Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	China	China	United States	United States	United States	253	▲ +8
2	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	China	China	192	▲ +15
3	United States	United States	Canada	Canada	Australia	158	▲ +7
4	Australia	Canada	China	Australia	Canada	150	▼ -12
5	Canada	Australia	Australia	Sweden	Sweden	115	▼ -34
6	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	48	▼ -22
7	Spain	Spain	Denmark	Hungary	France	38	–
8	Denmark	Hungary	Hungary	Spain	Netherlands	34	–
9	Hungary	Denmark	Spain	France	Hungary	33	▼ -11
10	Netherlands	Netherlands	France	Denmark	Denmark	29	▼ -7
11	France	France	Netherlands	Netherlands	Belgium	27	▲ +8
12	New Zealand	New Zealand	Germany	Germany	Germany	24	▼ -2
13	England	England	Hawaii	Belgium	Great Britain	16	▲ +4
14	Germany	Germany	New Zealand	Hawaii	Hawaii	14	–
15	Hawaii	Hawaii	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	–
16	Russia	Russia	Great Britain	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Greece	12	–
17	Argentina	Greece	Greece	Great Britain	Spain	11	▼ -30
18	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Argentina	Belgium	Greece	Russia	10	▲ +1
19	Italy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Egypt	Egypt	South Africa	10	▲ +6
20	Wales	Italy	Russia	Russia	Egypt	9	–
21	Egypt	Wales	Argentina	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	8	–
22	Greece	Egypt	Wales	Argentina	Scotland	8	▲ +8
23	Singapore	Singapore	Italy	Wales	Argentina	7	–
24	Bahamas	Bahamas	England	Italy	Wales	7	–
25	Great Britain	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	New Zealand	6	▼ -8
26	Hong Kong	Mexico	Mexico	England	Italy	5	▼ -1
27	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	4	–
28	Belarus	Belarus	Belarus	Mexico	England	4	–
29	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	South Africa	Mexico	4	–
30	South Korea	Great Britain	South Korea	Belarus	Belarus	3	–
31	Belgium	South Korea	Papua New Guinea	Ireland	Hong Kong	2	▼ -2
32		Belgium		South Korea	Ireland	2	–
33				Thailand	South Korea	2	–
34				Brazil	Thailand	2	–
35				Papua New Guinea	Brazil	1	–
36					Papua New Guinea	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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