Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1920 | Ethelda Bleibtrey, United States | 4:34.00 | 1 |
| 1924 | Martha Norelius, United States | 6:02.20 | |
| 1928 | Martha Norelius, United States | 5:42.80 | |
| 1932 | Helene Madison, United States | 5:28.50 | |
| 1936 | Hendrika Mastenbroek, Netherlands | 5:26.40 | |
| 1948 | Ann Curtis, United States | 5:17.80 | |
| 1952 | Valerie Gyenge, Hungary | 5:12.10 | |
| 1956 | Lorraine Crapp, Australia | 4:54.60 | |
| 1960 | Chris von Saltza, United States | 4:50.60 | |
| 1964 | Ginny Duenkel, United States | 4:43.30 | |
| 1968 | Debbie Meyer, United States | 4:31.80 | |
| 1972 | Shane Gould, Australia | 4:19.04 | |
| 1976 | Petra Thumer, East Germany | 4:09.89 | |
| 1980 | Ines Diers, East Germany | 4:08.76 | |
| 1984 | Tiffany Cohen, United States | 4:07.10 | |
| 1988 | Janet Evans, United States | 4:03.85 | |
| 1992 | Dagmar Hase, Germany | 4:07.18 | |
| 1996 | Michelle Smith, Ireland | 4:07.25 | |
| 2000 | Brooke Bennett, United States | 4:05.80 | |
| 2004 | Laure Manaudou, France | 4:05.34 | |
| 2008 | Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain | 4:03.22 | |
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| 200-Meter Freestyle | Swimming–Women | 800-Meter Freestyle |
