| Times held | 17 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1036 |
| Total countries | 52 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 56 | 12 |
| 1964 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 43 | 9 |
| 1968 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 70 | 16 |
| 1972 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 73 | 16 |
| 1976 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 75 | 17 |
| 1980 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 43 | 10 |
| 1984 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 56 | 13 |
| 1988 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 79 | 18 |
| 1992 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 78 | 17 |
| 1996 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 103 | 24 |
| 2000 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 81 | 18 |
| 2004 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 77 | 16 |
| 2008 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 74 | 16 |
| 2012 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 76 | 16 |
| 2016 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 76 | 16 |
| 2020 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 79 | 16 |
| 2024 | 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women | Olympic | 79 | 16 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | United States |  USA |
Australia |  AUS |
Unified Team of Germany |  GER |
| 1964 | United States | USA |
Netherlands |  NED |
Soviet Union |  URS |
| 1968 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
West Germany |  FRG |
| 1972 | United States | USA |
East Germany |  GDR |
West Germany | FRG |
| 1976 | East Germany | GDR |
United States | USA |
Canada |  CAN |
| 1980 | East Germany | GDR |
Great Britain |  GBR |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1984 | United States | USA |
West Germany | FRG |
Canada | CAN |
| 1988 | East Germany | GDR |
United States | USA |
Canada | CAN |
| 1992 | United States | USA |
Germany | GER |
Unified Team |  EUN |
| 1996 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
People's Republic of China |  CHN |
| 2000 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Japan |  JPN |
| 2004 | Australia | AUS |
United States | USA |
Germany | GER |
| 2008 | Australia | AUS |
United States | USA |
People's Republic of China | CHN |
| 2012 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Japan | JPN |
| 2016 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Denmark |  DEN |
| 2020 | Australia | AUS |
United States | USA |
Canada | CAN |
| 2024 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
People's Republic of China | CHN |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
11 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Australia | AUS |
3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| East Germany | GDR |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| West Germany | FRG |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Thompson | USA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Leisel Jones | AUS |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Emily Seebohm | AUS |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lilly King | USA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrea Pollack | GDR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amy Van Dyken | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jess Schipper | AUS |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dana Vollmer | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Country | # | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG |
2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Australia | AUS |
17 | Silver | 9 | Silver | 9 | 8 | 6 | DQ | 4 | 5 | Silver | Silver | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Gold | Silver |
| Belarus |  BLR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
| Belgium |  BEL |
3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 13 | — | — |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada | CAN |
16 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | Bronze | — | Bronze | Bronze | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | Bronze | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei |  TPE |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Costa Rica |  CRC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czechia |  CZE |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | DQ | — | — |
| Denmark | DEN |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DQ | 11 | — | — | 9 | — | 7 | Bronze | 15 | DQ |
| East Germany | GDR |
5 | — | — | 5 | Silver | Gold | Gold | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| El Salvador |  ESA |
1 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland |  FIN |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| France |  FRA |
11 | 10 | — | — | 13 | 9 | — | — | 10 | 14 | 16 | — | 14 | 11 | 14 | DQ | — | 6 |
| Germany | GER |
11 | Bronze | DQ r2/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 6 | 4 | Bronze | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
17 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | Silver | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Greece |  GRE |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong, China |  HKG |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
7 | 6 | DQ r2/2 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | DQ | — | — | — |
| Iceland |  ISL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| Ireland |  IRL |
2 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Italy |  ITA |
14 | 11 | — | — | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | DQ | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | DQ |
| Japan | JPN |
16 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | =7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | Bronze | 5 | 6 | Bronze | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
5 | — | — | 12 | 16 | — | 9 | DQ | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | NED |
15 | 4 | Silver | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | DQ | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | 10 | 8 |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
3 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | DQ | 4 | Bronze | 8 | 4 | Bronze | 5 | 4 | 4 | Bronze |
| Poland |  POL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Portugal |  POR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerto Rico |  PUR |
2 | — | — | 15 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROC |  ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhodesia |  RHO |
1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romania |  ROU |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — |
| Singapore |  SGP |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| South Africa |  RSA |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 5 | — | 12 | — | — | 14 | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
6 | 8 | Bronze | 4 | 4 | 4 | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 13 | — | 16 | — |
| Sweden |  SWE |
12 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 4 | =7 | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | — | DQ | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
3 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
16 | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Silver | — | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Gold | Gold | Silver | Gold |
| Uruguay |  URU |
1 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venezuela |  VEN |
1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany | FRG |
5 | — | — | Bronze | Bronze | DQ | — | Silver | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia |  YUG |
1 | — | — | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
