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Women’s 200 m freestyle
Held at 15 Games, 1968–2024. Most golds: United States (5). Most medals: Claudia Poll (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games151968–2024
Medals45
Delegations15on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Mollie O'Callaghan Australia | Ariarne Titmus Australia | Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong |
| 2020 Tokyo | Ariarne Titmus Australia | Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong | Penny Oleksiak Canada |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Katie Ledecky United States | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | Emma McKeon Australia |
| 2012 London | Allison Schmitt United States | Camille Muffat France | Bronte Barratt Australia |
| 2008 Beijing | Federica Pellegrini Italy | Sara Isakovič Slovenia | Pang Jiaying China |
| 2004 Athens | Camelia Potec Romania | Federica Pellegrini Italy | Solenne Figuès France |
| 2000 Sydney | Susie O'Neill Australia | Martina Moravcová Slovakia | Claudia Poll Costa Rica |
| 1996 Atlanta | Claudia Poll Costa Rica | Franziska van Almsick Germany | Dagmar Hase Germany |
| 1992 Barcelona | Nicole Haislett United States | Franziska van Almsick Germany | Kerstin Kielgass Germany |
| 1988 Seoul | Heike Friedrich East Germany | Silvia Poll Costa Rica | Manuela Stellmach East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Mary Wayte United States | Cynthia Woodhead United States | Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands |
| 1980 Moscow | Barbara Krause East Germany | Ines Diers East Germany | Carmela Schmidt East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Kornelia Ender East Germany | Shirley Babashoff United States | Enith Brigitha Netherlands |
| 1972 Munich | Shane Gould Australia | Shirley Babashoff United States | Keena Rothhammer United States |
| 1968 Mexico City | Debbie Meyer United States | Jan Henne United States | Jane Barkman United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia Poll | 1 | 2 |
| Federica Pellegrini | 1 | 2 |
| Ariarne Titmus | 1 | 2 |
| Debbie Meyer | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Gould | 1 | 1 |
| Kornelia Ender | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Krause | 1 | 1 |
| Mary Wayte | 1 | 1 |
| Heike Friedrich | 1 | 1 |
| Nicole Haislett | 1 | 1 |
| Susie O'Neill | 1 | 1 |
| Camelia Potec | 1 | 1 |