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Women’s 100 m freestyle
Held at 25 Games, 1912–2024. Most golds: United States (9). Most medals: Dawn Fraser (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals75
Delegations16on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | Torri Huske United States | Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong |
| 2020 Tokyo | Emma McKeon Australia | Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong | Cate Campbell Australia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Penny Oleksiak Canada / Simone Manuel United States | — | Sarah Sjöström Sweden |
| 2012 London | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | Aleksandra Gerasimenya Belarus | Tang Yi China |
| 2008 Beijing | Britta Steffen Germany | Libby Trickett Australia | Natalie Coughlin United States |
| 2004 Athens | Jodie Henry Australia | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | Natalie Coughlin United States |
| 1996 Atlanta | Le Jingyi China | Sandra Völker Germany | Angel Martino United States |
| 1992 Barcelona | Zhuang Yong China | Jenny Thompson United States | Franziska van Almsick Germany |
| 1988 Seoul | Kristin Otto East Germany | Zhuang Yong China | Catherine Plewinski France |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Carrie Steinseifer United States / Nancy Hogshead United States | — | Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands |
| 1980 Moscow | Barbara Krause East Germany | Caren Metschuck East Germany | Ines Diers East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Kornelia Ender East Germany | Petra Priemer East Germany | Enith Brigitha Netherlands |
| 1972 Munich | Sandy Neilson United States | Shirley Babashoff United States | Shane Gould Australia |
| 1968 Mexico City | Jan Henne United States | Susan Pedersen United States | Linda Gustavson United States |
| 1964 Tokyo | Dawn Fraser Australia | Sharon Stouder United States | Kathy Ellis United States |
| 1960 Rome | Dawn Fraser Australia | Chris von Saltza United States | Natalie Steward Great Britain |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Dawn Fraser Australia | Lorraine Crapp Australia | Faith Leech Australia |
| 1952 Helsinki | Katalin Szöke Hungary | Hannie Termeulen Netherlands | Judit Temes Hungary |
| 1948 London | Greta Andersen Denmark | Ann Curtis United States | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Netherlands |
| 1936 Berlin | Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands | Jeannette Campbell Argentina | Gisela Arendt Germany |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Helene Madison United States | Willy den Ouden Netherlands | Eleanor Saville United States |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Albina Osipowich United States | Eleanor Saville United States | Joyce Cooper Great Britain |
| 1924 Paris | Ethel Lackie United States | Mariechen Wehselau United States | Gertrude Ederle United States |
| 1920 Antwerp | Ethelda Bleibtrey United States | Irene Guest United States | Frances Schroth United States |
| 1912 Stockholm | Fanny Durack Australasia | Wilhelmina Wylie Australasia | Jennie Fletcher Great Britain |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Australasia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn Fraser | 3 | 3 |
| Zhuang Yong | 1 | 2 |
| Sarah Sjöström | 1 | 2 |
| Fanny Durack | 1 | 1 |
| Ethelda Bleibtrey | 1 | 1 |
| Ethel Lackie | 1 | 1 |
| Albina Osipowich | 1 | 1 |
| Helene Madison | 1 | 1 |
| Rie Mastenbroek | 1 | 1 |
| Greta Andersen | 1 | 1 |
| Katalin Szöke | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Henne | 1 | 1 |