Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	273	–
2	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	243	–
3	Ye Shiwen	Ye Shiwen	Ye Shiwen	Ye Shiwen	Summer McIntosh	129	▲ +11
4	Tracy Caulkins	Tracy Caulkins	Tracy Caulkins	Summer McIntosh	Ye Shiwen	124	–
5	Lin Li	Lin Li	Lin Li	Tracy Caulkins	Tracy Caulkins	114	–
6	Yui Ohashi	Yui Ohashi	Yui Ohashi	Lin Li	Lin Li	108	–
7	Stephanie Rice	Stephanie Rice	Stephanie Rice	Yui Ohashi	Yui Ohashi	103	–
8	Joanne Malar	Joanne Malar	Summer McIntosh	Stephanie Rice	Stephanie Rice	99	–
9	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	Joanne Malar	Joanne Malar	Joanne Malar	83	–
10	Ulrike Tauber	Ulrike Tauber	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	82	–
11	Claudia Kolb	Claudia Kolb	Ulrike Tauber	Ulrike Tauber	Ulrike Tauber	75	–
12	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	Claudia Kolb	Claudia Kolb	Claudia Kolb	74	–
13	Daniela Hunger	Daniela Hunger	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	Michelle Smith	73	–
14	Petra Schneider	Petra Schneider	Daniela Hunger	Daniela Hunger	Daniela Hunger	70	–
15	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	Petra Schneider	Petra Schneider	Petra Schneider	64	–
16	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	Katie Hoff	60	–
17	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Kate Douglass	Kate Douglass	Kate Douglass	55	–
18	Hannah Miley	Hannah Miley	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	54	–
19	Beatrice Câșlaru	Beatrice Câșlaru	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	54	–
20	Allison Wagner	Allison Wagner	Hannah Miley	Hannah Miley	Alex Walsh	53	▲ +2
21	Summer Sanders	Summer Sanders	Beatrice Câșlaru	Beatrice Câșlaru	Hannah Miley	53	–
22	Alicia Coutts	Alicia Coutts	Allison Wagner	Alex Walsh	Beatrice Câșlaru	52	–
23	Leslie Cliff	Leslie Cliff	Summer Sanders	Allison Wagner	Allison Wagner	51	–
24	Elizabeth Beisel	Elizabeth Beisel	Alicia Coutts	Summer Sanders	Summer Sanders	51	–
25	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Leslie Cliff	Alicia Coutts	Alicia Coutts	49	–
26	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Alex Walsh	Leslie Cliff	Leslie Cliff	46	–
27	Marianne Limpert	Marianne Limpert	Elizabeth Beisel	Elizabeth Beisel	Elizabeth Beisel	45	–
28	Martina Moravcová	Alex Walsh	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	45	–
29	Maya DiRado	Martina Moravcová	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	44	–
30	Qi Hui	Maya DiRado	Marianne Limpert	Marianne Limpert	Marianne Limpert	44	–
31	Kathleen Nord	Qi Hui	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	42	–
32	Alex Walsh	Kathleen Nord	Maya DiRado	Maya DiRado	Maya DiRado	41	–
33	Elli Overton	Elli Overton	Qi Hui	Qi Hui	Qi Hui	39	–
34	Gail Neall	Gail Neall	Kathleen Nord	Kathleen Nord	Kathleen Nord	38	–
35	Noemi Lung	Summer McIntosh	Elli Overton	Elli Overton	Elli Overton	35	–
36	Sharron Davies	Noemi Lung	Gail Neall	Gail Neall	Gail Neall	34	–
37	Suzie Landells	Sharron Davies	Noemi Lung	Noemi Lung	Noemi Lung	33	–
38	Yasuko Tajima	Suzie Landells	Sharron Davies	Sharron Davies	Sharron Davies	33	–
39	Cheryl Gibson	Yasuko Tajima	Sydney Pickrem	Sydney Pickrem	Sydney Pickrem	33	–
40	Donna de Varona	Cheryl Gibson	Anastasia Gorbenko	Anastasia Gorbenko	Yu Yiting	33	▲ +11
41	Kathy Heddy	Donna de Varona	Katie Grimes	Katie Grimes	Anastasia Gorbenko	32	–
42	Shane Gould	Kathy Heddy	Suzie Landells	Suzie Landells	Katie Grimes	32	–
43	Kristine Quance	Shane Gould	Yasuko Tajima	Yasuko Tajima	Suzie Landells	32	–
44	Dai Guohong	Kristine Quance	Cheryl Gibson	Cheryl Gibson	Yasuko Tajima	32	–
45	Kaitlin Sandeno	Dai Guohong	Donna de Varona	Donna de Varona	Cheryl Gibson	30	–
46	Yelena Dendeberova	Kaitlin Sandeno	Kathy Heddy	Kathy Heddy	Donna de Varona	30	–
47	Ariana Kukors	Sydney Pickrem	Shane Gould	Shane Gould	Kathy Heddy	30	–
48	Caitlin Leverenz	Yelena Dendeberova	Kristine Quance	Kristine Quance	Shane Gould	30	–
49	Susan Pedersen	Ariana Kukors	Dai Guohong	Dai Guohong	Kristine Quance	28	–
50	Kornelia Ender	Caitlin Leverenz	Emma Weyant	Emma Weyant	Dai Guohong	27	–

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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