Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	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	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	261	–
8	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Aaron Peirsol	Aaron Peirsol	Gregorio Paltrinieri	258	▲ +31
9	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Aaron Peirsol	255	–
10	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Park Tae-hwan	Alexander Popov	254	–
11	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Kosuke Kitajima	Park Tae-hwan	237	–
12	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Kosuke Kitajima	235	–
13	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	227	–
14	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Adam Peaty	223	▲ +21
15	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Tamás Darnyi	Tamás Darnyi	Michael Gross	212	–
16	Matt Biondi	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Tamás Darnyi	207	–
17	Adam Peaty	Matt Biondi	Kieren Perkins	Kieren Perkins	Caeleb Dressel	205	–
18	Caeleb Dressel	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	Adam Peaty	Kieren Perkins	204	–
19	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	195	–
20	Thomas Lurz	Thomas Lurz	Roland Matthes	Roland Matthes	Daiya Seto	183	▲ +3
21	Mark Spitz	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	Léon Marchand	183	▲ +125
22	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	Ryan Murphy	Roland Matthes	182	–
23	Cameron van der Burgh	Cameron van der Burgh	Mark Spitz	Thomas Lurz	Ryan Murphy	176	▲ +6
24	Kosuke Hagino	Daiya Seto	Cameron van der Burgh	Mark Spitz	Kristóf Milák	171	▲ +58
25	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	Kosuke Hagino	Cameron van der Burgh	Thomas Lurz	167	–
26	Daiya Seto	Vladimir Salnikov	Vladimir Salnikov	Kosuke Hagino	Mark Spitz	164	–
27	César Cielo	César Cielo	Ryan Murphy	Vladimir Salnikov	Cameron van der Burgh	158	–
28	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	César Cielo	César Cielo	Kosuke Hagino	158	–
29	Ryan Cochrane	Ryan Cochrane	Massimiliano Rosolino	Massimiliano Rosolino	Vladimir Salnikov	157	–
30	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Ryan Cochrane	Ryan Cochrane	Xu Jiayu	148	▲ +18
31	David Wilkie	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	Xu Jiayu	César Cielo	143	–
32	Oussama Mellouli	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	Danyon Loader	Massimiliano Rosolino	141	–
33	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Oussama Mellouli	David Wilkie	Ryan Cochrane	134	–
34	Brendan Hansen	Brendan Hansen	Xu Jiayu	Oussama Mellouli	Bobby Finke	133	▲ +48
35	Evgeny Rylov	Evgeny Rylov	Brendan Hansen	Florent Manaudou	Danyon Loader	129	–
36	Florent Manaudou	Florent Manaudou	Evgeny Rylov	Brendan Hansen	David Wilkie	129	–
37	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Florent Manaudou	Evgeny Rylov	Florent Manaudou	129	▲ +6
38	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Florian Wellbrock	129	▲ +10
39	Matt Welsh	Matt Welsh	Murray Rose	Murray Rose	Oussama Mellouli	128	–
40	Tom Dolan	Tom Dolan	Ryosuke Irie	Ryosuke Irie	Brendan Hansen	122	–
41	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	Matt Welsh	Matt Welsh	Evgeny Rylov	122	–
42	Markus Rogan	Markus Rogan	Tom Dolan	Tom Dolan	Lars Frölander	122	–
43	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	Murray Rose	122	–
44	Ryosuke Irie	Ryosuke Irie	Markus Rogan	Florian Wellbrock	Ryosuke Irie	122	–
45	Dániel Gyurta	Dániel Gyurta	Michael Klim	Markus Rogan	Matt Welsh	121	–
46	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	Michael Klim	Tom Dolan	120	–
47	Mitch Larkin	Mitch Larkin	Charles Daniels	Dániel Gyurta	Zoltán Halmay	120	–
48	Norbert Rózsa	Norbert Rózsa	Mitch Larkin	Charles Daniels	Kyle Chalmers	119	▲ +18
49	Thiago Pereira	Thiago Pereira	Kristóf Milák	Mitch Larkin	Markus Rogan	118	–
50	Daniel Kowalski	Daniel Kowalski	Norbert Rózsa	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Rasovszky	117	▲ +42

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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