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50-Meter Freestyle

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973-82 NOT HELD
1986Tamara Costache, ROM25.28
1991Zhuang Yong, CHN25.47
1994Le Jingyi, CHN24.51
1998Amy Van Dyken, USA25.15
2001Inge De Bruijn, NED24.47
2003Inge De Bruijn, NED24.47
2005Lisbeth Lenton, AUS24.59
2007Lisbeth Lenton, AUS24.53

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100-Meter Freestyle

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Kornelia Ender, E. Ger57.54
1975Kornelia Ender, E. Ger56.50
1978Barbara Krause, E. Ger55.68
1982Birgit Meineke, E. Ger55.79
1986Kristin Otto, E. Ger55.05
1991Nicole Haislett, USA55.17
1994Le Jingyi, CHN54.01
1998Jenny Thompson, USA54.95
2001Inge De Bruijn, NED54.18
2003Hanna-Maria Seppala, FIN54.37
2005Jodie Henry, AUS54.18
2007Lisbeth Lenton, AUS53.40

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200-Meter Freestyle

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Keena Rothhammer, USA2:04.99
1975Shirley Babashoff, USA2:02.50
1978Cynthia Woodhead, USA1:58.53
1982Annemarie Verstappen, HOL1:59.53
1986Heike Friedrich, E. Ger1:58.26
1991Hayley Lewis, AUS2:00.48
1994Franziska Van Almsick, GER1:56.78
1998Claudia Poll, CRC1:58.90
2001Giaan Rooney, AUS1:58.57
2003Alena Popchanka, BEL1:58.32
2005Solenne Figues, FRA1:58.60
2007Laure Manaudou, FRA1:55.52

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400-Meter Freestyle

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Heather Greenwood, USA4:20.28
1975Shirley Babashoff, USA4:22.70
1978Tracey Wickham, AUS4:06.28
1982Carmela Schmidt. E. Ger4:08.98
1986Heike Friedrich, E. Ger4:07.45
1991Janet Evans, USA4:08.63
1994Yang Aihua, CHN4:09.64
1998Yan Chen, CHN4:06.72
2001Yana Klochkova, UKR4:07.30
2003Hannah Stockbauer, GER4:06.75
2005Laure Manaudou, FRA4:06.44
2007Laure Manaudou, FRA4:02.61

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800-Meter Freestyle

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Novella Calligaris, ITA8:52.97
1975Jenny Turrall, AUS8:44.75
1978Tracey Wickham, AUS8:25.94
1982Kim Linehan, USA8:27.48
1986Astrid Strauss, E. Ger8:28.24
1991Janet Evans, USA8:24.05
1994Janet Evans, USA8:29.85
1998Brooke Bennett, USA8:28.71
2001Hannah Stockbauer, GER8:24.66
2003Hannah Stockbauer, GER8:23.66
2005Kate Ziegler, USA8:25.31
2007Kate Ziegler, USA8:18.52

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1500-Meter Freestyle

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973-98 NOT HELD
2001Hannah Stockbauer, GER16:01.02
2003Hannah Stockbauer, GER16.00.18
2005Kate Ziegler, USA16:00.41
2007Kate Ziegler, USA15:53.05

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50-Meter Backstroke

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973-98 NOT HELD
2001Haley Cope, USA28.51
2003Nina Zhivanevskaya, SPA28.48
2005Giaan Rooney, AUS28.63
2007Leila Vaziri, USA28.16

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100-Meter Backstroke

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Ulrike Richter, E. Ger1:05.42
1975Ulrike Richter, E. Ger1:03.30
1978Linda Jezek, USA1:02.55
1982Kristin Otto, E. Ger1:01.30
1986Betsy Mitchell, USA1:01.74
1991Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN1:01.78
1994He Cihong, CHN1:00.57
1998Lea Maurer, USA1:01.16
2001Natalie Coughlin, USA1:00.37
2003Antje Buschschulte, GER1:00.50
2005Kirsty Coventry, ZIM1:00.24
2007Natalie Coughlin, USA59.44

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200-Meter Backstroke

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Melissa Belote, USA2:20.52
1975Birgit Treiber, E. Ger2:15.46
1978Linda Jezek, USA2:11.93
1982Cornelia Sirch, E. Ger2:09.91
1986Cornelia Sirch, E. Ger2:11.37
1991Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN2:09.15
1994He Cihong, CHN2:07.40
1998Roxanna Maracineanu, FRA2:11.26
2001Diana Iuliana Mocanu, ROM2:09.94
2003Katy Sexton, GBR2:08.74
2005Kirsty Coventry, ZIM2:08.52
2007Margaret Hoelzer, USA2:07.16

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50-Meter Breaststroke

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973-98 NOT HELD
2001Xuejuan Luo, CHN30.84
2003Xuejuan Luo, CHN30.67
2005Jade Edmistone, AUS30.45
2007Jessica Hardy, USA30.63

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100-Meter Breaststroke

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Renate Vogel, E. Ger1:13.74
1975Hannalore Anke, E. Ger1:12.72
1978Julia Bogdanova, USSR1:10.31
1982Ute Geweniger, E. Ger1:09.14
1986Sylvia Gerasch, E. Ger1:08.11
1991Linley Frame, AUS1:08.81
1994Samantha Riley, AUS1:07.69
1998Kristy Kowal, USA1:08.42
2001Xuejuan Luo, CHN1:07.18
2003Xuejuan Luo, CHN1:06.80
2005Leisel Jones, AUS1:06.25
2007Leisel Jones, AUS1:05.72

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200-Meter Breaststroke

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Renate Vogel, E. Ger2:40.01
1975Hannalore Anke, E. Ger2:37.25
1978Lina Kachushite, USSR2:31.42
1982Svetlana Varganova, USSR2:28.82
1986Silke Hoerner, E. Ger2:27.40
1991Elena Volkova, USSR2:29.53
1994Samantha Riley, AUS2:26.87
1998Agnes Kovacs, HUN2:25.45
2001Agnes Kovacs, HUN2:24.90
2003Amanda Beard, USA2:22.99
2005Leisel Jones, AUS2:21.72
2007Leisel Jones, AUS2:21.84

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50-Meter Butterfly

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973-98
2001Inge De Bruijn, NED25.90
2003Inge De Bruijn, NED25.84
2005Danni Miatke, AUS26.11
2007Therese Alshammar, SUI25.91

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100-Meter Butterfly

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Kornelia Ender, E. Ger1:02.53
1975Kornelia Ender, E. Ger1:01.24
1978Joan Pennington, USA1:00.20
1982Mary T. Meagher, USA59.41
1986Kornelai Gressler, E. Ger59.51
1991Qian Hong, CHN59.68
1994Liu Limin, CHN58.98
1998Jenny Thompson, USA58.46
2001Petria Thomas, AUS58.27
2003Jenny Thompson, USA57.99
2005Jessica Schipper, AUS57.23
2007Lisbeth Lenton, AUS57.15

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200-Meter Butterfly

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Rosemarie Kother, E. Ger2:13.76
1975Rosemarie Kother, E. Ger2:15.92
1978Tracy Caulkins, USA2:09.78
1982Ines Geissler, E. Ger2:08.66
1986Mary T. Meagher, USA2:08.41
1991Summer Sanders, USA2:09.24
1994Liu Limin, CHN2:07.25
1998Susie O'Neill, AUS2:07.93
2001Petria Thomas, AUS2:06.73
2003Otylia Jedrzejczak, POL2:07.56
2005Otylia Jedrzejczak, POL2:05.61
2007Jessica Schipper, AUS2:06.39

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200-Meter Individual Medley

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Andre Huebner, E. Ger2:20.51
1975Kathy Heddy, USA2:19.80
1978Tracy Caulkins, USA2:19.80
1982Petra Schneider, E. Ger2:11.79
1986Kristin Otto, E. Ger2:15.56
1991Lin Li, CHN2:13.40
1994Lu Bin, CHN2:12.34
1998Yanyan Wu, CHN2:10.88
2001Martha Bowen, USA2:11.93
2003Yana Klochkova, UKR2:10.75
2005Katie Hoff, USA2:10.41
2007Katie Hoff, USA2:10.13

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400-Meter Individual Medley

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973Gudrun Wegner, E. Ger4:57.71
1975Ulrike Tauber, E. Ger4:52.76
1978Tracy Caulkins, USA4:40.83
1982Petra Schneider, E. Ger4:36.10
1986Kathleen Nord, E. Ger4:43.75
1991Lin Li, CHN4:41.45
1994Dai Guohong, CHN4:39.14
1998Yan Chen, CHN4:36.66
2001Yana Klochkova, UKR4:36.98
2003Yana Klochkova, UKR4:36.74
2005Katie Hoff, USA4:36.07
2007Katie Hoff, USA4:32.89

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4 x 100-Meter Freestyle Relay

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973East Germany3:52.45
1975East Germany3:49.37
1978United States3:43.43
1982East Germany3:43.97
1986East Germany3:40.57
1991United States3:43.26
1994China3:37.91
1998United States3:42.11
2001Germany3:39.58
2003United States3:38.09
2005Australia3:37.32
2007Australia3:35.48

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4 x 200-Meter Freestyle Relay

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973-82 NOT HELD
1986East Germany7:59.33
1991Germany8:02.56
1994China7:57.96
1998Germany8:01.46
2001Great Britain7:58.69
2003United States7:55.70
2005United States7:53.70
2007United States7:50.09

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4 x 100-Meter Medley Relay

YearWinner, CountryTime
1973East Germany4:16.84
1975East Germany4:14.74
1978United States4:08.21
1982East Germany4:05.8
1986East Germany4:04.82
1991United States4:06.51
1994China4:01.67
1998United States4:01.93
2001Australia4:01.50
2003China3:59.89
2005Australia3:57.47
2007Australia3:55.74

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