Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	254	–
2	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	143	–
3	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	119	–
4	César Cielo	César Cielo	César Cielo	César Cielo	César Cielo	116	–
5	Gary Hall Jr.	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	114	–
6	Anthony Ervin	Gary Hall Jr.	Gary Hall Jr.	Gary Hall Jr.	Gary Hall Jr.	108	–
7	Nathan Adrian	Florent Manaudou	Florent Manaudou	Florent Manaudou	Florent Manaudou	103	▲ +1
8	Florent Manaudou	Anthony Ervin	Anthony Ervin	Anthony Ervin	Kyle Chalmers	90	▲ +10
9	Duke Kahanamoku	Nathan Adrian	Nathan Adrian	Nathan Adrian	Anthony Ervin	89	–
10	Zoltán Halmay	Duke Kahanamoku	Duke Kahanamoku	Kyle Chalmers	Nathan Adrian	89	–
11	Tom Jager	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	Duke Kahanamoku	Duke Kahanamoku	78	–
12	Alain Bernard	Tom Jager	Tom Jager	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	78	–
13	Mark Foster	Kyle Chalmers	Kyle Chalmers	Tom Jager	Tom Jager	70	–
14	Johnny Weissmuller	Alain Bernard	Alain Bernard	Alain Bernard	Alain Bernard	65	–
15	Brent Hayden	Mark Foster	Mark Foster	Mark Foster	Mark Foster	62	–
16	John Devitt	Johnny Weissmuller	Johnny Weissmuller	Johnny Weissmuller	Ben Proud	60	▲ +5
17	Caeleb Dressel	Brent Hayden	Brent Hayden	Ben Proud	Johnny Weissmuller	60	–
18	Charles Daniels	John Devitt	John Devitt	Brent Hayden	Brent Hayden	55	–
19	Jörg Woithe	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	John Devitt	John Devitt	55	–
20	Michael Wenden	Jörg Woithe	Jörg Woithe	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	54	–
21	Gustavo Borges	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	Jörg Woithe	Jörg Woithe	54	–
22	Kyle Chalmers	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	54	–
23	James Magnussen	James Magnussen	James Magnussen	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	53	–
24	Jim Montgomery	Jim Montgomery	Jim Montgomery	James Magnussen	James Magnussen	49	–
25	Fernando Scherer	Fernando Scherer	Fernando Scherer	Jim Montgomery	Jim Montgomery	49	–
26	Filippo Magnini	Filippo Magnini	Filippo Magnini	Fernando Scherer	Fernando Scherer	46	–
27	Roland Schoeman	Bruno Fratus	Bruno Fratus	Filippo Magnini	Filippo Magnini	46	–
28	Rowdy Gaines	Roland Schoeman	Roland Schoeman	Bruno Fratus	Bruno Fratus	43	–
29	Duje Draganja	Rowdy Gaines	Rowdy Gaines	Roland Schoeman	Roland Schoeman	43	–
30	Stefan Nystrand	Duje Draganja	Duje Draganja	Rowdy Gaines	Rowdy Gaines	43	–
31	Bruno Fratus	Stefan Nystrand	Stefan Nystrand	Duje Draganja	Duje Draganja	40	–
32	Clarke Scholes	Clarke Scholes	Clarke Scholes	Stefan Nystrand	Stefan Nystrand	38	–
33	Jon Henricks	Jon Henricks	Jon Henricks	Clarke Scholes	Clarke Scholes	37	–
34	Lü Zhiwu	Lü Zhiwu	Lü Zhiwu	Jon Henricks	Jon Henricks	37	–
35	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Lü Zhiwu	Lü Zhiwu	36	–
36	Ferenc Csik	Ferenc Csik	Ferenc Csik	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	36	–
37	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Ferenc Csik	Ferenc Csik	35	–
38	Vladimir Morozov	Vladimir Morozov	Vladimir Morozov	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	35	–
39	Cullen Jones	Cullen Jones	Cullen Jones	Vladimir Morozov	Vladimir Morozov	35	–
40	Bob McGregor	Bob McGregor	Ben Proud	Cullen Jones	Cameron McEvoy	33	▲ +10
41	István Bárány	István Bárány	Bob McGregor	Bob McGregor	Cullen Jones	33	–
42	Alfréd Hajós	Alfréd Hajós	István Bárány	István Bárány	Bob McGregor	31	–
43	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	Alfréd Hajós	Alfréd Hajós	István Bárány	31	–
44	Ioannis Malokinis	Ioannis Malokinis	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	Alfréd Hajós	30	–
45	Wally Ris	Wally Ris	Ioannis Malokinis	Ioannis Malokinis	Don Schollander	30	–
46	Yasuji Miyazaki	Yasuji Miyazaki	Wally Ris	Wally Ris	Ioannis Malokinis	30	–
47	Amaury Leveaux	Amaury Leveaux	Yasuji Miyazaki	Yasuji Miyazaki	Wally Ris	30	–
48	Frédérick Bousquet	Ben Proud	Amaury Leveaux	Amaury Leveaux	Yasuji Miyazaki	30	–
49	Andrew Baildon	Frédérick Bousquet	Frédérick Bousquet	Frédérick Bousquet	Amaury Leveaux	27	–
50	Chris Fydler	Andrew Baildon	Andrew Baildon	Andrew Baildon	Frédérick Bousquet	27	–

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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