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 2024.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
50 metre freestyle
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Total | 17 | 18 | 18 | 53 | |
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100 metre freestyle
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania | 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 | |
| Total | 22 | 20 | 21 | 63 | |
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200 metre freestyle
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 22 | 64 | |
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400 metre freestyle
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Australia | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 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 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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800 metre freestyle
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1500 metre freestyle
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | United States | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 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 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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50 metre backstroke
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 14 | 12 | 39 | |
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100 metre backstroke
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 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 |  Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 21 | 20 | 63 | |
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200 metre backstroke
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 11 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Hungary | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 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 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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50 metre breaststroke
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
| 6 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
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100 metre breaststroke
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Total | 21 | 23 | 20 | 64 | |
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200 metre breaststroke
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 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 | |
| Total | 21 | 22 | 21 | 64 | |
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50 metre butterfly
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Brazil | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 | |
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100 metre butterfly
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 22 | 64 | |
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200 metre butterfly
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 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 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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200 metre individual medley
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| France | 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 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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400 metre individual medley
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 14 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 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 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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4 × 100 metre medley relay
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 15 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | West Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 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 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
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Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.
Men's events
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 135 | 106 | 67 | 308 |
| 2 | Australia | 44 | 38 | 28 | 110 |
| 3 | China | 22 | 5 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Hungary | 21 | 13 | 20 | 54 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 20 | 12 | 31 | 63 |
| 6 | France | 17 | 15 | 18 | 50 |
| 7 | Italy | 14 | 22 | 22 | 58 |
| 8 | Russia | 13 | 22 | 21 | 56 |
| 9 | South Africa | 11 | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 10 | Japan | 9 | 20 | 21 | 50 |
| 11 | Germany | 9 | 15 | 18 | 42 |
| 12 | Brazil | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 13 | West Germany | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 14 | Soviet Union | 7 | 17 | 15 | 39 |
| 15 | Canada | 6 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 16 | East Germany | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 17 | Poland | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 19 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | Sweden | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 21 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 23 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Netherlands | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 29 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Austria | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 42 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (45 entries) | 386 | 388 | 385 | 1159 | |
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | |
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| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 *** |
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| 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 | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 2001 | 2009 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
| 7 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 1998 | 2003 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 2015 | 2024 | 6 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | César Cielo | Brazil | 2009 | 2013 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 10 | Léon Marchand | France | 2022 | 2023 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Alexander Popov | Russia | 1994 | 2003 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
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- 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)
- "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.