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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	Alexander Popov	254	–
2	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	143	–
3	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Pieter van den Hoogenband	119	–
4	César Cielo	César Cielo	César Cielo	César Cielo	César Cielo	116	–
5	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	114	–
6	Gary Hall Jr.	Gary Hall Jr.	Florent Manaudou	Kyle Chalmers	Kyle Chalmers	113	▲ +2
7	Florent Manaudou	Florent Manaudou	Gary Hall Jr.	Florent Manaudou	Florent Manaudou	109	–
8	Anthony Ervin	Kyle Chalmers	Kyle Chalmers	Gary Hall Jr.	Gary Hall Jr.	108	–
9	Nathan Adrian	Anthony Ervin	Anthony Ervin	Anthony Ervin	Anthony Ervin	89	–
10	Kyle Chalmers	Nathan Adrian	Nathan Adrian	Nathan Adrian	Nathan Adrian	89	–
11	Duke Kahanamoku	Duke Kahanamoku	Ben Proud	Ben Proud	Ben Proud	87	–
12	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	Duke Kahanamoku	Cameron McEvoy	Cameron McEvoy	86	▲ +7
13	Tom Jager	Tom Jager	Zoltán Halmay	Duke Kahanamoku	Duke Kahanamoku	78	–
14	Alain Bernard	Alain Bernard	Tom Jager	Zoltán Halmay	Zoltán Halmay	78	–
15	Mark Foster	Mark Foster	Cameron McEvoy	Tom Jager	Tom Jager	70	–
16	Johnny Weissmuller	Ben Proud	Alain Bernard	Alain Bernard	Alain Bernard	65	–
17	Ben Proud	Johnny Weissmuller	Mark Foster	Mark Foster	Mark Foster	62	–
18	Brent Hayden	Brent Hayden	Johnny Weissmuller	Johnny Weissmuller	Johnny Weissmuller	60	–
19	John Devitt	John Devitt	Brent Hayden	Brent Hayden	Pan Zhanle	56	▲ +7
20	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	John Devitt	John Devitt	Brent Hayden	55	–
21	Jörg Woithe	Jörg Woithe	Charles Daniels	Charles Daniels	John Devitt	55	–
22	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	Jörg Woithe	Jörg Woithe	Charles Daniels	54	–
23	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	Michael Wenden	Michael Wenden	Jörg Woithe	54	–
24	James Magnussen	James Magnussen	Gustavo Borges	Gustavo Borges	Michael Wenden	54	–
25	Jim Montgomery	Jim Montgomery	James Magnussen	James Magnussen	Gustavo Borges	53	–
26	Fernando Scherer	Fernando Scherer	Jim Montgomery	Jim Montgomery	James Magnussen	49	–
27	Filippo Magnini	Filippo Magnini	Pan Zhanle	Pan Zhanle	Jim Montgomery	49	–
28	Bruno Fratus	Bruno Fratus	Fernando Scherer	Fernando Scherer	Fernando Scherer	46	–
29	Roland Schoeman	Roland Schoeman	Filippo Magnini	Filippo Magnini	Filippo Magnini	46	–
30	Rowdy Gaines	Rowdy Gaines	Bruno Fratus	Bruno Fratus	Bruno Fratus	43	–
31	Duje Draganja	Duje Draganja	Roland Schoeman	Roland Schoeman	Roland Schoeman	43	–
32	Stefan Nystrand	Stefan Nystrand	Rowdy Gaines	Rowdy Gaines	Rowdy Gaines	43	–
33	Clarke Scholes	Clarke Scholes	Duje Draganja	Duje Draganja	David Popovici	41	▲ +5
34	Jon Henricks	Jon Henricks	Stefan Nystrand	Stefan Nystrand	Duje Draganja	40	–
35	Lü Zhiwu	Lü Zhiwu	Clarke Scholes	Clarke Scholes	Stefan Nystrand	38	–
36	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Jon Henricks	Jon Henricks	Clarke Scholes	37	–
37	Ferenc Csik	Ferenc Csik	Lü Zhiwu	David Popovici	Jack Alexy	37	▲ +11
38	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Mark Spitz	Lü Zhiwu	Jon Henricks	37	–
39	Vladimir Morozov	Vladimir Morozov	Ferenc Csik	Mark Spitz	Lü Zhiwu	36	–
40	Cullen Jones	Cameron McEvoy	Michael Klim	Ferenc Csik	Mark Spitz	36	–
41	Bob McGregor	Cullen Jones	Vladimir Morozov	Michael Klim	Ferenc Csik	35	–
42	István Bárány	Bob McGregor	Cullen Jones	Vladimir Morozov	Michael Klim	35	–
43	Alfréd Hajós	István Bárány	Bob McGregor	Cullen Jones	Vladimir Morozov	35	–
44	Don Schollander	Alfréd Hajós	István Bárány	Bob McGregor	Cullen Jones	33	–
45	Ioannis Malokinis	Don Schollander	Alfréd Hajós	István Bárány	Bob McGregor	31	–
46	Wally Ris	Ioannis Malokinis	Don Schollander	Alfréd Hajós	István Bárány	31	–
47	Yasuji Miyazaki	Wally Ris	Ioannis Malokinis	Don Schollander	Alfréd Hajós	30	–
48	Amaury Leveaux	Yasuji Miyazaki	Wally Ris	Ioannis Malokinis	Don Schollander	30	–
49	Frédérick Bousquet	Amaury Leveaux	Yasuji Miyazaki	Wally Ris	Ioannis Malokinis	30	–
50	Andrew Baildon	Frédérick Bousquet	Amaury Leveaux	Yasuji Miyazaki	Wally Ris	30	–

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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