Olympic Swimming Medals - Women's 100 Meter Freestyle Olympic Medalists

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The gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medal swimmers in the women's 100 meter freestyle from the Summer Olympic games.

1896-1908 Event Not Held
1912
GOLD Fanny Durack, AUS 01:22.2
SILVER Wilhelmine Wylie, AUS 01:25.4
BRONZE Jennie Fletcher, GBR 01:27.0
1920
GOLD Ethelda Bleibtrey, USA 01:13.6
SILVER Irene Guest, USA 01:17.0
BRONZE Frances Schroth, USA 01:17.2
1924
GOLD Ethel Lackie, USA 01:12.4
SILVER Marie Wehselau, USA 01:12.8
BRONZE Gertrude Ederle, USA 01:14.2
1928
GOLD Albina Osipowich, USA 01:11.0
SILVER Eleanor Garatti, USA 01:11.4
BRONZE M. Joyce Cooper GBR 01:13.6
1932
GOLD Helene Madison, USA 01:06.8
SILVER Willemijntje den Ouden HOL 1:07.8
BRONZE Eleanor Saville-Garatti, USA 01:08.2
1936
GOLD Hendrita Mastenbroek, HOL 1:05.9
SILVER Jeannette Campbell, ARG 1:06.4
BRONZE Gisela Arendt, GER 1:06.6
1948
GOLD Greta Andersen, DAN 1:06.3
SILVER Ann Curtis, USA 1:06.5
BRONZE Marie-Louis Vaessen, HOL 1:07.6
1952
GOLD Katalin Szoke, HUN 1:06.8
SILVER Johanna Termeulen, HOL 1:07.0
BRONZE Judit Temes, HUN 1:07.1
1956
GOLD Dawn Fraser, AUS 1:02.0
SILVER Loraine Crapp, AUS 1:02.3
BRONZE Faith Leech, AUS 1:05.1
1960
GOLD Dawn Fraser, AUS 1:01.2
SILVER Chris Von Saltza USA 1:02.8
BRONZE Natalie Steward, GBR 1:03.1
1964
GOLD Dawn Fraser, AUS 59.5
SILVER Sharon Stouder, USA 59.9
BRONZE Kathleen Ellis, USA 1:00.8
1968
GOLD Jan Henne, USA 1:00.0
SILVER Susan Pedersen, USA 1:00.3
BRONZE Linda Gustavson, USA 1:00.3
1972
GOLD Sandy Neilson, USA 58.59
SILVER Shirley Babashoff, USA 59.02
BRONZE Shane Gould, AUS 59.0
1976
GOLD Kornelia Ender, GDR 55.65
SILVER Petra Priemer, GDR 56.49
BRONZE Enith Brigitha, HOL 56.65
1980
GOLD Barbara Krause, GDR 54.79
SILVER Caren Metschuck, GDR 55.16
BRONZE Ines Diers, GDR 55.65
1984
GOLD Carrie Steinseifer, USA 55.92tie
GOLD Nancy Hogshead, USA 55.92tie
BRONZE Ann Marie Verstappen, HOL 56.08
1988
GOLD Kristin Otto, GDR 54.93
SILVER Yong Zhuang, CHN 55.47
BRONZE Catherine Plewinski, FRA 55.49
1992
GOLD Yong Zhuang, CHN 54.64
SILVER Jenny Thompson, USA 54.84
BRONZE Franziska van Almsick GER 54.94
1996
GOLD Jingyi Le, CHN 54.50
SILVER Sandra Volker, GER 54.88
BRONZE Angel Martino, USA 54.93
2000
GOLD Inge de Bruijn NED 53.83
SILVER Therese Alshammar, SWE 54.33
BRONZE Dara Torres, USA 54.43tie
BRONZE Jenny Thompson, USA 54.43
2004
GOLD Jodie Henry, AUS 53.84
SILVER Inge de Bruijn, NED 54.16
BRONZE Natalie Coughlin, USA 54.40
2008
GOLD Britta Steffen, GER 53.12
SILVER Lisbeth Trickett, AUS 53.16
BRONZE Natalie Coughlin, USA 53.39