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	1585	▲ +17
2	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	633	▲ +41
3	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	548	▲ +13
4	Germany	Germany	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	344	▲ +8
5	Russia	Russia	Germany	Germany	Germany	298	–
6	Hungary	Hungary	Russia	Russia	Russia	282	▲ +5
7	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	262	–
8	China	China	China	China	China	256	▲ +10
9	New Zealand	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	235	▲ +7
10	Canada	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	206	▲ +7
11	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	France	France	184	▲ +11
12	Sweden	Brazil	Brazil	Great Britain	Great Britain	173	–
13	Brazil	Sweden	Sweden	Brazil	Brazil	163	▲ +2
14	Ukraine	Ukraine	France	Sweden	Sweden	154	–
15	Poland	Poland	Poland	Poland	Poland	144	–
16	France	France	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	131	–
17	England	England	England	England	England	92	–
18	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	77	–
19	Suriname	Suriname	Suriname	Suriname	Suriname	73	–
20	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Italy	Italy	Italy	62	–
21	Venezuela	Italy	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	57	–
22	Denmark	Venezuela	Venezuela	Switzerland	Switzerland	46	▲ +1
23	Papua New Guinea	Denmark	Denmark	Venezuela	Venezuela	44	–
24	Italy	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	Denmark	Denmark	42	–
25	Spain	Spain	Spain	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	42	–
26	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Spain	Spain	37	–
27	Philippines	Philippines	Switzerland	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	31	▲ +7
28	Croatia	Croatia	Portugal	Portugal	South Korea	30	▲ +2
29	Mexico	Switzerland	Philippines	Philippines	Portugal	27	–
30	Argentina	Mexico	Croatia	Chinese Taipei	Philippines	25	–
31	Finland	Argentina	Greece	Croatia	Croatia	20	–
32	Switzerland	Finland	Austria	Kazakhstan	Greece	19	▲ +1
33	Greece	Greece	Mexico	Greece	Kazakhstan	19	–
34	Netherlands	Netherlands	Argentina	Austria	Austria	15	–
35	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Finland	Mexico	Mexico	15	–
36	Slovenia	Slovenia	Netherlands	Argentina	Argentina	14	–
37	Ecuador	Ecuador	Chinese Taipei	Finland	Finland	14	–
38	Scotland	Scotland	Slovenia	India	India	14	–
39	Belarus	Belarus	Ecuador	Netherlands	Netherlands	12	–
40	India	India	Scotland	Slovenia	Slovenia	10	–
41	Kenya	Kenya	Belarus	Ecuador	Belarus	9	▲ +1
42	Romania	Portugal	India	Scotland	Ecuador	9	–
43	Trinidad and Tobago	Romania	Kenya	Belarus	Scotland	9	–
44	Indonesia	Trinidad and Tobago	Romania	Kenya	Bahrain	7	▲ +7
45	Kazakhstan	Indonesia	Trinidad and Tobago	Romania	Kenya	7	–
46	Czech Republic	Kazakhstan	Indonesia	Trinidad and Tobago	Romania	7	–
47	Guatemala	Czech Republic	Kazakhstan	Indonesia	Trinidad and Tobago	7	–
48	Israel	Guatemala	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Indonesia	6	–
49	Wales	Israel	Guatemala	Guatemala	Czech Republic	5	–
50	Austria	Wales	Israel	Israel	Guatemala	4	–

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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