Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1968 | Debbie Meyer, United States | 2:10.50 |
| 1972 | Shane Gould, Australia | 2:03.56 |
| 1976 | Kornelia Ender, East Germany | 1:59.26 |
| 1980 | Barbara Krause, East Germany | 1:58.33 |
| 1984 | Mary Wayle, United States | 1:59.23 |
| 1988 | Heike Friedrich, East Germany | 1:57.65 |
| 1992 | Nicole Haislett, United States | 1:57.90 |
| 1996 | Claudia Poll, Costa Rica | 1:58.16 |
| 2000 | Susie O'Neill, Australia | 1:58.24 |
| 2004 | Camelia Potec, Romania | 1:58.03 |
| 2008 | Federica Pellegrini, Italy | 1:54.82 |
| 100-Meter Freestyle | Swimming–Women | 400-Meter Freestyle |
