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	Australia	Australia	1065	▼ -19
2	Australia	Australia	Australia	United States	United States	720	▼ -251
3	China	China	Great Britain	China	China	596	▼ -30
4	Great Britain	Great Britain	China	Great Britain	Great Britain	557	▼ -29
5	Russia	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	220	▲ +12
6	Japan	Japan	Russia	Russia	Russia	182	▼ -14
7	Canada	Russia	Brazil	Japan	Japan	168	▲ +6
8	Italy	Brazil	Japan	South Korea	South Korea	123	▼ -6
9	Brazil	Italy	Italy	Brazil	Brazil	122	–
10	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Italy	Germany	112	▲ +17
11	Netherlands	Netherlands	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	95	▼ -12
12	New Zealand	New Zealand	Germany	Germany	Italy	91	▼ -18
13	Hungary	Hungary	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	81	▲ +1
14	Germany	Germany	Netherlands	Romania	England	76	▲ +28
15	England	England	New Zealand	New Zealand	Romania	69	▲ +5
16	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Romania	Netherlands	New Zealand	50	▼ -10
17	France	Tunisia	England	England	Lithuania	48	▲ +3
18	Sweden	Sweden	Lithuania	Lithuania	Netherlands	36	▼ -23
19	Scotland	Scotland	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	36	–
20	South Africa	South Africa	France	France	France	34	▲ +13
21	Tunisia	France	Scotland	Scotland	Scotland	21	–
22	Spain	Lithuania	Sweden	Sweden	Czech Republic	20	▲ +5
23	Lithuania	Romania	South Africa	South Africa	India	18	–
24	Romania	Hawaii	Czech Republic	India	Israel	15	–
25	Hawaii	Spain	Israel	Vietnam	Fiji	14	–
26	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Fiji	Czech Republic	Vietnam	14	▼ -2
27	Belgium	Belgium	Austria	Israel	Austria	13	–
28	Singapore	Singapore	Hawaii	Fiji	Hawaii	12	▼ -1
29	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Austria	Mexico	10	–
30	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Belgium	Hawaii	Singapore	10	▲ +4
31	New Caledonia	Mexico	Cook Islands	Belgium	Wales	10	▲ +10
32	Austria	New Caledonia	Mexico	Cook Islands	Poland	9	–
33	Norway	Austria	Spain	Mexico	Switzerland	9	–
34	Switzerland	Norway	Poland	Spain	Malaysia	8	–
35	Chinese Taipei	Venezuela	Switzerland	Poland	Argentina	7	–
36	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Norway	Switzerland	Cook Islands	6	▼ -4
37	Mexico	Switzerland	Venezuela	Malaysia	Greece	6	–
38	Wales	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Norway	Palau	6	–
39	Ukraine	Wales	Greece	Argentina	Thailand	6	–
40	Venezuela	Ukraine	New Caledonia	Chinese Taipei	Norway	5	▼ -3
41	Vietnam	Vietnam	Palau	Greece	Ukraine	5	–
42	Denmark	Ireland	Singapore	New Caledonia	Venezuela	4	–
43	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	Ukraine	Palau	Papua New Guinea	3	▼ -1
44			Papua New Guinea	Singapore	Sweden	3	▼ -18
45			Vietnam	Thailand	Turkey	3	–
46			Serbia and Montenegro	Ukraine	Ireland	2	–
47			Turkey	Papua New Guinea	Belgium	1	▼ -9
48			Ireland	Venezuela	Micronesia	1	–
49			Micronesia	Serbia and Montenegro	Portugal	1	–
50			Portugal	Turkey	Tonga	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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