Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	178	–
2	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	169	▲ +6
3	Claudia Poll	Claudia Poll	Claudia Poll	Ariarne Titmus	Ariarne Titmus	129	▲ +16
4	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Claudia Poll	Claudia Poll	109	–
5	Heike Friedrich	Ariarne Titmus	Ariarne Titmus	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	100	–
6	Shirley Babashoff	Heike Friedrich	Heike Friedrich	Heike Friedrich	Heike Friedrich	86	–
7	Laure Manaudou	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	80	–
8	Allison Schmitt	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	78	–
9	Dagmar Hase	Allison Schmitt	Allison Schmitt	Allison Schmitt	Allison Schmitt	72	–
10	Debbie Meyer	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	67	–
11	Camille Muffat	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	67	–
12	Camelia Potec	Camille Muffat	Camille Muffat	Camille Muffat	Camille Muffat	66	–
13	Franziska van Almsick	Camelia Potec	Camelia Potec	Camelia Potec	Camelia Potec	64	–
14	Susie O'Neill	Franziska van Almsick	Franziska van Almsick	Franziska van Almsick	Franziska van Almsick	62	–
15	Brooke Bennett	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	62	–
16	Martha Norelius	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	61	–
17	Shane Gould	Martha Norelius	Martha Norelius	Martha Norelius	Martha Norelius	60	–
18	Cynthia Woodhead	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	60	–
19	Rebecca Adlington	Cynthia Woodhead	Cynthia Woodhead	Cynthia Woodhead	Cynthia Woodhead	59	–
20	Ines Diers	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	59	–
21	Martina Moravcová	Ines Diers	Ines Diers	Ines Diers	Ines Diers	53	–
22	Hayley Lewis	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	51	–
23	Chris von Saltza	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	45	–
24	Kornelia Ender	Chris von Saltza	Chris von Saltza	Chris von Saltza	Chris von Saltza	44	–
25	Nicole Haislett	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Li Bingjie	Li Bingjie	43	–
26	Barbara Krause	Nicole Haislett	Nicole Haislett	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	41	–
27	Petra Thümer	Barbara Krause	Barbara Krause	Nicole Haislett	Nicole Haislett	41	–
28	Tiffany Cohen	Petra Thümer	Petra Thümer	Barbara Krause	Barbara Krause	40	–
29	Ariarne Titmus	Tiffany Cohen	Tiffany Cohen	Petra Thümer	Petra Thümer	40	–
30	Lorraine Crapp	Lorraine Crapp	Lorraine Crapp	Tiffany Cohen	Tiffany Cohen	40	–
31	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	Lorraine Crapp	Lorraine Crapp	39	–
32	Mary Wayte	Mary Wayte	Mary Wayte	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	38	–
33	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	Mary Wayte	Mary Wayte	38	–
34	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	38	–
35	Rie Mastenbroek	Rie Mastenbroek	Rie Mastenbroek	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	35	–
36	Suzu Chiba	Suzu Chiba	Suzu Chiba	Rie Mastenbroek	Rie Mastenbroek	35	–
37	Valéria Gyenge	Valéria Gyenge	Valéria Gyenge	Siobhán Haughey	Siobhán Haughey	34	–
38	Yang Yu	Yang Yu	Yang Yu	Suzu Chiba	Suzu Chiba	33	–
39	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	Li Bingjie	Valéria Gyenge	Valéria Gyenge	33	–
40	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Tracey Wickham	Yang Yu	Yang Yu	33	–
41	Sarah Hardcastle	Sarah Hardcastle	Yana Klochkova	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	32	–
42	Ann Curtis	Ann Curtis	Sarah Hardcastle	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	32	–
43	Carmela Schmidt	Carmela Schmidt	Ann Curtis	Sarah Hardcastle	Sarah Hardcastle	31	–
44	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	Carmela Schmidt	Ann Curtis	Ann Curtis	30	–
45	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Diana Munz	Carmela Schmidt	Carmela Schmidt	30	–
46	Ginny Duenkel	Ginny Duenkel	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	30	–
47	Helene Madison	Helene Madison	Ginny Duenkel	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Ethelda Bleibtrey	30	–
48	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Helene Madison	Ginny Duenkel	Ginny Duenkel	30	–
49	Dawn Fraser	Dawn Fraser	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Helene Madison	Helene Madison	30	–
50	Lindsay Benko	Lindsay Benko	Dawn Fraser	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	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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