1968. Debbie Meyer | 1972. Shane Gould | 1976. Kornelia Ender | 1980. Barbara Krause | 1984. Mary Wayte | 1988. Heike Friedrich | 1992. Nicole Haislett | 1996. Claudia Poll | 2000. Susan O'Neill | 2004. Camelia Potec | 2008. Federica Pellegrini | 2012. Allison Schmitt | 2016. Katie Ledecky | 2020. Ariarne Titmus | 2024. Mollie O'Callaghan