Sport Analysis
131 Years
History span
1896–2026
617
Athletes
65
Countries
5
Rankings
223
Events
1504
Results
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1896 | 2026 | 90 |
| Women | 1967 | 2026 | 59 |
All-Time Individuals
Freestyle Long distance Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 205 |
| 2 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 204 |
| 3 | Kieren Perkins | Australia | 146 |
| 4 | Bobby Finke | United States | 142 |
| 5 | Sun Yang | China | 125 |
Freestyle Long distance Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 349 |
| 2 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 114 |
| 3 | Brooke Bennett | United States | 111 |
| 4 | Janet Evans | United States | 109 |
| 5 | Kate Ziegler | United States | 79 |
All-Time Nations
Freestyle Long distance Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1007 |
| 2 | United States | 828 |
| 3 | Germany | 290 |
| 4 | Italy | 283 |
| 5 | Japan | 255 |
Freestyle Long distance Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1129 |
| 2 | Australia | 474 |
| 3 | Germany | 316 |
| 4 | China | 226 |
| 5 | Italy | 179 |
Freestyle Long distance Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1957 |
| 2 | Australia | 1481 |
| 3 | Germany | 606 |
| 4 | Italy | 462 |
| 5 | China | 451 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Freestyle Long distance Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Finke | United States | 142 |
| 2 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 115 |
| 3 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine | 77 |
| 4 | Daniel Wiffen | Ireland | 70 |
| 5 | Florian Wellbrock | Germany | 48 |
Freestyle Long distance Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 235 |
| 2 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 114 |
| 3 | Li Bingjie | China | 61 |
| 4 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 60 |
| 5 | Lani Pallister | Australia | 51 |
Nations
Freestyle Long distance Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 181 |
| 2 | Italy | 128 |
| 3 | Australia | 88 |
| 4 | Germany | 80 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 77 |
Freestyle Long distance Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 300 |
| 2 | Australia | 147 |
| 3 | Italy | 116 |
| 4 | China | 88 |
| 5 | Germany | 55 |
Freestyle Long distance Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 481 |
| 2 | Italy | 244 |
| 3 | Australia | 235 |
| 4 | Germany | 135 |
| 5 | China | 131 |
Recent Structure
Points Distribution
Events
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 |
| Emil Rausch | 1904 | 1971 | 68 |
| Mike Burton | 1972 | 1987 | 16 |
| Vladimir Salnikov | 1988 | 1994 | 7 |
| Kieren Perkins | 1995 | 2003 | 9 |
| Grant Hackett | 2004 | 2026 | 23 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfréd Hajós | 1896 | 1900 | 5 |
| Emil Rausch | 1904 | 1912 | 9 |
| George Hodgson | 1920 | 1920 | 1 |
| Andrew Charlton | 1924 | 1927 | 4 |
| Arne Borg | 1928 | 1936 | 9 |
| Kusuo Kitamura | 1938 | 1938 | 1 |
| Bob Leivers | 1947 | 1947 | 1 |
| Jimmy McLane | 1948 | 1951 | 4 |
| Ford Konno | 1952 | 1954 | 3 |
| Jimmy McLane | 1955 | 1956 | 2 |
| Ford Konno | 1958 | 1959 | 2 |
| Murray Rose | 1960 | 1964 | 5 |
| John Konrads | 1966 | 1967 | 2 |
| Mike Burton | 1968 | 1977 | 10 |
| Brian Goodell | 1978 | 1979 | 2 |
| Vladimir Salnikov | 1980 | 1991 | 12 |
| Kieren Perkins | 1992 | 2001 | 10 |
| Grant Hackett | 2002 | 2012 | 11 |
| Sun Yang | 2013 | 2018 | 6 |
| Gregorio Paltrinieri | 2019 | 2025 | 7 |
| Bobby Finke | 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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