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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	Michael Phelps	340	–
2	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	Chad le Clos	219	–
3	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Milák	173	▲ +5
4	Kristóf Milák	Kristóf Milák	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	Michael Gross	149	–
5	László Cseh	László Cseh	László Cseh	László Cseh	László Cseh	105	–
6	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	Lars Frölander	100	–
7	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	Mark Spitz	92	–
8	Denis Pankratov	Denis Pankratov	Denis Pankratov	Denis Pankratov	Denis Pankratov	91	–
9	Ian Crocker	Ian Crocker	Ian Crocker	Ian Crocker	Ian Crocker	90	–
10	Tom Malchow	Tom Malchow	Tom Malchow	Tom Malchow	Tom Malchow	82	–
11	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	Caeleb Dressel	79	–
12	Pablo Morales	Pablo Morales	Pablo Morales	Pablo Morales	Pablo Morales	76	–
13	Geoff Huegill	Geoff Huegill	Geoff Huegill	Geoff Huegill	Geoff Huegill	75	–
14	Anthony Nesty	Anthony Nesty	Anthony Nesty	Anthony Nesty	Anthony Nesty	73	–
15	Takashi Yamamoto	Takashi Yamamoto	Takashi Yamamoto	Takashi Yamamoto	Takashi Yamamoto	68	–
16	Joseph Schooling	Joseph Schooling	Joseph Schooling	Joseph Schooling	Joseph Schooling	67	–
17	Melvin Stewart	Melvin Stewart	Melvin Stewart	Melvin Stewart	Melvin Stewart	61	–
18	Scott Miller	Scott Miller	Scott Miller	Scott Miller	Scott Miller	61	–
19	Denys Sylantyev	Denys Sylantyev	Denys Sylantyev	Denys Sylantyev	Denys Sylantyev	56	–
20	Carl Robie	Carl Robie	Carl Robie	Carl Robie	Carl Robie	55	–
21	Milorad Čavić	Milorad Čavić	Milorad Čavić	Milorad Čavić	Milorad Čavić	55	–
22	James Hickman	James Hickman	James Hickman	James Hickman	James Hickman	53	–
23	Roger Pyttel	Roger Pyttel	Roger Pyttel	Roger Pyttel	Roger Pyttel	52	–
24	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Michael Klim	Léon Marchand	51	▲ +5
25	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	Daiya Seto	Michael Klim	51	–
26	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Daiya Seto	50	–
27	Paweł Korzeniowski	Paweł Korzeniowski	Léon Marchand	Léon Marchand	Maxime Grousset	47	▲ +6
28	Rafał Szukała	Rafał Szukała	Paweł Korzeniowski	Paweł Korzeniowski	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	47	–
29	Franck Esposito	Franck Esposito	Rafał Szukała	Rafał Szukała	Noè Ponti	46	▲ +1
30	Kevin Berry	Kevin Berry	Franck Esposito	Franck Esposito	Paweł Korzeniowski	46	–
31	Takeshi Matsuda	Takeshi Matsuda	Kevin Berry	Noè Ponti	Rafał Szukała	46	–
32	Nicholas Santos	Nicholas Santos	Takeshi Matsuda	Kevin Berry	Franck Esposito	45	–
33	WU Peng	WU Peng	Nicholas Santos	Takeshi Matsuda	Kevin Berry	44	–
34	Ryan Pini	Ryan Pini	WU Peng	Nicholas Santos	Takeshi Matsuda	44	–
35	Danyon Loader	Danyon Loader	Ryan Pini	WU Peng	Nicholas Santos	43	–
36	Jon Sieben	Jon Sieben	Tomoru Honda	Ryan Pini	WU Peng	43	–
37	Mike Bruner	Mike Bruner	Danyon Loader	Maxime Grousset	Ryan Pini	42	–
38	Pär Arvidsson	Pär Arvidsson	Jon Sieben	Tomoru Honda	Joshua Liendo	41	▲ +7
39	Sergey Fesenko	Sergey Fesenko	Mike Bruner	Danyon Loader	Tomoru Honda	41	–
40	Anthony Mosse	Anthony Mosse	Pär Arvidsson	Jon Sieben	Danyon Loader	40	–
41	Roland Schoeman	Roland Schoeman	Sergey Fesenko	Mike Bruner	Jon Sieben	40	–
42	ZHOU Jiawei	ZHOU Jiawei	Anthony Mosse	Pär Arvidsson	Mike Bruner	40	–
43	Chen Yin	Chen Yin	Roland Schoeman	Sergey Fesenko	Pär Arvidsson	40	–
44	Matt Biondi	Matt Biondi	ZHOU Jiawei	Anthony Mosse	Sergey Fesenko	40	–
45	Joe Bottom	Joe Bottom	Chen Yin	Roland Schoeman	Anthony Mosse	39	–
46	Mike Troy	Mike Troy	Matt Biondi	ZHOU Jiawei	Roland Schoeman	39	–
47	Philip Hubble	Philip Hubble	Joe Bottom	Chen Yin	ZHOU Jiawei	39	–
48	Steve Gregg	Steve Gregg	Joshua Liendo	Matt Biondi	Chen Yin	35	–
49	Masato Sakai	Leonardo de Deus	Mike Troy	Joe Bottom	Matt Biondi	35	–
50	Bruce Robertson	Masato Sakai	Philip Hubble	Joshua Liendo	Joe Bottom	34	–

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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