Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	349	▲ +11
2	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Simona Quadarella	114	▲ +10
3	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Brooke Bennett	111	–
4	Kate Ziegler	Kate Ziegler	Simona Quadarella	Simona Quadarella	Janet Evans	109	–
5	Lotte Friis	Lotte Friis	Kate Ziegler	Kate Ziegler	Kate Ziegler	79	–
6	Simona Quadarella	Simona Quadarella	Lotte Friis	Lotte Friis	Lotte Friis	73	–
7	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Ariarne Titmus	Ariarne Titmus	Li Bingjie	61	▲ +14
8	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	Rebecca Adlington	Rebecca Adlington	Ariarne Titmus	60	–
9	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Hayley Lewis	Hayley Lewis	Rebecca Adlington	60	–
10	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Lani Pallister	51	▲ +25
11	Hannah Stockbauer	Hannah Stockbauer	Diana Munz	Diana Munz	Hayley Lewis	50	–
12	Astrid Strauss	Astrid Strauss	Li Bingjie	Li Bingjie	Mireia Belmonte García	48	–
13	Ai Shibata	Ai Shibata	Hannah Stockbauer	Hannah Stockbauer	Diana Munz	47	–
14	Flavia Rigamonti	Ariarne Titmus	Astrid Strauss	Astrid Strauss	Hannah Stockbauer	46	–
15	Jazmin Carlin	Li Bingjie	Ai Shibata	Ai Shibata	Astrid Strauss	44	–
16	Ariarne Titmus	Flavia Rigamonti	Flavia Rigamonti	Flavia Rigamonti	Ai Shibata	42	–
17	Lauren Boyle	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	Jazmin Carlin	Flavia Rigamonti	40	–
18	Alessia Filippi	Lauren Boyle	Lauren Boyle	Lauren Boyle	Jazmin Carlin	40	–
19	Michelle Ford	Alessia Filippi	Alessia Filippi	Alessia Filippi	Lauren Boyle	39	–
20	Debbie Meyer	Michelle Ford	Michelle Ford	Michelle Ford	Alessia Filippi	38	–
21	Tiffany Cohen	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Debbie Meyer	Michelle Ford	38	–
22	Petra Thümer	Tiffany Cohen	Tiffany Cohen	Tiffany Cohen	Debbie Meyer	37	–
23	Laure Manaudou	Petra Thümer	Petra Thümer	Petra Thümer	Tiffany Cohen	37	–
24	Li Bingjie	Laure Manaudou	Anastasiya Kirpichnikova	Anastasiya Kirpichnikova	Petra Thümer	35	–
25	Boglárka Kapás	Boglárka Kapás	Laure Manaudou	Laure Manaudou	Anastasiya Kirpichnikova	34	–
26	Jana Henke	Jana Henke	Boglárka Kapás	Boglárka Kapás	Laure Manaudou	33	–
27	Keena Rothhammer	Keena Rothhammer	Jana Henke	Jana Henke	Isabel Marie Gose	32	▲ +6
28	Chen Hua	Chen Hua	Keena Rothhammer	Keena Rothhammer	Boglárka Kapás	31	–
29	Julie McDonald	Julie McDonald	Chen Hua	Chen Hua	Jana Henke	30	–
30	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	Julie McDonald	Isabel Marie Gose	Keena Rothhammer	30	–
31	Erika Villaécija	Erika Villaécija	Isabel Marie Gose	Julie McDonald	Chen Hua	26	–
32	Janelle Elford	Kristel Köbrich	Tracey Wickham	Lani Pallister	Julie McDonald	26	–
33	Ines Diers	Janelle Elford	Erika Villaécija	Tracey Wickham	Tracey Wickham	24	–
34	Rebecca Cooke	Ines Diers	Kristel Köbrich	Erika Villaécija	Erika Villaécija	23	–
35	Sarah Hardcastle	Rebecca Cooke	Janelle Elford	Kristel Köbrich	Kristel Köbrich	23	–
36	Shirley Babashoff	Sarah Hardcastle	Ines Diers	Janelle Elford	Janelle Elford	22	–
37	Wang Jianjiahe	Shirley Babashoff	Rebecca Cooke	Ines Diers	Ines Diers	21	–
38	Kim Linehan	Wang Jianjiahe	Sarah Hardcastle	Rebecca Cooke	Rebecca Cooke	21	–
39	Novella Calligaris	Kim Linehan	Shirley Babashoff	Sarah Hardcastle	Sarah Hardcastle	21	–
40	Sachiko Yamada	Novella Calligaris	Wang Jianjiahe	Shirley Babashoff	Shirley Babashoff	21	–
41	Yana Klochkova	Sachiko Yamada	Kim Linehan	Wang Jianjiahe	Wang Jianjiahe	21	–
42	Kristel Köbrich	Yana Klochkova	Novella Calligaris	Kim Linehan	Kim Linehan	20	–
43	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	Sachiko Yamada	Novella Calligaris	Novella Calligaris	20	–
44	Erica Sullivan	Erica Sullivan	Yana Klochkova	Sachiko Yamada	Sachiko Yamada	20	–
45	Michele Richardson	Michele Richardson	Dagmar Hase	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	20	–
46	Pam Kruse	Pam Kruse	Erica Sullivan	Dagmar Hase	Dagmar Hase	18	–
47	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Michele Richardson	Erica Sullivan	Erica Sullivan	18	–
48	Hayley Peirsol	Hayley Peirsol	Pam Kruse	Michele Richardson	Michele Richardson	18	–
49	Kiah Melverton	Kiah Melverton	Shane Gould	Pam Kruse	Pam Kruse	18	–
50	Sarah Köhler	Sarah Köhler	Hayley Peirsol	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	18	–

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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