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Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

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These are the female Olympic Games|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.

50 m Freestyle

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




100 m Freestyle

!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 Sz??ke (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)<br>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 V??lker (GER) Angel Martino (USA)
2000 Inge de Bruijn (NED) Therese Alshammar (SWE) Jenny Thompson (USA)<br>Dara Torres (USA)
2004 Jodie Henry (AUS) Inge de Bruijn (NED) Natalie Coughlin (USA)




200 m Freestyle

!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 Moravcov?? (SVK) Claudia Poll (CRC)
2004 Camelia Potec (ROM) Federica Pellegrini (ITA) Solenne Figu??s (FRA)




300 m Freestyle

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




400 m Freestyle

!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 Val??ria Gyenge (HUN) ??va Nov??k (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 Th??mer (GDR) Shirley Babashoff (USA) Shannon Smith (swimmer)|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 M??hring (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)




800 m Freestyle

!Gold!!Silver!!Bronze
1968 Debbie Meyer (USA) Pam Kruse (USA) Mar??a Teresa Ram??rez (MEX)
1972 Keena Rothhammer (USA) Shane Gould (AUS) Novella Calligaris (ITA)
1976 Petra Th??mer (GDR) Shirley Babashoff (USA) Wendy Weinberg (USA)
1980 Michelle Ford (AUS) Ines Diers (GDR) Heike D??hne (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)




100 m Backstroke

!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) T??nde Szab?? (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)




200 m Backstroke

!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)<br>Reiko Nakamura (JPN)




100 m Breaststroke

!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 H??rner (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)




200 m Breaststroke

!Gold!!Silver!!Bronze
1924 Lucy Morton (GBR) Agnes Geraghty (USA) Gladys Carson (GBR)
1928 Hildegard Schrader (GER) Marie Baron (NED) Lotte M??he (GER)
1932 Clare Dennis (AUS) Hideko Maehata (JPN) Else Jacobsen (DEN)
1936 Hideko Maehata (JPN) Martha Genenger (GER) Inge S??rensen (DEN)
1948 Petronella van Vliet (NED) Nancy Lyons (AUS) ??va Nov??k (HUN)
1952 ??va Sz??kely (HUN) ??va Nov??k (HUN) Elenor Gordon (GBR)
1956 Ursula Happe (GER) ??va Sz??kely (HUN) Eva-Maria ten Elsen (GER)
1960 Anita Lonsbrough (GBR) Wiltrud Urselmann (GER) Barbara G??bel (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 Kaciu??yt?? (URS) Svetlana Varganova (URS) Yuliya Bogdanova (URS)
1984 Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) Susan Rapp (USA) Ingrid Lempereur (BEL)
1988 Silke H??rner (GDR) Huang Xiaomin (CHN) Antoaneta Frenkeva (BUL)
1992 Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN) Lin Li (CHN) Anita Nall (USA)
1996 Penny Heyns (RSA) Amanda Beard (USA) ??gnes Kov??cs (HUN)
2000 ??gnes Kov??cs (HUN) Kristy Kowal (USA) Amanda Beard (USA)
2004 Amanda Beard (USA) Leisel Jones (AUS) Anne Poleska (GER)




100 m Butterfly

!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 Moravcov?? (SVK) Dara Torres (USA)
2004 Petria Thomas (AUS) Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) Inge de Bruijn (NED)




200 m Butterfly

!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 Sch??nrock (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)




200 m Individual Medley

!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)




400 m Individual Medley

!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)




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




Category: Swimming
Category: Olympic medalists|Swimming (women), Olympic medalists in
Category:Lists of women
1960: United States
1964: United States
1968: United States
1972: United States
1976: East Germany
1980: East Germany
1984: United States
1988: East Germany
1992: United States
1996: United States
2000: United States
2004: Australia

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