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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	198	▲ +10
2	Petria Thomas	Petria Thomas	Petria Thomas	Petria Thomas	Petria Thomas	164	–
3	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	135	–
4	Mary T. Meagher	Mary T. Meagher	Mary T. Meagher	Mary T. Meagher	Mary T. Meagher	123	–
5	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	121	–
6	Jessicah Schipper	Jessicah Schipper	Jessicah Schipper	Jessicah Schipper	Jessicah Schipper	119	–
7	Jiao Liuyang	Jiao Liuyang	Jiao Liuyang	Jiao Liuyang	Zhang Yufei	118	▲ +16
8	Andrea Pollack	Andrea Pollack	Andrea Pollack	Zhang Yufei	Jiao Liuyang	111	–
9	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Andrea Pollack	Andrea Pollack	83	–
10	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	83	–
11	Qian Hong	Qian Hong	Qian Hong	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	78	–
12	Lu Ying	Lu Ying	Lu Ying	Qian Hong	Qian Hong	75	–
13	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Lu Ying	Lu Ying	74	–
14	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	Zhang Yufei	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	73	–
15	Liu Limin	Liu Limin	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	Maggie Mac Neil	72	▲ +13
16	Ines Geissler	Zhang Yufei	Liu Limin	Liu Limin	Inge de Bruijn	70	–
17	Anna-Karin Kammerling	Ines Geissler	Ines Geissler	Ines Geissler	Liu Limin	68	–
18	Jeanette Ottesen	Anna-Karin Kammerling	Anna-Karin Kammerling	Anna-Karin Kammerling	Ines Geissler	62	–
19	Ada Kok	Jeanette Ottesen	Jeanette Ottesen	Jeanette Ottesen	Anna-Karin Kammerling	60	–
20	Liu Zige	Ada Kok	Ada Kok	Maggie Mac Neil	Jeanette Ottesen	60	–
21	Dana Vollmer	Liu Zige	Liu Zige	Ada Kok	Ada Kok	58	–
22	Kornelia Ender	Dana Vollmer	Dana Vollmer	Liu Zige	Liu Zige	58	–
23	Therese Alshammar	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Dana Vollmer	Dana Vollmer	57	–
24	Birte Weigang	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	50	–
25	Mette Jacobsen	Birte Weigang	Birte Weigang	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	50	–
26	Rosemarie Kother	Mette Jacobsen	Mette Jacobsen	Birte Weigang	Birte Weigang	48	–
27	Summer Sanders	Rosemarie Kother	Rosemarie Kother	Mette Jacobsen	Mette Jacobsen	48	–
28	Wang Xiaohong	Summer Sanders	Summer Sanders	Rosemarie Kother	Rosemarie Kother	48	–
29	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Summer Sanders	Summer Sanders	47	–
30	Kathleen Nord	Wang Xiaohong	Maggie Mac Neil	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	45	–
31	Kristin Otto	Kathleen Nord	Wang Xiaohong	Wang Xiaohong	Wang Xiaohong	44	–
32	Inge Dekker	Kristin Otto	Kathleen Nord	Kathleen Nord	Kathleen Nord	41	–
33	Mayumi Aoki	Inge Dekker	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	41	–
34	Misty Hyman	Maggie Mac Neil	Inge Dekker	Inge Dekker	Inge Dekker	40	–
35	Tao Li	Mayumi Aoki	Mayumi Aoki	Mayumi Aoki	Mayumi Aoki	40	–
36	Alicia Coutts	Misty Hyman	Misty Hyman	Emma McKeon	Emma McKeon	39	–
37	Amy Van Dyken	Tao Li	Tao Li	Misty Hyman	Misty Hyman	39	–
38	Ellie Daniel	Alicia Coutts	Alicia Coutts	Rikako Ikee	Rikako Ikee	39	–
39	Rikako Ikee	Amy Van Dyken	Amy Van Dyken	Tao Li	Tao Li	39	–
40	Madeline Groves	Ellie Daniel	Ellie Daniel	Alicia Coutts	Alicia Coutts	38	–
41	Natsumi Hoshi	Rikako Ikee	Rikako Ikee	Amy Van Dyken	Amy Van Dyken	37	–
42	Audrey Lacroix	Madeline Groves	Madeline Groves	Ellie Daniel	Ellie Daniel	37	–
43	Shelley Mann	Natsumi Hoshi	Natsumi Hoshi	Madeline Groves	Madeline Groves	36	–
44	Caren Metschuck	Audrey Lacroix	Audrey Lacroix	Natsumi Hoshi	Natsumi Hoshi	34	–
45	Carolyn Schuler	Shelley Mann	Shelley Mann	Audrey Lacroix	Audrey Lacroix	32	–
46	Karen Moe	Caren Metschuck	Caren Metschuck	Shelley Mann	Shelley Mann	32	–
47	Libby Lenton	Carolyn Schuler	Carolyn Schuler	Caren Metschuck	Caren Metschuck	30	–
48	Lisbeth Trickett	Karen Moe	Karen Moe	Carolyn Schuler	Carolyn Schuler	30	–
49	Lyn McClements	Libby Lenton	Libby Lenton	Karen Moe	Karen Moe	30	–
50	Sharon Stouder	Lisbeth Trickett	Lisbeth Trickett	Libby Lenton	Libby Lenton	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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