| Olympics | Medal | Athlete | Country | Time | 
| Atlanta 1996 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Le Jingyi Sandra Volker
 Angel Martino
 | China Germany
 United States
 | -- --
 --
 | 
| Barcelona 1992 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Zhuang Yong Jenny Thompson
 F. van Almsick
 | China United States
 Germany
 | 54.64 54.84
 54.94
 | 
| Seoul 1988 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Kristin Otto Zhuang Yong
 Catherine Plewinski
 | East Germany China
 France
 | 54.93 55.47
 55.49
 | 
| Los Angeles 1984 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Nancy Hogshead Carrie Steinseifer
 A. Verstappen
 | United States United States
 Holland
 | 55.92 55.92
 56.08
 | 
| Moscow 1980 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Barbara Krause Caren Metschuck
 Ines Diers
 | East Germany East Germany
 East Germany
 | 54.79 55.16
 55.65
 | 
| Montreal 1976 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Kornelia Ender Petra Priemer
 Enith Brigitha
 | East Germany East Germany
 Netherlands
 | 55.65 56.49
 56.65
 | 
| Munich 1972 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Sandra Neilson Shirley Babashoff
 Shane Gould
 | United States United States
 Australia
 | 58.59 59.02
 59.06
 | 
| Mexico City 1968 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Jan Henne Susan Pedersen
 Linda Gustavson
 | United States United States
 United States
 | 1:00.0 1:00.3
 1:00.3
 | 
| Tokyo 1964 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Dawn Fraser Sharon Stouder
 Kathleen Ellis
 | Australia United States
 United States
 | 59.5 59.9
 1:00.8
 | 
| Rome 1960 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Dawn Fraser Christine von Saltza
 Natalie Steward
 | Australia United States
 Great Britain
 | 1:01.2 1:02.8
 1:03.1
 | 
| Melbourne 1956 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Dawn Fraser Lorraine Crapp
 Faith Leech
 | Australia Australia
 Australia
 | 1:02.0 1:02.3
 1:05.1
 | 
| Helsinki 1952 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Katalin Szoke Johanna Termeulen
 Judit Temes
 | Hungary Netherlands
 Hungary
 | 1:06.8 1:07.7
 1:07.1
 | 
| London 1948 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Greta Andersen Ann Curtis
 Marie-Louise Vaessen
 | Denmark United States
 Netherlands
 | 1:06.3 1:06.5
 1:07.6
 | 
| Berlin 1936 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Rie Mastenbroek Jeanette Campbell
 Gisela Arendt
 | Netherlands Argentina
 Germany
 | 1:05.9 1:06.4
 1:06.6
 | 
| Los Angeles 1932 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Helene Madison W. den Ouden
 E. Saville-Garatti
 | United States Netherlands
 United States
 | 1:06.8 1:07.8
 1:08.2
 | 
| Amsterdam 1928 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Albina Osipowich Eleanor Garatti
 Margaret J. Cooper
 | United States United States
 Great Britain
 | 1:11.0 1:11.4
 1:13.6
 | 
| Paris 1924 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Ethel Lackie M. Wehselau
 Gertrude Ederle
 | United States United States
 United States
 | 1:12.4 1:12.8
 1:14.2
 | 
| Antwerp 1920 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Ethelda Bleibtrey Irene Guest
 Frances Schroth
 | United States United States
 United States
 | 1:13.6 1:17.0
 1:17.2
 | 
| Stockholm 1912 | Gold Silver
 Bronze
 | Fanny Durack Wilhelmina Wylie
 Jennie Fletcher
 | Australia Australia
 Great Britain
 | 1:22.2 1:25.4
 1:27.0
 |