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 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 14 | 15 | 15 | 44 |
100 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 19 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
200 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
400 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
800 metre freestyle
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Fukuoka | |||
2003 Barcelona | |||
2005 Montreal | |||
2007 Melbourne | |||
2009 Rome | |||
2011 Shanghai | |||
2013 Barcelona | |||
2015 Kazan | |||
2017 Budapest | |||
2019 Gwangju |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
1500 metre freestyle
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
50 metre backstroke
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Fukuoka | |||
2003 Barcelona | |||
2005 Montreal | |||
2007 Melbourne | |||
2009 Rome | |||
2011 Shanghai | |||
2013 Barcelona | none awarded | ||
2015 Kazan | |||
2017 Budapest | |||
2019 Gwangju |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
100 metre backstroke
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 |
200 metre backstroke
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
50 metre breaststroke
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Fukuoka | |||
2003 Barcelona | |||
2005 Montreal | |||
2007 Melbourne | |||
2009 Rome | |||
2011 Shanghai | |||
2013 Barcelona | |||
2015 Kazan | |||
2017 Budapest | |||
2019 Gwangju |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
100 metre breaststroke
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
200 metre breaststroke
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
50 metre butterfly
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Fukuoka | |||
2003 Barcelona | |||
2005 Montreal | |||
2007 Melbourne | |||
2009 Rome | |||
2011 Shanghai | |||
2013 Barcelona | |||
2015 Kazan | |||
2017 Budapest | |||
2019 Gwangju |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
100 metre butterfly
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
200 metre butterfly
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
200 metre individual medley
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
400 metre individual medley
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | |
2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
14 | 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 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | 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 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 | |
2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
5 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
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 | 122 | 87 | 51 | 260 | |
2 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 91 | |
3 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 50 | |
4 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 49 | |
5 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 29 | |
6 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 56 | |
7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | |
8 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 30 | |
9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 40 | |
10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 36 | |
11 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 42 | |
12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | |
13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | |
14 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 39 | |
15 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | |
16 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 28 | |
17 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
18 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
23 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | |
24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (43 nations) | 326 | 325 | 327 | 978 |
Mixed events
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
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 | 2001 | 2011 | 26 ** | 6 | 1 | 33 ** | |
2 | Ryan Lochte | 2005 | 2015 | 18 * | 5 | 4 * | 27 ** | |
3 | Caeleb Dressel | 2017 | 2019 | 13 | 2 | – | 15 | |
4 | Sun Yang | 2009 | 2019 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
5 | Ian Thorpe | 1998 | 2003 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
6 | Grant Hackett | 1998 | 2015 | 10 | 6 | 3 * | 19 * | |
7 | Nathan Adrian | 2009 | 2019 | 10 ** | 4 | 2 | 16 ** | |
8 | Aaron Peirsol | 2001 | 2009 | 10 | 2 | – | 12 | |
9 | Adam Peaty | 2015 | 2019 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
10 | Michael Klim | 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 | 2001 | 2011 | 15 | 5 | – | 20 | |
2 | Sun Yang | 2009 | 2019 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
3 | Ryan Lochte | 2005 | 2015 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
4 | Grant Hackett | 1998 | 2007 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |
5 | Aaron Peirsol | 2001 | 2009 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 | |
6 | Caeleb Dressel | 2017 | 2019 | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
7 | Ian Thorpe | 1998 | 2003 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
8 | César Cielo | 2009 | 2013 | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
Adam Peaty | 2015 | 2019 | 6 | – | – | 6 | ||
10 | Alexander Popov | 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