Sport Analysis
131 Years
History span
1896–2026
1053
Athletes
84
Countries
5
Rankings
221
Events
3384
Results
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1896 | 2026 | 90 |
| Women | 1920 | 2026 | 84 |
| M/W | 2018 | 2026 | 5 |
All-Time Individuals
Freestyle Middle distance Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 224 |
| 2 | Sun Yang | China | 222 |
| 3 | Park Tae-hwan | South Korea | 188 |
| 4 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 101 |
| 5 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Netherlands | 101 |
Freestyle Middle distance Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 178 |
| 2 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 178 |
| 3 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 177 |
| 4 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 109 |
| 5 | Janet Evans | United States | 100 |
All-Time Nations
Freestyle Middle distance Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4246 |
| 2 | Australia | 2887 |
| 3 | Germany | 1283 |
| 4 | Japan | 1127 |
| 5 | Russia | 1096 |
Freestyle Middle distance Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3115 |
| 2 | Australia | 2056 |
| 3 | China | 1092 |
| 4 | Germany | 1036 |
| 5 | Canada | 499 |
Freestyle Middle distance Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7361 |
| 2 | Australia | 4943 |
| 3 | Germany | 2346 |
| 4 | China | 1799 |
| 5 | Japan | 1561 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Freestyle Middle distance Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Popovici | Romania | 69 |
| 2 | Lukas Märtens | Germany | 59 |
| 3 | Sun Yang | China | 54 |
| 4 | Elijah Winnington | Australia | 51 |
| 5 | Tom Dean | England | 46 |
Freestyle Middle distance Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 177 |
| 2 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 74 |
| 3 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Australia | 67 |
| 4 | Li Bingjie | China | 54 |
| 5 | Siobhán Haughey | Hong Kong | 54 |
Nations
Freestyle Middle distance Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 427 |
| 2 | Australia | 386 |
| 3 | United States | 284 |
| 4 | China | 174 |
| 5 | Russia | 148 |
Freestyle Middle distance Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 658 |
| 2 | United States | 419 |
| 3 | China | 345 |
| 4 | Canada | 171 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 82 |
Freestyle Middle distance Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1044 |
| 2 | United States | 703 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 557 |
| 4 | China | 519 |
| 5 | Russia | 182 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Neumann | 1896 | 1896 | 1 |
| Frederick Lane | 1900 | 1900 | 1 |
| Charles Daniels | 1904 | 1960 | 57 |
| Murray Rose | 1962 | 1992 | 31 |
| Yevgeny Sadovyi | 1993 | 1995 | 3 |
| Danyon Loader | 1996 | 1999 | 4 |
| Ian Thorpe | 2000 | 2026 | 27 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Neumann | 1896 | 1896 | 1 |
| Frederick Lane | 1900 | 1900 | 1 |
| Charles Daniels | 1904 | 1912 | 9 |
| George Hodgson | 1920 | 1920 | 1 |
| Johnny Weissmuller | 1924 | 1927 | 4 |
| Arne Borg | 1928 | 1932 | 5 |
| Alberto Zorrilla | 1934 | 1936 | 3 |
| Buster Crabbe | 1938 | 1938 | 1 |
| Bob Pirie | 1947 | 1947 | 1 |
| Bill Smith | 1948 | 1951 | 4 |
| Jean Boiteux | 1952 | 1959 | 8 |
| Murray Rose | 1960 | 1966 | 7 |
| Don Schollander | 1967 | 1973 | 7 |
| Brad Cooper | 1974 | 1975 | 2 |
| Bruce Furniss | 1976 | 1980 | 5 |
| Vladimir Salnikov | 1981 | 1985 | 5 |
| Michael Gross | 1986 | 1991 | 6 |
| Yevgeny Sadovyi | 1992 | 1995 | 4 |
| Danyon Loader | 1996 | 1999 | 4 |
| Ian Thorpe | 2000 | 2010 | 11 |
| Park Tae-hwan | 2011 | 2015 | 5 |
| Sun Yang | 2016 | 2025 | 10 |
| David Popovici | 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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