Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	1957	▲ +17
2	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	1481	▲ +69
3	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	606	▲ +22
4	China	China	Italy	Italy	Italy	462	▲ +10
5	Italy	Italy	China	China	China	451	▲ +28
6	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	387	▲ +18
7	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	290	–
8	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	254	–
9	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	209	–
10	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	191	▲ +4
11	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	136	–
12	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	119	▲ +10
13	Denmark	Denmark	France	Tunisia	Tunisia	105	–
14	Spain	Tunisia	Tunisia	France	France	98	–
15	South Korea	Spain	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	80	–
16	France	France	Spain	Spain	South Korea	78	▲ +4
17	Sweden	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Spain	78	–
18	Tunisia	Brazil	Brazil	Ireland	Ireland	65	–
19	England	Sweden	Ireland	Brazil	Brazil	64	–
20	Brazil	England	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	63	–
21	Switzerland	Switzerland	England	England	England	55	–
22	South Africa	South Africa	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	45	–
23	Poland	Poland	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	42	–
24	Netherlands	Netherlands	Poland	Poland	Poland	36	–
25	Mexico	Mexico	Netherlands	Vietnam	Vietnam	32	–
26	Argentina	Chile	Mexico	Netherlands	Netherlands	29	–
27	Philippines	Venezuela	Chile	Mexico	Singapore	29	▲ +8
28	Norway	Argentina	Venezuela	Chile	Mexico	24	–
29	Singapore	Philippines	Argentina	Venezuela	Chile	23	–
30	Wales	Norway	Philippines	Argentina	Venezuela	23	–
31	Chile	Singapore	Greece	Philippines	Argentina	22	–
32	Austria	Wales	Norway	Greece	Philippines	22	–
33	Greece	Austria	Singapore	Norway	Greece	21	–
34	Venezuela	Greece	Wales	Singapore	Norway	21	–
35	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Austria	Wales	Wales	20	–
36	Romania	Romania	Yugoslavia	Austria	Austria	18	–
37	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Romania	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	17	–
38	Vietnam	Vietnam	Faroe Islands	Romania	Romania	12	–
39	Syria	Syria	Vietnam	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	11	–
40	Malaysia	Malaysia	Syria	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	9	–
41	Myanmar	Ireland	Malaysia	Syria	Syria	9	–
42	Costa Rica	Myanmar	Turkey	Malaysia	Malaysia	8	–
43	Hawaii	Costa Rica	Myanmar	Turkey	Northern Ireland	8	▲ +4
44	Jamaica	Hawaii	Costa Rica	Uzbekistan	Turkey	8	–
45	Slovenia	Jamaica	Hawaii	Myanmar	Uzbekistan	8	–
46	Cook Islands	Slovenia	Jamaica	Costa Rica	Myanmar	7	–
47	Northern Ireland	Cook Islands	Slovenia	Hawaii	Costa Rica	6	–
48	Puerto Rico	Northern Ireland	Cook Islands	Jamaica	Hawaii	6	–
49	Scotland	Puerto Rico	Northern Ireland	Slovenia	Jamaica	6	–
50	Thailand	Scotland	Puerto Rico	Thailand	Slovenia	6	–

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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