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	708	▲ +54
2	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	651	▲ +39
3	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	405	▲ +17
4	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	368	–
5	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	324	▲ +6
6	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	294	▲ +15
7	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	281	▲ +9
8	France	France	France	France	France	232	–
9	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	217	▲ +31
10	China	China	China	China	China	127	–
11	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	116	–
12	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	106	–
13	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Spain	Spain	45	–
14	Spain	Spain	Spain	Tunisia	Tunisia	45	–
15	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	42	–
16	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	35	–
17	Syria	Syria	Syria	Syria	Syria	35	–
18	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	27	–
19	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	27	–
20	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	27	–
21	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	Argentina	20	▲ +4
22	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	South Africa	20	–
23	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	Switzerland	19	–
24	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Ecuador	17	–
25	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Hong Kong	17	–
26	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	12	–
27	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	11	–
28	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	11	–
29	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	9	–
30	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Ukraine	Ukraine	8	–
31	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Indonesia	Indonesia	6	–
32	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	4	–
33	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	4	–
34	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	Vietnam	4	–
35	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	3	–
36	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Portugal	Portugal	3	–
37	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	2	–
38	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Hawaii	Hawaii	2	–
39	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Japan	Japan	2	–
40	Israel	Israel	Israel	Cook Islands	Mexico	2	▲ +2
41				Israel	Cook Islands	1	–
42				South Korea	Israel	1	–
43					South Korea	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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