Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	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	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Gregorio Paltrinieri	270	▲ +12
8	Alexander Popov	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Chad le Clos	261	–
9	Chad le Clos	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	255	–
10	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	254	–
11	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	237	–
12	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	235	–
13	Michael Gross	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	227	–
14	Tamás Darnyi	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	223	–
15	Kieren Perkins	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	212	–
16	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Tamás Darnyi	Léon Marchand	208	▲ +25
17	Matt Biondi	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Caeleb Dressel	Tamás Darnyi	207	–
18	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	Kieren Perkins	Caeleb Dressel	205	–
19	Roland Matthes	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Kieren Perkins	204	–
20	Thomas Lurz	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	Daiya Seto	Matt Biondi	195	–
21	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	Léon Marchand	Daiya Seto	183	–
22	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	Ryan Murphy	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	182	–
23	Cameron van der Burgh	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	176	–
24	Daiya Seto	Cameron van der Burgh	Mark Spitz	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Milák	171	–
25	Kosuke Hagino	Kosuke Hagino	Cameron van der Burgh	Thomas Lurz	Thomas Lurz	167	–
26	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	164	–
27	César Cielo	Ryan Murphy	Vladimir Salnikov	Cameron van der Burgh	Florian Wellbrock	161	▲ +32
28	Massimiliano Rosolino	César Cielo	César Cielo	Kosuke Hagino	Cameron van der Burgh	158	–
29	Ryan Cochrane	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	158	–
30	Danyon Loader	Ryan Cochrane	Ryan Cochrane	Xu Jiayu	Vladimir Salnikov	157	–
31	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	Xu Jiayu	César Cielo	Xu Jiayu	148	–
32	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	Massimiliano Rosolino	César Cielo	143	–
33	Ryan Murphy	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	Ryan Cochrane	Massimiliano Rosolino	141	–
34	Brendan Hansen	Xu Jiayu	Oussama Mellouli	Bobby Finke	Bobby Finke	136	▲ +3
35	Evgeny Rylov	Brendan Hansen	Florent Manaudou	Danyon Loader	Ryan Cochrane	134	–
36	Florent Manaudou	Evgeny Rylov	Brendan Hansen	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	129	–
37	Lars Frölander	Florent Manaudou	Evgeny Rylov	Florent Manaudou	David Wilkie	129	–
38	Murray Rose	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Florian Wellbrock	Florent Manaudou	129	–
39	Matt Welsh	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Oussama Mellouli	Oussama Mellouli	128	–
40	Tom Dolan	Ryosuke Irie	Ryosuke Irie	Brendan Hansen	Brendan Hansen	122	–
41	Zoltán Halmay	Matt Welsh	Matt Welsh	Evgeny Rylov	Evgeny Rylov	122	–
42	Markus Rogan	Tom Dolan	Tom Dolan	Lars Frölander	Kyle Chalmers	122	▲ +3
43	Michael Klim	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	Murray Rose	Lars Frölander	122	–
44	Ryosuke Irie	Markus Rogan	Florian Wellbrock	Ryosuke Irie	Murray Rose	122	–
45	Dániel Gyurta	Michael Klim	Markus Rogan	Matt Welsh	Ryosuke Irie	122	–
46	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	Michael Klim	Tom Dolan	Matt Welsh	121	–
47	Mitch Larkin	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	Zoltán Halmay	Tom Dolan	120	–
48	Norbert Rózsa	Mitch Larkin	Charles Daniels	Kyle Chalmers	Zoltán Halmay	120	–
49	Thiago Pereira	Kristóf Milák	Mitch Larkin	Markus Rogan	Markus Rogan	118	–
50	Daniel Kowalski	Norbert Rózsa	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Rasovszky	Kristóf Rasovszky	117	–