Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1912 | Fanny Durack, Australia | 1:22.20 |
| 1920 | Ethelda Bleibtrey, United States | 1:13.60 |
| 1924 | Ethel Lackie, United States | 1:12.40 |
| 1928 | Albina Osipowich, United States | 1:11.00 |
| 1932 | Helene Madison, United States | 1:06.80 |
| 1936 | Hendrika Mastenbroek, Netherlands | 1:05.90 |
| 1948 | Greta Andersen, Denmark | 1:06.30 |
| 1952 | Katalin Szoke, Hungary | 1:06.80 |
| 1956 | Dawn Fraser, Australia | 1:02.00 |
| 1960 | Dawn Fraser, Australia | 1:01.20 |
| 1964 | Dawn Fraser, Australia | 0:59.50 |
| 1968 | Marge Jan Henne, United States | 1:00.00 |
| 1972 | Sandra Neilson, United States | 0:58.59 |
| 1976 | Kornelia Ender, East Germany | 0:55.65 |
| 1980 | Barbara Krause, East Germany | 0:54.79 |
| 1984 | Carrie Steinseifer, United States | 0:55.92 |
| 1988 | Kristin Otto, East Germany | 0:54.93 |
| 1992 | Zhuang Yong, China | 0:54.64 |
| 1996 | Le Jingyi, China | 0:54.50 |
| 2000 | Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands | 0:58.83 |
| 2004 | Jodie Henry, Australia | 0.53.84 |
| 2008 | Britta Steffen, Germany | 0. 53.12 |
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