Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	654	▲ +59
2	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	612	▲ +88
3	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	388	–
4	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	368	–
5	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	318	▲ +17
6	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	279	–
7	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	272	▲ +32
8	France	France	France	France	France	232	▲ +23
9	Great Britain	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	186	▲ +34
10	China	China	China	China	China	116	–
11	Greece	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	116	–
12	Hungary	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	106	–
13	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Spain	45	▲ +2
14	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	Tunisia	45	–
15	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	42	–
16	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	35	–
17	Syria	Syria	Syria	Syria	Syria	35	–
18	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	27	–
19	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	27	–
20	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	27	–
21	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	20	–
22	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	19	–
23	Hong Kong	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	17	–
24	Argentina	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	17	–
25	Yugoslavia	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	16	–
26	Belgium	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	12	–
27	Thailand	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	11	–
28	Ecuador	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	11	–
29	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	9	–
30	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Ukraine	8	▲ +3
31	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Indonesia	6	–
32	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	4	–
33	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	4	–
34	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	4	–
35	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	3	–
36	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Portugal	3	▲ +1
37	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Chinese Taipei	2	–
38	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Hawaii	2	–
39	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	1	–
40	Israel	Israel	Israel	Israel	Israel	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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