Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 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 | |
| 2000 | Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands | 0:56.61 | 1 |
| 2004 | Petria Thomas, Australia | 0:57.72 | |
| 2008 | LisbethTrickett, Australia | 0: 56.73 |
1. World record.
| 200-Meter Breaststroke | Swimming–Women | 200-Meter Butterfly |
