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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	216	▲ +3
2	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	158	–
3	Jenny Thompson	Sarah Sjöström	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	153	–
4	Sarah Sjöström	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	137	–
5	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	126	–
6	Britta Steffen	Britta Steffen	Britta Steffen	Britta Steffen	Britta Steffen	112	–
7	Dawn Fraser	Dawn Fraser	Dawn Fraser	Dawn Fraser	Dawn Fraser	104	–
8	Le Jingyi	Le Jingyi	Le Jingyi	Le Jingyi	Le Jingyi	97	–
9	Cate Campbell	Cate Campbell	Cate Campbell	Cate Campbell	Cate Campbell	93	–
10	Zhuang Yong	Zhuang Yong	Zhuang Yong	Zhuang Yong	Zhuang Yong	93	–
11	Simone Manuel	Simone Manuel	Simone Manuel	Simone Manuel	Simone Manuel	91	–
12	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	84	–
13	Emma McKeon	Emma McKeon	Emma McKeon	Emma McKeon	Emma McKeon	81	–
14	Marleen Veldhuis	Marleen Veldhuis	Marleen Veldhuis	Marleen Veldhuis	Marleen Veldhuis	81	–
15	Jodie Henry	Jodie Henry	Jodie Henry	Jodie Henry	Jodie Henry	73	–
16	Libby Lenton	Libby Lenton	Libby Lenton	Libby Lenton	Libby Lenton	70	–
17	Sandra Völker	Sandra Völker	Sandra Völker	Sandra Völker	Sandra Völker	66	–
18	Yang Wenyi	Yang Wenyi	Yang Wenyi	Yang Wenyi	Siobhán Haughey	64	▲ +11
19	Amy Van Dyken	Amy Van Dyken	Amy Van Dyken	Amy Van Dyken	Yang Wenyi	59	–
20	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Amy Van Dyken	58	–
21	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	Siobhán Haughey	Siobhán Haughey	Meg Harris	58	▲ +23
22	Natalie Coughlin	Natalie Coughlin	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	Kornelia Ender	55	–
23	Angel Martino	Angel Martino	Natalie Coughlin	Natalie Coughlin	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	52	–
24	Bronte Campbell	Bronte Campbell	Angel Martino	Angel Martino	Natalie Coughlin	50	–
25	Tang Yi	Tang Yi	Bronte Campbell	Bronte Campbell	Angel Martino	47	–
26	Barbara Krause	Barbara Krause	Tang Yi	Tang Yi	Bronte Campbell	47	–
27	Pernille Blume	Pernille Blume	Barbara Krause	Barbara Krause	Tang Yi	46	–
28	Carrie Steinseifer	Carrie Steinseifer	Pernille Blume	Pernille Blume	Barbara Krause	45	–
29	Dara Torres	Siobhán Haughey	Carrie Steinseifer	Carrie Steinseifer	Pernille Blume	45	–
30	Sandy Neilson	Dara Torres	Dara Torres	Dara Torres	Carrie Steinseifer	41	–
31	Katalin Szőke	Sandy Neilson	Sandy Neilson	Sandy Neilson	Dara Torres	37	–
32	Siobhán Haughey	Katalin Szőke	Katalin Szőke	Katalin Szőke	Mollie O'Callaghan	37	▲ +4
33	Franziska van Almsick	Franziska van Almsick	Franziska van Almsick	Meg Harris	Sandy Neilson	37	–
34	Malia Metella	Malia Metella	Malia Metella	Franziska van Almsick	Marrit Steenbergen	36	▲ +5
35	Rie Mastenbroek	Rie Mastenbroek	Rie Mastenbroek	Malia Metella	Katalin Szőke	35	–
36	Catherine Plewinski	Catherine Plewinski	Catherine Plewinski	Mollie O'Callaghan	Franziska van Almsick	34	–
37	Greta Andersen	Greta Andersen	Greta Andersen	Rie Mastenbroek	Malia Metella	33	–
38	Penny Oleksiak	Penny Oleksiak	Penny Oleksiak	Catherine Plewinski	Rie Mastenbroek	33	–
39	Albina Osipowich	Albina Osipowich	Albina Osipowich	Greta Andersen	Catherine Plewinski	32	–
40	Ethel Lackie	Ethel Lackie	Ethel Lackie	Marrit Steenbergen	Greta Andersen	32	–
41	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Penny Oleksiak	Penny Oleksiak	31	–
42	Fanny Durack	Fanny Durack	Fanny Durack	Albina Osipowich	Albina Osipowich	30	–
43	Helene Madison	Helene Madison	Helene Madison	Ethel Lackie	Ethel Lackie	30	–
44	Jan Henne	Jan Henne	Jan Henne	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Ethelda Bleibtrey	30	–
45	Nancy Hogshead	Nancy Hogshead	Nancy Hogshead	Fanny Durack	Fanny Durack	30	–
46	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Helene Madison	Helene Madison	30	–
47	Lorraine Crapp	Lorraine Crapp	Lorraine Crapp	Jan Henne	Jan Henne	30	–
48	Xu Yanwei	Xu Yanwei	Xu Yanwei	Nancy Hogshead	Nancy Hogshead	30	–
49	Francesca Halsall	Francesca Halsall	Francesca Halsall	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	30	–
50	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Lorraine Crapp	Lorraine Crapp	29	–

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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