Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	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	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Gregorio Paltrinieri	271	▲ +1
8	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	261	–
9	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	255	–
10	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	254	–
11	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	237	–
12	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	235	–
13	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Adam Peaty	227	▲ +4
14	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	Pieter van den Hoogenband	227	–
15	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Léon Marchand	218	▲ +10
16	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Tamás Darnyi	Léon Marchand	Michael Gross	212	–
17	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Caeleb Dressel	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	207	–
18	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	Kieren Perkins	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	205	–
19	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	204	–
20	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	Daiya Seto	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	195	–
21	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	Léon Marchand	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	183	–
22	Thomas Lurz	Ryan Murphy	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	182	–
23	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Kristóf Milák	177	▲ +6
24	Cameron van der Burgh	Mark Spitz	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Milák	Florian Wellbrock	176	▲ +15
25	Kosuke Hagino	Cameron van der Burgh	Thomas Lurz	Thomas Lurz	Ryan Murphy	176	–
26	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	167	–
27	Ryan Murphy	Vladimir Salnikov	Cameron van der Burgh	Florian Wellbrock	Mark Spitz	164	–
28	César Cielo	César Cielo	Kosuke Hagino	Cameron van der Burgh	Xu Jiayu	164	▲ +16
29	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	Cameron van der Burgh	158	–
30	Ryan Cochrane	Ryan Cochrane	Xu Jiayu	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	158	–
31	Danyon Loader	Xu Jiayu	César Cielo	Xu Jiayu	Vladimir Salnikov	157	–
32	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	Massimiliano Rosolino	César Cielo	Bobby Finke	144	▲ +8
33	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	Ryan Cochrane	Massimiliano Rosolino	César Cielo	143	–
34	Xu Jiayu	Oussama Mellouli	Bobby Finke	Bobby Finke	Massimiliano Rosolino	141	–
35	Brendan Hansen	Florent Manaudou	Danyon Loader	Ryan Cochrane	Ryan Cochrane	134	–
36	Evgeny Rylov	Brendan Hansen	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	Kyle Chalmers	131	▲ +9
37	Florent Manaudou	Evgeny Rylov	Florent Manaudou	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	129	–
38	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Florian Wellbrock	Florent Manaudou	David Wilkie	129	–
39	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Oussama Mellouli	Oussama Mellouli	Florent Manaudou	129	–
40	Ryosuke Irie	Ryosuke Irie	Brendan Hansen	Brendan Hansen	Oussama Mellouli	128	–
41	Matt Welsh	Matt Welsh	Evgeny Rylov	Evgeny Rylov	Qin Haiyang	125	▲ +9
42	Tom Dolan	Tom Dolan	Lars Frölander	Kyle Chalmers	Brendan Hansen	122	–
43	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	Murray Rose	Lars Frölander	Evgeny Rylov	122	–
44	Markus Rogan	Florian Wellbrock	Ryosuke Irie	Murray Rose	Lars Frölander	122	–
45	Michael Klim	Markus Rogan	Matt Welsh	Ryosuke Irie	Murray Rose	122	–
46	Dániel Gyurta	Michael Klim	Tom Dolan	Matt Welsh	Ryosuke Irie	122	–
47	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	Zoltán Halmay	Tom Dolan	Matt Welsh	121	–
48	Mitch Larkin	Charles Daniels	Kyle Chalmers	Zoltán Halmay	Duncan Scott	120	▲ +7
49	Kristóf Milák	Mitch Larkin	Markus Rogan	Markus Rogan	Tom Dolan	120	–
50	Norbert Rózsa	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Rasovszky	Kristóf Rasovszky	Zoltán Halmay	120	–

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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