Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 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 |
| 2000 | Diana Mocanu, Romania | 1:00.21 |
| 2004 | Natalie Coughlin, United States | 1:00.37 |
| 2008 | Natalie Coughlin, United States | 58.96 |
| 800-Meter Freestyle | Swimming–Women | 200-Meter Backstroke |
