Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	7166	▲ +93
2	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	4522	▲ +75
3	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	2276	▲ +3
4	Japan	Japan	China	China	China	1613	▲ +9
5	China	China	Japan	Japan	Japan	1549	–
6	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	1152	–
7	Canada	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	1053	▲ +51
8	Great Britain	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	1005	▲ +22
9	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	707	▲ +2
10	France	France	France	France	France	665	▲ +1
11	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	519	–
12	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	480	–
13	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	Brazil	464	▲ +52
14	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Hungary	New Zealand	430	▲ +3
15	England	Hungary	Hungary	England	Hungary	423	–
16	Hungary	England	England	Brazil	England	422	–
17	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	363	▲ +3
18	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	146	–
19	Scotland	Scotland	Romania	Romania	Romania	131	–
20	Philippines	Philippines	Scotland	Scotland	Scotland	127	–
21	Romania	Romania	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	112	–
22	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	99	–
23	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	93	–
24	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	88	–
25	South Africa	South Africa	Austria	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	80	–
26	Poland	Poland	South Africa	Austria	Austria	78	–
27	Austria	Austria	Poland	South Africa	South Africa	76	–
28	Spain	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Poland	Poland	74	–
29	New Caledonia	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	60	–
30	Slovakia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	52	–
31	Hong Kong	Slovakia	Slovakia	Slovakia	Slovakia	51	–
32	Finland	Finland	Finland	Finland	Mexico	48	▲ +4
33	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Tunisia	47	▲ +6
34	Indonesia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Finland	44	–
35	Ireland	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Ireland	40	▲ +2
36	Chinese Taipei	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Venezuela	39	▲ +4
37	Ukraine	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Indonesia	38	–
38	Venezuela	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Chinese Taipei	37	–
39	Thailand	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Ukraine	37	–
40	Greece	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	34	–
41	Slovenia	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	30	–
42	Hawaii	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	28	–
43	Belarus	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	26	–
44	Wales	Belarus	Belarus	Belarus	Belarus	24	–
45	Yugoslavia	Wales	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	21	▲ +1
46	Belgium	Yugoslavia	Wales	Wales	Czech Republic	18	▲ +1
47	Cayman Islands	Belgium	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Wales	18	–
48	Lithuania	Czech Republic	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	17	–
49	Norway	Lithuania	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	16	–
50	Serbia and Montenegro	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	15	–

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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