Swimming–Women

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

50-Meter Freestyle

1988 Kristin Otto, East Germany 25.49
1992 Yang, Wen-Yi, China 24.79
1996 Amy Van Dyken, United States 24.87
2000Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands24.32
2004Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands24.58

100-Meter Freestyle

1912 Fanny Durack, Australia 1:22.20
1920 Ethelda Bleibtrey, United States 1:13.60
1924 Ethel Lackie, United States 1:12.40
1928 Albina Osipowich, United States 1:11.00
1932 Helene Madison, United States 1:06.80
1936 Hendrika Mastenbroek, Netherlands 1:05.90
1948 Greta Andersen, Denmark 1:06.30
1952 Katalin Szoke, Hungary 1:06.80
1956 Dawn Fraser, Australia 1:02.00
1960 Dawn Fraser, Australia 1:01.20
1964 Dawn Fraser, Australia 0:59.50
1968 Marge Jan Henne, United States 1:00.00
1972 Sandra Neilson, United States 0:58.59
1976 Kornelia Ender, East Germany 0:55.65
1980 Barbara Krause, East Germany 0:54.79
1984 Carrie Steinseifer, United States 0:55.92
1988 Kristin Otto, East Germany 0:54.93
1992 Zhuang Yong, China 0:54.64
1996 Le Jingyi, China 0:54.50
2000Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands0:58.83
2004Jodie Henry, Australia0.53.84

200-Meter Freestyle

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 Wayle, 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
2000Susie O'Neill, Australia1:58.24
2004Camelia Potec, Romania1:58.03

400-Meter Freestyle

1920 Ethelda Bleibtrey, United States 4:34.001
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, Netherlands 5:26.40 
1948 Ann Curtis, United States 5:17.80 
1952 Valerie Gyenge, Hungary 5:12.10 
1956 Lorraine Crapp, Australia 4:54.60 
1960 Chris von Saltza, United States 4:50.60 
1964 Ginny Duenkel, United States 4:43.30 
1968 Debbie Meyer, United States 4:31.80 
1972 Shane Gould, Australia 4:19.04 
1976 Petra Thumer, 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 
2000Brooke Bennett, United States4:05.80 
2004Laure Manaudou, France4:05.34 
1. 300 meters.

800-Meter Freestyle

1968 Debbie Meyer, United States 9:24.00
1972 Keena Rothhammer, United States 8:53.68
1976 Petra Thumer, 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, Unites States 8:25.52
1996 Brooke Bennett, Unites States 8:27.89
2000Brooke Bennett, United States8:19.67
2004Ai Shibata, Japan8:24.54

100-Meter Backstroke

1924 Sybil Bauer, United States 1:23.20
1928 Marie Braun, Netherlands 1:22.00
1932 Eleanor Holm, United States 1:19.40
1936 Dina Senff, Netherlands 1:18.90
1948 Karen Harup, Denmark 1:14.40
1952 Joan Harrison, South Africa 1:14.30
1956 Judy Grinham, Great Britain 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
2000Diana Mocanu, Romania1:00.21
2004Natalie Coughlin, United States1:00.37

200-Meter Backstroke

1968 Pokey 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 DeRover, 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
2000Diana Mocanu, Romania2:08.16
2004Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe2:09.19

100-Meter Breaststroke

1968 Djurdjica Bjedov, Yugoslavia 1:15.80
1972 Catherine Carr, United States 1:13.58
1976 Hannelore Anke, East Germany 1:11.16
1980 Ute Geweniger, East Germany 1:10.22
1984 Petra Van Staveren, Netherlands 1:09.88
1988 Tainia Dangalakova, Bulgaria 1:07.95
1992 Elena Roudkovskaia, Unified Team 1:08.00
1996 Penny Heyns, South Africa 1:07.73
2000Megan Quann, United States1:07.05
2004Xuejuan Luo, China1:06.64

200-Meter Breaststroke

1924 Lucy Morton, Great Britain 3:33.20
1928 Hilde Schrader, Germany 3:12.60
1932 Clare Dennis, Australia 3:06.30
1936 Hideko Maehata, Japan 3:03.60
1948 Nel van Vliet, Netherlands 2:57.20
1952 Eva Szekely, Hungary 2:51.70
1956 Ursala Happe, Germany 2:53.10
1960 Anita Lonsbrough, Great Britain 2:49.50
1964 Galina Prozumenschikova, USSR 2:46.40
1968 Sharon Wichman, United States 2:44.40
1972 Beverly Whitfield, Australia 2:41.71
1976 Marina Koshevaia, USSR 2:33.35
1980 Lina Kachushite, USSR 2:29.54
1984 Anne Ottenbrite, Canada 2:30.38
1988 Silke Hoerner, East Germany 2:26.71
1992 Kyoko Iwasaki, Japan 2:26.65
1996 Penny Heyns, South Africa 2:25.41
2000Agnes Kovacs, Hungary2:24.35
2004Amanda Beard, United States2:23.37

100-Meter Butterfly

1956 Shelley Mann, United States 1:11.00 
1960 Carolyn Schuler, United States 1:09.50 
1964 Sharon Stouder, United States 1:04.70 
1968 Lynn McClements, Australia 1:05.50 
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 0:59.26 
1988 Kristin Otto, East Germany 0:59.00 
1992 Qian Hong, China 0:58.62 
1996 Amy Van Dyken, United States 0:59.13 
2000Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands0:56.611
2004Petria Thomas, Australia0:57.72 
1. World record.

200-Meter Butterfly

1968 Ada Kok, 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 2:06.67
1996 Susan O'Neill, Australia 2:07.76
2000Misty Hyman, United States2:05.88
2004Otylia Jedrzejczak, Poland2:06.05

200-Meter Individual Medley

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 Lee, China 2:11.551
1996 Michelle Smith, Ireland 2:13.93 
2000Yana Klochkova, Ukraine2:10.68 
2004Yana Klochkova, Ukraine2:11.14 
1. World record.

400-Meter Individual Medley

1964 Donna de Varona, United States 5:18.70 
1968 Claudia Kolk, 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 4:39.21 
1988 Janet Evans, United States 4:37.76 
1992 Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary 4:36.54 
1996 Michelle Smith, Ireland 4:39.18 
2000Yana Klochkova, Ukraine4:33.591
2004Yana Klochkova, Ukraine4:34.83 
1. World record.

400-Meter Freestyle Relay (4×100)

1912 Great Britain 5:52.80 
1920 United States 5:11.60 
1924 United States 4:58.80 
1928 United States 4:47.60 
1932 United States 4:38.00 
1936 Netherlands 4:36.00 
1948 United States 4:29.20 
1952 Hungary 4:24.40 
1956 Australia 4:17.10 
1960 United States 4:08.90 
1964 United States 4:03.80 
1968 United States 4:02.50 
1972 United States 3:55.19 
1976 United States 3:44.82 
1980 East Germany 3:42.71 
1984 United States 3:44.43 
1988 East Germany 3:40.63 
1992 United States 3:39.46 
1996 United States 3:39.29 
2000United States3:36.61 
2004Australia3:35.941
1. World record.

800-Meter Freestyle Relay (4×200)

1996 United States 7:59.87 
2000United States7:57.80 
2004United States7:53.421
1. World record.

400-Meter Medley Relay (4×100)

1960 United States 4:41.10 
1964 United States 4:33.90 
1968 United States 4:28.30 
1972 United States 4:20.75 
1976 East Germany 4:07.95 
1980 East Germany 4:06.67 
1984 United States 4:08.34 
1988 East Germany 4:03.74 
1992 United States 4:02.54 
1996 United States 4:02.88 
2000United States3:58.30 
2004Australia3:57.321
1. World record.

Springboard DivePoints

1920 Aileen Riggin, United States 539.90
1924 Elizabeth Becker, United States 474.50
1928 Helen Meany, United States 78.62
1932 Georgia Coleman, United States 87.52
1936 Marjorie Gestring, United States 89.27
1948 Victoria M. Draves, United States 108.74
1952 Patricia McCormick, United States 147.30
1956 Patricia McCormick, United States 142.36
1960 Ingrid Kramer, Germany 155.81
1964 Ingrid Kramer Engel, Germany 145.00
1968 Sue Gossick, United States 150.77
1972 Micki King, United States 450.03
1976 Jennifer Chandler, United States 506.19
1980 Irina Kalinina, USSR 725.91
1984 Sylvie Bernier, Canada 530.70
1988 Gao Min, China 580.23
1992 Gao Min, China 572.40
1996 Fu Ming-Xia, China 547.68
2000Fu Ming-Xia, China609.42
2004Jingjing Guo, China633.15

Platform DivePoints

1912 Greta Johansson, Sweden 39.90
1920 Stefani Fryland, Denmark 34.60
1924 Caroline Smith, United States 166.00
1928 Elizabeth B. Pinkston, United States 31.60
1932 Dorothy Poynton, United States 40.26
1936 Dorothy Poynton Hill, United States 33.92
1948 Victoria M. Draves, United States 68.87
1952 Patricia McCormick, United States 79.37
1956 Patricia McCormick, United States 84.85
1960 Ingrid Kramer, Germany 91.28
1964 Lesley Bush, United States 99.80
1968 Milena Duchkova, Czechoslovakia 109.59
1972 Ulrika Knape, Sweden 390.00
1976 Elena Vaytsekhovskaia, USSR 406.59
1980 Martina Jaschke, East Germany 596.25
1984 Zhou Ji-Hong, China 435.51
1988 Xu Yan-Mei, China 445.20
1992 Fu Ming-Xia, China 461.43
1996 Fu Ming-Xia, China 521.58
2000Laura Wilkinson, United States543.75
2004Chantelle Newbery, Australia590.31

Synchronized 3m Springboard DivePoints

2000Vera Ilina and Ioulia Pakhalina, Russia332.64
2004Minxia Wu and Jingjing Guo, China336.90

Synchronized 10m Platform DivePoints

2000Li Na and Sang Xue, China345.12
2004Lishi Lao and Ting Li, China352.14
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