This is the complete list of women's World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2024. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
3 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
4 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
5 | China | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
6 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | East Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
3 | United States | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
4 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
11 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 22 | 21 | 20 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
3 | Australia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
4 | France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
5 | East Germany | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
6 | China | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 22 | 21 | 64 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
7 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
8 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
11 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 12 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
2 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
3 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Denmark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8 | China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Denmark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6 | China | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
7 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | China | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
2 | East Germany | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
5 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
11 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 21 | 22 | 20 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
2 | Australia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
3 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
4 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
14 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
15 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Neutral Independent Athletes [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
2 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
4 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
3 | East Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
4 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 22 | 20 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
3 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | China | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
12 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
13 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
15 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
18 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 22 | 22 | 65 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | China | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
6 | France | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
2 | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Australia | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
4 | East Germany | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
5 | China | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
2 | United States | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
3 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
4 | China | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
5 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
8 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
2 | China | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
3 | Hungary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
4 | East Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
5 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Australia | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
7 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
2 | United States | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
3 | East Germany | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
4 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
11 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
14 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
2 | Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
3 | East Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
4 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
6 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
8 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 21 | 22 | 20 | 63 |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
2 | China | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Germany | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
5 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
11 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
2 | Australia | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
3 | China | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
4 | East Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
5 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
8 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
11 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 113 | 96 | 80 | 289 |
2 | Australia | 54 | 63 | 41 | 158 |
3 | East Germany | 44 | 32 | 15 | 91 |
4 | China | 38 | 26 | 42 | 106 |
5 | Sweden | 17 | 14 | 8 | 39 |
6 | Hungary | 14 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
7 | Germany | 13 | 24 | 20 | 57 |
8 | Netherlands | 13 | 15 | 25 | 53 |
9 | Italy | 12 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
10 | Canada | 8 | 9 | 30 | 47 |
11 | Russia | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
12 | Great Britain | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
13 | France | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
14 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
15 | Denmark | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
16 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
17 | Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
18 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
19 | Japan | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 |
20 | Spain | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
21 | Poland | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
22 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
23 | Belarus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
24 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
25 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
South Africa | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
27 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
28 | Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
29 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
32 | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
33 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
36 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
38 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
39 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
41 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Neutral Independent Athletes [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (43 entries) | 381 | 386 | 378 | 1145 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Australia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
3 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
5 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 2013 | 2023 | 21 | 5 | – | 26 |
2 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 2009 | 2024 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
3 | Simone Manuel | United States | 2013 | 2019 | 11 * | 3 | 2 | 16 * |
4 | Missy Franklin | United States | 2011 | 2015 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
5 | Lilly King | United States | 2017 | 2023 | 11 * | 2 | – | 13 * |
6 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2009 | 2019 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
7 | Natalie Coughlin | United States | 2001 | 2013 | 8 # | 7 | 5 | 20 # |
8 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 2015 | 2023 | 8 ***** | 7 ***** | 2 * | 17 & |
9 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Australia | 2022 | 2023 | 8 | 4 | – | 12 |
10 | Libby Trickett (Lenton) | Australia | 2005 | 2009 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
* including one medal in the relay event in which she participated in the heats only
***** including five medals in the relay events in which she participated in the heats only
& including eleven medals in the relay events in which she participated in the heats only
# At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in the Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, the Australian team finished first but was disqualified for jumping into the pool in celebration before all teams finished the race. The US team finished second, but was disqualified for improper changeover. This was later blamed on the faulty touchpad. In accordance with the decision of the FINA Bureau (2001, Bangkok): "To avoid any reasonable doubt regarding the result of the Women’s relay 4x200m Freestyle Final of the 9th FINA World Championships in Fukuoka but without unfairly changing the official results of the race, the Bureau decided to grant a second set of gold medals to the USA team." Natalie Coughlin was one of four members of the USA team.
Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 2013 | 2023 | 16 | 3 | – | 19 |
2 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 2009 | 2024 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2009 | 2019 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
4 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 2009 | 2019 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
5 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 2005 | 2019 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 2013 | 2024 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
7 | Lilly King | United States | 2017 | 2023 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
8 | Hannah Stockbauer | Germany | 2001 | 2003 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
9 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | 2001 | 2003 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
10 | Leisel Jones | Australia | 2001 | 2011 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
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Szebasztián Szabó is a Hungarian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 50 metre butterfly. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships representing Serbia. In 2019, Szabó was member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. The same year he chose represent Hungary in the future, which was granted by FINA.
Claire Curzan is an American competitive swimmer and Olympian. Specialising in multiple events, she earned an Olympic silver medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay in the 2020 Summer Olympics by swimming the preliminary butterfly leg. She holds junior world records in the long course 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter butterfly and the short course 50 meter butterfly and 100 meter butterfly. She also holds American records in the short course 50 meter backstroke and 50 meter butterfly, and formerly held the American record in the 100 yard butterfly. She currently swims for the Virginia Cavaliers.
David Popovici is a Romanian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events and is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200-metre event, having won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder in the long course 100-metre freestyle and the current junior world record holder in the long course 200-metre freestyle. He also holds the junior world record in the short course 100-metre freestyle.
Kieran Smith is an American swimmer specializing in freestyle and individual medley events. He currently co-holds short course world records in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay and the 4×100-meter medley relay. He is the Americas record holder in the long course 400-meter freestyle and the American record holder in the 500-yard freestyle. In the 400-meter freestyle, he won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2022 World Short Course Championships. Following a fourth-place finish in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the event at the 2021 World Short Course Championships, 2022 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2022 World Short Course Championships.
Andrew Patrick “Drew” Kibler is an American competition swimmer specializing in freestyle events. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×200 meter freestyle relay and a former American record holder in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay. He won a gold medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay each at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and the 2022 World Short Course Championships and placed fourth in the event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is an Olympic silver medalist in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the 200 meter freestyle, he took fourth-place at both the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and the 2022 World Short Course Championships. He is also a three-time NCAA champion in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay, winning NCAA titles in the event in 2019, 2021, and 2022.
Natalie Anisha Hinds is an American professional swimmer specializing in freestyle and butterfly events. She made her international championships debut at 27 years of age, winning a bronze medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, swimming in both the prelims and the final. In her first final at a World Championships in an individual event, she placed eighth in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2022 World Short Course Championships when she was 29 years old. At the 2022 US National Championships, she won the national title in the 100 meter freestyle. Between the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and the 2022 World Short Course Championships, she won a total of five medals in relay events as a prelims-only relay swimmer.
Daria Sergeevna Klepikova is a Russian competitive swimmer. She is a Russian record holder in the short course 4×50 metre freestyle relay and 4×50 metre medley relay. She won two gold medals at the 2021 European Short Course Championships, one in the 4×50 metre freestyle relay and one in the 4×50 metre medley relay, swimming freestyle on each finals relay. At the 2021 European Junior Championships she won six gold medals and one silver medal in individual and relay events.
Lewis Edward Burras is a British competitive swimmer. He is the former British record holder in the long course 100-metre freestyle. He is a 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medalist in the 50-metre freestyle, 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay, and 4×100-metre mixed freestyle relay, swimming on the finals relay for both relay events. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, he won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, swimming freestyle on the prelims relay, placed seventh in the 50-metre freestyle and seventh in the 100-metre freestyle. He placed eighth in the final of the 50-metre freestyle and twelfth in the semi-finals of the 100-metre freestyle at the 2022 World Short Course Championships.
Erin Gemmell is an American competitive swimmer. She is an American record holder in the short course 4×200 meter freestyle relay. In the 200 metre freestyle, she won the gold medal at the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships and placed fourth at the 2022 World Short Course Championships. In the 400 meter freestyle, she won the gold medal at the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, the 2022 US National title, and placed sixth at the 2022 World Short Course Championships. For the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, she won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Short Course Championships as well as gold medals at the 2019 World Junior Championships and 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, swimming on the finals relay at each competition. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Gemmell, along with Claire Weinstein, Katie Ledecky, and Paige Madden, won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay.