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	1455	▲ +43
2	Germany	Germany	Germany	Australia	Australia	770	▲ +30
3	Australia	Australia	Australia	Germany	Germany	704	–
4	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Canada	419	▲ +2
5	China	China	Canada	Canada	Japan	418	–
6	Hungary	Canada	China	China	China	412	▲ +3
7	Canada	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	361	–
8	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	239	▲ +7
9	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	224	▲ +4
10	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	158	–
11	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	146	–
12	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	140	–
13	England	England	England	France	France	133	–
14	France	France	France	England	England	128	–
15	Romania	Romania	Romania	Romania	Romania	98	–
16	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	81	–
17	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	77	–
18	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	South Korea	South Korea	50	–
19	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Brazil	Brazil	49	▲ +2
20	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	Italy	Italy	44	–
21	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	South Africa	South Africa	43	–
22	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Ukraine	Ukraine	41	–
23	Wales	Italy	Italy	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	36	–
24	Croatia	Wales	Wales	Wales	Wales	27	–
25	Italy	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	22	–
26	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	20	–
27	Belarus	Belarus	Belarus	Belarus	Belarus	19	–
28	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	9	–
29	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	8	–
30	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	8	–
31	Samoa	Samoa	Samoa	Samoa	Samoa	8	–
32	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Scotland	Scotland	8	–
33	Poland	Poland	Poland	Singapore	Singapore	8	–
34	Scotland	Scotland	Scotland	Poland	Sweden	7	▲ +1
35	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Poland	6	–
36	Vietnam	Vietnam	Sweden	Sweden	Slovenia	6	–
37	Hawaii	Hawaii	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	6	–
38	Guatemala	Guatemala	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	5	–
39	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	Guatemala	Guatemala	Guatemala	4	–
40	Fiji	Fiji	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	4	–
41	Austria	Austria	Fiji	Fiji	Fiji	3	–
42	Finland	Finland	Austria	Austria	Austria	2	–
43	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Finland	Finland	Finland	2	–
44	Indonesia	Indonesia	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2	–
45	Sweden	Sweden	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	2	–

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.

Read article