Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1964 | Donna de Varona, United States | 5:18.70 | |
| 1968 | Claudia Kolk, United States | 5:08.50 | |
| 1972 | Gail Neall, Australia | 5:02.97 | |
| 1976 | Ulrike Tauber, East Germany | 4:42.77 | |
| 1980 | Petra Schneider, East Germany | 4:36.29 | |
| 1984 | Tracy Caulkins, United States | 4:39.21 | |
| 1988 | Janet Evans, United States | 4:37.76 | |
| 1992 | Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary | 4:36.54 | |
| 1996 | Michelle Smith, Ireland | 4:39.18 | |
| 2000 | Yana Klochkova, Ukraine | 4:33.59 | 1 |
| 2004 | Yana Klochkova, Ukraine | 4:34.83 | |
| 2008 | Stephanie Rice, Australia | 4:29.45 |
1. World record.
| 200-Meter Individual Medley | Swimming–Women | 400-Meter Freestyle Relay (4×100) |
