Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | GER | Angelina Kohler | |
| 2023 |  | CHN | Zhang Yufei | |
| 2022 |  | USA | Torri Huske | |
| 2019 |  | CAN | Margaret MacNeil | |
| 2017 |  | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2015 | | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2013 | | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2011 | | USA | Dana Vollmer | |
| 2009 | | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2007 |  | AUS | Lisbeth Lenton | |
| 2005 | | AUS | Jessicah Schipper | |
| 2003 | | USA | Jennifer Thompson | |
| 2001 | | AUS | Petria Thomas | |
| 1998 | | USA | Jennifer Thompson | |
| 1994 | | CHN | Liu Limin | |
| 1991 | | CHN | Qian Hong | |
| 1986 |  | GDR | Kornelia Gressler | |
| 1982 | | USA | Mary T. Meagher | |
| 1978 | | USA | Joan Pennington | |
| 1975 | | GDR | Kornelia Ender | |
| 1973 | | GDR | Kornelia Ender | |