Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	830	▲ +32
2	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	779	▲ +20
3	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	405	–
4	Russia	Russia	Netherlands	Netherlands	Australia	387	▲ +14
5	Netherlands	Netherlands	Russia	Australia	Netherlands	376	–
6	Australia	Australia	Australia	Russia	Russia	368	–
7	Brazil	Brazil	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	334	▲ +24
8	France	France	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	291	–
9	Hungary	Hungary	France	France	France	285	▲ +3
10	China	China	China	China	China	166	▲ +39
11	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	119	–
12	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	106	–
13	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	52	–
14	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	45	–
15	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	42	–
16	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	35	–
17	Syria	Syria	Syria	Syria	Syria	35	–
18	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	27	–
19	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	27	–
20	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	27	–
21	South Africa	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Vietnam	24	▲ +20
22	Switzerland	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	Japan	21	▲ +6
23	Ecuador	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Argentina	20	–
24	Hong Kong	Ecuador	Ecuador	Ecuador	South Africa	20	–
25	Argentina	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Switzerland	19	–
26	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Japan	Ecuador	17	–
27	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Yugoslavia	Hong Kong	17	–
28	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Belgium	Yugoslavia	12	–
29	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	Thailand	Belgium	11	–
30	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	New Caledonia	Thailand	11	–
31	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Ukraine	New Caledonia	9	–
32	Slovenia	Slovenia	Portugal	Indonesia	Ukraine	8	–
33	Venezuela	Venezuela	Slovenia	Portugal	South Korea	7	▲ +6
34	Vietnam	Vietnam	Venezuela	Slovenia	Indonesia	6	–
35	Egypt	Egypt	Vietnam	Venezuela	Mexico	6	▲ +4
36	Portugal	Portugal	Egypt	Vietnam	Portugal	6	–
37	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Egypt	Slovenia	4	–
38	Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii	Monaco	Venezuela	4	–
39	Japan	Japan	Japan	Chinese Taipei	Egypt	3	–
40	Cook Islands	Mexico	Mexico	Hawaii	Monaco	3	–
41	Israel	Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Mexico	Chinese Taipei	2	–
42	South Korea	Israel	Israel	Cook Islands	Hawaii	2	–
43		South Korea	South Korea	Israel	Cook Islands	1	–
44				South Korea	Israel	1	–

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.

Read article