Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Russia	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	274	▲ +13
2	Germany	Russia	Russia	Russia	Italy	245	▲ +58
3	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Russia	224	–
4	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	125	–
5	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	France	119	▲ +10
6	Netherlands	Netherlands	France	France	Australia	109	–
7	France	France	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	105	–
8	Greece	Greece	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	86	▲ +10
9	Great Britain	Great Britain	Greece	Greece	Greece	68	–
10	Tunisia	Hungary	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	60	–
11	Canada	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	45	–
12	Syria	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	38	–
13	China	Syria	Syria	Syria	Syria	35	–
14	Hungary	China	China	China	China	34	–
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	Argentina	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	9	–
23	Czech Republic	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	5	–
24	Yugoslavia	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	5	–
25	Slovenia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	5	–
26	Vietnam	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	4	–
27	Egypt	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Ukraine	4	▲ +3
28	New Caledonia	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Vietnam	4	–
29	Chinese Taipei	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	Egypt	3	–
30	Ecuador	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	New Caledonia	3	–
31	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	2	–
32	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Hong Kong	2	–
33	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Indonesia	2	–
34	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Portugal	2	–
35	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Cook Islands	1	–
36	Israel	Israel	Israel	Israel	Hawaii	1	–
37	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Israel	1	–
38	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	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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