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Women’s 50 m freestyle
Held at 10 Games, 1988–2024. Most golds: Netherlands (3). Most medals: Inge de Bruijn (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games101988–2024
Medals31
Delegations10on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | Meg Harris Australia | Zhang Yufei China |
| 2020 Tokyo | Emma McKeon Australia | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | Pernille Blume Denmark |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Pernille Blume Denmark | Simone Manuel United States | Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus |
| 2012 London | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | Aleksandra Gerasimenya Belarus | Marleen Veldhuis Netherlands |
| 2008 Beijing | Britta Steffen Germany | Dara Torres United States | Cate Campbell Australia |
| 2004 Athens | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | Malia Metella France | Libby Lenton Australia |
| 2000 Sydney | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | Therese Alshammar Sweden | Dara Torres United States |
| 1996 Atlanta | Amy Van Dyken United States | Le Jingyi China | Sandra Völker Germany |
| 1992 Barcelona | Yang Wenyi China | Zhuang Yong China | Angel Martino United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Kristin Otto East Germany | Yang Wenyi China | Katrin Meissner East Germany / Jill Sterkel United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Inge de Bruijn | 2 | 2 |
| Yang Wenyi | 1 | 2 |
| Pernille Blume | 1 | 2 |
| Sarah Sjöström | 1 | 2 |
| Kristin Otto | 1 | 1 |
| Amy Van Dyken | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Steffen | 1 | 1 |
| Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 1 | 1 |
| Emma McKeon | 1 | 1 |
| Dara Torres | 0 | 2 |
| Katrin Meissner | 0 | 1 |
| Jill Sterkel | 0 | 1 |