Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	299	▲ +25
2	Russia	Russia	Russia	Italy	Italy	254	▲ +9
3	Italy	Italy	Italy	Russia	Russia	224	–
4	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	132	▲ +7
5	Australia	Australia	Australia	France	France	119	–
6	Netherlands	France	France	Australia	Australia	109	–
7	France	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	105	–
8	Greece	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	99	▲ +13
9	Great Britain	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	68	–
10	Hungary	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	60	–
11	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	45	–
12	Canada	Canada	Canada	China	China	40	–
13	Syria	Syria	Syria	Canada	Canada	38	–
14	China	China	China	Syria	Syria	35	–
15	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	31	–
16	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	26	–
17	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	25	–
18	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	23	–
19	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	20	–
20	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	13	–
21	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	10	–
22	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	Argentina	9	▲ +4
23	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Ecuador	9	–
24	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	5	–
25	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	5	–
26	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	4	–
27	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Ukraine	Ukraine	4	–
28	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Vietnam	Vietnam	4	–
29	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	Egypt	Egypt	3	–
30	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	3	–
31	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	2	–
32	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2	–
33	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Indonesia	Indonesia	2	–
34	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Portugal	Mexico	2	▲ +2
35	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Cook Islands	Portugal	2	–
36	Israel	Israel	Israel	Hawaii	Cook Islands	1	–
37	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Israel	Hawaii	1	–
38	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	South Korea	Israel	1	–
39				Switzerland	South Korea	1	–
40					Switzerland	1	–

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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