Sport Analysis
123 Years
History span
1904–2026
990
Athletes
83
Countries
5
Rankings
225
Events
3045
Results
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1904 | 2026 | 88 |
| Women | 1924 | 2026 | 83 |
All-Time Individuals
Breaststroke Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosuke Kitajima | Japan | 235 |
| 2 | Adam Peaty | England | 223 |
| 3 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 158 |
| 4 | Brendan Hansen | United States | 122 |
| 5 | Qin Haiyang | China | 117 |
Breaststroke Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leisel Jones | Australia | 226 |
| 2 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 194 |
| 3 | Rebecca Soni | United States | 161 |
| 4 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 161 |
| 5 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa | 143 |
All-Time Nations
Breaststroke Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1174 |
| 2 | Japan | 925 |
| 3 | Australia | 676 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 599 |
| 5 | Russia | 400 |
Breaststroke Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1260 |
| 2 | Australia | 840 |
| 3 | Russia | 594 |
| 4 | Japan | 566 |
| 5 | China | 540 |
Breaststroke Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2434 |
| 2 | Australia | 1516 |
| 3 | Japan | 1491 |
| 4 | Russia | 994 |
| 5 | Germany | 904 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Breaststroke Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Peaty | England | 136 |
| 2 | Qin Haiyang | China | 117 |
| 3 | Nicolò Martinenghi | Italy | 110 |
| 4 | Zac Stubblety-Cook | Australia | 88 |
| 5 | Nic Fink | United States | 82 |
Breaststroke Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa | 143 |
| 2 | Lilly King | United States | 101 |
| 3 | Tang Qianting | China | 85 |
| 4 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 82 |
| 5 | Kate Douglass | United States | 73 |
Nations
Breaststroke Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 164 |
| 2 | Australia | 151 |
| 3 | Italy | 142 |
| 4 | United States | 141 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 137 |
Breaststroke Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 279 |
| 2 | South Africa | 184 |
| 3 | China | 113 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 83 |
| 5 | Italy | 80 |
Breaststroke Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 420 |
| 2 | China | 277 |
| 3 | Italy | 222 |
| 4 | South Africa | 212 |
| 5 | Australia | 202 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Zacharias | 1904 | 1904 | 1 |
| Frederick Holman | 1908 | 1908 | 1 |
| Walter Bathe | 1912 | 1912 | 1 |
| Håkan Malmrot | 1920 | 1973 | 54 |
| Nobutaka Taguchi | 1974 | 1975 | 2 |
| David Wilkie | 1976 | 2004 | 29 |
| Kosuke Kitajima | 2005 | 2026 | 22 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Zacharias | 1904 | 1904 | 1 |
| Frederick Holman | 1908 | 1908 | 1 |
| Walter Bathe | 1912 | 1912 | 1 |
| Håkan Malmrot | 1920 | 1928 | 9 |
| Robert Skelton | 1930 | 1931 | 2 |
| Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | 1932 | 1936 | 5 |
| Tetsuo Hamuro | 1938 | 1938 | 1 |
| Goldup Davies | 1947 | 1947 | 1 |
| Joe Verdeur | 1948 | 1955 | 8 |
| Masaru Furukawa | 1956 | 1963 | 8 |
| Ian O'Brien | 1964 | 1971 | 8 |
| Nobutaka Taguchi | 1972 | 1975 | 4 |
| David Wilkie | 1976 | 1983 | 8 |
| Victor Davis | 1984 | 1993 | 10 |
| Norbert Rózsa | 1994 | 2000 | 7 |
| Domenico Fioravanti | 2001 | 2003 | 3 |
| Kosuke Kitajima | 2004 | 2015 | 12 |
| Cameron van der Burgh | 2016 | 2018 | 3 |
| Adam Peaty | 2019 | 2026 | 8 |
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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