List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (women)
This is an overview of the women's swimming champions in individual events at the Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships. These tournaments are the only global long course (50 meter pool) swimming championships organized by world swimming federation FINA.

List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (women)

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Table Section Text: This is an overview of the women's swimming champions in individual events at the Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships. These tournaments are the only global long course (50 meter pool) swimming championships organized by world swimming federation FINA.

Year	Freestyle	Backstroke	Breaststroke	Butterfly	Individual medley

50 m	100 m	200 m	400 m	800 m	1500 m	50 m	100 m	200 m	50 m	100 m	200 m	50 m	100 m	200 m	200 m	400 m

OG 1912	–	Durack*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

OG 1920	–	Bleibtrey*	–	Bleibtrey* (300 m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

OG 1924	–	Lackie*	–	Norelius*	–	–	–	Bauer*	–	–	–	Morton*	–	–	–	–	–

OG 1928	–	Osipowich*	–	Norelius*	–	–	–	Braun*	–	–	–	Schrader*	–	–	–	–	–

OG 1932	–	Madison*	–	Madison*	–	–	–	Holm*	–	–	–	Dennis*	–	–	–	–	–

OG 1936	–	Mastenbroek*	–	Mastenbroek*	–	–	–	Senff*	–	–	–	Maehata*	–	–	–	–	–

OG 1948	–	Andersen*	–	Curtis*	–	–	–	Harup*	–	–	–	van Vliet*	–	–	–	–	–

OG 1952	–	Szőke*	–	Gyenge*	–	–	–	Harrison*	–	–	–	Székely*	–	–	–	–	–

OG 1956	–	Fraser*	–	Crapp*	–	–	–	Grinham*	–	–	–	Happe*	–	Mann*	–	–	–

OG 1960	–	Fraser*	–	von Saltza*	–	–	–	Burke*	–	–	–	Lonsbrough*	–	Schuler*	–	–	–

OG 1964	–	Fraser*	–	Duenkel*	–	–	–	Ferguson*	–	–	–	Prozumensh-chikova*	–	Stouder*	–	–	de Varona*

OG 1968	–	Henne*	Meyer*	Meyer*	Meyer*	–	–	Hall*	Watson*	–	Bjedov*	Wichman*	–	McClements*	Kok*	Kolb*	Kolb*

OG 1972	–	Neilson*	Gould*	Gould*	Rothhammer*	–	–	Belote*	Belote*	–	Carr*	Whitfield*	–	Aoki*	Moe*	Gould*	Neall*

WC 1973	–	Ender*	Rothhammer*	Greenwood*	Calligaris*	–	–	Richter*	Belote*	–	Vogel*	Vogel*	–	Ender*	Kother*	Hübner*	Wegner*

WC 1975	–	Ender*	Babashoff*	Babashoff*	Turrall*	–	–	Richter*	Treiber*	–	Anke*	Anke*	–	Ender*	Kother*	Heddy*	Tauber*

OG 1976	–	Ender*	Ender*	Thümer*	Thümer*	–	–	Richter*	Richter*	–	Anke*	Kosheveya*	–	Ender*	Pollack*	–	Tauber*

WC 1978	–	Krause*	Woodhead*	Wickham*	Wickham*	–	–	Jezek*	Jezek*	–	Bogdanova*	Kačiušytė*	–	Pennington*	Caulkins*	Caulkins*	Caulkins*

OG 1980	–	Krause*	Krause*	Diers*	Ford*	–	–	Reinisch*	Reinisch*	–	Geweniger*	Kačiušytė*	–	Metschuck*	Geissler*	–	Schneider*

WC 1982	–	Meineke*	Verstappen*	Schmidt*	Linehan*	–	–	Otto*	Sirch*	–	Geweniger*	Varganova*	–	Meagher*	Geissler*	Schneider*	Schneider*

OG 1984	–	Steinseifer & Hogshead*	Wayte*	Cohen*	Cohen*	–	–	Andrews*	de Rover*	–	van Staveren*	Ottenbrite*	–	Meagher*	Meagher*	Caulkins*	Caulkins*

WC 1986	Costache*	Otto*	Friedrich*	Friedrich*	Strauss*	–	–	Mitchell*	Sirch*	–	Gerasch*	Hörner*	–	Gressler*	Meagher*	Otto*	Nord*

OG 1988	Otto*	Otto*	Friedrich*	Evans*	Evans*	–	–	Otto*	Egerszegi*	–	Danga-lakova*	Hörner*	–	Otto*	Nord*	Hunger*	Evans*

WC 1991	Zhuang*	Haislett*	Lewis*	Evans*	Evans*	–	–	Egerszegi*	Egerszegi*	–	Frame*	Volkova*	–	Qian*	Sanders*	Lin*	Lin*

OG 1992	Yang*	Zhuang*	Haislett*	Hase*	Evans*	–	–	Egerszegi*	Egerszegi*	–	Rudkov-skaya*	Iwasaki*	–	Hong*	Sanders*	Lin*	Egerszegi*

WC 1994	Le*	Le*	van Almsick*	Yang*	Evans*	–	–	He*	He*	–	Riley*	Riley*	–	Liu*	Liu*	Lü*	Dai*

OG 1996	Van Dyken*	Le*	Poll*	Smith*	Bennett*	–	–	Botsford*	Egerszegi*	–	Heyns*	Heyns*	–	Van Dyken*	O'Neill*	Smith*	Smith*

WC 1998	Van Dyken*	Thompson*	Poll*	Chen*	Bennett*	–	–	Loveless-Maurer*	Maracineanu*	–	Kowal*	Kovács*	–	Thompson*	O'Neill*	Wu*	Chen*

OG 2000	de Bruijn*	de Bruijn*	O'Neill*	Bennett*	Bennett*	–	–	Mocanu*	Mocanu*	–	Quann*	Kovács*	–	de Bruijn*	Hyman*	Klochkova*	Klochkova*

WC 2001	de Bruijn*	de Bruijn*	Rooney*	Klochkova*	Stockbauer*	Stockbauer*	Cope*	Coughlin*	Mocanu*	Luo*	Luo*	Kovács*	de Bruijn*	Thomas*	Thomas*	Bowen*	Klochkova*

WC 2003	de Bruijn*	Seppälä*	Popchanka*	Stockbauer*	Stockbauer*	Stockbauer*	Zhivan-evskaya*	Busch-schulte*	Sexton*	Luo*	Luo*	Beard*	de Bruijn*	Thompson*	Jędrzejczak*	Klochkova*	Klochkova*

OG 2004	de Bruijn*	Henry*	Potec*	Manaudou*	Shibata*	–	–	Coughlin*	Coventry*	–	Luo*	Beard*	–	Thomas*	Jędrzejczak*	Klochkova*	Klochkova*

WC 2005	Lenton*	Henry*	Figuès*	Manaudou*	Ziegler*	Ziegler*	Rooney*	Coventry*	Coventry*	Edmistone*	Jones*	Jones*	Miatke*	Schipper*	Jędrzejczak*	Hoff*	Hoff*

WC 2007	Lenton*	Lenton*	Manaudou*	Manaudou*	Ziegler*	Ziegler*	Vaziri*	Coughlin*	Hoelzer*	Hardy*	Jones*	Jones*	Alshammar*	Lenton*	Schipper*	Hoff*	Hoff*

OG 2008	Steffen*	Steffen*	Pellegrini*	Adlington*	Adlington*	–	–	Coughlin*	Coventry*	–	Jones*	Soni*	–	Trickett*	Liu*	Rice*	Rice*

WC 2009	Steffen*	Steffen*	Pellegrini*	Pellegrini*	Friis*	Filippi*	Zhao*	Spofforth*	Coventry*	Yefimova*	Soni*	Higl*	Guehrer*	Sjöström*	Schipper*	Kukors*	Hosszú*

WC 2011	Alshammar*	Ottesen & Gerasimenya*	Pellegrini*	Pellegrini*	Adlington*	Friis*	Zuyeva*	Zhao*	Franklin*	Hardy*	Soni*	Soni*	Dekker*	Vollmer*	Jiao*	Ye*	Beisel*

OG 2012	Kromo-widjojo*	Kromo-widjojo*	Schmitt*	Muffat*	Ledecky*	–	–	Franklin*	Franklin*	–	Meilutytė*	Soni*	–	Vollmer*	Jiao*	Ye*	Ye*

WC 2013	Kromo-widjojo*	C.Campbell*	Franklin*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	Zhao*	Franklin*	Franklin*	Yefimova*	Meilutytė*	Yefimova*	Ottesen*	Sjöström*	Liu*	Hosszú*	Hosszú*

WC 2015	B.Campbell*	B.Campbell*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	Fu*	Seebohm*	Seebohm*	Johansson*	Yefimova*	Watanabe*	Sjöström*	Sjöström*	Hoshi*	Hosszú*	Hosszú*

OG 2016	Blume*	Manuel & Oleksiak*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	–	–	Hosszú*	DiRado*	–	King*	Kaneto*	–	Sjöström*	Belmonte*	Hosszú*	Hosszú*

WC 2017	Sjöström*	Manuel*	Pellegrini*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	Ledecky*	Medeiros*	Masse*	Seebohm*	King*	King*	Yefimova*	Sjöström*	Sjöström*	Belmonte*	Hosszú*	Hosszú*

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Ledecky was an Olympic team member in 2012 and 2016.

final_sentence: Ledecky was an Olympic team member in 2012 and 2016.