Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	704	–
2	Ryan Lochte	Ryan Lochte	Ryan Lochte	Ryan Lochte	Ryan Lochte	361	–
3	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	Sun Yang	349	–
4	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	Grant Hackett	308	–
5	László Cseh	László Cseh	László Cseh	László Cseh	László Cseh	284	–
6	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	Ian Thorpe	275	–
7	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	261	–
8	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	255	–
9	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	254	–
10	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	237	–
11	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	235	–
12	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Gregorio Paltrinieri	227	▲ +6
13	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Pieter van den Hoogenband	227	–
14	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	212	–
15	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	207	–
16	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	205	–
17	Roland Matthes	Adam Peaty	Matt Biondi	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	204	–
18	Thomas Lurz	Caeleb Dressel	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	202	–
19	Mark Spitz	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	195	–
20	Cameron van der Burgh	Thomas Lurz	Thomas Lurz	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	182	–
21	Kosuke Hagino	Mark Spitz	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	180	▲ +3
22	Vladimir Salnikov	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	Ryan Murphy	170	▲ +16
23	Adam Peaty	Cameron van der Burgh	Cameron van der Burgh	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	167	–
24	Daiya Seto	Kosuke Hagino	Daiya Seto	Cameron van der Burgh	Mark Spitz	164	–
25	César Cielo	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	Kosuke Hagino	Cameron van der Burgh	158	–
26	Massimiliano Rosolino	Daiya Seto	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	158	–
27	Ryan Cochrane	César Cielo	César Cielo	Ryan Murphy	Vladimir Salnikov	157	–
28	Danyon Loader	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	César Cielo	César Cielo	143	–
29	David Wilkie	Ryan Cochrane	Ryan Cochrane	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	141	–
30	Oussama Mellouli	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Ryan Cochrane	Ryan Cochrane	134	–
31	Gregorio Paltrinieri	David Wilkie	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	Xu Jiayu	130	▲ +3
32	Brendan Hansen	Oussama Mellouli	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	129	–
33	Lars Frölander	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	129	–
34	Murray Rose	Brendan Hansen	Brendan Hansen	Xu Jiayu	Oussama Mellouli	128	–
35	Matt Welsh	Evgeny Rylov	Evgeny Rylov	Brendan Hansen	Florent Manaudou	123	▲ +1
36	Tom Dolan	Florent Manaudou	Florent Manaudou	Evgeny Rylov	Brendan Hansen	122	–
37	Zoltán Halmay	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Florent Manaudou	Evgeny Rylov	122	–
38	Markus Rogan	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	122	–
39	Michael Klim	Matt Welsh	Matt Welsh	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	122	–
40	Ryosuke Irie	Tom Dolan	Tom Dolan	Ryosuke Irie	Ryosuke Irie	122	–
41	Dániel Gyurta	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	Matt Welsh	Matt Welsh	121	–
42	Charles Daniels	Markus Rogan	Markus Rogan	Tom Dolan	Tom Dolan	120	–
43	Mitch Larkin	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	120	–
44	Norbert Rózsa	Ryosuke Irie	Ryosuke Irie	Markus Rogan	Florian Wellbrock	119	▲ +23
45	Thiago Pereira	Dániel Gyurta	Dániel Gyurta	Michael Klim	Markus Rogan	118	–
46	Daniel Kowalski	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	Michael Klim	116	–
47	Oleh Lisohor	Mitch Larkin	Mitch Larkin	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	115	–
48	Victor Davis	Norbert Rózsa	Norbert Rózsa	Mitch Larkin	Charles Daniels	114	–
49	Lenny Krayzelburg	Thiago Pereira	Thiago Pereira	Kristóf Milák	Mitch Larkin	114	–
50	Alex Baumann	Daniel Kowalski	Daniel Kowalski	Norbert Rózsa	Kristóf Milák	113	–