Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | POL | Kornelia Fiedkiewicz | |
| 2023 |  | AUS | Mollie O'Callaghan | |
| 2022 | | AUS | Mollie O'Callaghan | |
| 2019 |  | USA | Simone Manuel | |
| 2017 | | USA | Simone Manuel | |
| 2015 | | AUS | Bronte Campbell | |
| 2013 | | AUS | Cate Campbell | |
| 2011 |  | BLR | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | |
 | DEN | Jeanette Ottesen | ||
| 2009 |  | GER | Britta Steffen | |
| 2007 | | AUS | Lisbeth Lenton | |
| 2005 | | AUS | Jodie Henry | |
| 2003 |  | FIN | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | |
| 2001 |  | NED | Inge de Bruijn | |
| 1998 | | USA | Jennifer Thompson | |
| 1994 |  | CHN | Le Jingyi | |
| 1991 | | USA | Nicole Haislett | |
| 1986 |  | GDR | Kristin Otto | |
| 1982 | | GDR | Birgit Meineke | |
| 1978 | | GDR | Barbara Krause | |
| 1975 | | GDR | Kornelia Ender | |
| 1973 | | GDR | Kornelia Ender | |