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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Katinka Hosszú	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	Katie Ledecky	545	▲ +15
2	Katie Ledecky	Katinka Hosszú	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	461	▲ +8
3	Sarah Sjöström	Sarah Sjöström	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	Katinka Hosszú	439	–
4	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	Yana Klochkova	297	–
5	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	Krisztina Egerszegi	260	–
6	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	Janet Evans	259	–
7	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	Ariarne Titmus	Summer McIntosh	Summer McIntosh	259	▲ +15
8	Leisel Jones	Leisel Jones	Inge de Bruijn	Ariarne Titmus	Ariarne Titmus	239	–
9	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	Leisel Jones	Inge de Bruijn	Inge de Bruijn	232	–
10	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	Kirsty Coventry	Kaylee McKeown	Kaylee McKeown	231	–
11	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	Jenny Thompson	Leisel Jones	Leisel Jones	230	–
12	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	Kaylee McKeown	Kirsty Coventry	Kirsty Coventry	222	–
13	Martina Moravcová	Ana Marcela Cunha	Ana Marcela Cunha	Jenny Thompson	Jenny Thompson	217	–
14	Yuliya Yefimova	Martina Moravcová	Susie O'Neill	Ana Marcela Cunha	Ana Marcela Cunha	208	–
15	Kristin Otto	Yuliya Yefimova	Mireia Belmonte García	Susie O'Neill	Susie O'Neill	207	–
16	Ana Marcela Cunha	Kristin Otto	Summer McIntosh	Mireia Belmonte García	Mireia Belmonte García	199	–
17	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	Martina Moravcová	194	–
18	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Yuliya Yefimova	Yuliya Yefimova	Yuliya Yefimova	194	–
19	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	Kristin Otto	192	–
20	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	Federica Pellegrini	183	–
21	Natalie Coughlin	Natalie Coughlin	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	183	–
22	Brooke Bennett	Ariarne Titmus	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Sharon van Rouwendaal	182	–
23	Petria Thomas	Brooke Bennett	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	Therese Alshammar	179	–
24	Rebecca Soni	Petria Thomas	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	Kornelia Ender	176	–
25	Emily Seebohm	Rebecca Soni	Natalie Coughlin	Natalie Coughlin	Regan Smith	176	▲ +15
26	Laure Manaudou	Emily Seebohm	Brooke Bennett	Brooke Bennett	Natalie Coughlin	174	–
27	Ariarne Titmus	Laure Manaudou	Petria Thomas	Petria Thomas	Brooke Bennett	172	–
28	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Rebecca Soni	Rebecca Soni	Petria Thomas	166	–
29	Emma McKeon	Emma McKeon	Emily Seebohm	Regan Smith	Rebecca Soni	165	–
30	Lin Li	Kaylee McKeown	Laure Manaudou	Rūta Meilutytė	Rūta Meilutytė	165	▲ +5
31	Tracy Caulkins	Lin Li	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Emily Seebohm	Emily Seebohm	159	–
32	Dawn Fraser	Tracy Caulkins	Rūta Meilutytė	Laure Manaudou	Zhang Yufei	158	▲ +11
33	Hayley Lewis	Rūta Meilutytė	Zhang Yufei	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Laure Manaudou	157	–
34	Shirley Babashoff	Lilly King	Emma McKeon	Zhang Yufei	Otylia Jędrzejczak	151	–
35	Ye Shiwen	Dawn Fraser	Lin Li	Emma McKeon	Kate Douglass	148	▲ +15
36	Kylie Masse	Hayley Lewis	Tracy Caulkins	Lin Li	Kylie Masse	148	▲ +11
37	Mary T. Meagher	Shirley Babashoff	Tatjana Schoenmaker	Tracy Caulkins	Emma McKeon	145	–
38	Lilly King	Ye Shiwen	Kylie Masse	Tatjana Schoenmaker	Lin Li	144	–
39	Dagmar Hase	Kylie Masse	Lilly King	Kylie Masse	Tracy Caulkins	144	–
40	Amanda Beard	Mary T. Meagher	Regan Smith	Lilly King	Tatjana Schoenmaker	143	–
41	Michelle Smith	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Dawn Fraser	Dawn Fraser	Lilly King	137	–
42	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Zhang Yufei	Hayley Lewis	Kate Douglass	Simona Quadarella	137	▲ +15
43	Missy Franklin	Dagmar Hase	Shirley Babashoff	Hayley Lewis	Dawn Fraser	133	–
44	Jessicah Schipper	Amanda Beard	Ye Shiwen	Shirley Babashoff	Hayley Lewis	131	–
45	Rebecca Adlington	Michelle Smith	Mary T. Meagher	Ye Shiwen	Shirley Babashoff	131	–
46	Shane Gould	Missy Franklin	Dagmar Hase	Mary T. Meagher	Ye Shiwen	131	–
47	Claudia Poll	Jessicah Schipper	Amanda Beard	Dagmar Hase	Mary T. Meagher	130	–
48	Rūta Meilutytė	Rebecca Adlington	Michelle Smith	Amanda Beard	Siobhán Haughey	130	▲ +18
49	Sandra Völker	Shane Gould	Missy Franklin	Michelle Smith	Li Bingjie	129	▲ +21
50	Britta Steffen	Claudia Poll	Jessicah Schipper	Missy Franklin	Dagmar Hase	127	–

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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