Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	224	–
2	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	222	–
3	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	188	–
4	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	101	–
5	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	101	–
6	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	89	–
7	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	83	–
8	Paul Biedermann	Paul Biedermann	Paul Biedermann	Paul Biedermann	Paul Biedermann	83	–
9	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	72	–
10	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Yevgeny Sadovyi	68	–
11	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	67	–
12	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	61	–
13	Anders Holmertz	Anders Holmertz	Anders Holmertz	Anders Holmertz	Anders Holmertz	60	–
14	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	60	–
15	Frederick Lane	Frederick Lane	Frederick Lane	Frederick Lane	Frederick Lane	60	–
16	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	Don Schollander	59	–
17	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	Mack Horton	Mack Horton	59	–
18	Mack Horton	Mack Horton	Mack Horton	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	58	–
19	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	56	–
20	Duncan Armstrong	Duncan Armstrong	Duncan Armstrong	Duncan Armstrong	Duncan Armstrong	55	–
21	Yannick Agnel	Yannick Agnel	Yannick Agnel	Yannick Agnel	Yannick Agnel	50	–
22	Daniel Kowalski	Daniel Kowalski	Daniel Kowalski	Daniel Kowalski	Daniel Kowalski	49	–
23	Paul Palmer	Paul Palmer	Paul Palmer	Paul Palmer	Paul Palmer	47	–
24	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	46	–
25	Uwe Dassler	Uwe Dassler	Uwe Dassler	Uwe Dassler	Tom Dean	46	▲ +6
26	ZHANG Lin	ZHANG Lin	ZHANG Lin	ZHANG Lin	Uwe Dassler	46	–
27	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	ZHANG Lin	46	–
28	Bruce Furniss	Bruce Furniss	Bruce Furniss	Bruce Furniss	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	43	–
29	Andrey Krylov	Andrey Krylov	Andrey Krylov	Andrey Krylov	Bruce Furniss	42	–
30	Brad Cooper	Brad Cooper	Brad Cooper	Brad Cooper	Andrey Krylov	40	–
31	Ralph Hutton	Ralph Hutton	Ralph Hutton	Ralph Hutton	Brad Cooper	40	–
32	Steve Genter	Steve Genter	Steve Genter	Steve Genter	Ralph Hutton	40	–
33	Antti Kasvio	Antti Kasvio	Antti Kasvio	Tom Dean	Steve Genter	40	–
34	Emiliano Brembilla	Emiliano Brembilla	Emiliano Brembilla	Antti Kasvio	Antti Kasvio	39	–
35	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	Duncan Scott	Duncan Scott	39	–
36	Sergey Koplyakov	Sergey Koplyakov	Sergey Koplyakov	Emiliano Brembilla	Emiliano Brembilla	39	–
37	Timothy Shaw	Timothy Shaw	Timothy Shaw	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	39	–
38	Brian Goodell	Brian Goodell	Brian Goodell	Sergey Koplyakov	Sergey Koplyakov	38	–
39	Francis Gailey	Francis Gailey	Francis Gailey	Timothy Shaw	Timothy Shaw	38	–
40	Arne Borg	Arne Borg	Arne Borg	Brian Goodell	Brian Goodell	37	–
41	Jean Boiteux	Jean Boiteux	Jean Boiteux	Francis Gailey	Ahmed Hafnaoui	36	▲ +6
42	Mike Burton	Duncan Scott	Duncan Scott	Arne Borg	Francis Gailey	36	–
43	Alberto Zorrilla	Mike Burton	Mike Burton	Jean Boiteux	Arne Borg	34	–
44	Artur Wojdat	Tom Dean	Tom Dean	Mike Burton	Jean Boiteux	33	–
45	Bill Smith	Ahmed Hafnaoui	Ahmed Hafnaoui	Ahmed Hafnaoui	Mike Burton	32	–
46	Buster Crabbe	Alberto Zorrilla	Alberto Zorrilla	Alberto Zorrilla	Alberto Zorrilla	30	–
47	George DiCarlo	Artur Wojdat	Artur Wojdat	Artur Wojdat	Artur Wojdat	30	–
48	George Hodgson	Bill Smith	Bill Smith	Bill Smith	Bill Smith	30	–
49	Henry Taylor	Buster Crabbe	Buster Crabbe	Buster Crabbe	Buster Crabbe	30	–
50	Jack Medica	George DiCarlo	George DiCarlo	George DiCarlo	George DiCarlo	30	–

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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