- 1896-1956 — Event Not Held
- 1960
GOLD USA 4:41.1 (Lynn Burke, Patty Kempner, Carolyn Schuler, Christine Von Saltza)
SILVER AUS 04:45.9
BRONZE GDR/GER 4:47.6 - 1964
GOLD USA 04:33.9 (Cathy Feerguson, Cynthia Goyette, Sharon Stouder, Kathleen Ellis)
SILVER HOL 4:37.0
BRONZE URS 4:39.2 - 1968
GOLD USA 04:28.3 (Kaye Hall, Catie Ball, Ellie Daniels, SUSA Pedersen)
SILVER AUS 4:30.0
BRONZE GER 4:36.4 - 1972
GOLD USA 04:20.8 (Melissa Belote, Catherine Carr, Deena Deardurff, Sandra Neilson)
SILVER GDR 4:24.91
BRONZE GER 4:26.46 - 1976
GOLD GDR 04:07.9
SILVER USA 4:14.55 (Linda Jezek, Lauri Siering, Camille Wright, Shirley Babashoff)
BRONZE CAN 4:15.22 - 1980
GOLD GDR 04:06.7
SILVER GBR 4:12.24
BRONZE URS 4:13.61 - 1984
GOLD USA 04:08.3 (Theresa Andrews, Tracy Caulkins, Mary T. Meagher, Nancy Hoghead)
SILVER GER 4:11.97
BRONZE CAN 4:12.98 - 1988
GOLD GDR 04:03.7
SILVER USA 4:07.90 (Beth Barr, Tracey McFarlane, Janel Jorgensen, Mary Wayte)
BRONZE CAN 4:10.49 - 1992
GOLD USA 4:02.54 (Lea Loveless, Anita Nall, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Jenny Thompson)
SILVER GER 4:05.19
BRONZE EUN 4:06.44 - 1996
GOLD USA 04:02.9 (Beth Botsford, Amanda Beard, Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken)
SILVER AUS 4:05.08
BRONZE CHN 4:07.34 - 2000
GOLD USA 3:58.30 (BJ Bedford, Megan Quann, Dara Torres, Jenny Thompson)
SILVER AUS 4:01.59
BRONZE JPN 4:04.16 - 2004
GOLD AUS 3:57.32
SILVER USA 3:59.12 (Natalie Coughlin, Amanda Beard, Jenny Thompson, Kara Lynn Joyce)
BRONZE GER 4:00.72 - 2008
GOLD 3:52.69 AUS
SILVER 3:53.30 USA (Coughlin, Soni, Magnuson, Torres)
BRONZE 3:56.11 CHN
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

