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#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	340	–
2	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	219	▲ +12
3	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	149	–
4	László Cseh	László Cseh	László Cseh	László Cseh	Kristóf Milák	110	▲ +30
5	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	László Cseh	105	–
6	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Lars Frölander	100	–
7	Denis Pankratov	Denis Pankratov	Denis Pankratov	Denis Pankratov	Mark Spitz	92	–
8	Ian Crocker	Ian Crocker	Ian Crocker	Ian Crocker	Denis Pankratov	91	–
9	Tom Malchow	Tom Malchow	Tom Malchow	Tom Malchow	Ian Crocker	90	–
10	Pablo Morales	Pablo Morales	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Milák	Tom Malchow	82	–
11	Geoff Huegill	Geoff Huegill	Pablo Morales	Pablo Morales	Caeleb Dressel	79	▲ +10
12	Anthony Nesty	Anthony Nesty	Geoff Huegill	Geoff Huegill	Pablo Morales	76	–
13	Takashi Yamamoto	Takashi Yamamoto	Anthony Nesty	Anthony Nesty	Geoff Huegill	75	–
14	Joseph Schooling	Joseph Schooling	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Anthony Nesty	73	–
15	Melvin Stewart	Melvin Stewart	Takashi Yamamoto	Takashi Yamamoto	Takashi Yamamoto	68	–
16	Scott Miller	Scott Miller	Joseph Schooling	Joseph Schooling	Joseph Schooling	67	–
17	Denys Sylantyev	Denys Sylantyev	Melvin Stewart	Melvin Stewart	Melvin Stewart	61	–
18	Carl Robie	Carl Robie	Scott Miller	Scott Miller	Scott Miller	61	–
19	Milorad Čavić	Milorad Čavić	Denys Sylantyev	Denys Sylantyev	Denys Sylantyev	56	–
20	James Hickman	James Hickman	Carl Robie	Carl Robie	Carl Robie	55	–
21	Roger Pyttel	Roger Pyttel	Milorad Čavić	Milorad Čavić	Milorad Čavić	55	–
22	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	James Hickman	James Hickman	James Hickman	53	–
23	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Daiya Seto	Roger Pyttel	Roger Pyttel	Roger Pyttel	52	–
24	Paweł Korzeniowski	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	51	–
25	Rafał Szukała	Paweł Korzeniowski	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	50	▲ +2
26	Franck Esposito	Rafał Szukała	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	47	–
27	Kevin Berry	Franck Esposito	Paweł Korzeniowski	Paweł Korzeniowski	Paweł Korzeniowski	46	–
28	Takeshi Matsuda	Kevin Berry	Rafał Szukała	Rafał Szukała	Rafał Szukała	46	–
29	WU Peng	Takeshi Matsuda	Franck Esposito	Franck Esposito	Franck Esposito	45	–
30	Daiya Seto	WU Peng	Kevin Berry	Kevin Berry	Kevin Berry	44	–
31	Ryan Pini	Ryan Pini	Takeshi Matsuda	Takeshi Matsuda	Takeshi Matsuda	44	–
32	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	WU Peng	WU Peng	Nicholas Santos	43	▲ +10
33	Jon Sieben	Jon Sieben	Ryan Pini	Ryan Pini	WU Peng	43	–
34	Mike Bruner	Mike Bruner	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Ryan Pini	42	–
35	Pär Arvidsson	Pär Arvidsson	Jon Sieben	Jon Sieben	Danyon Loader	40	–
36	Sergey Fesenko	Sergey Fesenko	Mike Bruner	Mike Bruner	Jon Sieben	40	–
37	Anthony Mosse	Anthony Mosse	Pär Arvidsson	Pär Arvidsson	Mike Bruner	40	–
38	Roland Schoeman	Caeleb Dressel	Sergey Fesenko	Sergey Fesenko	Pär Arvidsson	40	–
39	ZHOU Jiawei	Roland Schoeman	Anthony Mosse	Anthony Mosse	Sergey Fesenko	40	–
40	Chen Yin	ZHOU Jiawei	Roland Schoeman	Roland Schoeman	Anthony Mosse	39	–
41	Matt Biondi	Chen Yin	ZHOU Jiawei	ZHOU Jiawei	Roland Schoeman	39	–
42	Joe Bottom	Matt Biondi	Chen Yin	Chen Yin	ZHOU Jiawei	39	–
43	Mike Troy	Joe Bottom	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Chen Yin	35	–
44	Philip Hubble	Mike Troy	Joe Bottom	Joe Bottom	Matt Biondi	35	–
45	Steve Gregg	Philip Hubble	Mike Troy	Mike Troy	Joe Bottom	34	–
46	Masato Sakai	Steve Gregg	Philip Hubble	Philip Hubble	Mike Troy	34	–
47	Bruce Robertson	Masato Sakai	Steve Gregg	Steve Gregg	Philip Hubble	34	–
48	Takashi Ishimoto	Bruce Robertson	Masato Sakai	Masato Sakai	Steve Gregg	34	–
49	William Yorzyk	Takashi Ishimoto	Bruce Robertson	Nicholas Santos	Masato Sakai	33	–
50	Mark Foster	William Yorzyk	Takashi Ishimoto	Bruce Robertson	Bruce Robertson	32	–

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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