Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | GBR | Laura Stephens | |
| 2023 |  | CAN | Summer McIntosh | |
| 2022 | | CAN | Summer McIntosh | |
| 2019 |  | HUN | Boglarka Kapas | |
| 2017 |  | ESP | Mireia Belmonte Garcia | |
| 2015 |  | JPN | Natsumi Hoshi | |
| 2013 |  | CHN | Liu Zige | |
| 2011 | | CHN | Jiao Liu-Yang | |
| 2009 |  | AUS | Jessicah Schipper | |
| 2007 | | AUS | Jessicah Schipper | |
| 2005 |  | POL | Otylia Jedrzejczak | |
| 2003 | | POL | Otylia Jedrzejczak | |
| 2001 | | AUS | Petria Thomas | |
| 1998 | | AUS | Susan O'Neill | |
| 1994 | | CHN | Liu Limin | |
| 1991 |  | USA | Summer Sanders | |
| 1986 | | USA | Mary T. Meagher | |
| 1982 |  | GDR | Ines Geissler | |
| 1978 | | USA | Tracy Caulkins | |
| 1975 | | GDR | Rosemarie Kother | |
| 1973 | | GDR | Rosemarie Kother | |