Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1912 | Great Britain | 5:52.80 | |
| 1920 | United States | 5:11.60 | |
| 1924 | United States | 4:58.80 | |
| 1928 | United States | 4:47.60 | |
| 1932 | United States | 4:38.00 | |
| 1936 | Netherlands | 4:36.00 | |
| 1948 | United States | 4:29.20 | |
| 1952 | Hungary | 4:24.40 | |
| 1956 | Australia | 4:17.10 | |
| 1960 | United States | 4:08.90 | |
| 1964 | United States | 4:03.80 | |
| 1968 | United States | 4:02.50 | |
| 1972 | United States | 3:55.19 | |
| 1976 | United States | 3:44.82 | |
| 1980 | East Germany | 3:42.71 | |
| 1984 | United States | 3:44.43 | |
| 1988 | East Germany | 3:40.63 | |
| 1992 | United States | 3:39.46 | |
| 1996 | United States | 3:39.29 | |
| 2000 | United States | 3:36.61 | |
| 2004 | Australia | 3:35.94 | 1 |
| 2008 | Netherlands | 3:33.76 | 1 |
1. World record.
| 400-Meter Individual Medley | Swimming–Women | 800-Meter Freestyle Relay (4×200) |
