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
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
50 metre freestyle
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Medals:
| 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 | |
100 metre breaststroke
- Medals:
| 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 | |
200 metre breaststroke
- Medals:
| 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 | |
50 metre butterfly
- Medals:
| 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 | |
100 metre butterfly
- Medals:
| 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 | |
200 metre butterfly
- Medals:
| 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 | |
200 metre individual medley
- Medals:
| 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 | |
400 metre individual medley
- Medals:
| 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 | |
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
| 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 | |
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
| 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 | |
4 × 100 metre medley relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
| 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 | |
4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
| 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 | |
4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
| 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 | |
All-time medal table 1973–2024
Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.
Women's events
| 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
[a] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (43 entries) | 381 | 386 | 378 | 1145 | |
Mixed events
| 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 | |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
All events
| 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.
Individual events
| 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 |
See also
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming
- List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (women)
- List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
Note
- ^ a b At the 2024 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Belarus. They instead participated as "Neutral Independent Athletes (NIA)" and under the World Aquatics flag.
References
- ^ "ISHOF list with all medalists in World Championships history, 1973–2005" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014.
- ^ 2003 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2005 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2007 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2009 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2011 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2013 results from Omega Timing
- ^ Australia disqualified afterwards.