Swimming — 200 metres Freestyle, Women

Times held 15
Total participants 470
Total countries 102

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1968 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 39 23
1972 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 33 17
1976 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 40 22
1980 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 22 14
1984 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 36 25
1988 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 44 29
1992 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 37 26
1996 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 42 35
2000 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 40 35
2004 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 41 36
2008 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 46 37
2012 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 35 29
2016 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 42 27
2020 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 29 23
2024 200 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 31 27

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1968 Debbie MeyerUSA Jan HenneUSA Jane BarkmanUSA
1972 Shane GouldAUS Shirley BabashoffUSA Keena RothhammerUSA
1976 Kornelia EnderGDR Shirley BabashoffUSA Enith BrigithaNED
1980 Barbara KrauseGDR Ines DiersGDR Carmela SchmidtGDR
1984 Mary WayteUSA Sippy WoodheadUSA Annemarie VerstappenNED
1988 Heike FriedrichGDR Sylvia PollCRC Manuela StellmachGDR
1992 Nicole HaislettUSA Franziska van AlmsickGER Kerstin KielgaßGER
1996 Claudia PollCRC Franziska van AlmsickGER Dagmar HaseGER
2000 Susie O'NeillAUS Martina MoravcováSVK Claudia PollCRC
2004 Camelia PotecROU Federica PellegriniITA Solenne FiguèsFRA
2008 Federica PellegriniITA Sara IsakovičSLO Pang JiayingCHN
2012 Allison SchmittUSA Camille MuffatFRA Bronte BarrattAUS
2016 Katie LedeckyUSA Sarah SjöströmSWE Emma McKeonAUS
2020 Ariarne TitmusAUS Siobhán HaugheyHKG Penny OleksiakCAN
2024 Mollie O'CallaghanAUS Ariarne TitmusAUS Siobhán HaugheyHKG

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 5 4 2 11
Australia AUS 4 1 2 7
East Germany GDR 3 1 2 6
Costa Rica CRC 1 1 1 3
Italy ITA 1 1 0 2
Romania ROU 1 0 0 1
Germany GER 0 2 2 4
France FRA 0 1 1 2
Hong Kong, China HKG 0 1 1 2
Slovakia SVK 0 1 0 1
Slovenia SLO 0 1 0 1
Sweden SWE 0 1 0 1
Netherlands NED 0 0 2 2
Canada CAN 0 0 1 1
People's Republic of China CHN 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Federica Pellegrini ITA 1 1 0 2
Ariarne Titmus AUS 1 1 0 2
Claudia Poll CRC 1 0 1 2
Shane Gould AUS 1 0 0 1
Susie O'Neill AUS 1 0 0 1
Kornelia Ender GDR 1 0 0 1
Heike Friedrich GDR 1 0 0 1
Barbara Krause GDR 1 0 0 1
Nicole Haislett USA 1 0 0 1
Debbie Meyer USA 1 0 0 1
Mary Wayte USA 1 0 0 1
Camelia Potec ROU 1 0 0 1
Allison Schmitt USA 1 0 0 1
Katie Ledecky USA 1 0 0 1
Mollie O'Callaghan AUS 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Albania ALB 2024 Summer Olympics Kaltra Meca 27 See all
Argentina ARG 2004 Summer Olympics Florencia Szigeti 25 See all
Australia AUS 1972 Summer Olympics Shane Gould 1 Gold See all
2000 Summer Olympics Susie O'Neill 1 Gold
2020 Summer Olympics Ariarne Titmus 1 Gold
2024 Summer Olympics Mollie O'Callaghan 1 Gold
Austria AUT 2008 Summer Olympics Jördis Steinegger 26 See all
Belarus BLR 2000 Summer Olympics Natallia Baranouskaya 6 See all
Belgium BEL 1980 Summer Olympics Pascale Verbauwen 12 See all
Bolivia BOL 1992 Summer Olympics Paola Peñarrieta 37 See all
Brazil BRA 2024 Summer Olympics Mafê Costa 11 See all
Bulgaria BUL 1980 Summer Olympics Sonya Dangalakova 13 See all
Canada CAN 2020 Summer Olympics Penny Oleksiak 3 Bronze See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1968 Summer Olympics Oei Liana 9 See all
Colombia COL 1972 Summer Olympics Olga de Ángulo 26 See all
Costa Rica CRC 1996 Summer Olympics Claudia Poll 1 Gold See all
Croatia CRO 2004 Summer Olympics Petra Banović 32 See all
Cuba CUB 2024 Summer Olympics Andrea Becali 21 See all
Cyprus CYP 2008 Summer Olympics Anna Stylianou 27 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Anna Stylianou 27
Czechia CZE 2020 Summer Olympics Barbora Seemanová 6 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Barbora Seemanová 6
Czechoslovakia TCH 1968 Summer Olympics Oľga Kozičová 8 See all
Denmark DEN 1988 Summer Olympics Mette Jacobsen 11 See all
East Germany GDR 1976 Summer Olympics Kornelia Ender 1 Gold See all
1980 Summer Olympics Barbara Krause 1 Gold
1988 Summer Olympics Heike Friedrich 1 Gold
Egypt EGY 2000 Summer Olympics Rania El-Wani 21 See all
El Salvador ESA 1992 Summer Olympics María José Marenco 32 See all
Estonia EST 2004 Summer Olympics Elina Partõka 28 See all
2008 Summer Olympics Elina Partõka =28
Fiji FIJ 1992 Summer Olympics Sharon Pickering 34 See all
Finland FIN 1996 Summer Olympics Paula Harmokivi 18 See all
France FRA 2012 Summer Olympics Camille Muffat 2 Silver See all
Germany GER 1992 Summer Olympics Franziska van Almsick 2 Silver See all
1996 Summer Olympics Franziska van Almsick 2 Silver
Ghana GHA 2016 Summer Olympics Kaya Forson 42 See all
Great Britain GBR 1980 Summer Olympics June Croft 6 See all
1984 Summer Olympics June Croft 6
2008 Summer Olympics Caitlin McClatchey 6
Greece GRE 1996 Summer Olympics Tonia Machaira 14 See all
Guatemala GUA 2020 Summer Olympics Gaby Santis 27 See all
Honduras HON 2024 Summer Olympics Julimar Ávila 22 See all
Hong Kong, China HKG 2020 Summer Olympics Siobhán Haughey 2 Silver See all
Hungary HUN 2008 Summer Olympics Ágnes Mutina 11 See all
Iceland ISL 2024 Summer Olympics Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir 15 See all
India IND 2024 Summer Olympics Dhinidhi Desinghu 23 See all
Ireland IRL 1984 Summer Olympics Carol-Ann Heavey 20 See all
Israel ISR 2020 Summer Olympics Andi Murez 19 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Lea Polonsky 19
Italy ITA 2008 Summer Olympics Federica Pellegrini 1 Gold See all
Jamaica JAM 2004 Summer Olympics Janelle Atkinson 30 See all
Japan JPN 1992 Summer Olympics Suzu Chiba 6 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2004 Summer Olympics Yuliya Risik 41 See all
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA 2024 Summer Olympics Mashael Al-Ayed 29 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2000 Summer Olympics Anna Korshikova 35 See all
Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO 2024 Summer Olympics Ariana Dirkzwager 25 See all
Latvia LAT 2020 Summer Olympics Ieva Maļuka 24 See all
Lebanon LBN 2020 Summer Olympics Gabriella Doueihy 29 See all
Libya LBA 1980 Summer Olympics Soad Fezzani 22 See all
Lithuania LTU 1996 Summer Olympics Laura Petrutytė 41 See all
Luxembourg LUX 2008 Summer Olympics Christine Mailliet 39 See all
Malaysia MAS 1988 Summer Olympics Nurul Huda Abdullah 27 See all
Mauritius MRI 2012 Summer Olympics Heather Arseth 34 See all
Mexico MEX 1968 Summer Olympics María Teresa Ramírez 11 See all
Mongolia MGL 2024 Summer Olympics Batbayaryn Enkhkhüslen 18 See all
Morocco MAR 2020 Summer Olympics Lina Khiyara 28 See all
Nepal NEP 2024 Summer Olympics Duana Lama 30 See all
Netherlands NED 1976 Summer Olympics Enith Brigitha 3 Bronze See all
1984 Summer Olympics Annemarie Verstappen 3 Bronze
New Zealand NZL 2024 Summer Olympics Erika Fairweather 7 See all
North Macedonia MKD 2000 Summer Olympics Vesna Stojanovska 29 See all
Norway NOR 1992 Summer Olympics Irene Dalby 23 See all
Pakistan PAK 2024 Summer Olympics Jehanara Nabi 26 See all
Panama PAN 1976 Summer Olympics Georgina Osorio 37 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2008 Summer Olympics Pang Jiaying 3 Bronze See all
Peru PER 1968 Summer Olympics Consuelo Changanachi 18 See all
Philippines PHI 1984 Summer Olympics Christine Jacob 25 See all
Poland POL 2004 Summer Olympics Paulina Barzycka 4 See all
Portugal POR 1996 Summer Olympics Ana Alegria 29 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1968 Summer Olympics Kristina Moir 23 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Valeriya Salamatina 15 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2004 Summer Olympics Kim Hyeon-Ju 26 See all
Romania ROU 2004 Summer Olympics Camelia Potec 1 Gold See all
Russian Federation RUS 2000 Summer Olympics Nadezhda Chemezova =4 See all
San Marino SMR 1984 Summer Olympics Daniela Galassi 34 See all
Senegal SEN 2004 Summer Olympics Khadija Ciss 40 See all
Serbia SRB 2016 Summer Olympics Katarina Simonović 30 See all
Seychelles SEY 2012 Summer Olympics Aurelie Fanchette 35 See all
Singapore SGP 1992 Summer Olympics Joscelin Yeo 28 See all
Slovakia SVK 2000 Summer Olympics Martina Moravcová 2 Silver See all
Slovenia SLO 2008 Summer Olympics Sara Isakovič 2 Silver See all
South Africa RSA 2000 Summer Olympics Heleen Muller 9 See all
South Vietnam VNM 1968 Summer Olympics Nguyễn Minh Tam DNS See all
Soviet Union URS 1980 Summer Olympics Olga Klevakina 4 See all
Spain ESP 2012 Summer Olympics Melani Costa 9 See all
Suriname SUR 1996 Summer Olympics Carolyn Adel 28 See all
Sweden SWE 2016 Summer Olympics Sarah Sjöström 2 Silver See all
Switzerland SUI 1972 Summer Olympics Françoise Monod 23 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 2000 Summer Olympics Marella Mamoun 39 See all
Thailand THA 1976 Summer Olympics Rachaneewan Bulakul 29 See all
The Bahamas BAH 2020 Summer Olympics Joanna Evans 18 See all
Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1988 Summer Olympics Karen Dieffenthaler 31 See all
Tunisia TUN 1988 Summer Olympics Senda Gharbi 30 See all
Ukraine UKR 1996 Summer Olympics Olena Lapunova 21 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Olga Kirichenko 7 See all
United Arab Emirates UAE 2024 Summer Olympics Maha Al-Shehhi 28 See all
United States USA 1968 Summer Olympics Debbie Meyer 1 Gold See all
1984 Summer Olympics Mary Wayte 1 Gold
1992 Summer Olympics Nicole Haislett 1 Gold
2012 Summer Olympics Allison Schmitt 1 Gold
2016 Summer Olympics Katie Ledecky 1 Gold
United States Virgin Islands ISV 1976 Summer Olympics Shelley Cramer 35 See all
Uruguay URU 1968 Summer Olympics Mónica E. Figueroa 32 See all
Venezuela VEN 2024 Summer Olympics María Yegres 20 See all
Vietnam VIE 2020 Summer Olympics Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 26 See all
West Germany FRG 1984 Summer Olympics Ina Beyermann 7 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Stephanie Ortwig 7
Yugoslavia YUG 1968 Summer Olympics Mirjana Šegrt 5 See all
Zimbabwe ZIM 2000 Summer Olympics Mandy Leach 13 See all