Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	946	▲ +7
2	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	756	▲ +16
3	Japan	Japan	Japan	Germany	Italy	256	▲ +27
4	Germany	Germany	Germany	Japan	Germany	251	▲ +12
5	Canada	Canada	Italy	Italy	Japan	241	▲ +2
6	China	Italy	Canada	Canada	China	209	▲ +11
7	Russia	China	China	China	Canada	203	–
8	Italy	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	187	–
9	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	165	–
10	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	119	–
11	Sweden	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	108	▲ +8
12	Ukraine	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	South Korea	68	▲ +11
13	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Sweden	63	–
14	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Tunisia	60	–
15	New Zealand	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	44	–
16	South Africa	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	41	–
17	Poland	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	38	–
18	Brazil	Poland	Poland	Poland	Poland	36	–
19	France	France	France	France	France	31	▲ +4
20	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	England	23	▲ +2
21	England	England	England	England	Philippines	22	–
22	Austria	Austria	Austria	Austria	Austria	18	–
23	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	18	–
24	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	17	–
25	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	14	–
26	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	13	–
27	Wales	Wales	Wales	Wales	Wales	13	–
28	Faroe Islands	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	12	–
29	Syria	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	11	–
30	Mexico	Syria	Syria	Syria	Norway	11	▲ +3
31	Denmark	Norway	Norway	Norway	Syria	9	–
32	Myanmar	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Vietnam	8	▲ +2
33	Romania	Myanmar	Myanmar	Myanmar	Denmark	7	–
34	Argentina	Romania	Romania	Romania	Myanmar	7	–
35	Spain	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Romania	7	–
36	Vietnam	Spain	Spain	Spain	Argentina	6	–
37	Cook Islands	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Spain	6	–
38	Hawaii	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	5	–
39	Malaysia	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	4	–
40	Puerto Rico	Malaysia	Malaysia	Malaysia	Malaysia	4	–
41	Scotland	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	Northern Ireland	4	▲ +4
42	Thailand	Scotland	Scotland	Scotland	Puerto Rico	4	–
43	Colombia	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Scotland	4	–
44	Cuba	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Thailand	4	–
45	Uruguay	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Colombia	2	–
46	Norway	Uruguay	Uruguay	Uruguay	Cuba	2	–
47	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Uruguay	2	–
48					Slovenia	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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