List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
This is the complete list of men's World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2025.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Medalists
[edit]Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
50 metre freestyle
[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 56 |
100 metre freestyle
[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 66 |
200 metre freestyle
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 67 |
400 metre freestyle
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
800 metre freestyle
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | United States | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
1500 metre freestyle
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | United States | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
50 metre backstroke
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Neutral Athletes B [a] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 14 | 16 | 12 | 42 |
100 metre backstroke
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 23 | 22 | 21 | 66 |
200 metre backstroke
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Austria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
50 metre breaststroke
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Brazil | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | China | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Neutral Athletes B [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
100 metre breaststroke
[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | South Africa | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 22 | 24 | 21 | 67 |
200 metre breaststroke
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Australia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 22 | 23 | 22 | 67 |
50 metre butterfly
[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Brazil | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
100 metre butterfly
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 67 |
200 metre butterfly
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
200 metre individual medley
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
400 metre individual medley
[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Neutral Athletes B [a] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
[edit]* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 14 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | West Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
[edit]* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Russia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
4 × 100 metre medley relay
[edit]* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 15 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Neutral Athletes B [a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | West Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay
[edit]* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Neutral Athletes B [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay
[edit]* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Neutral Athletes B [a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
All-time medal table 1973–2025
[edit]Updated after the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
Men's events
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 136 | 109 | 71 | 316 |
| 2 | Australia | 46 | 39 | 31 | 116 |
| 3 | China | 24 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Hungary | 22 | 13 | 21 | 56 |
| 5 | France | 21 | 16 | 20 | 57 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 21 | 13 | 31 | 65 |
| 7 | Italy | 15 | 25 | 23 | 63 |
| 8 | Russia | 13 | 22 | 21 | 56 |
| 9 | South Africa | 12 | 7 | 15 | 34 |
| 10 | Germany | 10 | 17 | 19 | 46 |
| 11 | Japan | 9 | 22 | 22 | 53 |
| 12 | Brazil | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 13 | West Germany | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 14 | Soviet Union | 7 | 17 | 15 | 39 |
| 15 | Canada | 6 | 15 | 12 | 33 |
| 16 | East Germany | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 17 | Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 18 | Poland | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 20 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 | Romania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Sweden | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 23 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 24 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Neutral Athletes B [a] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 26 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Netherlands | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17 |
| 29 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 33 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Switzerland | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 36 | Austria | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 37 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 41 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 43 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (47 entries) | 406 | 409 | 404 | 1,219 |
Mixed events
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Neutral Athletes B [a] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
Multiple medalists
[edit]Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
All events
[edit]| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps | United States |
2001 | 2011 | 26 ** | 6 | 1 | 33 ** |
| 2 | Ryan Lochte | United States |
2005 | 2015 | 18 * | 5 | 4 * | 27 ** |
| 3 | Caeleb Dressel | United States |
2017 | 2022 | 15 | 2 | – | 17 |
| 4 | Sun Yang | China |
2009 | 2019 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
1998 | 2003 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
1998 | 2015 | 10 | 6 | 3 * | 19 * |
| 7 | Nathan Adrian | United States |
2009 | 2019 | 10 ** | 4 | 2 | 16 ** |
| 8 | Aaron Peirsol | United States |
2001 | 2009 | 10 | 2 | – | 12 |
| 9 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
2015 | 2024 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Ryan Murphy | United States |
2015 | 2023 | 7 *** | 8 | 2 | 17 *** |
* including one medal in the relay event in which he participated in the heats only
** including two medals in the relay events in which he participated in the heats only
*** including three medals in the relay events in which he participated in the heats only
Individual events
[edit]| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps | United States |
2001 | 2011 | 15 | 5 | – | 20 |
| 2 | Sun Yang | China |
2009 | 2019 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Ryan Lochte | United States |
2005 | 2015 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Caeleb Dressel | United States |
2017 | 2022 | 8 | – | – | 8 |
| 5 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
1998 | 2007 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Léon Marchand | France |
2022 | 2025 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Aaron Peirsol | United States |
2001 | 2009 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 | |
| 8 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
1998 | 2003 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
2015 | 2024 | 6 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | César Cielo | Brazil |
2009 | 2013 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
See also
[edit]- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming
- List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (men)
- List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
Note
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h At the 2025 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia. They instead participated as "Neutral Athletes B (NAB)" and under the World Aquatics flag.
References
[edit]- ^ "ISHOF list with all medalists in World Championships history, 1973–2005" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014.
- ^ 2003 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2005 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2007 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2009 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2011 results from Omega Timing
- ^ 2013 results from Omega Timing