| 1936 - Berlin (1) | |
| Marjorie Gestring Bowman | |
| Springboard Diving | Gold |
| 1948 - London (1) | |
| Brenda Helser DeMoreles | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Silver |
| 1956 - Melbourne (2) | |
| Nancy Simon Peterson | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Silver |
| Sylvia Ruska | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Silver |
| 1960 - Rome (2) | |
| Ann Cribbs | |
| 200m breaststroke | -- |
| Chris von Saltza | |
| 400m freestyle | Gold |
| 400m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| 100m freestyle | Silver |
| 1964 - Tokyo (2) | |
| Sharon Stouder Clark | |
| 100m butterfly | Gold |
| 400m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| 100m freestyle | Silver |
| Jo Harshbarger | |
| 800m freestyle | -- |
| 1976 - Montreal (2) | |
| Linda Jezek | |
| 400m medley relay | Silver |
| Kim Peyton | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 1980 - Moscow (8) • U.S. boycott | |
| George Haines (U.S. head coach) | |
| Lisa Buese | |
| Kim Carlisle | |
| Stephanie Elkins | |
| Linda Jezek | |
| Libby Kinkead | |
| Marybeth Linzmeier | |
| Susan Rapp | |
| Isabel Reuss (Mexico) | |
| 1984 - Los Angeles (2) | |
| Richard Quick (U.S. assistant coach) | |
| Jenna Johnson | |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| 100m butterfly | Silver |
| 400m freestyle relay | Silver |
| Susan Rapp | |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| 200m breaststroke | Silver |
| 1988 - Seoul (4) | |
| Richard Quick (U.S. head coach) | |
| Janet Evans | |
| 400m freestyle | Gold |
| 800m freestyle | Gold |
| 400m individual medley | Gold |
| Allison Higson (Canada) | |
| 200m breaststroke | Bronze |
| Janel Jorgensen | |
| 400m medley relay | Silver |
| 100m butterfly | -- |
| Eva Mortensen (Denmark) | |
| 400m freestyle | -- |
| 800m freestyle | -- |
| 1992 - Barcelona (7) | |
| Richard Quick (U.S. assistant coach) | |
| Janet Evans | |
| 800m freestyle | Gold |
| 400m freestyle | Silver |
| Claudia Franco (Spain) | |
| 50m freestyle | -- |
| 100m freestyle | -- |
| Allison Higson (Canada) | |
| 100m breaststroke | -- |
| 200m breaststroke | -- |
| 400m freestyle relay | -- |
| Jill Johnson | |
| 200m breaststroke | -- |
| Lea Loveless | |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| 100m backstroke | Bronze |
| Summer Sanders | |
| 200m butterfly | Gold |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| 200m individual medley | Silver |
| 400m individual medley | Bronze |
| Jenny Thompson | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| 100m freestyle | Silver |
| 1996 - Atlanta (9) | |
| Richard Quick (U.S. head coach) | |
| Janet Evans | |
| 800m freestyle relay | -- |
| Catherine Fox | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| Lisa Jacob | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 800m freestyle relay | Gold |
| Jenny Thompson | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 800m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| Siobhan Cropper (Trinidad & Tobago) | |
| 50m freestyle | -- |
| 100m freestyle | -- |
| Jessica Amey (Canada) | |
| 100m butterfly | -- |
| Elin Austevoll (Norway) | |
| 100m breaststroke | -- |
| 200m breaststroke | -- |
| 200m individual medley | -- |
| Gabrielle Rose (Brazil) | |
| 100m freestyle | -- |
| 100m butterfly | -- |
| 200m individual medley | -- |
| Claudia Franco (Spain) | |
| 50m freestyle | -- |
| 100m freestyle | -- |
| 2000 Sydney Games (4) | |
| Richard Quick (U.S. head coach) | |
| Misty Hyman | |
| 200m butterfly | Gold |
| Gabrielle Rose | |
| 200m individual medley | -- |
| Jenny Thompson | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 800m freestyle relay | Gold |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| 100m freestyle | Bronze (tie) |
| 100m butterfly | -- |
| Siobhan Cropper (Trinidad & Tobago) | |
| 50m freestyle | -- |
| 100m freestyle | -- |
| 100m butterfly | -- |
| 2004 - Athens (5) | |
| Richard Quick (U.S. assistant coach) | |
| Caroline Bruce | |
| 200m breaststroke | -- |
| Kristen Caverly | |
| 200m backstroke | -- |
| Dana Kirk | |
| 200m butterfly | -- |
| Tara Kirk | |
| 400m medley relay* | Silver |
| 100m breaststroke | -- |
| Jenny Thompson | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Silver |
| 400m medley relay | Silver |
| 50m freestyle | -- |
| 100m butterfly | -- |
| 2008 - Beijing (2) | |
| Elaine Breeden | |
| 400m medley relay* | Silver |
| 100m butterfly | -- |
| 200m butterfly | -- |
| Julia Smit | |
| 400m freestyle relay* | Silver |
| 800m freestyle relay* | Bronze |
| 2012 - London (2) | |
| Rick Schavone (U.S. assistant diving coach) | |
| Cassidy Krug | |
| 3-meter diving | -- |
| Lia Neal (incoming freshman) | |
| 400m freestyle relay | Bronze |
| 2016 - Rio (6) | |
| Greg Meehan (U.S. assistant coach) | |
| Kassidy Cook | |
| 3-meter springboard diving | -- |
| Maya DiRado | |
| 200m individual medley | Bronze |
| 400m individual medley | Silver |
| 200m backstroke | Gold |
| 800m freestyle relay | Gold |
| Katie Ledecky (incoming freshman) | |
| 200m freestyle | Gold |
| 400m freestyle | Gold |
| 800m freestyle | Gold |
| 400m freestyle relay | Silver |
| 800m freestyle relay | Gold |
| Simone Manuel | |
| 50m freestyle | Silver |
| 100m freestyle | Gold |
| 400m freestyle relay | Silver |
| 400m medley relay | Gold |
| Andi Murez (Israel) | |
| 50m freestyle | -- |
| 100m freestyle | -- |
| Lia Neal | |
| 400m freestyle relay* | Silver |
| 2020 - Tokyo (8) | |
| Greg Meehan (U.S. head coach) | |
| Brooke Forde | |
| 800m freestyle relay | Silver* |
| Torri Huske (incoming freshman) | |
| 100m butterfly | Fourth |
| 400m mixed medley relay | Fifth |
| 400m medley relay | Silver |
| Katie Ledecky | |
| 200m freestyle | Fifth |
| 400m freestyle | Silver |
| 800m freestyle | Gold |
| 1500m freestyle | Gold |
| 800m freestyle relay | Silver |
| Simone Manuel | |
| 50m freestyle | Semifinals |
| 400m freestyle relay | Bronze |
| Andi Murez (Israel) | |
| 50m freestyle | Trials |
| 100m freestyle | Trials |
| 200m freestyle | Trials |
| 400m mixed medley relay | Eighth |
| Taylor Ruck (Canada) | |
| 100m backstroke | Semifinals |
| 200m backstroke | Sixth |
| 400m freestyle relay | Silver* |
| 400m medley relay | Bronze* |
| Regan Smith (incoming freshman) | |
| 100m backstroke | Bronze |
| 200m butterfly | Silver |
| 400m mixed medley relay | Fifth* |
| 400m medley relay | Silver |
* - swam in prelims