This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Current program
50 metres freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1988 Seoul | Kristin Otto East Germany | Yang Wenyi China | Katrin Meissner East Germany |
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| 1992 Barcelona | Yang Wenyi China | Zhuang Yong China | Angel Martino United States |
| 1996 Atlanta | Amy Van Dyken United States | Le Jingyi China | Sandra Völker Germany |
| 2000 Sydney | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | Therese Alshammar Sweden | Dara Torres United States |
| 2004 Athens | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | Malia Metella France | Libby Lenton Australia |
| 2008 Beijing | Britta Steffen Germany | Dara Torres United States | Cate Campbell Australia |
| 2012 London | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | Aliaksandra Herasimenia.svg.png){kind=small} Belarus | Marleen Veldhuis Netherlands |
| 2016 Rio | Pernille Blume Denmark | Simone Manuel United States | Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus |
| 2020 Tokyo |
100 metres freestyle
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Canada 200 metres freestyle
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Slovenia 400 metres freestyle
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800 metres freestyle
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Australia 
Spain 1500 metres freestyle
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| 2020 Tokyo |
100 metres backstroke
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200 metres backstroke
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100 metres breaststroke
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Austria 
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Norway 100 metres butterfly
200 metres butterfly
200 metres individual medley
400 metres individual medley
4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
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Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta |  United States (USA)Trina Jackson Cristina Teuscher Sheila Taormina Jenny Thompson Lisa Jacob Annette Salmeen Ashley Whitney |  Germany (GER)Franziska van Almsick Kerstin Kielgass Anke Scholz Dagmar Hase Meike Freitag Simone Osygus |  Australia (AUS)Julia Greville Nicole Stevenson Emma Johnson Susie O'Neill Lise Mackie |
| 2000 Sydney | United States (USA) Diana Munz Jenny Thompson Samantha Arsenault Lindsay Benko Julia Stowers Kim Black | Australia (AUS) Giaan Rooney Petria Thomas Kirsten Thomson Susie O'Neill Jacinta van Lint Elka Graham | Germany (GER) Franziska van Almsick Antje Buschschulte Sara Harstick Kerstin Kielgass Meike Freitag Britta Steffen |
| 2004 Athens | United States (USA) Natalie Coughlin Carly Piper Dana Vollmer Kaitlin Sandeno Lindsay Benko Rhi Jeffrey Rachel Komisarz |  China (CHN)Zhu Yingwen Xu Yanwei Yang Yu Pang Jiaying Li Ji | Germany (GER) Franziska van Almsick Petra Dallmann Antje Buschschulte Hannah Stockbauer Janina Götz Sara Harstick |
| 2008 Beijing | Australia (AUS) Stephanie Rice Bronte Barratt Kylie Palmer Linda Mackenzie Felicity Galvez Angie Bainbridge Melanie Schlanger Lara Davenport | China (CHN) Yang Yu Zhu Qianwei Tan Miao Pang Jiaying Tang Jingzhi | United States (USA) Allison Schmitt Natalie Coughlin Caroline Burckle Katie Hoff Christine Marshall Kim Vandenberg Julia Smit |
| 2012 London | United States (USA) Missy Franklin Dana Vollmer Shannon Vreeland Allison Schmitt Lauren Perdue Alyssa Anderson | Australia (AUS) Bronte Barratt Melanie Schlanger Kylie Palmer Alicia Coutts Brittany Elmslie Angie Bainbridge Jade Neilsen Blair Evans |  France (FRA)Camille Muffat Charlotte Bonnet Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne Coralie Balmy Margaux Farrell Mylène Lazare |
| 2016 Rio | United States (USA) Allison Schmitt Leah Smith Maya DiRado Katie Ledecky Missy Franklin Melanie Margalis Cierra Runge | Australia (AUS) Leah Neale Emma McKeon Bronte Barratt Tamsin Cook Jessica Ashwood |  Canada (CAN)Katerine Savard Taylor Ruck Brittany MacLean Penny Oleksiak Emily Overholt Kennedy Goss |
| 2020 Tokyo |
Note: swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 100 metres medley relay
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1960 Rome |  United States (USA)Lynn Burke Patty Kempner Carolyn Schuler Chris von Saltza | Australia (AUS) Marilyn Wilson Rosemary Lassig Jan Andrew Dawn Fraser | .svg.png){kind=small} United Team of Germany (EUA)Ingrid Schmidt Ursula Küper Bärbel Fuhrmann Ursel Brunner |
| 1964 Tokyo | United States (USA) Cathy Ferguson Cynthia Goyette Sharon Stouder Kathy Ellis |  Netherlands (NED)Corrie Winkel Klenie Bimolt Ada Kok Erica Terpstra |  Soviet Union (URS)Tatyana Savelyeva Svetlana Babanina Tatyana Devyatova Natalya Ustinova |
| 1968 Mexico City | United States (USA) Kaye Hall Catie Ball Ellie Daniel Susan Pedersen | Australia (AUS) Lynne Watson Judy Playfair Lyn McClements Janet Steinbeck | West Germany (FRG) Angelika Kraus Uta Frommater Heike Hustede Heidemarie Reineck |
| 1972 Munich | United States (USA) Melissa Belote Cathy Carr Deena Deardurff Sandy Neilson |  East Germany (GDR)Christine Herbst Renate Vogel Roswitha Beier Kornelia Ender | West Germany (FRG) Gudrun Beckmann Vreni Eberle Silke Pielen Heidemarie Reineck |
| 1976 Montreal | East Germany (GDR) Ulrike Richter Hannelore Anke Kornelia Ender Andrea Pollack | United States (USA) Camille Wright Shirley Babashoff Linda Jezek Lauri Siering | Canada (CAN) Susan Sloan Robin Corsiglia Wendy Hogg Anne Jardin |
| 1980 Moscow | East Germany (GDR) Rica Reinisch Ute Geweniger Andrea Pollack Caren Metschuck |  Great Britain (GBR)Helen Jameson Margaret Kelly Ann Osgerby June Croft | Soviet Union (URS) Yelena Kruglova Elvira Vasilkova Alla Grishchenkova Natalya Strunnikova |
| 1984 Los Angeles | United States (USA) Theresa Andrews Tracy Caulkins Mary T. Meagher Nancy Hogshead | West Germany (FRG) Svenja Schlicht Ute Hasse Ina Beyermann Karin Seick | Canada (CAN) Reema Abdo Anne Ottenbrite Michelle MacPherson Pamela Rai |
| 1988 Seoul | East Germany (GDR) Kristin Otto Silke Hörner Birte Weigang Katrin Meissner | United States (USA) Beth Barr Tracey McFarlane Janel Jorgensen Mary Wayte | Canada (CAN) Lori Melien Allison Higson Jane Kerr Andrea Nugent |
| 1992 Barcelona | United States (USA) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton Lea Loveless Anita Nall Jenny Thompson Janie Wagstaff Megan Kleine Summer Sanders Nicole Haislett | Germany (GER) Franziska van Almsick Jana Dörries Dagmar Hase Daniela Hunger Daniela Brendel Bettina Ustrowski Simone Osygus | Unified Team (EUN) Nina Zhivanevskaya Olga Kirichenko Natalya Meshcheryakova Yelena Rudkovskaya Yelena Shubina |
| 1996 Atlanta | United States (USA) Beth Botsford Amanda Beard Angel Martino Amy Van Dyken Catherine Fox Whitney Hedgepeth Kristine Quance Jenny Thompson | Australia (AUS) Nicole Stevenson Samantha Riley Susie O'Neill Sarah Ryan Helen Denman Angela Kennedy | China (CHN) Chen Yan Han Xue Cai Huijue Shan Ying |
| 2000 Sydney | United States (USA) Dara Torres Barbara Bedford Megan Quann Jenny Thompson Courtney Shealy Ashley Tappin Amy Van Dyken Staciana Stitts | Australia (AUS) Petria Thomas Leisel Jones Susie O'Neill Dyana Calub Giaan Rooney Tarnee White Sarah Ryan |  Japan (JPN)Masami Tanaka Sumika Minamoto Mai Nakamura Junko Onishi |
| 2004 Athens | Australia (AUS) Giaan Rooney Leisel Jones Petria Thomas Jodie Henry Brooke Hanson Jessicah Schipper Alice Mills | United States (USA) Natalie Coughlin Amanda Beard Jenny Thompson Kara Lynn Joyce Haley Cope Tara Kirk Rachel Komisarz Amanda Weir | Germany (GER) Antje Buschschulte Sarah Poewe Franziska van Almsick Daniela Götz |
| 2008 Beijing | Australia (AUS) Emily Seebohm Leisel Jones Jessicah Schipper Lisbeth Trickett Tarnee White Felicity Galvez Shayne Reese | United States (USA) Natalie Coughlin Rebecca Soni Christine Magnuson Dara Torres Margaret Hoelzer Megan Jendrick Elaine Breeden Kara Lynn Joyce | China (CHN) Zhao Jing Sun Ye Zhou Yafei Pang Jiaying Xu Tianlongzi |
| 2012 London | United States (USA) Missy Franklin Rebecca Soni Dana Vollmer Allison Schmitt Rachel Bootsma Breeja Larson Claire Donahue Jessica Hardy | Australia (AUS) Emily Seebohm Leisel Jones Alicia Coutts Melanie Schlanger Brittany Elmslie | Japan (JPN) Aya Terakawa Satomi Suzuki Yuka Kato Haruka Ueda |
| 2016 Rio | United States (USA) Kathleen Baker Lilly King Dana Vollmer Simone Manuel Olivia Smoliga Katie Meili Kelsi Worrell Abbey Weitzeil | Australia (AUS) Emily Seebohm Taylor McKeown Emma McKeon Cate Campbell Madison Wilson Madeline Groves Brittany Elmslie |  Denmark (DEN)Mie Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume |
| 2020 Tokyo |
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 Russia | Keri-Anne Payne Great Britain | Cassandra Patten Great Britain |
| 2012 London | Éva Risztov Hungary | Haley Anderson United States | Martina Grimaldi Italy |
| 2016 Rio | Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands | Rachele Bruni Italy | Poliana Okimoto Brazil |
| 2020 Tokyo |
Discontinued event
300 metres freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1920 Antwerp | Ethelda Bleibtrey.svg.png){kind=small} United States | Margaret Woodbridge United States | Frances Schroth United States |
All-time medal table 1912–2016
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) | 95 | 68 | 61 | 224 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 37 | 38 | 44 | 119 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 27 | 26 | 23 | 76 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 10 | 15 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 13 | 14 | 33 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 9 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 |  Romania (ROU) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 |  South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 |  Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 |
| 16 | France (FRA) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 17 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 19 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 20 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Australasia (ANZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 |
 Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 nations) | 243 | 240 | 247 | 730 | |
See also
- 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