Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	258	▲ +20
2	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	111	–
3	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	109	–
4	Kate Ziegler	Kate Ziegler	Kate Ziegler	Kate Ziegler	Kate Ziegler	79	–
5	Lotte Friis	Lotte Friis	Lotte Friis	Lotte Friis	Lotte Friis	73	–
6	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Simona Quadarella	Simona Quadarella	73	▲ +8
7	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	Simona Quadarella	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	60	–
8	Mireia Belmonte García	Simona Quadarella	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	50	–
9	Diana Munz	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	48	–
10	Hannah Stockbauer	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	47	–
11	Astrid Strauss	Hannah Stockbauer	Hannah Stockbauer	Hannah Stockbauer	Hannah Stockbauer	46	–
12	Ai Shibata	Astrid Strauss	Astrid Strauss	Astrid Strauss	Astrid Strauss	44	–
13	Flavia Rigamonti	Ai Shibata	Ai Shibata	Ai Shibata	Ai Shibata	42	–
14	Jazmin Carlin	Flavia Rigamonti	Flavia Rigamonti	Flavia Rigamonti	Ariarne Titmus	42	▲ +3
15	Lauren Boyle	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	Li Bingjie	41	▲ +9
16	Alessia Filippi	Lauren Boyle	Lauren Boyle	Ariarne Titmus	Flavia Rigamonti	40	–
17	Michelle Ford	Alessia Filippi	Alessia Filippi	Lauren Boyle	Jazmin Carlin	40	–
18	Debbie Meyer	Michelle Ford	Michelle Ford	Alessia Filippi	Lauren Boyle	39	–
19	Tiffany Cohen	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Michelle Ford	Alessia Filippi	38	–
20	Petra Thümer	Tiffany Cohen	Tiffany Cohen	Debbie Meyer	Michelle Ford	38	–
21	Laure Manaudou	Petra Thümer	Petra Thümer	Tiffany Cohen	Debbie Meyer	37	–
22	Simona Quadarella	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	Petra Thümer	Tiffany Cohen	37	–
23	Boglárka Kapás	Ariarne Titmus	Ariarne Titmus	Laure Manaudou	Petra Thümer	35	–
24	Jana Henke	Boglárka Kapás	Boglárka Kapás	Li Bingjie	Laure Manaudou	33	–
25	Keena Rothhammer	Jana Henke	Jana Henke	Boglárka Kapás	Boglárka Kapás	31	–
26	Chen Hua	Keena Rothhammer	Keena Rothhammer	Jana Henke	Jana Henke	30	–
27	Julie McDonald	Chen Hua	Chen Hua	Keena Rothhammer	Keena Rothhammer	30	–
28	Tracey Wickham	Julie McDonald	Julie McDonald	Chen Hua	Chen Hua	26	–
29	Erika Villaécija	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	Julie McDonald	Julie McDonald	26	–
30	Janelle Elford	Erika Villaécija	Erika Villaécija	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	24	–
31	Ines Diers	Janelle Elford	Janelle Elford	Erika Villaécija	Erika Villaécija	23	–
32	Rebecca Cooke	Ines Diers	Ines Diers	Janelle Elford	Kristel Köbrich	23	▲ +4
33	Sarah Hardcastle	Rebecca Cooke	Rebecca Cooke	Ines Diers	Janelle Elford	22	–
34	Shirley Babashoff	Sarah Hardcastle	Sarah Hardcastle	Rebecca Cooke	Ines Diers	21	–
35	Wang Jianjiahe	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Sarah Hardcastle	Rebecca Cooke	21	–
36	Kim Linehan	Wang Jianjiahe	Wang Jianjiahe	Shirley Babashoff	Sarah Hardcastle	21	–
37	Novella Calligaris	Kim Linehan	Kim Linehan	Wang Jianjiahe	Shirley Babashoff	21	–
38	Sachiko Yamada	Novella Calligaris	Novella Calligaris	Kim Linehan	Wang Jianjiahe	21	–
39	Yana Klochkova	Sachiko Yamada	Sachiko Yamada	Novella Calligaris	Kim Linehan	20	–
40	Kristel Köbrich	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Sachiko Yamada	Novella Calligaris	20	–
41	Dagmar Hase	Kristel Köbrich	Kristel Köbrich	Yana Klochkova	Sachiko Yamada	20	–
42	Michele Richardson	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	Kristel Köbrich	Yana Klochkova	20	–
43	Pam Kruse	Erica Sullivan	Erica Sullivan	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	18	–
44	Shane Gould	Michele Richardson	Li Bingjie	Erica Sullivan	Erica Sullivan	18	–
45	Hayley Peirsol	Pam Kruse	Michele Richardson	Michele Richardson	Michele Richardson	18	–
46	Kaitlin Sandeno	Shane Gould	Pam Kruse	Pam Kruse	Pam Kruse	18	–
47	Ariarne Titmus	Hayley Peirsol	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	18	–
48	Delfina Pignatiello	Sarah Köhler	Hayley Peirsol	Hayley Peirsol	Hayley Peirsol	17	–
49	Jennifer Turrall	Kaitlin Sandeno	Sarah Köhler	Kiah Melverton	Kiah Melverton	17	–
50	Li Bingjie	Delfina Pignatiello	Kaitlin Sandeno	Sarah Köhler	Sarah Köhler	17	–

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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