List of Universiade medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Universiade medalists in swimming from 1959 to 2019.[1][2][3]
Events
50 m freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Ann Drolsom (USA) | 26.24 |  Marie-Thérèse Armentero (SUI) | 26.56 |  Conny van Bentum (NED) | 26.57 |
| 1991 |  Yang Wenyi (CHN) | 25.92 | Zhuang Yong (CHN) | 26.10 | Jenifer Boyd (USA) | 26.14 |
| 1993 | Le Jingyi (CHN) | Ye Beibei (CHN) | Richelle DePold (USA) | |||
| 1995 | Sun Jialin (CHN) | Nicole DeMan (USA) | Marianne Muis (NED) | |||
| 1997 | Katherine Taylor (USA) | 26.12 |  Luminița Dobrescu (ROU) | 26.32 | Liesl Pimentel (USA) | 26.37 |
| 1999 | Courtney Allen (USA) |  Cristina Chiuso (ITA) |  Ana Belén Palomo (ESP) | |||
| 2001 | Han Xue (CHN) |  Olga Mukomol (UKR) | Suze Valen (NED) | |||
| 2003 | Olga Mukomol (UKR) | 25.57 |  Michelle Engelsman (AUS) | 25.89 |  Petra Dallmann (GER) | 25.93 |
| 2005 | Maritza Correia (USA) | 25.38 |  Sviatlana Khakhlova (BLR) | 25.41 | Sarah Wanezek (USA) | 25.60 |
| 2007 | Britta Steffen (GER) | 24.87 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 25.01 | Alice Mills (AUS) | 25.11 |
| 2009 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 24.62 | Dorothea Brandt (GER) | 25.03 | Michelle King (USA) | 25.10 |
| 2011 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 24.66 | Darya Stepanyuk (UKR) | 25.12 | Cate Campbell (AUS) | 25.17 |
| 2013 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 24.48 |  Anna Santamans (FRA) | 24.81 | Megan Romano (USA) | 24.98 |
| 2015 |  Rozaliya Nasretdinova (RUS) | 24.91 | Elizaveta Bazarova (RUS) | 25.05 | Holly Barratt (AUS) | 25.08 |
| 2017 | Caroline Baldwin (USA) | 25.02 | Maria Kameneva (RUS) | 25.08 | Katrina Konopka (USA) | 25.21 |
| 2019 | Ky-lee Perry (USA) | 25.08 | Jessica Felsner (GER) | 25.12 |  Emily Barclay (GBR) | 25.15 |
100 m freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | N. Sacco (ITA) | 1:09.7 |  Ludmila Kottková (TCH) | 1:10.3 | Koosje van Voorn (NED) | 1:12.7 |
| 1961 |  Karin Larsson (SWE) | 1:07.6 |  Hilda Zeier (YUG) | 1:07.7 | Anna Ragasová (TCH) | 1:08.1 |
| 1963 |  Csilla Madarász (HUN) | 1:04.4 | Mária Frank (HUN) | 1:05.3 | Ursel Brunner (FRG) | 1:05.8 |
| 1965 | Csilla Madarász (HUN) | 1:03.7 | Diana Wilkinson (GBR) | 1:04.0 |  Svetlana Babanina (URS) | 1:04.3 |
| 1967 | Linda Gustavson (USA) | 1:00.2 | Lynne Allsup (USA) | 1:01.8 |  Michiko Kihara (JPN) | 1:03.5 |
| 1970 | Mirjana Šegrt (YUG) | 1:00.9 | Marsha McCuen (USA) | 1:01.1 | Laura Fritz (USA) | 1:02.1 |
| 1973 | Sally Tuttle (USA) | 1:00.33 | Jutta Weber (FRG) | 1:00.59 | Heidi Reineck (FRG) | 1:00.82 |
| 1977 | Jutta Weber (FRG) | 57.80 | Sue Hinderaker (USA) | 58.93 | Beth Harrell (USA) | 59.05 |
| 1979 | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 58.26 | Sue Hinderaker (USA) | 58.67 | Annelies Maas (NED) | 58.71 |
| 1981 | Jill Sterkel (USA) | 57.17 | Barbara Major (USA) | 58.28 | Olga Klevakina (URS) | 58.65 |
| 1983 | Irina Laricheva (URS) | 58.15 | Annelies Kraus (NED) | 58.27 | Tammy Thomas (USA) | 58.45 |
| 1985 | Conny van Bentum (NED) | 55.87 | Jenna Johnson (USA) | 56.29 | Kathy Coffin (USA) | 57.71 |
| 1987 | Mitzi Kremer (USA) | 57.30 | Conny van Bentum (NED) | 57.47 | Mildred Muis (NED) | 57.56 |
| 1991 | Zhuang Yong (CHN) | 56.28 | Wang Xiaohong (CHN) | 56.87 |  Andrea Nugent (CAN) | 57.31 |
| 1993 | Le Jingyi (CHN) | Patricia Levesque (CAN) | Ayako Nakano (JPN) | |||
| 1995 |  Martina Moravcová (SVK) | Lisa Coole (USA) Marianne Muis (NED) | ||||
| 1997 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 55.47 | Luminița Dobrescu (ROU) | 56.16 | Liesl Kolbisen (USA) | 56.91 |
| 1999 | Ioana Diaconescu (ROU) | Cassidy Maxwell (USA) | Courtney Allen (USA) | |||
| 2001 | Petra Dallmann (GER) | Han Xue (CHN) | Jennifer Crisman (USA) | |||
| 2003 | Petra Dallmann (GER) | 55.51 | Xu Yanwei (CHN) | 55.88 | Tomoko Nagai (JPN) | 56.11 |
| 2005 | Petra Dallmann (GER) | 55.35 | Annika Liebs (GER) | 55.97 | Jana Myšková (CZE) | 56.40 |
| 2007 | Britta Steffen (GER) | 54.36 | Andrea Hupman (USA) | 55.36 | Alice Mills (AUS) | 55.40 |
| 2009 |  Hannah Wilson (HKG) | 54.35 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 54.79 |  Miroslava Najdanovski (SRB) Madison Kennedy (USA) | 54.96 |
| 2011 | Tang Yi (CHN) | 54.24 | Darya Stepanyuk (UKR) | 55.32 | Megan Romano (USA) | 55.38 |
| 2013 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 53.50 | Veronika Popova (RUS) | 54.12 | Megan Romano (USA) | 54.45 |
| 2015 | Shannon Vreeland (USA) | 54.39 | Abbey Weitzeil (USA) | 54.53 | Ami Matsuo (AUS) | 54.94 |
| 2017 | Siobhán Haughey (HKG) | 54.10 | Maria Kameneva (RUS) | 54.37 | Arina Openysheva (RUS) | 54.89 |
| 2019 | Gabby DeLoof (USA) | 54.76 | Lisa Höpink (GER) | 55.04 | Veronica Burchill (USA) | 55.05 |
200 m freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Annelies Maas (NED) | 2:04.87 | Bonnie Glasgow (USA) | 2:07.24 | Maura Walsh (USA) | 2:08.84 |
| 1981 | Jill Sterkel (USA) | 2:03.97 | Olga Klevakina (URS) | 2:04.58 | Irina Laricheva (URS) | 2:05.38 |
| 1983 | Irina Laricheva (URS) | 2:02.17 | Annelies Kraus (NED) | 2:02.78 | Irina Gerasimova (URS) | 2:02.84 |
| 1985 | Conny van Bentum (NED) | 2:00.34 | Mary T. Meagher (USA) | 2:01.64 | Michelle Pearson (AUS) | 2:02.25 |
| 1987 | Noemi Lung (ROM) | 2:00.89 | Mitzi Kremer (USA) | 2:01.84 | Silvia Persi (ITA) | 2:03.68 |
| 1991 | Karen Kraemer (USA) | 2:02.23 | Patricia Noall (CAN) | 2:02.99 | Natalia Trefilova (URS) | 2:03.68 |
| 1993 | Heike Lünenschloss (GER) | Whitney Hedgepeth (USA) | Claire Huddart (GBR) | |||
| 1995 | Lisa Jacob (USA) | Sarah Anderson (USA) | Naoko Imoto (JPN) | |||
| 1997 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 1:59.96 | Kim Black (USA) | 2:01.48 | Luminița Dobrescu (ROU) | 2:02.76 |
| 1999 | Kim Black (USA) | Ioana Diaconescu (ROU) | Meike Freitag (GER) | |||
| 2001 | Camelia Potec (ROU) | Nadezhda Chemezova (RUS) | Sarah Tolar (USA) | |||
| 2003 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 1:59.03 | Solenne Figuès (FRA) | 1:59.66 | Pang Jiaying (CHN) | 2:00.76 |
| 2005 |  Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) | 1:58.49 | Annika Liebs (GER) | 1:59.99 | Petra Dallmann (GER) | 2:00.81 |
| 2007 | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 1:57.67 |  Sara Isaković (SLO) | 1:58.19 | Kate Dwelley (USA) | 1:59.35 |
| 2009 | Sara Isaković (SLO) | 1:58.59 | Kevyn Peterson (CAN) | 1:58.67 | Kristen Heiss (USA) | 1:58.77 |
| 2011 | Melani Costa Schmid (ESP) | 1:57.98 |  Lauren Boyle (NZL) | 1:59.19 | Karlee Bispo (USA) | 1:59.31 |
| 2013 | Viktoriya Andreyeva (RUS) | 1:57.31 | Veronika Popova (RUS) | 1:57.40 | Caitlin McClatchey (GBR) | 1:58.20 |
| 2015 | Shannon Vreeland (USA) | 1:58.38 | Wang Shijia (CHN) | 1:58.89 | Martina De Memme (ITA) | 1:59.14 |
| 2017 | Siobhán Haughey (HKG) | 1:56.71 | Katie Drabot (USA) | 1:57.61 | Arina Openysheva (RUS) | 1:58.53 |
| 2019 | Gabby DeLoof (USA) | 1:57.62 | Paige Madden (USA) | 1:58.31 | Mariya Baklakova (RUS) | 1:59.00 |
400 m freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ludmila Kottková (TCH) | 5:33.3 | Christine Gosden (GBR) | 5:42.9 | N. Sacco (ITA) | 5:43.3 |
| 1961 | Hilda Zeier (YUG) | 5:14.4 | Hilda-Danuta Zachariasiewicz (POL) | 5:38.0 | Ludmila Kottková (TCH) | 5:45.1 |
| 1963 | Ursel Brunner (FRG) | 5:07.3 | Mária Frank (HUN) | 5:11.1 | Hilda Zeier (YUG) | 5:13.8 |
| 1965 | Hilda Zeier (YUG) | 5:08.9 | Bep Weeteling (NED) | 5:11.5 | Cristina Balaban (ROM) | 5:13.8 |
| 1967 | Linda Gustavson (USA) | 4:37.8 | Lee Davis (USA) | 4:43.8 | Michiko Kihara (JPN) | 4:55.4 |
| 1970 | Evelyn Kossner (USA) | 4:43.7 | Kathy Thomas (USA) | 4:49.9 | Sandra Smith (CAN) | 4:53.9 |
| 1973 | Ann Simmons (USA) | 4:28.80 | Jill Strong (USA) | 4:39.15 | Nadezhda Matyukhina (URS) | 4:41.56 |
| 1977 | Bonnie Glasgow (USA) | 4:16.50 | Liz McKinnon (CAN) | 4:24.04 | Wendy Weinberg (USA) | 4:27.75 |
| 1979 | Corrina Weinkofsky (USA) | 4:22.88 | Bonnie Glasgow (USA) | 4:25.92 | Annelies Maas (NED) | 4:28.03 |
| 1981 | Kim Linehan (USA) | 4:15.26 | Irina Laricheva (URS) | 4:15.50 | Sherri Hanna (USA) | 4:21.01 |
| 1983 | Irina Laricheva (URS) | 4:13.41 | Marybeth Linzmeier (USA) | 4:15.36 | Julie Daigneault (CAN) | 4:17.77 |
| 1985 | Patty Sabo (USA) | 4:16.23 | Andrea Orosz (HUN) | 4:16.88 | Stacy Shupe (USA) | 4:18.34 |
| 1987 | Noemi Lung (ROM) | 4:10.84 | Mitzi Kremer (USA) | 4:12.18 | Lisa Meyers (USA) | 4:18.86 |
| 1991 | Patricia Noall (CAN) | 4:16.74 | Jana Shamarova (URS) | 4:17.15 | Sionainn Marcoux (USA) | 4:18.03 |
| 1993 |  Sandra Cam (BEL) | Heike Lünenschloss (GER) | Isabelle Arnould (BEL) | |||
| 1995 | Emily Peters (USA) | Sarah Anderson (USA) | Sachiko Miyaji (JPN) | |||
| 1997 | Eri Yamanoi (JPN) | 4:16.30 | Sachiko Miyaji (JPN) | 4:16.40 | Julie Varozza (USA) | 4:16.49 |
| 1999 | Hana Černá (CZE) | Jana Pechanová (CZE) | Katie Zimbone (USA) | |||
| 2001 | Camelia Potec (ROU) | Rachel Komisarz (USA) | Sachiko Yamada (JPN) | |||
| 2003 | Rebecca Cooke (GBR) | 4:11.23 | Chen Hua (CHN) | 4:11.94 | Magda Dyszkiewicz (USA) | 4:12.52 |
| 2005 | Camelia Potec (ROU) | 4:10.88 | Rebecca Cooke (GBR) | 4:12.11 | Chanelle Charron-Watson (CAN) | 4:13.27 |
| 2007 | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 4:06.11 | Coralie Balmy (FRA) | 4:10.08 |  Jördis Steinegger (AUT) | 4:11.88 |
| 2009 | Kevyn Peterson (CAN) | 4:10.01 | Kristen Heiss (USA) | 4:11.30 |  Leone Vorster (RSA) | 4:13.18 |
| 2011 | Lauren Boyle (NZL) | 4:07.78 | Melani Costa Schmid (ESP) | 4:07.97 | Stephanie Peacock (USA) | 4:10.25 |
| 2013 | Martina De Memme (ITA) | 4:07.69 | Elena Sokolova (RUS) | 4:08.51 | Caitlin McClatchey (GBR) | 4:08.77 |
| 2015 | Leah Smith (USA) | 4:05.29 | Lindsay Vrooman (USA) | 4:07.28 | Martina De Memme (ITA) | 4:08.95 |
| 2017 | Sarah Köhler (GER) | 4:03.96 |  Joanna Evans (BAH) | 4:08.52 | Sierra Schmidt (USA) | 4:09.82 |
| 2019 | Kaersten Meitz (USA) | 4:05.80 | Linda Caponi (ITA) | 4:10.53 | Sierra Schmidt (USA) | 4:11.37 |
800 m freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Margaret Brooksbank (USA) | 9:04.32 | Annelies Maas (NED) | 9:13.62 | Cyndi McCullam (USA) | 9:18.28 |
| 1981 | Kim Linehan (USA) | 8:37.50 | Irina Laricheva (URS) | 8:45.01 | Sherri Hanna (USA) | 8:46.57 |
| 1983 | Irina Laricheva (URS) | 8:40.31 | Marybeth Linzmeier (USA) | 8:41.43 | Julie Daigneault (CAN) | 8:53.52 |
| 1985 | Stacy Shupe (USA) | 8:45.87 | Carla Lasi (ITA) | 8:47.76 | Andrea Orosz (HUN) | 8:49.41 |
| 1987 | Noemi Lung (ROM) | 8:34.82 | Cheryl Kriegsman (USA) | 8:41.18 | Yan Ming (CHN) | 8:46.10 |
| 1991 | Francesca Ferrarini (ITA) | 8:43.55 | Marie-Pierre Wirth (FRA) | 8:47.98 | Sionainn Marcoux (USA) | 8:48.53 |
| 1993 | Christine Stephenson (USA) | Sandra Cam (BEL) | Marie-Pierre Wirth (FRA) | |||
| 1995 | Tamako Kihara (JPN) | Julie Millis (USA) | Chloe Flutter (AUS) | |||
| 1997 | Suzanne Black (USA) | 8:45.82 | Joy Stover (USA) | 8:47.73 | Eri Yamanoi (JPN) | 8:48.65 |
| 1999 | Cara Lane (USA) | Jana Pechanová (CZE) | Julie Varozza (USA) | |||
| 2001 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | Jana Pechanová (CZE) | Sachiko Yamada (JPN) | |||
| 2003 | Rebecca Cooke (GBR) | 8:33.84 | Chen Hua (CHN) | 8:35.70 | Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) | 8:36.66 |
| 2005 | Rebecca Cooke (GBR) | 8:31.43 | Hayley Peirsol (USA) | 8:32.89 | Camelia Potec (ROU) | 8:33.33 |
| 2007 | Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) | 8:25.59 | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 8:34.97 | Kelsey Ditto (USA) | 8:35.30 |
| 2009 | Whitney Sprague (USA) | 8:32.71 | Yumi Kida (JPN) | 8:34.98 | Roberta Ioppi (ITA) | 8:40.00 |
| 2011 | Lauren Boyle (NZL) | 8:26.30 | Haley Anderson (USA) | 8:27.11 | Melani Costa Schmid (ESP) | 8:33.66 |
| 2013 | Martina De Memme (ITA) | 8:28.09 | Stephanie Peacock (USA) | 8:28.21 | Ashley Steenvoorden (USA) | 8:29.79 |
| 2015 | Lindsay Vrooman (USA) | 8:26.67 | Martina Caramignoli (ITA) | 8:28.43 | Kiah Melverton (AUS) | 8:31.80 |
| 2017 | Simona Quadarella (ITA) | 8:20.54 | Sarah Köhler (GER) | 8:21.67 | Joanna Evans (BAH) | 8:31.18 |
| 2019 | Waka Kobori (JPN) | 8:34.30 | Irina Prikhodko (RUS) | 8:37.36 | Chinatsu Sato (JPN) | 8:38.19 |
1500 m freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Christine Stephenson (USA) | Isabelle Arnould (BEL) | Marie-Pierre Wirth (FRA) | |||
| 1995 | Tobie Smith (USA) | Julie Millis (USA) | Tamako Kihara (JPN) | |||
| 1997 | Suzanne Black (USA) | 16:40.30 | Joy Stover (USA) | 16:45.47 | Olga Šplíchalová (CZE) | 16:52.83 |
| 1999 | Cara Lane (USA) | Julie Varozza (USA) | Hana Černá (CZE) | |||
| 2001 | Sachiko Yamada (JPN) | Rachel Komisarz (USA) | Jana Pechanová (CZE) | |||
| 2003 | Rebecca Cooke (GBR) | 16:14.70 | Adrienne Binder (USA) | 16:19.32 | Lauren Costella (USA) | 16:24.43 |
| 2005 | Hayley Peirsol (USA) | 16:08.06 | Rebecca Cooke (GBR) | 16:22.47 | Jana Pechanová (CZE) | 16:37.77 |
| 2007 | Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) | 16:05.90 | Chika Yonenaga (JPN) | 16:27.86 | Kelsey Ditto (USA) | 16:36.31 |
| 2009 | Yumi Kida (JPN) | 16:24.26 | Whitney Sprague (USA) | 16:29.04 | Natsumi Iwashita (JPN) | 16:31.68 |
| 2011 | Haley Anderson (USA) | 16:21.72 | Melani Costa Schmid (ESP) | 16:21.79 | Lauren Boyle (NZL) | 16:26.37 |
| 2013 | Stephanie Peacock (USA) | 16:04.44 | Ashley Steenvoorden (USA) | 16:07.89 | Martina Caramignoli (ITA) | 16:19.71 |
| 2015 | Martina Caramignoli (ITA) | 16:06.71 | Lindsay Vrooman (USA) | 16:13.85 | Kiah Melverton (AUS) | 16:21.39 |
| 2017 | Simona Quadarella (ITA) | 15:57.90 | Sarah Köhler (GER) | 15:59.85 | Hannah Moore (USA) | 16:11.68 |
| 2019 | Waka Kobori (JPN) | 16:16.33 | Moesha Johnson (AUS) | 16:20.00 | Molly Kowal (USA) | 16:20.94 |
50 m backstroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ilona Hlaváčková (CZE) | Mai Nakamura (JPN) | Susan Woessner (USA) | |||
| 2003 | Ilona Hlaváčková (CZE) | 29.04 | Beth Botsford (USA) | 29.27 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 29.43 |
| 2005 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 29.06 | Jennifer Carroll (CAN) | 29.32 | Sviatlana Khakhlova (BLR) | 29.42 |
| 2007 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 28.61 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 28.70 | Sviatlana Khakhlova (BLR) | 28.83 |
| 2009 | Shiho Sakai (JPN) | 28.17 | Xu Tianlongzi (CHN) | 28.20 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 28.32 |
| 2011 | Jenny Connolly (USA) | 27.92 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 27.93 | Grace Loh (AUS) | 28.37 |
| 2013 | Anastasia Zueva (RUS) | 27.89 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 28.01 | Madison Wilson (AUS) | 28.33 |
| 2015 | Holly Barratt (AUS) | 28.04 | Stephanie Au (HKG) Yu Hyoun-ji (KOR) | 28.38 | - | |
| 2017 | Kira Toussaint (NED) Ali DeLoof (USA) | 28.07 | None awarded | Hannah Stevens (USA) | 28.14 | |
| 2019 | Silvia Scalia (ITA) | 27.92 | Elise Haan (USA) | 28.02 | Calypso McDonnell (AUS) | 28.25 |
100 m backstroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Rita Androsoni (ITA) | 1:20.7 | Tindall (GBR) | 1:28.0 | Bosch (FRG) | 1:28.8 |
| 1961 | Larisa Viktorova (URS) | 1:13.6 | Magdolna Dávid (HUN) | 1:16.1 | Maria Both (ROM) | 1:16.7 |
| 1963 | Mária Balla (HUN) | 1:12.7 | Olga Korényi (HUN) | 1:13.3 | Ursel Brunner (FRG) | 1:16.3 |
| 1965 | Françoise Borie (FRA) | 1:11.4 | Bep Weeteling (NED) | 1:11.5 | Cristina Balaban (ROM) | 1:11.8 |
| 1967 | Kendis Moore (USA) | 1:07.9 | Françoise Borie (FRA) | 1:10.3 | Martha Randall (USA) | 1:11.0 |
| 1970 | Kaye Hall (USA) | 1:07.3 | Lynn Skrifvars (USA) | 1:11.0 | Soviet Athlete (URS) | 1:11.4 |
| 1973 | Mary Feldman (USA) | 1:07.04 | Elizabeth Tullis (USA) | 1:07.38 | Bénédicte Duprez (FRA) | 1:09.65 |
| 1977 | Klavdiya Studennikova (URS) | 1:06.68 | Meg McCully (USA) | 1:07.25 | Yelena Rusanova (URS) | 1:08.54 |
| 1979 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 1:03.35 | Margaret Browne (USA) | 1:05.63 | Christine Breedy (USA) | 1:05.75 |
| 1981 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 1:02.47 | Kim Carlisle (USA) | 1:04.53 | Susan Walsh (USA) | 1:04.74 |
| 1983 | Larisa Gorchakova (URS) | 1:03.28 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 1:03.77 | Susan Walsh (USA) | 1:03.80 |
| 1985 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 1:03.67 | Jolanda de Rover (NED) | 1:03.75 | Michelle Donahue (USA) | 1:03.83 |
| 1987 | Aneta Patrascoiu (ROM) | 1:02.92 | Susan O'Brien (USA) | 1:03.77 | Jolanda de Rover (NED) | 1:03.92 |
| 1991 | Barbara Bedford (USA) | 1:02.08 | Kristina Stinson (USA) | 1:03.70 | Niecia Freeman (AUS) | 1:04.47 |
| 1993 | Barbara Bedford (USA) | Yoko Koikawa (JPN) | Alecia Humphrey (USA) | |||
| 1995 | Kristin Heydanek (USA) | Yoko Koikawa (JPN) | Angela Gittings (USA) | |||
| 1997 | Noriko Inada (JPN) | 1:02.24 |  Fabíola Molina (BRA) | 1:03.76 | Paige Francis (USA) | 1:03.89 |
| 1999 | Noriko Inada (JPN) | Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) | Ilona Hlaváčková (CZE) | |||
| 2001 | Mai Nakamura (JPN) | Susan Woessner (USA) | Ilona Hlaváčková (CZE) | |||
| 2003 | Ilona Hlaváčková (CZE) | 1:01.74 | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | 1:02.18 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 1:02.43 |
| 2005 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 1:01.38 | Masaki Oikawa (JPN) | 1:02.44 | Iryna Amshennikova (UKR) | 1:02.53 |
| 2007 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 1:01.50 | Kateryna Zubkova (UKR) | 1:01.67 | Chen Yanyan (CHN) | 1:01.89 |
| 2009 | Shiho Sakai (JPN) | 1:00.30 | Katy Murdoch (CAN) | 1:00.92 | Eri Tabei (JPN) | 1:01.01 |
| 2011 | Shiho Sakai (JPN) | 1:00.28 | Jenny Connolly (USA) | 1:00.50 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 1:00.91 |
| 2013 | Anastasia Zueva (RUS) | 59.83 | Megan Romano (USA) | 59.85 | Madison Wilson (AUS) | 1:00.65 |
| 2015 | Kylie Masse (CAN) | 59.97 | Elizabeth Pelton (USA) | 1:00.65 | Rachel Bootsma (USA) | 1:00.78 |
| 2017 | Sian Whittaker (AUS) | 1:00.14 | Hannah Stevens (USA) | 1:00.23 | Anna Konishi (JPN) | 1:00.33 |
| 2019 | Katharine Berkoff (USA) | 59.29 | Elise Haan (USA) | 59.62 | Silvia Scalia (ITA) | 1:00.43 |
200 m backstroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 2:16.20 | Margaret Browne (USA) | 2:23.08 | Christine Breedy (USA) | 2:25.86 |
| 1981 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 2:13.21 | Kim Carlisle (USA) | 2:19.02 | Susan Walsh (USA) | 2:19.11 |
| 1983 | Larisa Gorchakova (URS) | 2:15.37 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 2:15.96 | Susan Walsh (USA) | 2:16.41 |
| 1985 | Jolanda de Rover (NED) | 2:13.34 | Michelle Donahue (USA) | 2:13.81 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 2:17.63 |
| 1987 | Aneta Patrascoiu (ROM) | 2:13.06 | Jolanda de Rover (NED) | 2:17.08 | Jennifer Shannon (USA) | 2:17.20 |
| 1991 | Lin Li (CHN) | 2:15.12 | Laura Savarino (ITA) | 2:16.54 | Kristina Stinson (USA) | 2:16.65 |
| 1993 | Whitney Hedgepeth (USA) | Alecia Humphrey (USA) | Yoko Koikawa (JPN) | |||
| 1995 | Yoko Koikawa (JPN) | Beth Jackson (USA) | Joanne Deakins (GBR) | |||
| 1997 | Miki Nakao (JPN) | 2:15.02 | Noriko Inada (JPN) | 2:15.88 | Erin Brooks (USA) | 2:16.76 |
| 1999 | Miki Nakao (JPN) | Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) | Linda Riker (USA) | |||
| 2001 | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) | Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) | |||
| 2003 | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | 2:12.17 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 2:13.21 | Erin Volcán (USA) | 2:13.82 |
| 2005 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 2:11.81 | Takami Igarashi (JPN) | 2:12.23 | Annika Liebs (GER) | 2:13.99 |
| 2007 | Kelly Harrigan (USA) | 2:11.48 | Melissa Ingram (NZL) | 2:11.98 | Takami Igarashi (JPN) | 2:12.04 |
| 2009 | Stephanie Proud (GBR) | 2:08.91 | Kristen Heiss (USA) | 2:09.22 | Tomoyo Fukuda (JPN) | 2:11.17 |
| 2011 | Shiho Sakai (JPN) | 2:09.75 | Hilary Caldwell (CAN) | 2:11.12 | Duane Da Rocha (ESP) | 2:11.24 |
| 2013 | Madison Wilson (AUS) | 2:09.22 | Daryna Zevina (UKR) | 2:09.41 | Hayle White (AUS) | 2:09.84 |
| 2015 | Lisa Bratton (USA) | 2:09.31 | Simona Baumrtová (CZE) | 2:10.53 | Yuka Kawayoke (JPN) | 2:11.60 |
| 2017 | Sian Whittaker (AUS) | 2:09.50 | Alexia Zevnik (CAN) | 2:09.92 | Bridgette Alexander (USA) | 2:10.30 |
| 2019 | Lisa Bratton (USA) | 2:07.91 | Asia Seidt (USA) | 2:08.56 | Chloe Golding (GBR) | 2:09.57 |
50 m breastroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tara Kirk (USA) | Kristen Woodring (USA) | Yelena Bogomazova (RUS) | |||
| 2003 | Luo Xuejuan (CHN) | 31.39 | Jade Edmistone (AUS) | 31.74 | Ashley Roby (USA) | 31.92 |
| 2005 | Megan Jendrick (USA) | 30.88 | Yekaterina Kormacheva (RUS) | 31.79 | Janne Schäfer (GER) | 31.92 |
| 2007 | Janne Schäfer (GER) | 30.99 | Sarah Katsoulis (AUS) | 31.51 | Alice Mills (AUS) | 31.78 |
| 2009 | Daria Deeva (RUS) | 31.55 | Kim Dal-eun (KOR) | 31.57 | Ewa Scieszko (POL) | 31.63 |
| 2011 | Annie Chandler (USA) | 31.13 | Tera van Beilen (CAN) | 31.45 | Valentina Artemyeva (RUS) | 31.74 |
| 2013 | Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) | 30.12 | Petra Chocová (CZE) | 30.99 | Valentina Artemyeva (RUS) | 31.39 |
| 2015 | Mariya Liver (UKR) | 30.73 |  Fiona Doyle (IRL) | 31.09 | Martina Carraro (ITA) Emma Reaney (USA) | 31.11 |
| 2017 | Andrea Cottrell (USA) | 30.77 | Leiston Pickett (AUS) | 30.82 | Jessica Eriksson (SWE) Mariya Liver (UKR) | 31.50 |
| 2019 | Jhennifer Alves (BRA) | 30.73 | Sarah Vasey (GBR) | 30.81 | Chelsea Hodges (AUS) | 31.13 |
100 m breastroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Diana Harris (GBR) | 1:18.9 | Cynthia Goyette (USA) | 1:19.0 | Christine Barnetson (AUS) | 1:20.5 |
| 1970 | Galina Stepanova (URS) | 1:16.7 | Alla Grebennikova (URS) | 1:18.1 | Linda Kurtz (USA) | 1:18.9 |
| 1973 | Lyubov Rusanova (URS) | 1:15.54 | Catherine Carr (USA) | 1:15.60 | Galina Stepanova (URS) | 1:17.03 |
| 1977 | Marian Stuart (CAN) | 1:15.60 | Amy Tasnady (USA) | 1:16.66 | Anna Skolarczyk (POL) | 1:16.83 |
| 1979 | Irena Fleissnerová (TCH) | 1:14.57 | Debbie Rudd (GBR) | 1:14.74 | Anna Skolarczyk (POL) | 1:14.94 |
| 1981 | Angelika Knipping (FRG) | 1:14.20 | Liang Weifen (CHN) | 1:14.48 | Lina Kačiušytė (URS) | 1:14.54 |
| 1983 | Larisa Belokon (URS) | 1:12.17 | Ayshkute Buzelite (URS) | 1:13.08 | Manuela Dalla Valle (ITA) | 1:13.90 |
| 1985 |  Tanya Bogomilova (BUL) | 1:09.27 | Larisa Moreva (URS) | 1:12.24 | Manuela Dalla Valle (ITA) | 1:12.33 |
| 1987 | Manuela Dalla Valle (ITA) | 1:10.54 | Ingrid Lempereur (BEL) | 1:11.37 | Susannah Brownsdon (GBR) | 1:11.86 |
| 1991 | Guylaine Cloutier (CAN) | 1:10.93 | Yelena Volkova (URS) | 1:11.19 | Katherine Hedman (USA) | 1:11.98 |
| 1993 | Guylaine Cloutier (CAN) | Svitlana Bondarenko (UKR) |  Yelena Rudkovskaya (BLR) | |||
| 1995 | Penelope Heyns (RSA) | Helen Denman (AUS) | Nadine Neumann (AUS) | |||
| 1997 | Svitlana Bondarenko (UKR) | 1:10.02 | Penelope Heyns (RSA) | 1:10.15 | Dagmara Ajnenkiel (POL) | 1:10.70 |
| 1999 | Amy Balcerzak (USA) | Amanda Beard (USA) | Brooke Hanson (AUS) | |||
| 2001 | Xu Shan (CHN) | Zhang Yi (CHN) | Yuko Sakaguchi (JPN) | |||
| 2003 | Luo Xuejuan (CHN) | 1:07.45 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 1:08.76 | Rachel Genner (GBR) | 1:09.72 |
| 2005 | Megan Jendrick (USA) | 1:08.20 | Rebecca Soni (USA) | 1:08.77 | Beata Kaminska (POL) | 1:09.03 |
| 2007 | Nanaka Tamura (JPN) | 1:08.33 | Sarah Katsoulis (AUS) | 1:08.42 | Mirna Jukić (AUT) | 1:08.53 |
| 2009 | Chiara Boggiatto (ITA) | 1:07.15 | Nađa Higl (SRB) | 1:07.80 NR | Hitomi Nose (JPN) | 1:07.87 |
| 2011 | Sun Ye (CHN) | 1:07.53 | Tera van Beilen (CAN) | 1:08.24 | Satomi Suzuki (JPN) | 1:08.45 |
| 2013 | Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) | 1:05.48 | Fiona Doyle (IRL) | 1:07.66 | Laura Sogar (USA) | 1:07.78 |
| 2015 | Mina Matsushima (JPN) | 1:06.76 | Lilly King (USA) | 1:06.93 | Fiona Doyle (IRL) | 1:07.15 |
| 2017 | Kanako Watanabe (JPN) | 1:06.85 | Reona Aoki (JPN) | 1:07.36 | Andrea Cottrell (USA) | 1:07.37 |
| 2019 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) | 1:06.42 | Mai Fukasawa (JPN) | 1:07.22 | Kanako Watanabe (JPN) | 1:07.28 |
200 m breastroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Christine Gosden (GBR) | 2:59.2 | Alessandra Salvi (ITA) | 3:08.2 | Schiemenz (FRG) | 3:21.1 |
| 1961 | Sanda Iordan (ROM) | 2:59.6 | Christine Gosden (GBR) | 3:00.8 | Alla Kovalenko (URS) | 3:01.2 |
| 1963 | Márta Egerváry (HUN) | 2:54.9 | Michèle Pialat (FRA) | 2:59.8 | Lisa Barth (BRA) | 3:12.0 |
| 1965 | Svetlana Babanina (URS) | 2:52.4 | Eva Schmidtová (TCH) | 2:56.4 | Márta Egerváry (HUN) | 2:57.3 |
| 1967 | Cynthia Goyette (USA) | 2:50.1 | Diana Harris (GBR) | 2:54.5 | Fumiko Nagumo (JPN) | 2:56.2 |
| 1970 | Galina Stepanova (URS) | 2:45.4 | Linda Kurtz (USA) | 2:49.4 | Alla Grebennikova (URS) | 2:49.6 |
| 1973 | Catherine Carr (USA) | 2:42.30 | Lyudmila Porubayko (URS) | 2:42.68 | Robyn Farrell (AUS) | 2:48.49 |
| 1977 | Anne Gagnon (CAN) | 2:43.7 | Anne Merklinger (CAN) | 2:44.60 | Amy Tasnady (USA) | 2:44.69 |
| 1979 | Irena Fleissnerová (TCH) | 2:41.00 | Debbie Rudd (GBR) | 2:41.88 | Anna Skolarczyk (POL) | 2:42.81 |
| 1981 | Lina Kačiušytė (URS) | 2:35.85 | Irena Fleissnerová (TCH) | 2:38.64 | Cindy Tuttle (USA) | 2:41.66 |
| 1983 | Larisa Belokon (URS) | 2:34.02 | Ayshkute Buzelite (URS) | 2:34.58 | Lisa Borsholt (CAN) | 2:36.22 |
| 1985 | Tanya Bogomilova (BUL) | 2:30.30 | Larisa Moreva (URS) | 2:32.53 | Channon Hermstad (USA) | 2:36.72 |
| 1987 | Ingrid Lempereur (BEL) | 2:31.09 | Manuela Dalla Valle (ITA) | 2:31.75 | Larisa Moreva (URS) | 2:32.87 |
| 1991 | Svetlana Kuzmina (URS) | 2:31.60 | Lin Li (CHN) | 2:31.72 | Yelena Volkova (URS) | 2:32.03 |
| 1993 | Svitlana Bondarenko (UKR) | Yoshie Nishioka (JPN) | Guylaine Cloutier (CAN) | |||
| 1995 | Penelope Heyns (RSA) | Nadine Neumann (AUS) | Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN) | |||
| 1997 | Masami Tanaka (JPN) | 2:30.24 | Svitlana Bondarenko (UKR) | 2:30.99 | Lenka Maňhalová (CZE) | 2:31.38 |
| 1999 | Yuko Sakaguchi (JPN) | Brooke Hanson (AUS) | Amy Balcerzak (USA) | |||
| 2001 | Yuko Sakaguchi (JPN) | Anne Poleska (GER) | Zhang Yi (CHN) | |||
| 2003 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 2:26.25 | Luo Xuejuan (CHN) | 2:26.99 | Fumiko Kawanabe (JPN) | 2:31.06 |
| 2005 | Megumi Taneda (JPN) | 2:27.81 | Rebecca Soni (USA) | 2:27.84 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 2:27.94 |
| 2007 | Jung Seul-ki (KOR) | 2:24.67 | Rie Kaneto (JPN) | 2:25.63 | Annamay Pierse (CAN) | 2:25.73 |
| 2009 | Rie Kaneto (JPN) | 2:22.32 | Nađa Higl (SRB) | 2:24.20 | Alena Alekseeva (RUS) | 2:25.40 |
| 2011 | Sun Ye (CHN) | 2:24.63 | Andrea Kropp (USA) | 2:26.18 | Satomi Suzuki (JPN) | 2:26.67 |
| 2013 | Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) | 2:24.10 | Laura Sogar (USA) | 2:25.33 | Mio Motegi (JPN) | 2:25.73 |
| 2015 | Keiko Fukudome (JPN) | 2:24.92 | Reona Aoki (JPN) | 2:26.17 | Martina Moravčíková (CZE) | 2:27.35 |
| 2017 | Kanako Watanabe (JPN) | 2:24.15 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) | 2:24.61 | Maria Temnikova (RUS) | 2:24.73 |
| 2019 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) | 2:22.92 | Emily Escobedo (USA) | 2:23.65 | Kanako Watanabe (JPN) | 2:24.18 |
50 m butterfly
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Bethany Goodwin (USA) | Rachel Komisarz (USA) | Zheng Xi (CHN) | |||
| 2003 | Shannon Catalano (USA) | 27.56 | Irina Bespalova (RUS) | 27.75 | Kate Corkran (AUS) | 27.76 |
| 2005 | Vasilissa Vladykina (RUS) | 26.88 | Dana Vollmer (USA) | 26.91 | Cristina Maccagnola (ITA) | 26.99 |
| 2007 | Fabienne Nadarajah (AUT) | 26.81 | Yuka Kato (JPN) | 26.82 | Masae Oshimi (JPN) | 26.82 |
| 2009 | Sviatlana Khakhlova (BLR) | 25.97 | Cristina Maccagnola (ITA) | 26.52 | Hong Wenwen (CHN) | 26.66 |
| 2011 | Lu Ying (CHN) | 25.98 | Marieke Guehrer (AUS) | 26.24 | Alice Mills (AUS) | 26.53 |
| 2013 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 25.84 | Katerine Savard (CAN) | 26.05 | Elena Gemo (ITA) Silvia Di Pietro (ITA) | 26.28 |
| 2015 | Lu Ying (CHN) | 25.72 | Svetlana Chimrova (RUS) | 26.23 | Holly Barratt (AUS) | 26.41 |
| 2017 | Aliena Schmidtke (GER) | 26.16 | Elena Di Liddo (ITA) | 26.50 | Yukina Hirayama (JPN) | 26.51 |
| 2019 | Tayla Lovemore (RSA) | 26.25 | Ai Soma (JPN) | 26.38 | Jeong So-eun (KOR) | 26.41 |
100 m butterfly
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Valentina Poznyak (URS) | 1:13.9 | Christine Gosden (GBR) | 1:14.6 | Cornelia Hruska (ITA) | 1:28.1 |
| 1961 | Valentina Poznyak (URS) | 1:13.8 | Yelena Antonova (URS) Karin Larsson (SWE) | 1:16.0 | ||
| 1963 | Márta Egerváry (HUN) | 1:10.4 | Olga Korényi (HUN) | 1:14.0 | Ankie Hulsebos (NED) | 1:15.6 |
| 1965 | Márta Egerváry (HUN) | 1:11.6 | Lyudmila Yegorova (URS) | 1:11.9 | Éva Erdélyi (HUN) | 1:12.2 |
| 1967 | Martha Randall (USA) | 1:06.9 | Sydnee Arth (USA) | 1:07.6 | Masako Ishii (JPN) | 1:08.5 |
| 1970 | Lynn Colella (USA) Mirjana Šegrt (YUG) | 1:06.0 | Not Awarded | Ellie Daniel (USA) | 1:06.9 | |
| 1973 | Irene Arden (USA) | 1:06.05 | Cathy Corcione (USA) | 1:07.34 | Alexandra Meerzon (URS) | 1:07.46 |
| 1977 | Sue Hinderaker (USA) | 1:03.63 | Gudrun Beckmann (FRG) | 1:03.84 | Anca Miclaus (ROM) | 1:04.61 |
| 1979 | Elizabeth Rapp (USA) | 1:04.04 | Sue Hinderaker (USA) | 1:04.88 | Alla Gritchenkova (URS) | 1:05.28 |
| 1981 | Jill Sterkel (USA) | 1:01.91 | Carol Borgmann (USA) | 1:02.43 | Carmen Bunaciu (ROM) | 1:02.98 |
| 1983 | Susie Woodhouse (AUS) | 1:01.79 | Cinzia Savi Scarponi (ITA) | 1:02.31 | Naoko Kume (JPN) | 1:02.48 |
| 1985 | Mary T. Meagher (USA) | 59.81 | Melanie Buddemeyer (USA) | 1:01.33 | Conny van Bentum (NED) | 1:01.51 |
| 1987 | Ilaria Tocchini (ITA) | 1:02.01 | Conny van Bentum (NED) | 1:02.13 | Jodi Eyles (USA) | 1:02.25 |
| 1991 | Wang Xiaohong (CHN) | 1:00.00 | Qian Hong (CHN) | 1:00.21 | Kristin Stoudt (USA) | 1:02.69 |
| 1993 | Yoko Kando (JPN) | Kristie Krueger (USA) | Debbie Gaudin (CAN) | |||
| 1995 | Liu Limin (CHN) | Karen Campbell (USA) | Lisa Coole (USA) | |||
| 1997 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 1:00.40 | Junko Onishi (JPN) | 1:01.00 | Mary Bowen (USA) | 1:01.33 |
| 1999 | Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) | Julia Ham (AUS) | Pang Ran (CHN) | |||
| 2001 | Irina Bespalova (RUS) | Natalya Sutyagina (RUS) | Rachel Komisarz (USA) | |||
| 2003 | Demerae Christianson (USA) | 1:00.42 | Kate Corkran (AUS) | 1:00.59 | Irina Bespalova (RUS) | 1:00.66 |
| 2005 | Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) | 58.74 | Sarah Healy (GBR) | 1:00.09 | Demerae Christianson (USA) | 1:00.16 |
| 2007 | MacKenzie Downing (CAN) | 58.88 | Irina Bespalova (RUS) | 59.02 | Xu Yanwei (CHN) | 59.22 |
| 2009 | Hannah Wilson (HKG) | 58.24 | Hong Wenwen (CHN) | 59.19 | Ayano Kuroki (JPN) | 59.44 |
| 2011 | Lu Ying (CHN) | 57.86 | Tomoyo Fukuda (JPN) | 59.08 | Alice Mills (AUS) | 59.11 |
| 2013 | Katerine Savard (CAN) | 57.63 | Guo Fan (CHN) | 58.98 | Nao Kobayashi (JPN) | 58.99 |
| 2015 | Lu Ying (CHN) | 57.83 | Elena Di Liddo (ITA) | 58.29 | Katarína Listopadová (SVK) | 58.37 |
| 2017 | Hellen Moffitt (USA) | 58.75 | Elena Di Liddo (ITA) | 58.81 | Rachael Kelly (GBR) | 58.90 |
| 2019 | Tayla Lovemore (RSA) | 58.74 | Dakota Luther (USA) | 58.82 | Lisa Höpink (GER) | 58.87 |
200 m butterfly
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Elizabeth Rapp (USA) | 2:19.11 | Alla Gritchenkova (URS) | 2:19.57 | Jody Alexander (USA) | 2:20.38 |
| 1981 | Kim Carlisle (USA) | 2:15.71 | Susie Woodhouse (AUS) | 2:15.97 | Mayumi Yokoyama (USA) | 2:17.52 |
| 1983 | Susie Woodhouse (AUS) | 2:13.50 | Naoko Kume (JPN) | 2:15.02 | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 2:15.38 |
| 1985 | Mary T. Meagher (USA) | 2:07.32 | Kiyomi Takahashi (JPN) | 2:13.87 | Patty King (USA) | 2:15.06 |
| 1987 |  Elizabeth Roussaki (GRE) | 2:12.59 | Aneta Patrascoiu (ROM) | 2:14.26 | Noemi Lung (ROM) | 2:14.74 |
| 1991 | Wang Xiaohong (CHN) | 2:10.76 | Yumiko Ichioka (JPN) | 2:14.30 | Mojca Cater (CAN) | 2:15.57 |
| 1993 | Yoko Kando (JPN) | Paige Wilson (USA) | Kirsten Silvester (NED) | |||
| 1995 | Tomoko Kunimitsu (JPN) | Liu Limin (CHN) | Annette Salmeen (USA) | |||
| 1997 | Anna Uryniuk (POL) | 2:12.39 | Mika Haruna (JPN) | 2:13.58 | Jean Todisco (USA) | 2:14.08 |
| 1999 | María Peláez (ESP) | Pang Ran (CHN) | Noriko Maekawa (JPN) | |||
| 2001 | Yuko Nakanishi (JPN) | Yekaterina Vinogradova (RUS) | Margie Pedder (GBR) | |||
| 2003 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 2:09.52 | Paola Cavallino (ITA) | 2:11.52 | Yukiko Osada (JPN) | 2:12.59 |
| 2005 | Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) | 2:09.67 | Kim Vandenberg (USA) | 2:10.40 | Terri Dunning (GBR) | 2:11.73 |
| 2007 | Audrey Lacroix (CAN) | 2:06.83 | MacKenzie Downing (CAN) | 2:08.83 | Sara Isaković (SLO) | 2:09.45 |
| 2009 | Annika Mehlhorn (GER) | 2:07.35 | Lyndsay DePaul (USA) | 2:09.89 | Haruka Minamizono (JPN) | 2:10.01 |
| 2011 | Jessica Dickons (GBR) | 2:08.91 | Natsumi Hoshi (JPN) | 2:08.94 | Choi Hye-ra (KOR) | 2:09.35 |
| 2013 | Kona Fujita (JPN) | 2:09.66 | Nao Kobayashi (JPN) | 2:10.65 | Yana Martynova (RUS) | 2:10.72 |
| 2015 | Zhou Yilin (CHN) | 2:07.69 | Alessia Polieri (ITA) | 2:08.66 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 2:08.80 |
| 2017 | Ella Eastin (USA) | 2:08.21 | Martina van Berkel (SUI) | 2:11.32 |  Nida Eliz Üstündağ (TUR) | 2:11.40 |
| 2019 | Dakota Luther (USA) | 2:07.92 | Olivia Carter (USA) | 2:09.05 | Sachi Mochida (JPN) | 2:09.38 |
200 m individual medley
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Maddie Ellis (USA) | 2:31.3 | Debbie Ledford (USA) | 2:32.8 | Carla Galle (BEL) | 2:41.9 |
| 1970 | Lynn Colella (USA) | 2:31.4 | Lidiya Milenina (URS) | 2:32.1 | Kathy Thomas (USA) | 2:34.5 |
| 1973 | Susie Atwood (USA) | 2:26.38 | Catherine Carr (USA) | 2:28.65 | Birutė Užkuraitytė (URS) | 2:29.30 |
| 1977 | Bonnie Glasgow (USA) | 2:20.66 | Jennie Franks (USA) | 2:23.82 | Danielle Balla (CAN) | 2:27.22 |
| 1981 | Kim Carlisle (USA) | 2:20.43 | Olga Klevakina (URS) | 2:20.81 | Barbara Selter (FRG) | 2:24.17 |
| 1983 | Irina Gerasimova (URS) | 2:18.23 | Cinzia Savi Scarponi (ITA) | 2:19.75 | Vera Barker (USA) | 2:20.63 |
| 1985 | Svitlana Kopchykova (URS) | 2:18.11 | Michelle Pearson (AUS) | 2:18.21 | Tanya Bogomilova (BUL) | 2:19.36 |
| 1987 | Noemi Lung (ROM) | 2:15.64 | Mildred Muis (NED) | 2:18.21 | Marianne Muis (NED) | 2:18.31 |
| 1991 | Lin Li (CHN) | 2:14.22 | Alicja Pęczak (POL) | 2:18.84 | Marie-Pierre Wirth (FRA) | 2:20.83 |
| 1993 | Marianne Limpert (CAN) | Nancy Sweetnam (CAN) | Whitney Hedgepeth (USA) | |||
| 1995 | Fumie Kurotori (JPN) | Lenka Maňhalová (CZE) | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | |||
| 1997 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 2:15.55 | Elli Overton (AUS) | 2:17.50 | Lenka Maňhalová (CZE) | 2:17.59 |
| 1999 | Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) | Sabine Herbst (GER) | Elizabeth Warden (CAN) | |||
| 2001 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) | Liang Shuang (CHN) | |||
| 2003 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 2:13.32 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 2:15.86 | Maiko Fujino (JPN) | 2:17.41 |
| 2005 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 2:14.99 | Helen Norfolk (NZL) | 2:16.03 | Nicole Hetzer (GER) | 2:17.22 |
| 2007 | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 2:12.13 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 2:13.15 | Alice Mills (AUS) | 2:14.37 |
| 2009 | Ava Ohlgren (USA) | 2:12.07 | Asami Kitagawa (JPN) | 2:13.39 | Tomoyo Fukuda (JPN) | 2:13.71 |
| 2011 | Izumi Kato (JPN) | 2:13.52 | Choi Hye-ra (KOR) | 2:14.17 | Liu Jing (CHN) | 2:14.3 |
| 2013 | Viktoriya Andreyeva (RUS) | 2:12.32 | Sarah Henry (USA) | 2:12.69 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 2:12.96 |
| 2015 | Zhang Sishi (CHN) | 2:12.31 | Madisyn Cox (USA) | 2:12.77 | Ellen Fullerton (AUS) | 2:13.48 |
| 2017 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 2:10.03 | Ella Eastin (USA) | 2:11.12 | Kim Seo-yeong (KOR) | 2:11.62 |
| 2019 | Alicia Wilson (GBR) | 2:11.35 | Ella Eastin (USA) | 2:12.24 | Runa Imai (JPN) | 2:12.25 |
400 m individual medley
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Janet Buchan (USA) | 5:06.6 | Bonnie Glasgow (USA) | 5:08.1 | Irena Fleissnerová (TCH) | 5:12.8 |
| 1981 | Mayumi Yokoyama (USA) | 4:55.45 | Irinel Pănulescu (ROM) | 5:03.78 | Małgorzata Różycka (POL) | 5:07.49 |
| 1983 | Irina Gerasimova (URS) | 4:52.27 | Cinzia Savi Scarponi (ITA) | 4:55.77 | Christi Woolger (USA) | 4:56.70 |
| 1985 | Channon Hermstad (USA) | 4:49.84 | Michelle Pearson (AUS) | 4:51.20 | Aivi Liiv (URS) | 4:52.04 |
| 1987 | Noemi Lung (ROM) | 4:42.95 | Aneta Patrascoiu (ROM) | 4:50.75 | Janelie Bosse (USA) | 4:52.98 |
| 1991 | Lin Li (CHN) | 4:42.58 | Sheila Taormina (USA) | 4:52.10 | Patricia Noall (CAN) | 4:52.17 |
| 1993 | Nancy Sweetnam (CAN) | Hana Černá (CZE) | Hideko Hiranaka (JPN) | |||
| 1995 | Fumie Kurotori (JPN) | Hideko Hiranaka (JPN) | Kerri Hale (USA) | |||
| 1997 | Fumie Kurotori (JPN) | 4:46.20 | Hana Černá (CZE) | 4:48.20 | Elli Overton (AUS) | 4:52.40 |
| 1999 | Hana Černá (CZE) | Beatrice Câșlaru (ROU) | Corrie Murphy (USA) | |||
| 2001 | Federica Biscia (ITA) Liang Shuang (CHN) | Hana Černá (CZE) | ||||
| 2003 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 4:45.01 | Maiko Fujino (JPN) | 4:48.44 | Rebecca Cooke (GBR) | 4:48.59 |
| 2005 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 4:45.24 | Rebecca Cooke (GBR) | 4:45.62 | Nicole Hetzer (GER) | 4:46.62 |
| 2007 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 4:37.50 | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 4:41.57 | Zhang Xin (CHN) | 4:42.49 |
| 2009 | Ava Ohlgren (USA) | 4:40.61 | Lyndsay DePaul (USA) | 4:41.94 | Svetlana Karpeeva (RUS) | 4:44.26 |
| 2011 | Maya DiRado (USA) | 4:40.79 | Miho Takahashi (JPN) | 4:42.28 | Jördis Steinegger (AUT) | 4:43.30 |
| 2013 | Yana Martynova (RUS) | 4:39.02 | Meghan Hawthorne (USA) | 4:40.40 | Sakiko Shimizu (JPN) | 4:42.09 |
| 2015 | Sarah Henry (USA) | 4:38.88 | Barbora Závadová (CZE) | 4:40.03 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 4:40.54 |
| 2017 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 4:34.40 | Allyson McHugh (USA) | 4:40.22 | Kim Seo-yeong (KOR) | 4:41.52 |
| 2019 | Makayla Sargent (USA) | 4:37.95 | Genevieve Pfeifer (USA) | 4:40.16 | Ilaria Cusinato (ITA) | 4:40.18 |
4x100 m freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4:54.9 | West Germany (FRG) | 5:02.9 | Italy (ITA) | 5:06.4 |
| 1961 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:39.5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 4:41.2 | Poland (POL) | 4:52.2 |
| 1963 | Hungary (HUN) | 4:25.0 | France (FRA) | 5:03.7 | Brazil (BRA) | 5:13.7 |
| 1965 | Hungary (HUN) | 4:21.8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4:27.9 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:31.1 |
| 1967 | United States (USA) Linda Gustavson Lynne Allsup Martha Randall Maddie Ellis | 4:04.2 | Japan (JPN) | 4:18.8 | Italy (ITA) | 4:21.8 |
| 1970 | United States (USA) Marsha McCuen Benoit Kaye Hall Laura Fritz | 4:09.5 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4:20.2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4:21.6 |
| 1973 | United States (USA) Cathy Corcione Elizabeth Tullis Eadie Wetsel Sally Tuttle | 4:01.04 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:07.83 | West Germany (FRG) | 4:10.41 |
| 1977 | United States (USA) Shawn Houghton Bonny Brown Beth Harrell Sue Hinderaker | 3:53.70 | Canada (CAN) | 4:01.02 | West Germany (FRG) | 4:03.23 |
| 1979 | United States (USA) B.Harris Sue Hinderaker Bonnie Glasgow Tracy Caulkins | 3:56.75 | Netherlands (NED) | 3:59.16 | Canada (CAN) | 4:01.15 |
| 1981 | United States (USA) Annie Lett Carol Borgmann Barbara Major Jill Sterkel | 3:55.05 | Soviet Union (URS) Irina Laricheva Olga Eliseeva Irina Orliuk Olga Klevakina | 3:57.64 | Canada (CAN) Kelly Neuber Leslie Brafield Sylvie Kennedy Valerie Whyte | 4:00.59 |
| 1983 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:49.64 | United States (USA) E. Emery J. Williams I. Lawrence Tammy Thomas | 3:50.19 | Canada (CAN) Maureen New | 3:54.67 |
| 1985 | United States (USA) Jennifer Boyd Paige Zemina Kirsten Wengler Jenna Johnson | 3:49.10 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:51.17 | Netherlands (NED) | 3:51.42 |
| 1987 | Netherlands (NED) | 3:47.94 | United States (USA) | 3:48.56 | Italy (ITA) | 3:52.97 |
| 1991 | China (CHN) | 3:46.41 | United States (USA) Dyne Burrell Grace Cornelius Melanie Morgan Julie Sommer | 3:47.48 | Canada (CAN) | 3:49.73 |
| 1993 | United States (USA) | Canada (CAN) | Germany (GER) | |||
| 1995 | United States (USA) | Italy (ITA) | Japan (JPN) | |||
| 1997 | United States (USA) | 3:47.80 | Italy (ITA) | 3:51.37 | Australia (AUS) | 3:52.43 |
| 1999 | United States (USA) | Italy (ITA) | China (CHN) | |||
| 2001 | United States (USA) | Japan (JPN) | China (CHN) | |||
| 2003 | France (FRA) Aurore Mongel Céline Couderc Magali Monchaux Solenne Figuès | 3:45.50 | United States (USA) Rebekah Short Jessica Perruquet Marie Marsman Stephanie Williams | 3:45.68 | China (CHN) Xu Yanwei Zhan Shu Pang Jiaying Chen Hua | 3:47.50 |
| 2005 | United States (USA) Andrea Hupman Maritza Correia Sarah Wanezek Dana Vollmer | 3:43.97 | New Zealand (NZL) Alison Fitch Helen Norfolk Georgina Toomey Rina Te Taite | 3:46.59 | France (FRA) Elsa N'Guessan Mylène Lazare Amandine Bouysset Angela Tavernier | 3:46.68 |
| 2007 | United States (USA) Emily Silver Kara Denby Courtney Cashion Andrea Hupman | 3:40.85 | China (CHN) Xu Yanwei Chen Yanyan Zhu Yingwen Pang Jiaying | 3:41.38 | Germany (GER) Britta Steffen Sonja Schöber Annika Lurz Katharina Schiller | 3:42.68 |
| 2009 | United States (USA) Michelle King (56.42) Madison Kennedy (54.94) Ava Ohlgren (55.77) Morgan Scroggy (54.68) Chelsea Nauta | 3:41.81 | Japan (JPN) Yayoi Matsumoto (56.18) Misaki Yamaguchi (55.08) Asami Kitagawa (55.67) Shiho Sakai (55.67) | 3:42.60 | Canada (CAN) Marie-Pier Ratelle (55.64) Breanna Hendriks (55.97) Katy Murdoch (55.58) Seanna Mitchell (55.90) Hayley Nell | 3:43.09 |
| 2011 | Australia (AUS) Cate Campbell (55.26) Alice Mills (55.35) Jessica Morrison (55.82) Marieke Guehrer (53.60) | 3:40.03 | United States (USA) Kate Dwelley (55.22) Felicia Lee (55.22) Shannon Vreeland (55.46) Megan Romano (54.13) | 3:40.19 | China (CHN) Zhu Qianwei (55.31) Lu Ying (55.94) Liu Jing (55.67) Tang Yi (53.37) | 3:40.29 |
| 2013 | Russia (RUS) Viktoriya Andreyeva Daria Belyakina Margarita Nesterova Veronika Popova | 3:38.15 | United States (USA) Rachael Acker Liv Jensen Andrea Murez Megan Romano | 3:38.60 | Canada (CAN) Caroline Lapierre-Lemire Brittany MacLean Sandrine Mainville Paige Schultz | 3:40.71 |
| 2015 | United States (USA) Abbey Weitzeil Shannon Vreeland Madeline Locus Lia Neal | 3:38.12 | Japan (JPN) Yui Yamane Yasuko Miyamoto Aya Sato Mari Sumiyoshi | 3:41.15 | Russia (RUS) Polina Lapshina Margarita Nesterova Elizaveta Bazarova Rozaliya Nasretdinova | 3:41.34 |
| 2017 | Canada (CAN) Katerine Savard (54.93) Jacqueline Keire (54.25) Sarah Fournier (55.93) Alexia Zevnik (54.10) Kennedy Goss Kelsey Wog | 3:39.21 | Russia (RUS) Maria Kameneva (54.79) Polina Lapshina (54.87) Anastasia Guzhenkova (54.98) Arina Openysheva (54.75) Mariya Baklakova | 3:39.39 | United States (USA) Caroline Baldwin (54.57) Claire Rasmus (55.72) Katrina Konopka (55.61) Veronica Burchill (54.19) Katie Drabot Katie McLaughlin | 3:40.09 |
| 2019 | United States (USA) Veronica Burchill (55.39) Claire Rasmus (54.63) Catherine DeLoof (54.10) Gabby DeLoof (53.87) Claire Adams | 3:37.99 | Japan (JPN) Mayuka Yamamoto (56.15) Sachi Mochida (55.60) Kanako Watanabe (55.55) Runa Imai (54.44) Aki Nishizu | 3:41.74 | Italy (ITA) Paola Biagioli (55.75) Gioelemaria Origlia (55.72) Giulia Verona (55.52) Aglaia Pezzato (54.85) | 3:41.84 |
4x200 m freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Soviet Union (URS) | 8:21.78 | Australia (AUS) | 8:22.74 | West Germany (FRG) | 8:23.48 |
| 1985 | United States (USA) Paige Zemina Stacy Shupe Francie O'Leary Mary T. Meagher | 8:15.14 | Australia (AUS) Michelle Pearson Jenny Messenger Rebecca Whitehead Michelle Ford | 8:21.78 | Netherlands (NED) | 8:22.74 |
| 1987 | United States (USA) Francie O'Leary Lisa Meyers Cheryl Kriegsman Mitzi Kremer | 8:09.50 | Netherlands (NED) | 8:17.51 | Romania (ROM) | 8:21.50 |
| 1991 | Soviet Union (URS) | 8:14.48 | United States (USA) Dyne Burrell Karen Kraemer Sionainn Marcoux Amy Ward | 8:14.54 | Canada (CAN) | 8:28.20 |
| 1993 | Canada (CAN) | Great Britain (GBR) | France (FRA) | |||
| 1995 | Canada (CAN) | Japan (JPN) | Great Britain (GBR) | |||
| 1997 | United States (USA) | 8:12.16 | Australia (AUS) | 8:26.97 | Italy (ITA) | 8:27.11 |
| 1999 | Canada (CAN) | Italy (ITA) | Great Britain (GBR) | |||
| 2001 | United States (USA) | Japan (JPN) | China (CHN) | |||
| 2003 | China (CHN) Xu Yanwei Qi Hui Chen Hua Pang Jiaying | 8:05.86 | United States (USA) Magdalena Dyszkiewicz Heather Kemp Jessica Perruquet Stephanie Williams | 8:08.84 | Russia (RUS) Nataliya Shalagina Irina Korovina Irina Ufimtseva Ekaterina Nasyrova | 8:13.99 |
| 2005 | United States (USA) Lauren Medina Elizabeth Hill Ashley Chandler Carmen Retrum | 8:05.92 | New Zealand (NZL) Helen Norfolk Melissa Ingram Alison Fitch Rina Te Taite | 8:09.09 | France (FRA) Angela Tavernier Sophie Huber Mylène Lazare Elsa N'Guessan | 8:09.50 |
| 2007 | United States (USA) Kate Dwelley Erin Reilly Lindsey Smith Kaitlin Sandeno | 7:57.87 | China (CHN) Tan Miao Xu Yanwei Zhu Yingwen Pang Jiaying | 7:58.28 | Italy (ITA) Flavia Zoccari Roberta Ioppi Alice Carpanese Federica Pellegrini | 8:01.11 |
| 2009 | United States (USA) Ava Ohlgren (2:01.92) Morgan Scroggy (1:59.06) Chelsea Nauta (2:00.07) Kristen Heiss (1:59.44) | 8:00.49 | Canada (CAN) Kevyn Peterson (1:59.08) Breanna Hendriks (1:59.01) Seanna Mitchell (2:02.88) Katy Murdoch (2:01.80) | 8:03.67 | Italy (ITA) Silvia Florio (2:02.01) Erica Buratto (1:59.43) Roberta Ioppi (2:01.57) Ambra Migliori (2:03.13) | 8:06.14 |
| 2011 | United States Karlee Bispo (2:00.19) Chelsea Nauta (1:58.66) Kate Dwelley (1:58.76) Megan Romano (1:57.41) | 7:55.02 | New Zealand Natasha Hind (2:00.57) Melissa Ingram (2:00.56) Amaka Gessler (1:59.87) Lauren Boyle (1:58.60) | 7:59.60 | China Tang Yi (1:58.17) Zhu Qianwei (1:57.88) Liu Jing (2:00.88) Lu Ying (2:02.69) | 7:59.62 |
| 2013 | United States (USA) Andrea Murez Sarah Henry Chelsea Chenault Megan Romano | 7:55.53 | Russia (RUS) Veronika Popova Daria Belyakina Elena Sokolova Viktoriya Andreyeva | 7:55.76 | Canada (CAN) Lindsay Delmar Brittany MacLean Paige Schultz Savannah King | 8:02.73 |
| 2015 | United States (USA) Chelsea Chenault Hali Flickinger Leah Smith Shannon Vreeland | 7:53.88 | China (CHN) Wang Shijia Zhang Jiaqi Zhou Yilin Zhang Sishi | 8:01.09 | Japan (JPN) Aya Takano Yui Yamane Asami Chida Yasuko Miyamoto | 8:01.18 |
| 2017 | Russia (RUS) Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:58.84) Valeriya Salamatina (1:59.00) Mariya Baklakova (1:59.72) Arina Openysheva (1:57.72) Anna Egorova | 7:55.28 | United States (USA) Claire Rasmus (1:58.85) Katie Drabot (1:58.75) Katie McLaughlin (1:59.11) Ella Eastin (1:58.61) Kaersten Meitz Allyson McHugh Asia Seidt Brooke Forde | 7:55.32 | Japan (JPN) Chihiro Igarashi (1:59.15) Rika Omoto (2:00.50) Wakaba Tsuyuuchi (2:01.08) Yui Ohashi (1:58.86) Tsuzumi Hasegawa | 7:59.59 |
| 2019 | United States (USA) Kaersten Meitz (1:58.23) Paige Madden (1:59.33) Claire Rasmus (1:58.81) Gabby DeLoof (1:57.53) Catherine DeLoof Sierra Schmidt | 7:53.90 | Italy (ITA) Linda Caponi (1:58.97) Paola Biagioli (2:00.48) Alice Scarabelli (1:58.83) Sara Ongaro (2:01.40) Gioelemaria Origlia | 7:59.68 | Russia (RUS) Mariya Baklakova (1:59.47) Irina Krivonogova (1:59.40) Irina Prikhodko (1:59.98) Elizaveta Klevanovich (2:05.00) Anastasiia Osipenko Vasilissa Buinaia Ksenia Vasilenok Aleksandra Denisenko | 8:03.85 |
4x100 m individual medley
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Italy (ITA) | 5:25.5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5:32.8 | West Germany (FRG) | 5:47.4 |
| 1961 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5:04.5 | Romania (ROM) | 5:12.2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 5:15.7 |
| 1963 | Hungary (HUN) | 4:52.6 | France (FRA) | 5:23.0 | Brazil (BRA) | 5:55.1 |
| 1965 | Hungary (HUN) | 4:49.6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:52.4 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 5:04.1 |
| 1967 | United States (USA) Kendis Moore Cynthia Goyette Martha Randall Linda Gustavson | 4:36.2 | Great Britain (GBR) Japan (JPN) | 4:50.1 | Not Awarded | |
| 1970 | United States (USA) Kaye Hall Linda Kurtz Lynn Colella Marsha McCuen | 4:35.1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:41.6 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4:43.3 |
| 1973 | United States (USA) Elizabeth Tullis Catherine Carr Irene Arden Sally Tuttle | 4:29.78 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:31.27 | West Germany (FRG) | 4:46.63 |
| 1977 | United States (USA) Meg McCully Amy Tasnady Beth Harrell Sue Hinderaker | 4:29.78 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:31.27 | West Germany (FRG) | 4:46.63 |
| 1979 | United States (USA) Christine Breedy Gayle Hegel Elizabeth Rapp Tracy Caulkins | 4:22.8 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:27.4 | Netherlands (NED) | 4:29.1 |
| 1981 | United States (USA) Kim Carlisle Patricia Waters Jill Sterkel Barbara Major | 4:18.84 | Romania (ROM) Carmen Bunaciu Brigitte Prass Mariana Paraschiv Irinel Pănulescu | 4:22.14 | Soviet Union (URS) Irina Orliuk Lina Kačiušytė Olga Klevakina Irina Laricheva | 4:25.96 |
| 1983 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:14.10 | United States (USA) Susan Walsh Jeanne Childs Jane Wagstaff J. Williams | 4:16.29 | Canada (CAN) Reema Abdo | 4:22.46 |
| 1985 | United States (USA) Michelle Donahue Kathy Smith Mary T. Meagher Jenna Johnson | 4:11.24 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 4:14.59 | Australia (AUS) Michelle Pearson Jenny Messenger Rebecca Whitehead Julie West | 4:16.78 |
| 1987 | United States (USA) Susan O'Brien Kim Rhodenbaugh Jodi Eyles Aimee Berzins | 4:14.38 | Italy (ITA) | 4:14.57 | Netherlands (NED) | 4:15.10 |
| 1991 | United States (USA) Barbara Bedford Katherine Hedman Melanie Morgan Kristin Stoudt | 4:11.70 | Canada (CAN) | 4:15.25 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4:17.32 |
| 1993 | United States (USA) | Japan (JPN) | Canada (CAN) | |||
| 1995 | United States (USA) | Japan (JPN) | China (CHN) | |||
| 1997 | Japan (JPN) | 4:11.42 | United States (USA) | 4:11.97 | South Africa (RSA) | 4:15.54 |
| 1999 | Japan (JPN) | United States (USA) | Ukraine (UKR) | |||
| 2001 | China (CHN) | United States (USA) | Russia (RUS) | |||
| 2003 | China (CHN) Zhan Shu Luo Xuejuan Xu Yanwei Pang Jiaying | 4:06.22 | United States (USA) Beth Botsford Ashley Roby Demaere Christianson Stephanie Williams | 4:07.63 | Japan (JPN) Reiko Nakamura Fumiko Kawanabe Yukiko Osada Tomoko Nagai | 4:08.89 |
| 2005 | United States (USA) Hayley McGregory Megan Jendrick Demerae Christianson Maritza Correia | 4:07.00 | Japan (JPN) Aya Terakawa Fumiko Kawanabe Kozue Watanabe Kaori Yamada | 4:08.99 | Russia (RUS) Irina Zhiburt Yekaterina Kormacheva Irina Bespalova Kira Volodina | 4:10.36 |
| 2007 | Japan (JPN) Aya Terakawa Nanaka Tamura Yuka Kato Norie Urabe | 4:03.11 | United States (USA) Brooke Bishop Ellie Weberg Elaine Breeden Emily Silver | 4:03.96 | Canada (CAN) Kelly Stefanyshyn Annamay Pierse MacKenzie Downing Seanna Mitchell | 4:04.52 |
| 2009 | United States (USA) Lauren Rogers (1:02.24) Katlin Freeman (1:05.8) Amanda Sims (59.22) Madison Kennedy (54.61) Morgan Scroggy Ava Ohlgren | 4:01.90 | Italy (ITA) Elena Gemo (1:01.70) Chiara Boggiatto (1:07.62) Cristina Maccagnola (58.30) Erica Buratto (55.13) Marialaura Simonetto | 4:02.75 | Russia (RUS) Kseniya Moskvina (1:01.31) Daria Deeva (1:07.60) Svetlana Fedulova (59.56) Svetlana Karpeeva (55.42) | 4:03.89 |
| 2011 | China Gao Chang (1:01.59) Sun Ye (1:06.81) Lu Ying (57.52) Tang Yi (53.23) | 3:59.15 | United States Jenny Connolly (1:00.21) Annie Chandler (1:07.40) Lyndsay DePaul (58.84) Megan Romano (53.70) | 4:00.15 | Japan Shiho Sakai (1:00.41) Satomi Suzuki (1:07.38) Tomoyo Fukuda (58.92) Yayoi Matsumoto (54.27) | 4:00.98 |
| 2013 | Russia (RUS) Anastasia Zueva Yuliya Yefimova Veronika Popova Viktoriya Andreyeva | 3:58.04 | Italy (ITA) Elena Gemo Giulia de Ascentis Elena Di Liddo Erika Ferraioli | 4:02.61 | United States (USA) Cindy Tran Laura Sogar Kelsey Floyd Megan Romano | 4:02.71 |
| 2015 | Italy (ITA) Carlotta Zofkova Ilaria Scarcella Elena Di Liddo Laura Letrari | 4:00.50 | Japan (JPN) Miki Takahashi Mina Matsushima Rino Hosoda Yui Yamane | 4:00.61 | United States (USA) Elizabeth Pelton Lilly King Felicia Lee Shannon Vreeland | 4:00.75 |
| 2017 | Japan (JPN) Anna Konishi (1:00.93) Kanako Watanabe (1:06.73) Yukina Hirayama (58.26) Chihiro Igarashi (54.32) Reona Aoki Ayu Iwamoto | 4:00.24 | United States (USA) Hannah Stevens (1:00.97) Andrea Cottrell (1:06.97) Hellen Moffitt (58.46) Caroline Baldwin (54.09) Ali DeLoof Miranda Tucker Katie McLaughlin Veronica Burchill | 4:00.49 | Italy (ITA) Carlotta Zofkova (1:01.37) Giulia Verona (1:08.86) Elena Di Liddo (57.76) Agalia Pezzato (54.41) | 4:02.40 |
| 2019 | United States (USA) Katharine Berkoff (1:00.03) Emily Escobedo (1:06.72) Dakota Luther (59.01) Gabby DeLoof (54.01) Elise Haan Veronica Burchill Catherine DeLoof | 3:59.77 | Japan (JPN) Marina Furubayashi (1:00.97) Mai Fukasawa (1:07.01) Ai Soma (58.22) Runa Imai (53.87) Kanako Watanabe | 4:00.07 | Canada (CAN) Ingrid Wilm (1:01.04) Nina Kucheran (1:08.03) Hannah Genich (59.47) Ainsley McMurray (54.78) Sophie Angus Sarah Watson | 4:03.32 |
10 km marathon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rachele Bruni (ITA) | 2:06:49.31 | Nadine Reichert (GER) | 2:07:29.21 | Alice Franco (ITA) | 2:08:42.77 |
| 2013 | Ashley Twichell (USA) | 2:05:00.9 | Aurora Ponselé (ITA) | 2:05:31.9 |  Karla Šitić (CRO) | 2:05:32.1 |
| 2015 | Arianna Bridi (ITA) | 2:03:19.4 | Ilaria Raimondi (ITA) | 2:03:58.9 | Stephanie Peacock (USA) | 2:04:53.1 |
| 2017 | Anna Olasz (HUN) | 2:04:12.2 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) | 2:04:17.9 | Adeline Furst (FRA) | 2:04:23.1 |
See also
- List of Universiade medalists in swimming (men)
