Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2023 | | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2022 | | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2019 | | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2017 | | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2015 | | SWE | Sarah Sjöström | |
| 2013 |  | DEN | Jeanette Ottesen | |
| 2011 |  | NED | Inge Dekker | |
| 2009 |  | AUS | Marieke Guehrer | |
| 2007 | | SWE | Therese Alshammar | |
| 2005 | | AUS | Danni Miatke | |
| 2003 | | NED | Inge de Bruijn | |
| 2001 | | NED | Inge de Bruijn | |