Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	1007	▲ +38
2	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	828	▲ +6
3	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Germany	290	▲ +14
4	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Italy	283	–
5	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	255	▲ +14
6	China	China	China	China	China	225	▲ +14
7	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	203	–
8	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	187	–
9	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	165	–
10	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	132	▲ +4
11	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	116	–
12	South Korea	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	105	–
13	Sweden	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	72	▲ +4
14	Tunisia	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	63	–
15	Brazil	Brazil	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	62	–
16	New Zealand	New Zealand	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	58	–
17	South Africa	South Africa	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	41	–
18	Poland	Poland	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	38	–
19	France	France	France	France	France	36	–
20	England	England	Poland	Poland	Poland	36	–
21	Philippines	Philippines	England	England	England	23	–
22	Austria	Venezuela	Philippines	Philippines	Philippines	22	–
23	Greece	Austria	Greece	Vietnam	Vietnam	22	–
24	Yugoslavia	Greece	Venezuela	Greece	Greece	21	–
25	Singapore	Yugoslavia	Austria	Venezuela	Venezuela	19	–
26	Venezuela	Singapore	Yugoslavia	Austria	Austria	18	–
27	Wales	Wales	Singapore	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	17	–
28	Mexico	Mexico	Wales	Singapore	Singapore	14	–
29	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Mexico	Wales	Wales	13	–
30	Norway	Norway	Faroe Islands	Mexico	Mexico	12	–
31	Syria	Syria	Norway	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	11	–
32	Vietnam	Vietnam	Syria	Norway	Norway	11	–
33	Denmark	Denmark	Vietnam	Syria	Syria	9	–
34	Myanmar	Myanmar	Denmark	Uzbekistan	Northern Ireland	8	▲ +4
35	Romania	Romania	Myanmar	Denmark	Uzbekistan	8	–
36	Argentina	Argentina	Romania	Myanmar	Denmark	7	–
37	Spain	Spain	Argentina	Romania	Myanmar	7	–
38	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Spain	Argentina	Romania	7	–
39	Hawaii	Hawaii	Turkey	Spain	Argentina	6	–
40	Malaysia	Ireland	Cook Islands	Turkey	Spain	6	–
41	Northern Ireland	Malaysia	Hawaii	Cook Islands	Turkey	6	–
42	Puerto Rico	Northern Ireland	Malaysia	Hawaii	Cook Islands	5	–
43	Scotland	Puerto Rico	Northern Ireland	Malaysia	Hawaii	4	–
44	Thailand	Scotland	Puerto Rico	Northern Ireland	Malaysia	4	–
45	Colombia	Thailand	Scotland	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	4	–
46	Cuba	Colombia	Thailand	Scotland	Scotland	4	–
47	Uruguay	Cuba	Colombia	Thailand	Thailand	4	–
48	Slovenia	Uruguay	Cuba	Colombia	Colombia	2	–
49		Slovenia	Uruguay	Cuba	Cuba	2	–
50			Slovenia	India	India	2	–

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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