Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	1308	▲ +20
2	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	1110	▲ +36
3	China	China	China	China	China	749	▲ +33
4	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	662	▲ +3
5	Japan	Japan	Sweden	Japan	Sweden	385	▲ +6
6	Sweden	Sweden	Japan	Sweden	Japan	384	▲ +4
7	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	370	▲ +6
8	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	252	–
9	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	146	▲ +3
10	Poland	Poland	Poland	Poland	Poland	122	–
11	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	116	–
12	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	99	▲ +1
13	France	France	France	France	France	86	–
14	England	England	England	England	England	76	–
15	Slovakia	Slovakia	Slovakia	Slovakia	Slovakia	73	–
16	Singapore	Singapore	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	56	▲ +2
17	New Zealand	New Zealand	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	51	–
18	Italy	Italy	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	42	▲ +5
19	Great Britain	Great Britain	Italy	Italy	Italy	29	–
20	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Belgium	28	▲ +8
21	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	South Korea	25	–
22	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Belgium	Philippines	21	–
23	Russia	Russia	Russia	Hawaii	Hawaii	17	–
24	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Ireland	Russia	17	▲ +1
25	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Russia	Ireland	16	–
26	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Brazil	South Africa	16	▲ +6
27	Norway	Norway	Greece	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Brazil	15	–
28	South Africa	South Africa	Belgium	Greece	Scotland	14	▲ +8
29	Argentina	Argentina	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	–
30	Wales	Wales	Norway	Norway	Greece	12	–
31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Greece	South Africa	South Africa	Hong Kong	12	▲ +2
32	Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Argentina	Argentina	Norway	10	–
33	Greece	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Argentina	9	–
34	Scotland	Mexico	Wales	Wales	Egypt	9	–
35	Belarus	Scotland	Mexico	Kazakhstan	Wales	9	–
36	Bahamas	Belarus	Scotland	Mexico	Kazakhstan	8	–
37	Estonia	Bahamas	Belarus	Scotland	Mexico	6	–
38	New Caledonia	Estonia	Bahamas	Belarus	Belarus	5	–
39	Yugoslavia	New Caledonia	Estonia	Bahamas	Bahamas	4	–
40	Austria	Yugoslavia	New Caledonia	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	4	–
41	Belgium	Austria	Yugoslavia	Estonia	Estonia	4	–
42	Indonesia	Belgium	Austria	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	4	–
43	Israel	Indonesia	Indonesia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	3	–
44	Mexico	Israel	Israel	Austria	Austria	2	–
45	Romania	Romania	Romania	Indonesia	Indonesia	2	–
46	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Israel	Israel	2	–
47	Finland	Finland	Finland	Romania	Romania	2	–
48			Papua New Guinea	Thailand	Thailand	2	–
49				Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1	–
50				Finland	Finland	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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