Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Yana Klochkova	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	273	–
2	Katinka Hosszú	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	243	–
3	Tracy Caulkins	Ye Shiwen	Ye Shiwen	Ye Shiwen	Ye Shiwen	124	▲ +4
4	Lin Li	Tracy Caulkins	Tracy Caulkins	Tracy Caulkins	Tracy Caulkins	114	–
5	Ye Shiwen	Lin Li	Lin Li	Lin Li	Lin Li	108	–
6	Stephanie Rice	Stephanie Rice	Yui Ohashi	Yui Ohashi	Yui Ohashi	103	–
7	Joanne Malar	Joanne Malar	Stephanie Rice	Stephanie Rice	Stephanie Rice	99	–
8	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	Joanne Malar	Joanne Malar	Joanne Malar	83	–
9	Ulrike Tauber	Ulrike Tauber	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	82	–
10	Claudia Kolb	Claudia Kolb	Ulrike Tauber	Ulrike Tauber	Ulrike Tauber	75	–
11	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	Claudia Kolb	Claudia Kolb	Claudia Kolb	74	–
12	Daniela Hunger	Daniela Hunger	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	73	–
13	Petra Schneider	Petra Schneider	Daniela Hunger	Daniela Hunger	Daniela Hunger	70	–
14	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	Petra Schneider	Petra Schneider	Petra Schneider	64	–
15	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	60	–
16	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	54	–
17	Hannah Miley	Hannah Miley	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	54	–
18	Beatrice Câșlaru	Beatrice Câșlaru	Hannah Miley	Hannah Miley	Hannah Miley	53	–
19	Allison Wagner	Allison Wagner	Beatrice Câșlaru	Beatrice Câșlaru	Beatrice Câșlaru	52	–
20	Summer Sanders	Summer Sanders	Allison Wagner	Allison Wagner	Allison Wagner	51	–
21	Alicia Coutts	Alicia Coutts	Summer Sanders	Summer Sanders	Summer Sanders	51	–
22	Leslie Cliff	Leslie Cliff	Alicia Coutts	Alicia Coutts	Alicia Coutts	49	–
23	Elizabeth Beisel	Elizabeth Beisel	Leslie Cliff	Leslie Cliff	Leslie Cliff	46	–
24	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Elizabeth Beisel	Elizabeth Beisel	Elizabeth Beisel	45	–
25	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	45	–
26	Marianne Limpert	Marianne Limpert	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	44	–
27	Martina Moravcová	Yui Ohashi	Marianne Limpert	Marianne Limpert	Marianne Limpert	44	–
28	Maya DiRado	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	42	–
29	Yui Ohashi	Maya DiRado	Maya DiRado	Maya DiRado	Maya DiRado	41	–
30	Qi Hui	Qi Hui	Qi Hui	Qi Hui	Qi Hui	39	–
31	Kathleen Nord	Kathleen Nord	Kathleen Nord	Kathleen Nord	Kathleen Nord	38	–
32	Elli Overton	Elli Overton	Elli Overton	Elli Overton	Alex Walsh	37	▲ +12
33	Gail Neall	Gail Neall	Gail Neall	Gail Neall	Elli Overton	35	–
34	Noemi Lung	Noemi Lung	Noemi Lung	Noemi Lung	Gail Neall	34	–
35	Sharron Davies	Sharron Davies	Sharron Davies	Sharron Davies	Noemi Lung	33	–
36	Suzie Landells	Suzie Landells	Suzie Landells	Suzie Landells	Sharron Davies	33	–
37	Yasuko Tajima	Yasuko Tajima	Yasuko Tajima	Yasuko Tajima	Suzie Landells	32	–
38	Cheryl Gibson	Cheryl Gibson	Cheryl Gibson	Cheryl Gibson	Yasuko Tajima	32	–
39	Donna de Varona	Donna de Varona	Donna de Varona	Donna de Varona	Cheryl Gibson	30	–
40	Kathy Heddy	Kathy Heddy	Kathy Heddy	Kathy Heddy	Donna de Varona	30	–
41	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Kathy Heddy	30	–
42	Kristine Quance	Kristine Quance	Kristine Quance	Kristine Quance	Shane Gould	30	–
43	Dai Guohong	Dai Guohong	Dai Guohong	Dai Guohong	Kristine Quance	28	–
44	Kaitlin Sandeno	Kaitlin Sandeno	Kaitlin Sandeno	Kaitlin Sandeno	Dai Guohong	27	–
45	Yelena Dendeberova	Yelena Dendeberova	Yelena Dendeberova	Yelena Dendeberova	Kaitlin Sandeno	27	–
46	Ariana Kukors	Ariana Kukors	Ariana Kukors	Ariana Kukors	Yelena Dendeberova	27	–
47	Caitlin Leverenz	Caitlin Leverenz	Caitlin Leverenz	Caitlin Leverenz	Ariana Kukors	26	–
48	Susan Pedersen	Susan Pedersen	Susan Pedersen	Susan Pedersen	Caitlin Leverenz	26	–
49	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Alex Walsh	Alex Walsh	Susan Pedersen	26	–
50	Lynn Vidali	Lynn Vidali	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	24	–

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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