Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Katie Ledecky	182	▲ +4
2	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Ariarne Titmus	Katie Ledecky	Federica Pellegrini	178	–
3	Ariarne Titmus	Ariarne Titmus	Katie Ledecky	Ariarne Titmus	Ariarne Titmus	177	–
4	Claudia Poll	Claudia Poll	Claudia Poll	Claudia Poll	Claudia Poll	109	–
5	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	100	–
6	Heike Friedrich	Heike Friedrich	Heike Friedrich	Heike Friedrich	Heike Friedrich	86	–
7	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	80	–
8	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	78	–
9	Allison Schmitt	Allison Schmitt	Allison Schmitt	Allison Schmitt	Allison Schmitt	72	–
10	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	Li Bingjie	68	▲ +7
11	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Dagmar Hase	67	–
12	Camille Muffat	Camille Muffat	Camille Muffat	Camille Muffat	Debbie Meyer	67	–
13	Camelia Potec	Camelia Potec	Camelia Potec	Camelia Potec	Mollie O'Callaghan	67	▲ +7
14	Franziska van Almsick	Franziska van Almsick	Franziska van Almsick	Franziska van Almsick	Camille Muffat	66	–
15	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Camelia Potec	64	–
16	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Franziska van Almsick	62	–
17	Martha Norelius	Martha Norelius	Martha Norelius	Li Bingjie	Susie O'Neill	62	–
18	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Martha Norelius	Brooke Bennett	61	–
19	Cynthia Woodhead	Cynthia Woodhead	Cynthia Woodhead	Mollie O'Callaghan	Siobhán Haughey	61	▲ +7
20	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Shane Gould	Martha Norelius	60	–
21	Ines Diers	Ines Diers	Siobhán Haughey	Cynthia Woodhead	Shane Gould	60	–
22	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Ines Diers	Rebecca Adlington	Cynthia Woodhead	59	–
23	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	Martina Moravcová	Siobhán Haughey	Rebecca Adlington	59	–
24	Chris von Saltza	Chris von Saltza	Mollie O'Callaghan	Ines Diers	Ines Diers	53	–
25	Li Bingjie	Li Bingjie	Li Bingjie	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	51	–
26	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Hayley Lewis	Summer McIntosh	Summer McIntosh	51	▲ +4
27	Nicole Haislett	Nicole Haislett	Chris von Saltza	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	45	–
28	Barbara Krause	Barbara Krause	Kornelia Ender	Chris von Saltza	Chris von Saltza	44	–
29	Petra Thümer	Petra Thümer	Nicole Haislett	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	41	–
30	Tiffany Cohen	Tiffany Cohen	Barbara Krause	Nicole Haislett	Nicole Haislett	41	–
31	Lorraine Crapp	Lorraine Crapp	Petra Thümer	Barbara Krause	Barbara Krause	40	–
32	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	Tiffany Cohen	Petra Thümer	Petra Thümer	40	–
33	Mary Wayte	Mary Wayte	Lorraine Crapp	Tiffany Cohen	Tiffany Cohen	40	–
34	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	Jazmin Carlin	Lorraine Crapp	Lorraine Crapp	39	–
35	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	Mary Wayte	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	38	–
36	Rie Mastenbroek	Rie Mastenbroek	Michelle Smith	Mary Wayte	Mary Wayte	38	–
37	Siobhán Haughey	Siobhán Haughey	Summer McIntosh	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	38	–
38	Suzu Chiba	Suzu Chiba	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	35	–
39	Valéria Gyenge	Valéria Gyenge	Rie Mastenbroek	Rie Mastenbroek	Rie Mastenbroek	35	–
40	Yang Yu	Yang Yu	Suzu Chiba	Suzu Chiba	Suzu Chiba	33	–
41	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	Valéria Gyenge	Valéria Gyenge	Valéria Gyenge	33	–
42	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yang Yu	Yang Yu	Yang Yu	33	–
43	Sarah Hardcastle	Sarah Hardcastle	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	32	–
44	Ann Curtis	Ann Curtis	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	32	–
45	Carmela Schmidt	Carmela Schmidt	Sarah Hardcastle	Sarah Hardcastle	Erika Fairweather	31	▲ +10
46	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	Ann Curtis	Ann Curtis	Lani Pallister	31	▲ +25
47	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Carmela Schmidt	Carmela Schmidt	Sarah Hardcastle	31	–
48	Ginny Duenkel	Ginny Duenkel	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	Ann Curtis	30	–
49	Helene Madison	Helene Madison	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Ethelda Bleibtrey	Carmela Schmidt	30	–
50	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Ginny Duenkel	Ginny Duenkel	Diana Munz	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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