List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1988 Seoul |
Kristin Otto (GDR) | Yang Wenyi (CHN) | Katrin Meissner (GDR) |
Jill Sterkel (USA) | |||
1992 Barcelona |
Yang Wenyi (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) |
2008 Beijing |
Britta Steffen (GER) | Dara Torres (USA) | Cate Campbell (AUS) |
2012 London |
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | Aleksandra Gerasimenya (BLR) | Marleen Veldhuis (NED) |
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1968 Mexico City |
Debbie Meyer (USA) | Pam Kruse (USA) | Maria 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) |
2008 Beijing |
Rebecca Adlington (GBR) | Alessia Filippi (ITA) | Lotte Friis (DEN) |
2012 London |
Katie Ledecky (USA) | Mireia Belmonte García (ESP) | Rebecca Adlington (GBR) |
100 metre backstroke
200 metre backstroke
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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) | Anca Patrascoiu (ROU) |
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 (ROU) | Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) | Miki Nakao (JPN) |
2004 Athens |
Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | Stanislava Komarova (RUS) | Antje Buschschulte (GER) |
Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | |||
2008 Beijing |
Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | Margaret Hoelzer (USA) | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) |
2012 London |
Missy Franklin (USA) | Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) |
100 metre breaststroke
200 metre breaststroke
100 metre butterfly
200 metre butterfly
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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 T. Meagher (USA) | Karen Phillips (AUS) | Ina Beyermann (FRG) |
1988 Seoul |
Kathleen Nord (GDR) | Birte Weigang (GDR) | Mary T. 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 Jędrzejczak (POL) | Petria Thomas (AUS) | Yuko Nakanishi (JPN) |
2008 Beijing |
Liu Zige (CHN) | Jiao Liuyang (CHN) | Jessicah Schipper (AUS) |
2012 London |
Jiao Liuyang (CHN) | Mireia Belmonte García (ESP) | Natsumi Hoshi (JPN) |
200 metre individual medley
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1968 Mexico City |
Claudia Kolb (USA) | Susan Pedersen (USA) | Jan Henne (USA) |
1972 Munich |
Shane Gould (AUS) | Kornelia Ender (GDR) | Lynn Vidali (USA) |
1976–1980 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
1984 Los Angeles |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) | Nancy Hogshead (USA) | Michele Pearson (AUS) |
1988 Seoul |
Daniela Hunger (GDR) | Yelena Dendeberova (URS) | Noemi Lung (ROU) |
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 Câşlaru (ROU) | Cristina Teuscher (USA) |
2004 Athens |
Yana Klochkova (UKR) | Amanda Beard (USA) | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) |
2008 Beijing |
Stephanie Rice (AUS) | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | Natalie Coughlin (USA) |
2012 London |
Ye Shiwen (CHN) | Alicia Coutts (AUS) | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) |
400 metre individual medley
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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 (ROU) | 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 Câşlaru (ROU) |
2004 Athens |
Yana Klochkova (UKR) | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | Georgina Bardach (ARG) |
2008 Beijing |
Stephanie Rice (AUS) | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | Katie Hoff (USA) |
2012 London |
Ye Shiwen (CHN) | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | Li Xuanxu (CHN) |
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Note: swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received
4 × 100 metre medley relay
Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
10 km Marathon
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2008 Beijing |
Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) | Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) | Cassandra Patten (GBR) |
2012 London |
Éva Risztov (HUN) | Haley Anderson (USA) | Martina Grimaldi (ITA) |
Discontinued event
300 metre freestyle
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1920 Antwerp |
Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA) | Margaret Woodbridge (USA) | Frances Schroth (USA) |
All-time medal table 1912-2012
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 87 | 64 | 57 | 208 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 37 | 38 | 44 | 119 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 25 | 23 | 22 | 70 |
4 | Netherlands (NED) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
5 | China (CHN) | 10 | 14 | 5 | 29 |
6 | Hungary (HUN) | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
8 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
10 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
11 | Romania (ROU) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
12 | South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
13 | Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
14 | France (FRA) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
15 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
16 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
17 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
18 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
19 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
20 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
21 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
22 | Australasia (ANZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
22 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
22 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
27 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
28 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
29 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
30 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
31 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
31 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
31 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
31 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
31 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 220 | 218 | 222 | 660 |
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- Swimming at the Summer Olympics
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of top Olympic swimming medalists
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. New York: Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-033-2.
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