List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
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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]
Medalists[edit]
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
50 metre freestyle[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 | |
100 metre freestyle[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 | |
200 metre freestyle[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 | |
400 metre freestyle[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 | |
800 metre freestyle[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 | |
1500 metre freestyle[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 | |
50 metre backstroke[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 | |
100 metre backstroke[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 | |
200 metre backstroke[edit]
- Medals:
| 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 [a] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
50 metre breaststroke[edit]
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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