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Encyclopedia > Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

These are the female Olympic medalists in swimming. See Olympic medalists in swimming (men) for male medalists, category:swimming for other swimmers and Olympic medalists for medalists in other sports. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... These are the male Olympic medalists in swimming. ... Art competitions Athletics (men) Athletics (women) Baseball Basketball Biathlon Boxing Gymnastics Sailing Swimming (men) Swimming (women) See also Olympic Games IOC country codes list of prizes, medals, and awards Categories: Olympic medalists | Olympic medals | Olympic competitors ...

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50 m Freestyle

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Kristin Otto (GDR) Yang Wenyi (CHN) Katrin Meissner (GDR)
Jill Sterkel (USA)
1992 Yang Wenyi (CHN) Zhuang Yong (CHN) Angel Martino (USA)
1996 Amy Van Dyken (USA) Le Jingyi (CHN) Sandra Völker (GER)
2000 Inge de Bruijn (NED) Therese Alshammar (SWE) Dara Torres (USA)
2004 Inge de Bruijn (NED) Malia Metella (FRA) Lisbeth Lenton (AUS)

Swimmer Kristin Otto (born 7 February 1966 in Leipzig) is an Olympic medal winner from East Germany. ... Amy Van Dyken (born February 17, 1973) is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. ... Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973) is a Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. ... Dara Torres was born April 15, 1967 in Los Angeles, California. ... Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973) is a Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. ... Libby (Lisbeth) Lenton (born January 28, 1985, in Townsville, Queensland) is a member of the Australian Womens Olympic swim team, an Athens gold medalist, and current holder (with teammates Alice Mills, Petria Thomas, and Jodie Henry) of the world record in the womens 4 × 100 metre relay (with...

100 m Freestyle

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Fanny Durack (AUS) Wilhelmina Wylie (AUS) Jennie Fletcher (GBR)
1920 Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA) Irene Guest (USA) Frances Schroth (USA)
1924 Ethel Lackie (USA) Mariechen Wehselau (USA) Gertrude Ederle (USA)
1928 Albina Osipowich (USA) Eleanor Saville-Garatti (USA) Joyce Cooper (GBR)
1932 Helene Madison (USA) Willemijntje den Ouden (NED) Eleanor Saville-Garatti (USA)
1936 Rie Mastenbroek (NED) Jeannette Campbell (ARG) Gisela Arendt (GER)
1948 Greta Andersen (DEN) Ann Curtis (USA) Marie-Louise Vaessen (NED)
1952 Katalin Szöke (HUN) Johanna Termeulen (NED) Judit Temes (HUN)
1956 Dawn Fraser (AUS) Lorraine Crapp (AUS) Faith Leech (AUS)
1960 Dawn Fraser (AUS) Christine Von Saltza (USA) Natalie Steward (GBR)
1964 Dawn Fraser (AUS) Sharon Stouder (USA) Kathleen Ellis (USA)
1968 Jan Henne (USA) Susan Pedersen (USA) Linda Gustavson (USA)
1972 Sandy Neilson (USA) Shirley Babashoff (USA) Shane Gould (AUS)
1976 Kornelia Ender (GDR) Petra Priemer (GDR) Enith Brigitha (NED)
1980 Barbara Krause (GDR) Caren Metschuck (GDR) Ines Diers (GDR)
1984 Nancy Hogshead (USA)
Carrie Steinseifer (USA)
- Annemarie Verstappen (NED)
1988 Kristin Otto (GDR) Zhuang Yong (CHN) Catherine Plewinski (FRA)
1992 Zhuang Yong (CHN) Jenny Thompson (USA) Franziska van Almsick (GER)
1996 Le Jingyi (CHN) Sandra Völker (GER) Angel Martino (USA)
2000 Inge de Bruijn (NED) Therese Alshammar (SWE) Jenny Thompson (USA)
Dara Torres (USA)
2004 Jodie Henry (AUS) Inge de Bruijn (NED) Natalie Coughlin (USA)

Ederle in 1926 Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1906 – November 30, 2003) was a U.S. competitive swimmer. ... Hendrika Wilhelmina Rie Mastenbroek (February 26, 1919 - November 6, 2003) was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion. ... Dawn Fraser (born September 4, 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. ... Dawn Fraser (born September 4, 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. ... Dawn Fraser (born September 4, 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. ... Shane Gould (born November 23, 1956) is an Australian swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics then retired at age 16. ... Swimmer Kristin Otto (born 7 February 1966 in Leipzig) is an Olympic medal winner from East Germany. ... Jennifer Thompson (born February 26, 1973), a swimmer, is one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight golds, while representing the United States of America in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Franziska Van Almsick is a German swimmer. ... Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973) is a Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. ... Jennifer Thompson (born February 26, 1973), a swimmer, is one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight golds, while representing the United States of America in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Dara Torres was born April 15, 1967 in Los Angeles, California. ... Categories: Stub | 1983 births | Olympic swimmers of Australia | Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics ... Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973) is a Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. ... Natalie Coughlin (b. ...

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)

Debbie Meyer (born August 14, 1952 Annapolis, Maryland) won the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle swimming events in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, at 16 years old becoming the first swimmer and first female to win three individual gold medals. ... Shane Gould (born November 23, 1956) is an Australian swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics then retired at age 16. ... Franziska Van Almsick is a German swimmer. ... Claudia Poll Ahrens, born December of 1972, in Managua, Nicaragua. ... Franziska Van Almsick is a German swimmer. ... Susie ONeill (born 2 August 1973) was an Australian swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland who won the 200m Butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 200m Freestyle in Sydney. ... Claudia Poll Ahrens, born December of 1972, in Managua, Nicaragua. ... Camelia Potec is a Romanian swimmer who won a gold medal for the womens 200m freestyle final in the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Federica Pellegrini (born August 5, 1988 in Mirano, Venice) is an Italian swimmer. ...

300 m Freestyle

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1920 Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA) Margaret Woodbridge (USA) Frances Schroth (USA)

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 (NRD)
2000 Brooke Bennett (USA) Diana Munz (USA) Claudia Poll (CRC)
2004 Laure Manaudou (FRA) Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) Kaitlin Sandeno (USA)

Ederle in 1926 Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1906 – November 30, 2003) was a U.S. competitive swimmer. ... Hendrika Wilhelmina Rie Mastenbroek (February 26, 1919 - November 6, 2003) was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion. ... Dawn Fraser (born September 4, 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. ... Debbie Meyer (born August 14, 1952 Annapolis, Maryland) won the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle swimming events in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, at 16 years old becoming the first swimmer and first female to win three individual gold medals. ... Shane Gould (born November 23, 1956) is an Australian swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics then retired at age 16. ... Novella Calligaris (born December 27, 1954 in Padua) is an Italian swimmer, and the first woman from Italy to win an Olympic medal. ... Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. ... Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. ... For the Canadian Author see Michelle Smith (author) Michelle Smith (born in December 16, 1969, Rathcoole County Dublin, now more commonly referred to by her married name, Michelle de Bruin) is an Irish swimmer. ... Brooke Bennett (born May 6, 1980 in Tampa, Florida) is an American swimmer with three career Olympic gold medals. ... Claudia Poll Ahrens, born December of 1972, in Managua, Nicaragua. ... Laure Manaudou (born October 9, 1986 in Villeurbanne) is a French swimmer. ... Kaitlin Shea Sandeno (born March 13, 1983 in Mission Viejo, California) is an American swimmer, and was part of the team that set the world record in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

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)

Debbie Meyer (born August 14, 1952 Annapolis, Maryland) won the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle swimming events in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, at 16 years old becoming the first swimmer and first female to win three individual gold medals. ... Shane Gould (born November 23, 1956) is an Australian swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics then retired at age 16. ... Novella Calligaris (born December 27, 1954 in Padua) is an Italian swimmer, and the first woman from Italy to win an Olympic medal. ... Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. ... Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. ... Brooke Bennett (born May 6, 1980 in Tampa, Florida) is an American swimmer with three career Olympic gold medals. ... Brooke Bennett (born May 6, 1980 in Tampa, Florida) is an American swimmer with three career Olympic gold medals. ... Yana Klochkova (born August 7, 1982 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian swimmer. ... Kaitlin Shea Sandeno (born March 13, 1983 in Mission Viejo, California) is an American swimmer, and was part of the team that set the world record in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Ai Shibata (born May 14, 1982) is a Japanese swimmer. ... Laure Manaudou (born October 9, 1986 in Villeurbanne) is a French swimmer. ...

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)

Aileen Riggin Soule (May 2, 1906 — October 17, 2002) was an American swimmer and diver. ... Eleanor G. Holm (December 6, 1913 - January 31, 2004) was an American swimmer. ... Hendrika Wilhelmina Rie Mastenbroek (February 26, 1919 - November 6, 2003) was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion. ... Elaine Tanner was a Canadian swimmer, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (February 22, 1951 - ). Nicknamed “Mighty Mouse”, she was small in stature but is still considered Canada’s best female swimmer. ... Swimmer Kristin Otto (born 7 February 1966 in Leipzig) is an Olympic medal winner from East Germany. ... Krisztina Egerszegi (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Krisztina Egerszegi (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Natalie Coughlin (b. ... Kirsty Leigh Coventry (born September 16, 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer who won gold, silver, and bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Laure Manaudou (born October 9, 1986 in Villeurbanne) is a French swimmer. ...

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-Marie 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)

Elaine Tanner was a Canadian swimmer, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (February 22, 1951 - ). Nicknamed “Mighty Mouse”, she was small in stature but is still considered Canada’s best female swimmer. ... Krisztina Egerszegi (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Krisztina Egerszegi (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Krisztina Egerszegi (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Kirsty Leigh Coventry (born September 16, 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer who won gold, silver, and bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Stanislava Komarova Stanislava Komarova (Станислава Комарова; born June 12, 1986) is a Russian swimmer from Moscow. ...

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 Tanya Dangalakova (BUL) Antoaneta Frenkeva (BUL) Silke Hörner (GDR)
1992 Yelena Rudkovskaya (EUN) Anita Nall (USA) Sam Riley (AUS)
1996 Penny Heyns (RSA) Amanda Beard (USA) Sam Riley (AUS)
2000 Megan Quann (USA) Leisel Jones (AUS) Penny Heyns (RSA)
2004 Luo Xuejuan (CHN) Brooke Hanson (AUS) Leisel Jones (AUS)

Penelope Heyns (better known as Penny Heyns) (born 8 November 1974) is a South African swimmer. ... Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981) is an American Olympic swimmer. ... Megan Quann (born January 15, 1984 in Tacoma, Washington) is a American swimmer who won gold, silver, and bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ... Leisel Jones (born 30th August, 1985) is an Australian Swimmer. ... Penelope Heyns (better known as Penny Heyns) (born 8 November 1974) is a South African swimmer. ... External links Peoples Daily Online Athens 2004 page NBC Olympics Categories: People stubs | 1984 births | Olympic swimmers of China | Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics ... Brooke Hanson (born March 18, 1978 in Manly, New South Wales) is an Australian swimmer. ... Leisel Jones (born 30th August, 1985) is an Australian Swimmer. ...

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)

Inge Sørensen (Denmark) is the youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event. ... Lin Li is a Chinese Gymnast who specializes on the Uneven Bars . ... Penelope Heyns (better known as Penny Heyns) (born 8 November 1974) is a South African swimmer. ... Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981) is an American Olympic swimmer. ... Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981) is an American Olympic swimmer. ... Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981) is an American Olympic swimmer. ... Leisel Jones (born 30th August, 1985) is an Australian Swimmer. ...

100 m Butterfly

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1956 Shelley Mann (USA) Nancy Ramey (USA) Mary Jane Sears (USA)
1960 Carolyn Schuler (USA) Marianne Heemskerk (NED) Janice Andrew (AUS)
1964 Sharon Stouder (USA) Ada Kok (NED) Kathleen Ellis (USA)
1968 Lyn McClements (AUS) Ellie Daniel (USA) Susan Shields (USA)
1972 Mayumi Aoki (JPN) Roswitha Beier (GDR) Andrea Gyarmati (HUN)
1976 Kornelia Ender (GDR) Andrea Pollack (GDR) Wendy Boglioli (USA)
1980 Caren Metschuck (GDR) Andrea Pollack (GDR) Christiane Knacke (GDR)
1984 Mary Meagher (USA) Jenna Johnson (USA) Karin Seick (FRG)
1988 Kristin Otto (GDR) Birte Weigang (GDR) Qian Hong (CHN)
1992 Qian Hong (CHN) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (USA) Catherine Plewinski (FRA)
1996 Amy Van Dyken (USA) Liu Limin (CHN) Angel Martino (USA)
2000 Inge de Bruijn (NED) Martina Moravcová (SVK) Dara Torres (USA)
2004 Petria Thomas (AUS) Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) Inge de Bruijn (NED)

Aagje (Ada) Kok (born 6 June 1947, Amsterdam) was a swimmer, who in the 1960s belonged to the world top in the butterfly stroke. ... Mary T. Meagher (born 1964) is a former competitive swimmmer from the United States. ... Swimmer Kristin Otto (born 7 February 1966 in Leipzig) is an Olympic medal winner from East Germany. ... Amy Van Dyken (born February 17, 1973) is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. ... Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973) is a Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. ... Dara Torres was born April 15, 1967 in Los Angeles, California. ... Petria Ann Thomas (born August 25, 1975) is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. ... Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973) is a Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. ...

200 m Butterfly

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1968 Ada Kok (NED) Helga Lindner (GDR) Ellie Daniel (USA)
1972 Karen Moe (USA) Lynn Colella (USA) Ellie Daniel (USA)
1976 Andrea Pollack (GDR) Ulrike Tauber (GDR) Rosemarie Gabriel (GDR)
1980 Ines Geissler (GDR) Sybille Schönrock (GDR) Michelle Ford (AUS)
1984 Mary Meagher (USA) Karen Phillips (AUS) Ina Beyermann (FRG)
1988 Kathleen Nord (GDR) Birte Weigang (GDR) Mary Meagher (USA)
1992 Summer Sanders (USA) Wang Xiaohong (CHN) Susie O'Neill (AUS)
1996 Susie O'Neill (AUS) Petria Thomas (AUS) Michelle Smith (IRL)
2000 Misty Hyman (USA) Susie O'Neill (AUS) Petria Thomas (AUS)
2004 Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) Petria Thomas (AUS) Yuko Nakanishi (JPN)

Aagje (Ada) Kok (born 6 June 1947, Amsterdam) was a swimmer, who in the 1960s belonged to the world top in the butterfly stroke. ... Mary T. Meagher (born 1964) is a former competitive swimmmer from the United States. ... Mary T. Meagher (born 1964) is a former competitive swimmmer from the United States. ... Summer Elisabeth Sanders (b. ... Susie ONeill (born 2 August 1973) was an Australian swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland who won the 200m Butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 200m Freestyle in Sydney. ... Susie ONeill (born 2 August 1973) was an Australian swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland who won the 200m Butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 200m Freestyle in Sydney. ... Petria Ann Thomas (born August 25, 1975) is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. ... For the Canadian Author see Michelle Smith (author) Michelle Smith (born in December 16, 1969, Rathcoole County Dublin, now more commonly referred to by her married name, Michelle de Bruin) is an Irish swimmer. ... Misty Dawn Marie Hyman (born March 23, 1979 in Mesa, Arizona) is an American swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ... Susie ONeill (born 2 August 1973) was an Australian swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland who won the 200m Butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 200m Freestyle in Sydney. ... Petria Ann Thomas (born August 25, 1975) is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. ... Petria Ann Thomas (born August 25, 1975) is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. ...

200 m Individual Medley

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1968 Claudia Kolb (USA) Susan Pedersen (USA) Jan Henne (USA)
1972 Shane Gould (SWE) Kornelia Ender (GDR) Lynn Vidali (USA)
1984 Tracy Caulkins (USA) Nancy Hogshead (USA) Michele Pearson (AUS)
1988 Daniela Hunger (GDR) Yelena Dendeberova (URS) Noemi Lung (ROM)
1992 Lin Li (CHN) Summer Sanders (USA) Daniela Hunger (GER)
1996 Michelle Smith (IRL) Marianne Limpert (CAN) Lin Li (CHN)
2000 Yana Klochkova (UKR) Beatrice Caslaru (ROM) Cristina Teuscher (USA)
2004 Yana Klochkova (UKR) Amanda Beard (USA) Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)

Shane Gould (born November 23, 1956) is an Australian swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics then retired at age 16. ... Lin Li is a Chinese Gymnast who specializes on the Uneven Bars . ... Summer Elisabeth Sanders (b. ... For the Canadian Author see Michelle Smith (author) Michelle Smith (born in December 16, 1969, Rathcoole County Dublin, now more commonly referred to by her married name, Michelle de Bruin) is an Irish swimmer. ... Lin Li is a Chinese Gymnast who specializes on the Uneven Bars . ... Yana Klochkova (born August 7, 1982 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian swimmer. ... Yana Klochkova (born August 7, 1982 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian swimmer. ... Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981) is an American Olympic swimmer. ... Kirsty Leigh Coventry (born September 16, 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer who won gold, silver, and bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

400 m Individual Medley

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Donna de Varona (USA) Sharon Finneran (USA) Martha Randall (USA)
1968 Claudia Kolb (USA) Lynn Vidali (USA) Sabine Steinbach (GDR)
1972 Gail Neall (AUS) Leslie Cliff (CAN) Novella Calligaris (ITA)
1976 Ulrike Tauber (GDR) Cheryl Gibson (CAN) Becky Smith (CAN)
1980 Petra Schneider (GDR) Sharron Davies (GBR) Agnieszka Czopek (POL)
1984 Tracy Caulkins (USA) Suzanne Landells (AUS) Petra Zindler (FRG)
1988 Janet Evans (USA) Noemi Lung (ROM) Daniela Hunger (GDR)
1992 Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) Lin Li (CHN) Summer Sanders (USA)
1996 Michelle Smith (IRL) Allison Wagner (USA) Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)
2000 Yana Klochkova (UKR) Yasuko Tajima (JPN) Beatrice Caslaru (ROM)
2004 Yana Klochkova (UKR) Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) Georgina Bardach (ARG)

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4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay


== 1912: Great Britain 1920: United States 1924: United States 1928: United States 1932: United States 1936: Netherlands 1948: United States 1952: Hungary 1956: Australia 1960: United States 1964: United States 1968: United States 1972: United States 1976: United States 1980: East Germany 1984: United States 1988: East Germany 1992: United States 1996: United States 2000: United States 2004: Australia ==


4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay

Gold Medalists 1996: United States 2000: United States 2004: United States


4 x 100 m Medley Relay

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