List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Women's events
50 metre freestyle
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100 metre freestyle
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200 metre freestyle
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400 metre freestyle
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800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
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200 metre backstroke
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100 metre breaststroke
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200 metre breaststroke
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100 metre butterfly
200 metre butterfly
200 metre individual medley
400 metre individual medley
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
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Note: since 1984, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Note: swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 100 metre medley relay
Note: since 1984, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
10 km marathon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing |
Larisa Ilchenko Russia |
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1:59:29.2 | Cassandra Patten Great Britain |
1:59:31.0 |
| 2012 London |
Éva Risztov Hungary |
1:57:38.2 | Haley Anderson United States |
1:57:38.6 | Martina Grimaldi Italy |
1:57:41.8 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands |
1:56:32.1 | Rachele Bruni Italy |
1:56:49.5 | Poliana Okimoto Brazil |
1:56:51.4 |
| 2020 Tokyo |
Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil |
1:59:30.8 | Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands |
1:59:31.7 | Kareena Lee Australia |
1:59:32.5 |
| 2024 Paris |
Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands |
2:03:34.2 | Moesha Johnson Australia |
2:03:39.7 | Ginevra Taddeucci Italy |
2:03:42.8 |
Mixed events
4 × 100 metre medley relay
Discontinued event
300 metre freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Antwerp |
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Margaret Woodbridge United States
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Frances Schroth United States
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All-time medal table 1912–2024
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 112 | 88 | 75 | 275 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 41 | 36 | 31 | 108 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 37 | 38 | 46 | 121 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 51 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 12 | 17 | 16 | 45 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 13 | 16 | 35 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 6 | 11 | 17 | 34 |
| 10 |  South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 14 |  Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 |  Romania (ROU) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 |  Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 18 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Australasia (ANZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (39 entries) | 292 | 287 | 293 | 872 | |
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (women)
- List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships
- List of top Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- Swimming at the Summer Olympics
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Asian Games medalists in swimming
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. New York: Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-033-2.
- HistoFINA Swimming Medallists And Statistics At Olympic Games, January 31, 2015
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