Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	224	–
2	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	222	–
3	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	188	–
4	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	101	–
5	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	101	–
6	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	89	–
7	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	83	–
8	Paul Biedermann	Paul Biedermann	Paul Biedermann	Paul Biedermann	Paul Biedermann	83	–
9	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	72	–
10	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Yevgeny Sadovyi	David Popovici	69	▲ +5
11	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Yevgeny Sadovyi	68	–
12	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	David Popovici	Murray Rose	67	–
13	Anders Holmertz	Anders Holmertz	Anders Holmertz	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	61	–
14	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	Anders Holmertz	Anders Holmertz	60	–
15	Frederick Lane	Frederick Lane	Frederick Lane	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	60	–
16	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	Frederick Lane	Frederick Lane	60	–
17	Mack Horton	Mack Horton	Mack Horton	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	59	–
18	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	Mack Horton	Lukas Märtens	59	▲ +1
19	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Lukas Märtens	Mack Horton	59	–
20	Duncan Armstrong	Duncan Armstrong	Duncan Armstrong	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	58	–
21	Yannick Agnel	Yannick Agnel	David Popovici	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	56	–
22	Daniel Kowalski	Daniel Kowalski	Yannick Agnel	Duncan Armstrong	Duncan Armstrong	55	–
23	Paul Palmer	Paul Palmer	Daniel Kowalski	Yannick Agnel	Elijah Winnington	51	▲ +4
24	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	Elijah Winnington	Daniel Kowalski	Yannick Agnel	50	–
25	Uwe Dassler	Tom Dean	Lukas Märtens	Elijah Winnington	Daniel Kowalski	49	–
26	ZHANG Lin	Uwe Dassler	Paul Palmer	Paul Palmer	Paul Palmer	47	–
27	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	ZHANG Lin	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	46	–
28	Bruce Furniss	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Tom Dean	Tom Dean	Tom Dean	46	–
29	Andrey Krylov	Bruce Furniss	Uwe Dassler	Uwe Dassler	Uwe Dassler	46	–
30	Brad Cooper	Andrey Krylov	ZHANG Lin	ZHANG Lin	ZHANG Lin	46	–
31	Ralph Hutton	Brad Cooper	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	43	–
32	Steve Genter	Ralph Hutton	Bruce Furniss	Bruce Furniss	Bruce Furniss	42	–
33	Tom Dean	Steve Genter	Andrey Krylov	Duncan Scott	Duncan Scott	41	–
34	Antti Kasvio	Antti Kasvio	Brad Cooper	Andrey Krylov	Andrey Krylov	40	–
35	Duncan Scott	Duncan Scott	Ralph Hutton	Brad Cooper	Brad Cooper	40	–
36	Emiliano Brembilla	Emiliano Brembilla	Steve Genter	Ralph Hutton	Ralph Hutton	40	–
37	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	Antti Kasvio	Steve Genter	Steve Genter	40	–
38	Sergey Koplyakov	Sergey Koplyakov	Duncan Scott	Antti Kasvio	Antti Kasvio	39	–
39	Timothy Shaw	Timothy Shaw	Emiliano Brembilla	Emiliano Brembilla	Emiliano Brembilla	39	–
40	Brian Goodell	Brian Goodell	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	39	–
41	Francis Gailey	Ahmed Hafnaoui	Sergey Koplyakov	Sergey Koplyakov	Sergey Koplyakov	38	–
42	Arne Borg	Francis Gailey	Timothy Shaw	Timothy Shaw	Timothy Shaw	38	–
43	Jean Boiteux	Arne Borg	Brian Goodell	Brian Goodell	Brian Goodell	37	–
44	Mike Burton	Jean Boiteux	Ahmed Hafnaoui	Ahmed Hafnaoui	Ahmed Hafnaoui	36	–
45	Ahmed Hafnaoui	Mike Burton	Francis Gailey	Francis Gailey	Francis Gailey	36	–
46	Alberto Zorrilla	Alberto Zorrilla	Arne Borg	Arne Borg	Arne Borg	34	–
47	Artur Wojdat	Artur Wojdat	Hwang Sun-woo	Hwang Sun-woo	Hwang Sun-woo	34	–
48	Bill Smith	Bill Smith	Jean Boiteux	Jean Boiteux	Jean Boiteux	33	–
49	Buster Crabbe	Buster Crabbe	Mike Burton	Mike Burton	Mike Burton	32	–
50	George DiCarlo	George DiCarlo	Alberto Zorrilla	Alberto Zorrilla	Alberto Zorrilla	30	–

Paris 2026: Records re-written at momentous European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026

EuropeanAquatics.org | 17.08.2026

As the last ripples flow from an outstanding European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 its legacy in terms of world and continental swimming can be partly expressed by the list of records broken during the seven-day programme at the Olympic Aquatic Centre.

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