1973: Melissa Belote | 1975: Birgit Treiber | 1978: Linda Jezek | 1982: Cornelia Sirch | 1986: Cornelia Sirch | 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1994: He Cihong | 1998: Roxana Mărăcineanu | 2001: Diana Mocanu | 2003: Katy Sexton | 2005: Kirsty Coventry | 2007: Margaret Hoelzer | 2009: Kirsty Coventry | 2011: Missy Franklin | 2013: Missy Franklin | 2015: Emily Seebohm | 2017: Emily Seebohm | 2019: Regan Smith