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Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (50 m Freestyle)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (100 m Backstroke)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (100 m Breaststroke)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (100 m Butterfly)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (100 m Freestyle)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (200 m Backstroke)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (200 m Breaststroke)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (200 m Butterfly)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (200 m Freestyle)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (200 m Individual Medley)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (400 m Freestyle)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (400 m Individual Medley)
Women's Swimming: Olympic Gold Medalists (800 m Freestyle)
Year
Name
Country
Time
1988
Kristin Otto
East Germany
25.49
1992
Yang Wenyi
China
24.79
1996
Amy Van Dyken
United States
24.87
2000
Inge de Bruijn
The Netherlands
24.32
2004
Inge de Bruijn
The Netherlands
24.58
Year
Name
Country
Time
1924
Sybil Bauer
United States
1:23.20
1928
Marie Braun
The Netherlands
1:22.00
1932
Eleanor Holm
United States
1:19.40
1936
Dina Senff
The Netherlands
1:18.90
1948
Karen Harup
Denmark
1:14.40
1952
Joan Harrison
South Africa
1:14.30
1956
Judy Grinham
United Kingdom
1:12.90
1960
Lynn Burke
United States
1:09.30
1964
Cathy Ferguson
United States
1:07.70
1968
Kaye Hall
United States
1:06.20
1972
Melissa Belote
United States
1:05.78
1976
Ulrike Richter
East Germany
1:01.83
1980
Rica Reinisch
East Germany
1:00.86
1984
Theresa Andrews
United States
1:02.55
1988
Kristin Otto
East Germany
1:00.89
1992
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
1:00.68
1996
Beth Botsford
United States
1:01.19
2000
Diana Mocanu
Romania
1:00.21
2004
Natalie Coughlin
United States
1:00.37
Year
Name
Country
Time
1968
Djurdjica Bjedov
Yugoslavia
1:15.80
1972
Catherine Carr
United States
1:13.58
1976
Anke Hannelore
East Germany
1:11.16
1980
Ute Geweniger
East Germany
1:10.22
1984
Petra Van Staveren
The Netherlands
1:09.88
1988
Tania Dangalakova
Bulgaria
1:07.95
1992
Elena Rudkovskaia
CIS
1:08.00
1996
Penny Heyns
South Africa
1:07.73
2000
Megan Quann
United States
1:07.05
2004
Luo Xuejuan
China
1:06.64
Year
Name
Country
Time
1956
Shelley Mann
United States
1:11.0
1960
Carolyn Schuler
United States
1:09.5
1964
Sharon Stouder
United States
1:04.7
1968
Lynette McClements
Australia
1:05.5
1972
Mayumi Aoki
Japan
1:03.34
1976
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
1:00.13
1980
Caren Metschuck
East Germany
1:00.42
1984
Mary Meagher
United States
59.26
1988
Kristin Otto
East Germany
59.00
1992
Qian Hong
China
58.62
1996
Amy Van Dyken
United States
59.13
2000
Inge de Bruijn
The Netherlands
56.61
2004
Petria Thomas
Australia
57.72
Year
Name
Country
Time
1912
Fanny Durack
Australia
1:22.2
1920
Ethelda Bleibtrey
United States
1:13.6
1924
Ethel Lackie
United States
1:12.4
1928
Albina Osipowich
United States
1:11.0
1932
Helene Madison
United States
1:06.8
1936
Hendrika Mastenbroek
The Netherlands
1:05.9
1948
Greta Andersen
Denmark
1:06.3
1952
Katalin Szöke
Hungary
1:06.8
1956
Dawn Fraser
Australia
1:02.0
1960
Dawn Fraser
Australia
1:01.2
1964
Dawn Fraser
Australia
59.5
1968
Jan Henne
United States
1:00.0
1972
Sandra Neilson
United States
58.59
1976
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
55.65
1980
Barbara Krause
East Germany
54.79
1984
Carrie Steinseifer/Nancy Hogshead
United States
55.92
1988
Kristin Otto
East Germany
54.93
1992
Zhuang Yong
China
54.64
1996
Le Jingyi
China
54.50
2000
Inge de Bruijn
The Netherlands
53.83
2004
Jodie Henry
Australia
53.84
Year
Name
Country
Time
1968
Lillian Watson
United States
2:24.80
1972
Melissa Belote
United States
2:19.19
1976
Ulrike Richter
East Germany
2:13.43
1980
Rica Reinisch
East Germany
2:11.77
1984
Jolanda De Rover
The Netherlands
2:12.38
1988
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
2:09.29
1992
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
2:07.06
1996
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
2:07.83
2000
Diana Mocanu
Romania
2:08.16
2004
Kristy Coventry
Zimbabwe
2:09.19
Year
Name
Country
Time
1924
Lucy Morton
United Kingdom
3:33.20
1928
Hilde Schrader
Germany
3:12.60
1932
Claire Dennis
Australia
3:06.30
1936
Hideko Maehata
Japan
3:03.60
1948
Petronella van Vliet
The Netherlands
2:57.20
1952
Éva Székely
Hungary
2:51.70
1956
Ursula Happe
Germany
2:53.10
1960
Anita Lonsbrough
United Kingdom
2:49.50
1964
Galina Prozumenshchikova
USSR
2:46.40
1968
Sharon Wichman
United States
2:44.40
1972
Beverley Whitfield
Australia
2:41.70
1976
Marina Kosheveia
USSR
2:33.35
1980
Lina Kachushite
USSR
2:29.54
1984
Anne Ottenbrite
Canada
2:30.38
1988
Silke Hörner
East Germany
2:26.71
1992
Kyoko Iwasaki
Japan
2:26.65
1996
Penny Heyns
South Africa
2:25.41
2000
Agnes Kovacs
Hungary
2:24.35
2004
Amanda Beard
United States
2:23.37
Year
Name
Country
Time
1968
Ada Kok
The Netherlands
2:24.70
1972
Karen Moe
United States
2:15.57
1976
Andrea Pollack
East Germany
2:11.41
1980
Ines Geissler
East Germany
2:10.44
1984
Mary Meagher
United States
2:06.90
1988
Kathleen Nord
East Germany
2:09.51
1992
Summer Sanders
United States
2:08.67
1996
Susan O'Neill
Australia
2:07.76
2000
Misty Hyman
United States
2:05.88
2004
Otylia Jedrzejczak
Poland
2:06.85
Year
Name
Country
Time
1968
Debbie Meyer
United States
2:10.50
1972
Shane Gould
Australia
2:03.56
1976
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
1:59.26
1980
Barbara Krause
East Germany
1:58.33
1984
Mary Wayte
United States
1:59.23
1988
Heike Friedrich
East Germany
1:57.65
1992
Nicole Haislett
United States
1:57.90
1996
Claudia Poll
Costa Rica
1:58.16
2000
Susie O'Neill
Australia
1:58.24
2004
Camelia Potec
Romania
1:58.03
Year
Name
Country
Time
1968
Claudia Kolb
United States
2:24.70
1972
Shane Gould
Australia
2:23.07
1984
Tracy Caulkins
United States
2:12.64
1988
Daniela Hunger
East Germany
2:12.59
1992
Lin Li
China
2:11.65
1996
Michelle Smith
Ireland
2:13.93
2000
Yana Klochkova
Ukraine
2:10.68
2004
Yana Klochkova
Ukraine
2:11.14
Year
Name
Country
Time
1920
1
Ethelda Bleibtrey
United States
4:34.00
1924
Martha Norelius
United States
6:02.20
1928
Martha Norelius
United States
5:42.80
1932
Helene Madison
United States
5:28.50
1936
Hendrika Mastenbroek
The Netherlands
5:26.40
1948
Ann Curtis
United States
5:17.80
1952
Valéria Gyenge
Hungary
5:12.10
1956
Lorraine Crapp
United States
4:54.60
1960
Christina von Saltza
United States
4:50.60
1964
Virginia Duenkel
United States
4:43.30
1968
Debbie Meyer
United States
4:31.80
1972
Shane Gould
Australia
4:19.04
1976
Petra Thuemer
East Germany
4:09.89
1980
Ines Diers
East Germany
4:08.76
1984
Tiffany Cohen
United States
4:07.10
1988
Janet Evans
United States
4:03.85
1992
Dagmar Hase
Germany
4:07.18
1996
Michelle Smith
Ireland
4:07.25
2000
Brooke Bennett
United States
4:05.57
2004
Laure Manaudou
France
4:05.34
1) 300 meters.
Year
Name
Country
Time
1964
Donna De Varona
United States
5:18.70
1968
Claudia Kolb
United States
5:08.50
1972
Gail Neall
Australia
5:02.97
1976
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
4:42.77
1980
Petra Schneider
East Germany
4:36.29
1984
Tracy Caulkins
United States
4:39.24
1988
Janet Evans
United States
4:37.76
1992
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
4:36.54
1996
Michelle Smith
Ireland
4:39.29
2000
Yana Klochkova
Ukraine
4:33.59
2004
Yana Klochkova
Ukraine
4:34.83
Year
Name
Country
Time
1968
Debbie Meyer
United States
9:24.00
1972
Keena Rothhammer
United States
8:53.68
1976
Petra Thuemer
East Germany
8:37.14
1980
Michelle Ford
Australia
8:28.90
1984
Tiffany Cohen
United States
8:24.95
1988
Janet Evans
United States
8:20.20
1992
Janet Evans
United States
8:25.52
1996
Brooke Bennett
United States
8:27.89
2000
Brooke Bennett
United States
8:19.67
2004
Ai Shibata
Japan
8:24.96
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