Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	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	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Chad le Clos	261	▲ +12
8	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Aaron Peirsol	255	–
9	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Alexander Popov	254	–
10	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	237	–
11	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	235	–
12	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	227	–
13	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Gregorio Paltrinieri	221	▲ +56
14	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Michael Gross	212	–
15	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Tamás Darnyi	207	–
16	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	205	▲ +10
17	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	Adam Peaty	Matt Biondi	Kieren Perkins	204	–
18	Thomas Lurz	Thomas Lurz	Caeleb Dressel	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	202	▲ +8
19	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	Matt Biondi	195	–
20	Cameron van der Burgh	Cameron van der Burgh	Thomas Lurz	Thomas Lurz	Roland Matthes	182	–
21	Kosuke Hagino	Kosuke Hagino	Mark Spitz	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Daiya Seto	177	▲ +19
22	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	167	–
23	César Cielo	Adam Peaty	Cameron van der Burgh	Cameron van der Burgh	Mark Spitz	164	–
24	Massimiliano Rosolino	Daiya Seto	Kosuke Hagino	Daiya Seto	Cameron van der Burgh	158	–
25	Adam Peaty	César Cielo	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	Kosuke Hagino	158	–
26	Ryan Cochrane	Massimiliano Rosolino	Daiya Seto	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	157	–
27	Danyon Loader	Ryan Cochrane	César Cielo	César Cielo	Ryan Murphy	154	▲ +28
28	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	César Cielo	143	–
29	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	Ryan Cochrane	Ryan Cochrane	Massimiliano Rosolino	141	–
30	Daiya Seto	Oussama Mellouli	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Ryan Cochrane	134	–
31	Brendan Hansen	Gregorio Paltrinieri	David Wilkie	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	129	–
32	Lars Frölander	Brendan Hansen	Oussama Mellouli	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	129	–
33	Murray Rose	Lars Frölander	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Oussama Mellouli	128	–
34	Matt Welsh	Murray Rose	Brendan Hansen	Brendan Hansen	Xu Jiayu	127	▲ +21
35	Tom Dolan	Matt Welsh	Evgeny Rylov	Evgeny Rylov	Brendan Hansen	122	–
36	Zoltán Halmay	Tom Dolan	Florent Manaudou	Florent Manaudou	Evgeny Rylov	122	–
37	Markus Rogan	Zoltán Halmay	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Florent Manaudou	122	–
38	Michael Klim	Markus Rogan	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Lars Frölander	122	–
39	Ryosuke Irie	Michael Klim	Matt Welsh	Matt Welsh	Murray Rose	122	–
40	Dániel Gyurta	Ryosuke Irie	Tom Dolan	Tom Dolan	Ryosuke Irie	122	▲ +6
41	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	Matt Welsh	121	–
42	Norbert Rózsa	Charles Daniels	Markus Rogan	Markus Rogan	Tom Dolan	120	–
43	Thiago Pereira	Mitch Larkin	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Zoltán Halmay	120	–
44	Daniel Kowalski	Norbert Rózsa	Ryosuke Irie	Ryosuke Irie	Markus Rogan	118	–
45	Oleh Lisohor	Thiago Pereira	Dániel Gyurta	Dániel Gyurta	Michael Klim	116	–
46	Mitch Larkin	Daniel Kowalski	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	115	–
47	Victor Davis	Oleh Lisohor	Mitch Larkin	Mitch Larkin	Charles Daniels	114	–
48	Lenny Krayzelburg	Victor Davis	Norbert Rózsa	Norbert Rózsa	Mitch Larkin	114	–
49	Alex Baumann	Lenny Krayzelburg	Thiago Pereira	Thiago Pereira	Kristóf Milák	113	▲ +33
50	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Alex Baumann	Daniel Kowalski	Daniel Kowalski	Norbert Rózsa	113	–

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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