List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
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This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Contents
- 1 Current program
- 1.1 50 metre freestyle
- 1.2 100 metre freestyle
- 1.3 200 metre freestyle
- 1.4 400 metre freestyle
- 1.5 800 metre freestyle
- 1.6 100 metre backstroke
- 1.7 200 metre backstroke
- 1.8 100 metre breaststroke
- 1.9 200 metre breaststroke
- 1.10 100 metre butterfly
- 1.11 200 metre butterfly
- 1.12 200 metre individual medley
- 1.13 400 metre individual medley
- 1.14 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
- 1.15 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
- 1.16 4 × 100 metre medley relay
- 1.17 10 km marathon
- 2 Discontinued event
- 3 All-time medal table 1912-2012
- 4 See also
- 5 References
Current program
50 metre freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |
 Kristin Otto (GDR) |
 Yang Wenyi (CHN) |
Katrin Meissner (GDR) |
 Jill Sterkel (USA) |
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| 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) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
200 metre backstroke
100 metre breaststroke
200 metre breaststroke
100 metre butterfly
200 metre butterfly
200 metre individual medley
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
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400 metre individual medley
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 medals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing |
 Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) |
 Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) |
Cassandra Patten (GBR) |
| 2012 London |
 Éva Risztov (HUN) |
Haley Anderson (USA) |
 Martina Grimaldi (ITA) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Discontinued event
300 metre freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Antwerp |
 Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA) |
Margaret Woodbridge (USA) |
Frances Schroth (USA) |
All-time medal table 1912-2012
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (women)
- List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships
- List of top Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- Swimming at the Summer Olympics
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.
- HistoFINA Swimming Medallists And Statistics At Olympic Games, January 31, 2015
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