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| Swimming World Championships Women: 400 m Freestyle | 
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| 2011 | Shanghai (chn) | |||
| 2009 | Roma (ita) | Federica Pellegrini (ita) | Joanne Jackson (gbr) | Rebecca Adlington (gbr) |
| 2007 | Melbourne (aus) | Laure Manaudou (fra) | Otylia Jedrzejczak (pol) | Ai Shibata (jpn) |
| 2005 | Montréal (can) | Laure Manaudou (fra) | Ai Shibata (jpn) | Caitlin McClatchey (gbr) |
| 2003 | Barcelona (spa) | Hannah Stockbauer (ger) | Eva Risztov (hun) | Diana Munz (usa) |
| 2001 | Fukuoka (jpn) | Yana Klochkova (ukr) | Claudia Poll (crc) | Hannah Stockbauer (ger) |
| 1998 | Perth (aus) | Chen Yan (chn) | Brooke Bennett (usa) | Dagmar Hase (ger) |
| 1994 | Roma (ita) | Yang Aihua (chn) | Cristina Teuscher (usa) | Claudia Poll (crc) |
| 1991 | Perth (aus) | Janet Evans (usa) | Hayley Lewis (aus) | Suzu Chiba (jpn) |
| 1986 | Madrid (spa) | Heike Friedrich (ege) | Astrid Strauss (ege) | Sarah Hardcastle (gbr) |
| 1982 | Guayaquil (ecu) | Carmela Schmidt (ege) | Petra Schneider (ege) | Tiffany Cohen (usa) |
| 1978 | West-Berlin (wge) | Tracey Wickham (aus) | Cynthia Woodhead (usa) | Kim Lineham (usa) |
| 1975 | Cali (col) | Shirley Babashoff (usa) | Jenny Turrall (aus) | Kathy Heddy (usa) |
| 1973 | Beograd (yug) | Heather Greenwood (usa) | Keena Rothhammer (usa) | Novella Calligaris (ita) |
