| 2024 Paris | Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, Olivia Wunsch, Bronte Campbell Australia | Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Erika Connolly United States | Yang Junxuan, Cheng Yujie, Zhang Yufei, Wu Qingfeng, Yu Yiting China |
| 2020 Tokyo | Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell, Mollie O'Callaghan, Madison Wilson Australia | Kayla Sanchez, Maggie Mac Neil, Rebecca Smith, Penny Oleksiak, Taylor Ruck Canada | Erika Brown, Abbey Weitzeil, Natalie Hinds, Simone Manuel, Olivia Smoliga, Catie DeLoof, Allison Schmitt United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Emma McKeon, Brittany Elmslie, Bronte Campbell, Cate Campbell, Madison Wilson Australia | Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Dana Vollmer, Katie Ledecky, Amanda Weir, Lia Neal, Allison Schmitt United States | Sandrine Mainville, Chantal Van Landeghem, Taylor Ruck, Penny Oleksiak, Michelle Williams Canada |
| 2012 London | Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie, Yolane Kukla, Emily Seebohm, Melanie Schlanger, Libby Trickett Australia | Inge Dekker, Femke Heemskerk, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Hinkelien Schreuder, Marleen Veldhuis Netherlands | Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal, Allison Schmitt, Amanda Weir United States |
| 2008 Beijing | Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis, Hinkelien Schreuder, Manon van Rooijen Netherlands | Natalie Coughlin, Lacey Nymeyer, Kara Lynn Joyce, Dara Torres, Emily Silver, Julia Smit United States | Cate Campbell, Alice Mills, Melanie Schlanger, Libby Trickett, Shayne Reese Australia |
| 2004 Athens | Alice Mills, Libby Lenton, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry, Sarah Ryan Australia | Kara Lynn Joyce, Natalie Coughlin, Amanda Weir, Jenny Thompson, Lindsay Benko, Maritza Correia, Colleen Lanne United States | Chantal Groot, Inge Dekker, Marleen Veldhuis, Inge de Bruijn, Annabel Kosten Netherlands |
| 2000 Sydney | Amy Van Dyken, Courtney Shealy, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Erin Phenix, Ashley Tappin United States | Manon van Rooijen, Wilma van Hofwegen, Inge de Bruijn, Thamar Henneken, Chantal Groot Netherlands | Johanna Sjöberg, Therese Alshammar, Louise Jöhncke, Anna-Karin Kammerling, Josefin Lillhage, Malin Svahnström Sweden |
| 1996 Atlanta | Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Jenny Thompson, Lisa Jacob, Melanie Valerio United States | Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, Shan Ying China | Sandra Völker, Simone Osygus, Antje Buschschulte, Franziska van Almsick, Meike Freitag Germany |
| 1992 Barcelona | Nicole Haislett, Angel Martino, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Ashley Tappin, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton United States | Le Jingyi, Lü Bin, Zhuang Yong, Yang Wenyi, Zhao Kun China | Franziska van Almsick, Daniela Hunger, Simone Osygus, Manuela Stellmach, Kerstin Kielgass, Annette Hadding Germany |
| 1988 Seoul | Kristin Otto, Katrin Meissner, Daniela Hunger, Manuela Stellmach, Sabina Schulze, Heike Friedrich East Germany | Marianne Muis, Mildred Muis, Conny van Bentum, Karin Brienesse, Diana van der Plaats Netherlands | Mary Wayte, Mitzi Kremer, Laura Walker, Dara Torres, Paige Zemina, Jill Sterkel United States |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Jenna Johnson, Carrie Steinseifer, Dara Torres, Nancy Hogshead, Jill Sterkel, Mary Wayte United States | Annemarie Verstappen, Desi Reijers, Elles Voskes, Conny van Bentum, Wilma van Velsen Netherlands | Iris Zscherpe, Susanne Schuster, Christiane Pielke, Karin Seick West Germany |
| 1980 Moscow | Barbara Krause, Caren Metschuck, Ines Diers, Sarina Hülsenbeck, Carmela Schmidt East Germany | Carina Ljungdahl, Tina Gustafsson, Agneta Mårtensson, Agneta Eriksson, Birgitta Jönsson, Helena Peterson Sweden | Conny van Bentum, Wilma van Velsen, Reggie de Jong, Annelies Maas Netherlands |
| 1976 Montreal | Kim Peyton, Jill Sterkel, Shirley Babashoff, Wendy Boglioli United States | Petra Priemer, Kornelia Ender, Claudia Hempel, Andrea Pollack East Germany | Becky Smith, Gail Amundrud, Barbara Clark, Anne Jardin Canada |
| 1972 Munich | Shirley Babashoff, Jane Barkman, Jenny Kemp, Sandy Neilson United States | Andrea Eife, Kornelia Ender, Elke Sehmisch, Gabriele Wetzko East Germany | Gudrun Beckmann, Heidemarie Reineck, Angela Steinbach, Jutta Weber West Germany |
| 1968 Mexico City | Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson, Susan Pedersen, Jan Henne United States | Gabriele Wetzko, Roswitha Krause, Uta Schmuck, Martina Grunert East Germany | Angela Coughlan, Marilyn Corson, Elaine Tanner, Marion Lay Canada |
| 1964 Tokyo | Sharon Stouder, Donna de Varona, Lillian Watson, Kathy Ellis United States | Robyn Thorn, Janice Murphy, Lynette Bell, Dawn Fraser Australia | Pauline van der Wildt, Toos Beumer, Winnie van Weerdenburg, Erica Terpstra Netherlands |
| 1960 Rome | Joan Spillane, Shirley Stobs, Carolyn Wood, Chris von Saltza United States | Dawn Fraser, Ilsa Konrads, Lorraine Crapp, Alva Colquhoun Australia | Christel Steffin, Heidi Pechstein, Gisela Weiss, Ursel Brunner United Team of Germany |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan, Lorraine Crapp Australia | Sylvia Ruuska, Shelley Mann, Nancy Simons, Joan Rosazza United States | Natalie Myburgh, Susan Roberts, Moira Abernethy, Jeanette Myburgh South Africa |
| 1952 Helsinki | Ilona Novák, Judit Temes, Éva Novák, Katalin Szöke Hungary | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Koosje van Voorn, Hannie Termeulen, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Netherlands | Jackie LaVine, Marilee Stepan, Jody Alderson, Evelyn Kawamoto United States |
| 1948 London | Marie Corridon, Thelma Kalama, Brenda Helser, Ann Curtis United States | Eva Arndt-Riise, Karen Margrethe Harup, Greta Andersen, Fritze Carstensen Denmark | Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Margot Marsman, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Hannie Termeulen Netherlands |
| 1936 Berlin | Rie Mastenbroek, Willy den Ouden, Jopie Selbach, Tini Wagner Netherlands | Gisela Arendt, Ruth Halbsguth, Leni Lohmar, Ingeborg Schmitz Germany | Mavis Freeman, Bernice Lapp, Olive McKean, Katherine Rawls United States |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Helen Johns, Helene Madison, Josephine McKim, Eleanor Saville United States | Corrie Laddé, Willy den Ouden, Puck Oversloot, Maria Vierdag Netherlands | Joyce Cooper, Valerie Davies, Edna Hughes, Helen Varcoe Great Britain |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Eleanor Saville, Adelaide Lambert, Martha Norelius, Albina Osipowich United States | Joyce Cooper, Ellen King, Cissie Stewart, Iris Tanner Great Britain | Mary Bedford, Freddie van der Goes, Rhoda Rennie, Kathleen Russell South Africa |
| 1924 Paris | Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle, Ethel Lackie, Mariechen Wehselau United States | Florence Barker, Constance Jeans, Grace McKenzie, Iris Tanner Great Britain | Aina Berg, Gurli Ewerlund, Wivan Pettersson, Hjördis Töpel Sweden |
| 1920 Antwerp | Ethelda Bleibtrey, Irene Guest, Frances Schroth, Margaret Woodbridge United States | Hilda James, Constance Jeans, Grace McKenzie, Charlotte Radcliffe Great Britain | Aina Berg, Jane Gylling, Emily Machnow, Carin Nilsson Sweden |
| 1912 Stockholm | Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs, Irene Steer Great Britain | Wally Dressel, Louise Otto, Hermine Stindt, Grete Rosenberg Germany | Margarete Adler, Klara Milch, Josephine Sticker, Berta Zahourek Austria |