Sport Analysis
131 Years
History span
1896–2026
5098
Athletes
118
Countries
5
Rankings
385
Events
22523
Results
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1896 | 2026 | 92 |
| Women | 1912 | 2026 | 87 |
| M/W | 1998 | 2026 | 18 |
All-Time Individuals
Swimming Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps | United States | 704 |
| 2 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 361 |
| 3 | Sun Yang | China | 349 |
| 4 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 308 |
| 5 | László Cseh | Hungary | 284 |
Swimming Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 545 |
| 2 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 461 |
| 3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 439 |
| 4 | Yana Klochkova | Ukraine | 297 |
| 5 | Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | 260 |
All-Time Nations
Swimming Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 18556 |
| 2 | Australia | 9382 |
| 3 | Japan | 5258 |
| 4 | Russia | 4869 |
| 5 | Germany | 4556 |
Swimming Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 16317 |
| 2 | Australia | 10508 |
| 3 | Germany | 6691 |
| 4 | China | 5417 |
| 5 | Canada | 3863 |
Swimming Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 35485 |
| 2 | Australia | 20466 |
| 3 | Germany | 11502 |
| 4 | China | 8929 |
| 5 | Japan | 8651 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Swimming Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léon Marchand | France | 218 |
| 2 | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 205 |
| 3 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 182 |
| 4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 177 |
| 5 | Florian Wellbrock | Germany | 176 |
Swimming Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 317 |
| 2 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 274 |
| 3 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 259 |
| 4 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 239 |
| 5 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 231 |
Nations
Swimming Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2204 |
| 2 | Australia | 1405 |
| 3 | China | 1057 |
| 4 | Italy | 1008 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 903 |
Swimming Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2635 |
| 2 | Australia | 2623 |
| 3 | China | 1297 |
| 4 | Canada | 1131 |
| 5 | Japan | 520 |
Swimming Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5310 |
| 2 | Australia | 4484 |
| 3 | China | 2675 |
| 4 | Italy | 1664 |
| 5 | Canada | 1454 |
Recent Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Points Potential Over Time
For individual sports, this chart follows the representative individual ranking to show the long-term points potential for athletes. Team and nations rankings are excluded unless the sport is primarily team-based.
Historical Leaders
All-Time Leaders
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfréd Hajós | 1896 | 1900 | 5 |
| Zoltán Halmay | 1904 | 1960 | 57 |
| Murray Rose | 1962 | 1971 | 10 |
| Mark Spitz | 1972 | 1973 | 2 |
| Roland Matthes | 1974 | 1987 | 14 |
| Michael Gross | 1988 | 1999 | 12 |
| Alexander Popov | 2000 | 2003 | 4 |
| Ian Thorpe | 2004 | 2004 | 1 |
| Grant Hackett | 2005 | 2006 | 2 |
| Michael Phelps | 2007 | 2026 | 20 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfréd Hajós | 1896 | 1900 | 5 |
| Zoltán Halmay | 1904 | 1908 | 5 |
| Charles Daniels | 1912 | 1912 | 1 |
| Duke Kahanamoku | 1920 | 1920 | 1 |
| Håkan Malmrot | 1924 | 1926 | 3 |
| Arne Borg | 1927 | 1934 | 8 |
| Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | 1936 | 1936 | 1 |
| Jack Medica | 1938 | 1938 | 1 |
| Bob Pirie | 1947 | 1947 | 1 |
| Jimmy McLane | 1948 | 1951 | 4 |
| Ford Konno | 1952 | 1954 | 3 |
| Jimmy McLane | 1955 | 1956 | 2 |
| Murray Rose | 1958 | 1965 | 8 |
| Don Schollander | 1966 | 1967 | 2 |
| Charlie Hickcox | 1968 | 1971 | 4 |
| Mark Spitz | 1972 | 1973 | 2 |
| Roland Matthes | 1974 | 1977 | 4 |
| David Wilkie | 1978 | 1981 | 4 |
| Vladimir Salnikov | 1982 | 1984 | 3 |
| Michael Gross | 1985 | 1991 | 7 |
| Tamás Darnyi | 1992 | 1995 | 4 |
| Kieren Perkins | 1996 | 1997 | 2 |
| Alexander Popov | 1998 | 2001 | 4 |
| Ian Thorpe | 2002 | 2004 | 3 |
| Grant Hackett | 2005 | 2006 | 2 |
| Michael Phelps | 2007 | 2017 | 11 |
| Sun Yang | 2018 | 2021 | 4 |
| Gregorio Paltrinieri | 2022 | 2025 | 4 |
| Léon Marchand | 2026 | 2026 | 1 |
Paris 2026: Records re-written at momentous European Aquatics Championships Paris 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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