Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	358	▲ +9
2	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	281	▲ +1
3	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	224	–
4	United States	United States	France	France	Hungary	173	▲ +15
5	France	France	Hungary	Hungary	France	169	▲ +3
6	Australia	Australia	United States	United States	United States	132	–
7	Netherlands	Netherlands	Australia	Australia	Australia	112	–
8	Hungary	Hungary	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	105	–
9	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	68	–
10	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	63	–
11	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	45	–
12	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	China	41	▲ +7
13	Syria	Syria	Syria	Syria	Canada	38	–
14	China	China	China	China	Syria	35	–
15	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	31	–
16	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	26	–
17	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	25	–
18	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	23	–
19	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	20	–
20	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	13	–
21	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	10	–
22	Ecuador	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Vietnam	10	▲ +6
23	Argentina	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	Argentina	9	–
24	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Ecuador	9	–
25	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Czech Republic	5	–
26	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Yugoslavia	5	–
27	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Slovenia	4	–
28	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Ukraine	4	–
29	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	3	–
30	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	3	–
31	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	2	–
32	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2	–
33	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	2	–
34	Portugal	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	2	–
35	Cook Islands	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	2	–
36	Hawaii	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	1	–
37	Israel	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	1	–
38	Switzerland	Israel	Israel	Israel	Israel	1	–
39		Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	1	–

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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