegi
2000	Jana Klotschkowa	Yasuko Tajima	Beatrice Câşlaru
2004	Jana Klotschkowa	Kaitlin Sandeno	Georgina Bardach
2008	Stephanie Rice	Kirsty Coventry	Katie Hoff
2012	Ye Shiwen	Elizabeth Beisel	Li Xuanxu
2016	Katinka Hosszú	Maya DiRado	Mireia Belmonte

10 km marathon

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
2008	Larissa Iltschenko	Keri-Anne Payne	Cassandra Patten
2012	Éva Risztov	Haley Anderson	Martina Grimaldi
2016	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Rachele Bruni	Poliana Okimoto

4 × 100 m freestyle

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1912	Great Britain Isabella Moore Jennie Fletcher Annie Speirs Irene Steer	German Empire Wally Dressel Louise Otto Hermine Stindt Grete Rosenberg	Austria Margarete Adler Klara Milch Josephine Sticker Bertha Zahourek
1920	United States Margaret Woodbridge Frances Schroth Irene Guest Ethelda Bleibtrey	Great Britain Hilda James Constance Jeans Charlotte Radcliffe Grace MacKenzie	Sweden Aina Berg Emy Machnow Karin Nilsson Jane Gylling
1924	United States Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen Wehselau	Great Britain Florence Barker Constance Jeans Gracie MacKenzie Vera Tanner	Sweden Aina Berg Gurli Ewerlund Wivan Pettersson Hjördis Töpel
1928	United States Adelaide Lambert Albina Osipowich Eleanor Saville Martha Norelius	Great Britain Margaret Cooper Vera Tanner Sarah Stewart Ellen King	South Africa Rhoda Rennie Frederica van der Goes Marie Redford Kathleen Russell
1932	United States Helen Johns Eleanor Saville Josephine McKim Helene Madison	Netherlands Willy den Ouden Maria Oversloot Cornelia Laddé Maria Vierdag	Great Britain Margaret Cooper Elizabeth Davies Edna Hughes Helen Varcoe
1936	Netherlands Johanna Selbach Catharina Wagner Willy den Ouden Hendrika Mastenbroek	German Empire Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Ingeborg Schmitz Gisela Arendt	United States Katherine Rawls Bernice Lapp Mavis Freeman Olive McKean
1948	United States Marie Louise Corridon Thelma Kalama Brenda Helser Ann Curtis	Denmark Eva Riise Karen Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen	Netherlands Irma Schumacher Margot Marsman Marie-Louise Linssen Johanna Termeulen
1952	Hungary Ilona Novák Judit Temes Éva Novák Katalin Szőke	Netherlands Marie-Louise Linssen Cornelia van Voorn Johanna Termeulen Irma Schumacher	United States Jacqueline La Vine Mary Louise Stepan Jody Alderson Evelyn Kawamoto
1956	Australia Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp	United States Sylvia Ruuska Shelley husband Nancy Simons Joan Rosazza	South Africa Natalie Myburgh Susan Roberts Moira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh
1960	United States Joan Spillane Shirley Stobs Carolyn Wood Christina of Saltza	Australia Dawn Fraser Ilsa Konrads Lorraine Crapp Alva Colquhoun	Germany Christel Steffin Heidi Pechstein Gisela Weiß Ursel Brunner
1964	United States Sharon Stouder Donna de Varona Lillian Watson Kathleen Ellis	Australia Robyn Thorn Janice Murphy Lynette Bell Dawn Fraser	Netherlands Paulina van der Wildt Catharina Beumer Wilhelmina van Weerdenburg Erica Terpstra
1968	United States Jane Barkman Linda Gustavson Susan Pedersen Jan Henne	GDR Martina Grunert Uta jewelry Roswitha Krause Gabriele Wetzko	Canada Angela Coughlan Marilyn Corson Elaine Tanner Marion Lay
1972	United States Sandy Neilson Jennifer Kemp Jane Barkman Shirley Babashoff	German Democratic Republic Gabriele Wetzko Andrea Eife Elke Sehmisch Kornelia Ender	BR Germany Jutta Weber Heidemarie Reineck Gudrun Beckmann Angela Steinbach
1976	United States Kim Peyton Wendy Boglioli Gillian Sterkel Shirley Babashoff	German Democratic Republic Kornelia Ender Petra Priemer Andrea Pollack Claudia Hempel	Canada Gail Amundrud Barbara Clark Becky Smith Anne Jardin
1980	German Democratic Republic Barbara Krause Caren Metschuck Ines Diers Sarina Hülsenbeck	Sweden Carina Ljungdahl Tina Gustafsson Agneta Mårtensson Agneta Eriksson	Netherlands Conny van Bentum Wilma van Velsen Regina de Jong Annelies Maas
1984	United States Jenna Johnson Carrie Steinseifer Dara Torres Nancy Hogshead	Netherlands Annemarie Verstappen Elles Voskes Desi Reijers Conny van Bentum	BR Germany Iris Zscherpe Susanne Schuster Christiane Pielke Karin Seick
1988	German Democratic Republic Kristin Otto Katrin Meißner Daniela Hunger Manuela Stellmach	Netherlands Marianne Muis Mildred Muis Conny van Bentum Karin Brienesse	United States Mary Wayte Mitzi Kremer Laura Walker Dara Torres
1992	United States Nicole Haislett Angel Martino Jenny Thompson Dara Torres In advance: Ashley Tappin , Christine Ahmann-Leighton	People's Republic of China Zhuang Yong Lu Bin Yang Wenyi Le Jingyi In advance: Zhao Kun	Germany Franziska van Almsick Daniela Hunger Simone Osygus Manuela Stellmach In advance: Kerstin Kielgaß , Annette Hadding
1996	United States Angel Martino Amy Van Dyken Catherine Fox Jenny Thompson In advance: Lisa Jacob , Melanie Valerio	People's Republic of China Le Jingyi Chao Na Nian Yun Shan Ying	Germany Sandra Völker Simone Osygus Antje Buschschulte Franziska van Almsick In advance: Meike Freitag
2000	United States Amy Van Dyken Dara Torres Courtney Shealy Jenny Thompson In advance: Erin Phenix , Ashley Tappin	Netherlands Manon van Rooijen Wilma van Rijn Thamar Henneken Inge de Bruijn In advance: Chantal Groot	Sweden Louise Jöhncke Therese Alshammar Johanna Sjöberg Anna-Karin Kammerling In advance: Josefin Lilhage , Malin Swahnström
2004	Australia Alice Mills Lisbeth Lenton Petria Thomas Jodie Henry In advance: Sarah Ryan	United States Kara Lynn Joyce Natalie Coughlin Amanda Weir Jenny Thompson In advance: Colleen Lanne , Maritza Correia , Lindsay Benko	Netherlands Chantal Groot Inge Dekker Marleen Veldhuis Inge de Bruijn In advance: Annabel costs
2008	Netherlands Inge Dekker Ranomi Kromowidjojo Femke Heemskerk Marleen Veldhuis In advance: Hinkelien Schreuder , Manon van Rooijen	United States Natalie Coughlin Lacey Nymeyer Kara Lynn Joyce Dara Torres In advance: Julia Smit , Emily Silver	Australia Cate Campbell Alice Mills Melanie Schlanger Lisbeth Trickett In advance: Shayne Reese
2012	Australia Alicia Coutts Cate Campbell Brittany Elmslie Melanie Schlanger In advance: Emily Seebohm , Yolane Kukla , Lisbeth Trickett	Netherlands Inge Dekker Marleen Veldhuis Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo In advance: Hinkelien Schreuder	United States Missy Franklin Jessica Hardy Lia Neal Allison Schmitt In advance: Amanda Weir , Natalie Coughlin
2016	Australia Emma McKeon Brittany Elmslie Bronte Campbell Cate Campbell In advance: Madison Wilson	United States Simone Manuel Abbey Weitzeil Dana Vollmer Katie Ledecky In advance: Amanda Weir , Lia Neal , Allison Schmitt	Canada Sandrine Mainville Chantal Van Landeghem Taylor Ruck Penny Oleksiak In advance: Michelle Williams

4 × 200 m freestyle

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1996	United States Trina Jackson Cristina Teuscher Sheila Taormina Jenny Thompson In advance: Lisa Jacob , Annette Salmeen , Ashley Whitney	Germany Franziska van Almsick Kerstin Kielgaß Anke Scholz Dagmar Hase In advance: Meike Freitag , Simone Osygus	Australia Julia Greville Nicole Stevenson Emma Johnson Susie O'Neill In advance: Lisa Mackie
2000	United States Samantha Arsenault Diana Munz Lindsay Benko Jenny Thompson In advance: Julia Stowers , Kim Black	Australia Susie O'Neill Giaan Rooney Kirsten Thomson Petria Thomas In advance: Jacinta van Lint , Elka Graham	Germany Franziska van Almsick Antje Buschschulte Sara Harstick Kerstin Kielgaß In advance: Meike Freitag , Britta Steffen
2004	United States Natalie Coughlin Carly Piper Dana Vollmer Kaitlin Sandeno In advance: Lindsay Benko , Rhi Jeffrey , Rachel Komisarz	People's Republic of China Zhu Yingwen Xu Yanwei Yang Yu Pang Jiaying In advance: Li Ji	Germany Franziska van Almsick Petra Dallmann Antje Buschschulte Hannah Stockbauer In advance: Janina Götz , Sara Harstick
2008	Australia Stephanie Rice Bronte Barratt Kylie Palmer Linda Mackenzie	People's Republic of China Yang Yu Zhu Quianwei Tan Miao Jiaying Pang	United States Allison Schmitt Natalie Coughlin Caroline Burckle Katie Hoff
2012	United States Missy Franklin Dana Vollmer Shannon Vreeland Allison Schmitt In advance: Lauren Perdue , Alyssa Anderson	Australia Bronte Barratt Melanie Schlanger Kylie Palmer Alicia Coutts In advance: Brittany Elmslie , Angie Bainbridge , Jade Neilsen , Blair Evans	France Camille Muffat Charlotte Bonnet Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne Coralie Balmy In advance: Margaux Farrell , Mylène Lazare
2016	United States Allison Schmitt Leah Smith Maya DiRado Katie Ledecky In advance: Missy Franklin , Melanie Margalis , Cierra Runge	Australia Leah Neale Emma McKeon Bronte Barratt Tamsin Cook In advance: Jessica Ashwood	Canada Katerine Savard Taylor Jerk Brittany MacLean Penny Oleksiak In advance: Kennedy Goss , Emily Overholt

4 × 100 m layers

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1960	United States Lynn Burke Patricia Kempner Carolyn Schuler Christina von Saltza	Australia Maryleen Wilson Rosemary Lassig Janice Andrew Dawn Fraser	Germany Ingrid Schmidt Ursula Küper Bärbel Fuhrmann Ursel Brunner
1964	United States Cathy Ferguson Cynthia Goyette Sharon Stouder Kathleen Ellis	Netherlands Kornelia Winkel Clena Bimolt Ada Kok Erica Terpstra	Soviet Union Tatiana Saweljewa Swetlana Babanina Tatiana Dewjatowa Natalija Ustinowa
1968	United States Kaye Hall Catherine Ball Ellie Daniel Susan Pedersen	Australia Lynne Watson Judy Playfair Lynette McClements Janet Steinbeck	BR Germany Angelika Kraus Uta Frommater Heike Hustede Heidemarie Reineck
1972	United States Melissa Belote Catherine Carr Deena Deardurff Sandy Neilson	German Democratic Republic Christine Herbst Renate Vogel Roswitha Beier Kornelia Ender	BR Germany Silke Pielen Verena Eberle Gudrun Beckmann Heidemarie Reineck
1976	German Democratic Republic Ulrike Richter Hannelore Anke Andrea Pollack Kornelia Ender	United States Linda Jezek Laura Siering Camille Wright Shirley Babashoff	Canada Susan Sloan Robin Corsiglia Wendy Hogg Anne Jardin
1980	German Democratic Republic Rica Reinisch Ute Geweniger Andrea Pollack Caren Metschuck	Great Britain Helen Jameson Margaret Kelly-Hohmann Ann Osgerby June Croft	Soviet Union Jelena Kruglowa Elwira Wassilkowa Alla Grishchenko Natalija Strunnikova
1984	United States Theresa Andrews Tracy Caulkins Mary T. Meagher Nancy Hogshead	BR Germany Svenja Schlicht Ute Hasse Ina Beyermann Karin Seick	Canada Reema Abdo Anne Ottenbrite Michelle MacPherson Pamela Rai
1988	German Democratic Republic Kristin Otto Silke Hörner Birte Weigang Katrin Meißner	United States Beth Barr Tracey McFarlane Janet Jorgensen Mary Wayte	Canada Lori Melien Allison Higson Jane Kerr Andrea Nugent
1992	United States Christine Ahmann-Leighton Lea Loveless Anita Nall Jenny Thompson In advance: Elizabeth Wagstaff , Megan Kleine , Summer Sanders , Nicole Haislett	Germany Franziska van Almsick Jana Dörries Dagmar Hase Daniela Hunger In advance: Daniela Brendel , Betina Ustrowski , Simone Osygus	United team Nina Zhivanevskaya Olga Kiritschenko Natalia Meschtscherjakowa Jelena Rudkowskaja In advance: Jelena Tschubina
1996	United States Beth Botsford Amanda Beard Angel Martino Amy Van Dyken In advance: Catherine Fox , Whitney Hedgepeth , Kristine Quance , Jenny Thompson	Australia Nicole Stevenson Samantha Riley Susie O'Neill Sarah Ryan Helen Denman , Angela Kennedy	People's Republic of China Chen Yan Han Xue Cai Huijue Shan Ying
2000	United States Barbara Bedford Megan Quann Jenny Thompson Dara Torres In advance: Courtney Shealy , Ashley Tappin , Amy Van Dyken , Staciana Stitts	Australia Dyana Calub Leisel Jones Petria Thomas Susie O'Neill In advance: Giaan Rooney , Tarnee White , Sarah Ryan	Japan May Nakamura Masami Tanaka Junko Ōnishi Sumika Minamoto
2004	Australia Giaan Rooney Leisel Jones Petria Thomas Jodie Henry In advance: Brooke Hanson , Jessicah Schipper , Alice Mills	United States Natalie Coughlin Amanda Beard Jenny Thompson Kara Lynn Joyce In advance: Haley Cope , Tara Kirk , Rachel Komisarz , Amanda Weir	Germany Antje Buschschulte Sarah Poewe Franziska van Almsick Daniela Götz
2008	Australia Emily Seebohm Leisel Jones Jessicah Schipper Lisbeth Trickett In advance: Tarnee White , Felicity Galvez , Shayne Reese	United States Natalie Coughlin Rebecca Soni Christine Magnuson Dara Torres In advance: Margaret Hoelzer , Megan Jendrick , Elaine Breeden , Kara Lynn Joyce	People's Republic of China Zhao Jing Sun Ye Zhou Yafei Pang Jiaying In advance: Xu Tianlongzi
2012	United States Missy Franklin Rebecca Soni Dana Vollmer Allison Schmitt In advance: Rachel Bootsma , Breeja Larson , Claire Donahue , Jessica Hardy	Australia Emily Seebohm Leisel Jones Alicia Coutts Melanie Schlanger In advance: Brittany Elmslie	Japan Aya Terakawa Satomi Suzuki Yuka Kato Haruka Ueda
2016	United States Kathleen Baker Lilly King Dana Vollmer Simone Manuel In advance: Olivia Smoliga , Katie Meili , Kelsi Worrell , Abbey Weitzeil	Australia Emily Seebohm Taylor McKeown Emma McKeon Cate Campbell In advance: Madison Wilson , Madeline Groves , Brittany Elmslie	Denmark Mie Østergaard Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume

Competitions that are no longer held

300 m freestyle

Olympia	gold	silver	bronze
1920	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Margaret Woodbridge	Frances Schroth