- 1896-1964 Event Not Held
- 1968
GOLD Debbie Meyer, USA 09:24.0
SILVER Pam Kruse, USA 09:35.7
BRONZE Maria T. Ramirez, MEX 09:38.5 - 1972
GOLD Keena Rothhammer, USA 08:53.7
SILVER Shane Gould, AUS 08:56.4
BRONZE Novella Calligaris, ITA 08:57.5 - 1976
GOLD Petra Thumer, GDR 08:37.1
SILVER Shirley Babashoff, USA 08:37.6
BRONZE Wendy Weinberg, USA 08:42.6 - 1980
GOLD Michelle Ford, AUS 08:28.9
SILVER Ines Diers, GDR 8:32.55
BRONZE Heike Dahne, GDR 08:33.5 - 1984
GOLD Tiffany Cohen, USA 8:24.95
SILVER Michele Richardson, USA 8:30.73
BRONZE Sarah Hardcastle, GBR 8:32.60 - 1988
GOLD Janet Evans, USA 8:20.20
SILVER Astrid Strauss, GDR 8:22.09
BRONZE Julie McDonald, AUS 8:22.93 - 1992
GOLD Janet Evans, USA 8:25.22
SILVER Hayley Lewis, AUS 8:30.34
BRONZE Jana Henke, GER, 8:30.99 - 1996
GOLD Brooke Bennett, USA 8:27.89
SILVER Dagmar Hase, GER 8:29.91
BRONZE Dirsten Vlieghuis, NED 8:30.84 - 2000
GOLD Brooke Bennett, USA 8:19.67
SILVER Yana Klochkova, UKR 8:22.66
BRONZE Kaitlin Sandeno, USA 8:24.29 - 2004
GOLD Ai Shibata, JPN 8:24.54
SILVER Laure Manaudou, FRA 8:24.96
BRONZE Diana Munz, USA 8:26.61 - 2008
GOLD Rebecca Adlington, GBR 8:14.10
SILVER Alessia Filippi, ITA 8:20.23
BRONZE Lotte Friis, DEN 8:23.03
More Olympic Swimming Medalists
Men's Medalists
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50 Meter Freestyle
100 Meter Freestyle
200 Meter Freestyle
400 Meter Freestyle
1500 Meter Freestyle
100 Meter Backstroke
200 Meter Backstroke
100 Meter Breaststroke
200 Meter Breaststroke
100 Meter Butterfly
200 Meter Butterfly
200 Meter Individual Medley
400 Meter Individual Medley
400 (4 x 100) Meter Freestyle Relay
800 (4 x 200) Meter Freestyle Relay
400 (4 x 100) Meter Medley Relay
10-kilometer Open Water Swimming Marathon
Events no longer contested
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50 Meter Freestyle
100 Meter Freestyle
200 Meter Freestyle
400 Meter Freestyle
800 Meter Freestyle
100 Meter Backstroke
200 Meter Backstroke
100 Meter Breaststroke
200 Meter Breaststroke
100 Meter Butterfly
200 Meter Butterfly
200 Meter Individual Medley
400 Meter Individual Medley
400 (4 x 100) Meter Freestyle Relay
800 (4 x 200) Meter Freestyle Relay
400 (4 x 100) Meter Medley Relay
10-kilometer Open Water Swimming Marathon

