Women's Olympic Swimming
At least 4 gold medals (including relays): Jenny Thompson (8); Kristin Otto and Amy Van Dyken (6); Krisztina Egerszegi (5), Kornelia Ender, Janet Evans, Dawn Fraser and Dara Torres (4).
50-meter Freestyle
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1988 | Kristin Otto, E. Ger | 25.49 | OR |
| 1992 | Yang Wenyi, CHN | 24.79 | WR |
| 1996 | Amy Van Dyken, USA | 24.87 | |
| 2000 | Inge de Bruijn, NED | 24.32 | |
| 2004 | Inge de Bruijn, NED | 24.58 | |
100-meter Freestyle
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1912 | Fanny Durack, AUS | 1:22.2 | |
| 1920 | Ethelda Bleibtrey, USA | 1:13.6 | WR |
| 1924 | Ethel Lackie, USA | 1:12.4 | |
| 1928 | Albina Osipowich, USA | 1:11.0 | OR |
| 1932 | Helene Madison, USA | 1:06.8 | OR |
| 1936 | Rie Mastenbroek, NED | 1:05.9 | OR |
| 1948 | Greta Andersen, DEN | 1:06.3 | |
| 1952 | Katalin Szöke, HUN | 1:06.8 | |
| 1956 | Dawn Fraser, AUS | 1:02.0 | WR |
| 1960 | Dawn Fraser, AUS | 1:01.2 | OR |
| 1964 | Dawn Fraser, AUS | 59.5 | OR |
| 1968 | Jan Henne, USA | 1:00.0 | |
| 1972 | Sandra Neilson, USA | 58.59 | OR |
| 1976 | Kornelia Ender, E. Ger | 55.65 | WR |
| 1980 | Barbara Krause, E. Ger | 54.79 | WR |
| 1984 | (TIE) Nancy Hogshead, USA | 55.92 | |
| | & Carrie Steinseifer, USA | 55.92 | |
| 1988 | Kristin Otto, E. Ger | 54.93 | |
| 1992 | Zhuang Yong, CHN | 54.65 | OR |
| 1996 | Le Jingyi, CHN | 54.50 | |
| 2000 | Inge de Bruijn, NED | 53.83 | |
| 2004 | Jodie Henry, AUS | 53.84 | |
200-meter Freestyle
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1968 | Debbie Meyer, USA | 2:10.5 | OR |
| 1972 | Shane Gould, AUS | 2:03.56 | WR |
| 1976 | Kornelia Ender, E. Ger | 1:59.26 | WR |
| 1980 | Barbara Krause, E. Ger | 1:58.33 | OR |
| 1984 | Mary Wayte, USA | 1:59.23 | |
| 1988 | Heike Friedrich, E. Ger | 1:57.65 | OR |
| 1992 | Nicole Haislett, USA | 1:57.90 | |
| 1996 | Claudia Poll, CRC | 1:58.16 | |
| 2000 | Susie O'Neill, AUS | 1:58.24 | |
| 2004 | Camelia Potec, ROM | 1:58.03 | |
400-meter Freestyle
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1920 | Ethelda Bleibtrey, USA (300m) | 4:34.0 | WR |
| 1924 | Martha Norelius, USA | 6:02.2 | OR |
| 1928 | Martha Norelius, USA | 5:42.8 | WR |
| 1932 | Helene Madison, USA | 5:28.5 | WR |
| 1936 | Rie Mastenbroek, NED | 5:26.4 | OR |
| 1948 | Ann Curtis, USA | 5:17.8 | OR |
| 1952 | Valéria Gyenge, HUN | 5:12.1 | OR |
| 1956 | Lorraine Crapp, AUS | 4:54.6 | OR |
| 1960 | Chris von Saltza, USA | 4:50.6 | OR |
| 1964 | Ginny Duenkel, USA | 4:43.3 | OR |
| 1968 | Debbie Meyer, USA | 4:31.8 | OR |
| 1972 | Shane Gould, AUS | 4:19.44 | WR |
| 1976 | Petra Thümer, E. Ger | 4:09.89 | WR |
| 1980 | Ines Diers, E. Ger | 4:08.76 | OR |
| 1984 | Tiffany Cohen, USA | 4:07.10 | OR |
| 1988 | Janet Evans, USA | 4:03.85 | WR |
| 1992 | Dagmar Hase, GER | 4:07.18 | |
| 1996 | Michelle Smith, IRE | 4:07.25 | |
| 2000 | Brooke Bennett, USA | 4:05.80 | |
| 2004 | Laure Manaudou, FRA | 4:05.34 | |
800-meter Freestyle
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1968 | Debbie Meyer, USA | 9:24.0 | OR |
| 1972 | Keena Rothhammer, USA | 8:53.68 | WR |
| 1976 | Petra Thümer, E. Ger | 8:37.14 | WR |
| 1980 | Michelle Ford, AUS | 8:28.90 | OR |
| 1984 | Tiffany Cohen, USA | 8:24.95 | OR |
| 1988 | Janet Evans, USA | 8:20.20 | OR |
| 1992 | Janet Evans, USA | 8:25.52 | |
| 1996 | Brooke Bennett, USA | 8:27.89 | |
| 2000 | Brooke Bennett, USA | 8:19.67 | OR |
| 2004 | Ai Shibata, JPN | 8:24.54 | |
100-meter Backstroke
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1924 | Sybil Bauer, USA | 1:23.2 | OR |
| 1928 | Maria Braun, NED | 1:22.0 | |
| 1932 | Eleanor Holm, USA | 1:19.4 | |
| 1936 | Dina Senff, NED | 1:18.9 | |
| 1948 | Karen-Margrete Harup, DEN | 1:14.4 | OR |
| 1952 | Joan Harrison, S. Afr. | 1:14.3 | |
| 1956 | Judy Grinham, GBR | 1:12.9 | OR |
| 1960 | Lynn Burke, USA | 1:09.3 | OR |
| 1964 | Cathy Ferguson, USA | 1:07.7 | WR |
| 1968 | Kaye Hall, USA | 1:06.2 | WR |
| 1972 | Melissa Belote, USA | 1:05.78 | OR |
| 1976 | Ulrike Richter, E. Ger | 1:01.83 | OR |
| 1980 | Rica Reinisch, E. Ger | 1:00.86 | WR |
| 1984 | Theresa Andrews, USA | 1:02.55 | |
| 1988 | Kristin Otto, E. Ger | 1:00.89 | |
| 1992 | Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN | 1:00.68 | OR |
| 1996 | Beth Botsford, USA | 1:01.19 | |
| 2000 | Diana Mocanu, ROM | 1:00.21 | OR |
| 2004 | Natalie Coughlin, USA | 1:03.37 | |
200-meter Backstroke
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1968 | Pokey Watson, USA | 2:24.8 | OR |
| 1972 | Melissa Belote, USA | 2:19.19 | WR |
| 1976 | Ulrike Richter, E. Ger | 2:13.43 | OR |
| 1980 | Rica Reinisch, E. Ger | 2:11.77 | WR |
| 1984 | Jolanda de Rover, NED | 2:12.38 | |
| 1988 | Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN | 2:09.29 | OR |
| 1992 | Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN | 2:07.06 | OR |
| 1996 | Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN | 2:07.83 | |
| 2000 | Diana Mocanu, ROM | 2:08.16 | |
| 2004 | Kirsty Coventry, ZIM | 2:09.19 | |
100-meter Breaststroke
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1968 | Djurdjica Bjedov, YUG | 1:15.8 | OR |
| 1972 | Cathy Carr, USA | 1:13.58 | WR |
| 1976 | Hannelore Anke, E. Ger | 1:11.16 | |
| 1980 | Ute Geweniger, E. Ger | 1:10.22 | |
| 1984 | Petra van Staveren, NED | 1:09.88 | OR |
| 1988 | Tania Dangalakova, BUL | 1:07.95 | OR |
| 1992 | Yelena Rudkovskaya, UT | 1:08.00 | |
| 1996 | Penny Heyns, RSA. | 1:07.73 | |
| 2000 | Megan Quann, USA | 1:07.05 | |
| 2004 | Luo Xuejuan, CHN | 1:06.64 | OR |
200-meter Breaststroke
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1924 | Lucy Morton, GBR | 3:33.2 | OR |
| 1928 | Hilde Schrader, GER | 3:12.6 | |
| 1932 | Clare Dennis, AUS | 3:06.3 | OR |
| 1936 | Hideko Maehata, JPN | 3:03.6 | |
| 1948 | Petronella van Vliet, NED | 2:57.2 | |
| 1952 | Éva Székely, HUN | 2:51.7 | OR |
| 1956 | Ursula Happe, GER | 2:53.1 | OR |
| 1960 | Anita Lonsbrough, GBR | 2:49.5 | WR |
| 1964 | Galina Prozumenshikova, USSR | 2:46.4 | OR |
| 1968 | Sharon Wichman, USA | 2:44.4 | OR |
| 1972 | Beverley Whitfield, AUS | 2:41.71 | OR |
| 1976 | Marina Koshevaya, USSR | 2:33.35 | WR |
| 1980 | Lina Kaciusyte, USSR | 2:29.54 | OR |
| 1984 | Anne Ottenbrite, CAN | 2:30.38 | |
| 1988 | Silke Hörner, E. Ger | 2:26.71 | WR |
| 1992 | Kyoko Iwasaki, JPN | 2:26.65 | OR |
| 1996 | Penny Heyns, RSA | 2:25.41 | |
| 2000 | Agnes Kovacs, HUN | 2:24.35 | |
| 2004 | Amanda Beard, USA | 2:23.37 | OR |
100-meter Butterfly
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1956 | Shelly Mann, USA | 1:11.0 | OR |
| 1960 | Carolyn Schuler, USA | 1:09.5 | OR |
| 1964 | Sharon Stouder, USA | 1:04.7 | WR |
| 1968 | Lynn McClements, AUS | 1:05.5 | |
| 1972 | Mayumi Aoki, JPN | 1:03.34 | WR |
| 1976 | Kornelia Ender, E. Ger | 1:00.13 | =WR |
| 1980 | Caren Metschuck, E. Ger | 1:00.42 | |
| 1984 | Mary T. Meagher, USA | 59.26 | |
| 1988 | Kristin Otto, E. Ger | 59.00 | OR |
| 1992 | Qian Hong, CHN | 58.62 | OR |
| 1996 | Amy Van Dyken, USA | 59.13 | |
| 2000 | Inge de Bruijn, NED | 56.61 | WR |
| 2004 | Petria Thomas, AUS | 57.72 | |
200-meter Butterfly
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1968 | Ada Kok, NED | 2:24.7 | OR |
| 1972 | Karen Moe, USA | 2:15.57 | WR |
| 1976 | Andrea Pollack, E. Ger | 2:11.41 | OR |
| 1980 | Ines Geissler, E. Ger | 2:10.44 | OR |
| 1984 | Mary T. Meagher, USA | 2:06.90 | OR |
| 1988 | Kathleen Nord, E. Ger | 2:09.51 | |
| 1992 | Summer Sanders, USA | 2:08.67 | |
| 1996 | Susie O'Neill, AUS | 2:07.76 | |
| 2000 | Misty Hyman, USA | 2:05.88 | OR |
| 2004 | Otylia Jedrzejczak, POL | 2:06.05 | |
200-meter Individual Medley
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1968 | Claudia Kolb, USA | 2:24.7 | OR |
| 1972 | Shane Gould, AUS | 2:23.07 | WR |
| 1984 | Tracy Caulkins, USA | 2:12.64 | OR |
| 1988 | Daniela Hunger, E. Ger | 2:12.59 | OR |
| 1992 | Lin Li, CHN | 2:11.65 | WR |
| 1996 | Michelle Smith, IRE | 2:13.93 | |
| 2000 | Yana Klochkova, UKR | 2:10.68 | OR |
| 2004 | Yana Klochkova, UKR | 2:11.14 | |
400-meter Individual Medley
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1964 | Donna de Varona, USA | 5:18.7 | OR |
| 1968 | Claudia Kolb, USA | 5:08.5 | OR |
| 1972 | Gail Neall, AUS | 5:02.97 | WR |
| 1976 | Ulrike Tauber, E. Ger | 4:42.77 | WR |
| 1980 | Petra Schneider, E. Ger | 4:36.29 | WR |
| 1984 | Tracy Caulkins, USA | 4:39.24 | |
| 1988 | Janet Evans, USA | 4:37.76 | |
| 1992 | Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN | 4:36.54 | |
| 1996 | Michelle Smith, IRE | 4:39.18 | |
| 2000 | Yana Klochkova, UKR | 4:33.59 | WR |
| 2004 | Yana Klochkova, | 4:34.83 | |
4x100-meter Freestyle Relay
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1912 | Great Britain | 5:52.8 | WR |
| 1920 | United States | 5:11.6 | WR |
| 1924 | United States | 4:58.8 | WR |
| 1928 | United States | 4:47.6 | WR |
| 1932 | United States | 4:38.0 | WR |
| 1936 | Netherlands | 4:36.0 | OR |
| 1948 | United States | 4:29.2 | OR |
| 1952 | Hungary | 4:24.4 | WR |
| 1956 | Australia | 4:17.1 | WR |
| 1960 | United States | 4:08.9 | WR |
| 1964 | United States | 4:03.8 | WR |
| 1968 | United States | 4:02.5 | OR |
| 1972 | United States | 3:55.19 | WR |
| 1976 | United States | 3:44.82 | WR |
| 1980 | East Germany | 3:42.71 | WR |
| 1984 | United States | 3:43.43 | |
| 1988 | East Germany | 3:40.63 | OR |
| 1992 | United States | 3:39.46 | WR |
| 1996 | United States | 3:39.29 | |
| 2000 | United States | 3:36.61 | WR |
| 2004 | Australia | 3:35.94 | WR |
4x200-meter Freestyle Relay
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1996 | United States | 7:59.87 | |
| 2000 | United States | 7:57.80 | OR |
| 2004 | United States | 7:53.42 | WR |
4x100-meter Medley Relay
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | United States | 4:41.1 | WR |
| 1964 | United States | 4:33.9 | WR |
| 1968 | United States | 4:28.3 | OR |
| 1972 | United States | 4:20.75 | WR |
| 1976 | East Germany | 4:07.95 | WR |
| 1980 | East Germany | 4:06.67 | WR |
| 1984 | United States | 4:08.34 | |
| 1988 | East Germany | 4:03.74 | OR |
| 1992 | United States | 4:02.54 | WR |
| 1996 | United States | 4:02.88 | |
| 2000 | United States | 3:58.30 | WR |
| 2004 | Australia | 3:57.32 | WR |
