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 2019.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Medalists
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
50 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | |
Total | 14 | 15 | 15 | 44 |
100 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
2 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
4 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | France | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
10 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
12 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
200 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
11 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
15 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
400 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
2 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
15 | 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 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
800 metre freestyle
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Fukuoka | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | Grant Hackett (AUS) | Graeme Smith (GBR) |
2003 Barcelona | Grant Hackett (AUS) | Larsen Jensen (USA) | Igor Chervynskyi (UKR) |
2005 Montreal | Grant Hackett (AUS) | Larsen Jensen (USA) | Yury Prilukov (RUS) |
2007 Melbourne | Przemysław Stańczyk (POL) | Craig Stevens (AUS) | Federico Colbertaldo (ITA) |
2009 Rome | Zhang Lin (CHN) | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | Ryan Cochrane (CAN) |
2011 Shanghai | Sun Yang (CHN) | Ryan Cochrane (CAN) | Gergő Kis (HUN) |
2013 Barcelona | Sun Yang (CHN) | Michael McBroom (USA) | Ryan Cochrane (CAN) |
2015 Kazan | Sun Yang (CHN) (3) | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) | Mack Horton (AUS) |
2017 Budapest | Gabriele Detti (ITA) | Wojciech Wojdak (POL) | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) |
2019 Gwangju | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) | Henrik Christiansen (NOR) | David Aubry (FRA) |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | United States | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
1500 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
3 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
5 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | United States | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
7 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
11 | Ukraine | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
12 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
15 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
50 metre backstroke
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Fukuoka | Randall Bal (USA) | Thomas Rupprath (GER) | Matt Welsh (AUS) |
2003 Barcelona | Thomas Rupprath (GER) | Matt Welsh (AUS) | Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) |
2005 Montreal | Aristeidis Grigoriadis (GRE) | Matt Welsh (AUS) | Liam Tancock (GBR) |
2007 Melbourne | Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) | Thomas Rupprath (GER) | Liam Tancock (GBR) |
2009 Rome | Liam Tancock (GBR) | Junya Koga (JPN) | Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) |
2011 Shanghai | Liam Tancock (GBR) | Camille Lacourt (FRA) | Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) |
2013 Barcelona | Camille Lacourt (FRA) | Matt Grevers (USA) | none awarded |
Jérémy Stravius (FRA) | |||
2015 Kazan | Camille Lacourt (FRA) | Matt Grevers (USA) | Ben Treffers (AUS) |
2017 Budapest | Camille Lacourt (FRA) (3) | Junya Koga (JPN) | Matt Grevers (USA) |
2019 Gwangju | Zane Waddell (RSA) | Evgeny Rylov (RUS) | Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
2 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
100 metre backstroke
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
2 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
8 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 |
200 metre backstroke
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
2 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Spain | 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 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Iceland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
50 metre breaststroke
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Fukuoka | Oleh Lisohor (UKR) | Roman Sludnov (RUS) | Domenico Fioravanti (ITA) |
2003 Barcelona | James Gibson (GBR) | Oleh Lisohor (UKR) | Mihály Flaskay (HUN) |
2005 Montreal | Mark Warnecke (GER) | Mark Gangloff (USA) | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) |
2007 Melbourne | Oleh Lisohor (UKR) | Brendan Hansen (USA) | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
2009 Rome | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | Felipe França Silva (BRA) | Mark Gangloff (USA) |
2011 Shanghai | Felipe França Silva (BRA) | Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
2013 Barcelona | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | Christian Sprenger (AUS) | Giulio Zorzi (RSA) |
2015 Kazan | Adam Peaty (GBR) | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | Kevin Cordes (USA) |
2017 Budapest | Adam Peaty (GBR) | João Gomes Júnior (BRA) | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
2019 Gwangju | Adam Peaty (GBR) (3) | Felipe Lima (BRA) | João Gomes Júnior (BRA) |
- Medals:
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 | Brazil | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
100 metre breaststroke
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
United States | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
3 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 | South Africa | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
13 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
16 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
200 metre breaststroke
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
2 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
4 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
10 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
50 metre butterfly
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Fukuoka | Geoff Huegill (AUS) | Lars Frölander (SWE) | Mark Foster (GBR) |
2003 Barcelona | Matt Welsh (AUS) | Ian Crocker (USA) | Yevgeny Korotyshkin (RUS) |
2005 Montreal | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | Ian Crocker (USA) | Sergiy Breus (UKR) |
2007 Melbourne | Roland Schoeman (RSA) (2) | Ian Crocker (USA) | Jakob Andkjær (DEN) |
2009 Rome | Milorad Čavić (SRB) | Matt Targett (AUS) | Rafael Muñoz (ESP) |
2011 Shanghai | César Cielo (BRA) | Matt Targett (AUS) | Geoff Huegill (AUS) |
2013 Barcelona | César Cielo (BRA) (2) | Eugene Godsoe (USA) | Frédérick Bousquet (FRA) |
2015 Kazan | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | László Cseh (HUN) |
Konrad Czerniak (POL) | |||
2017 Budapest | Ben Proud (GBR) | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | Andriy Govorov (UKR) |
2019 Gwangju | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | Oleg Kostin (RUS) | Nicholas Santos (BRA) |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Brazil | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | United States | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
5 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
100 metre butterfly
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
2 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
200 metre butterfly
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
9 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | China | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
11 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
200 metre individual medley
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
3 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
400 metre individual medley
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
3 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
7 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
2 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
6 | West Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Russia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
9 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
4 × 100 metre medley relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
2 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
6 | West Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
All-time medal table 1973–2019
Updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
Men's events
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 122 | 87 | 51 | 260 |
2 | Australia | 36 | 31 | 24 | 91 |
3 | Hungary | 18 | 13 | 19 | 50 |
4 | Great Britain | 17 | 8 | 24 | 49 |
5 | China | 15 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
6 | Russia | 13 | 22 | 21 | 56 |
7 | France | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
8 | South Africa | 11 | 5 | 14 | 30 |
9 | Italy | 9 | 13 | 18 | 40 |
10 | Germany | 9 | 12 | 15 | 36 |
11 | Japan | 8 | 18 | 16 | 42 |
12 | Brazil | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
13 | West Germany | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
14 | Soviet Union | 7 | 17 | 15 | 39 |
15 | East Germany | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
16 | Canada | 5 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
17 | Poland | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
18 | Sweden | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
19 | Ukraine | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
20 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
21 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
22 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
23 | Netherlands | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
24 | Tunisia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
25 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
28 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
29 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
30 | New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
31 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
32 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
34 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
36 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
39 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (43 nations) | 326 | 325 | 327 | 978 |
Mixed events
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
6 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
All events
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 | 2019 | 13 | 2 | – | 15 |
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 | 2019 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
10 | Michael Klim | Australia | 1998 | 2007 | 7 * | 2 | 2 | 11 * |
* 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
Individual events
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 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 1998 | 2007 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
5 | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 2001 | 2009 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
6 | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 2017 | 2019 | 7 | – | – | 7 |
7 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 1998 | 2003 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
8 | César Cielo | Brazil | 2009 | 2013 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 2015 | 2019 | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
10 | Alexander Popov | Russia | 1994 | 2003 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
See also
- 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)
References
- ISHOF list with all medalists in World Championships history, 1973–2005 Archived 10 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- 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