# 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.

## Medalists

Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.

### 50 metre freestyle

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1986 Madrid | Tom Jager United States | Dano Halsall Switzerland | Matt Biondi United States |
| 1991 Perth | Tom Jager United States | Matt Biondi United States | Gennadiy Prigoda Soviet Union |
| 1994 Rome | Alexander Popov Russia | Gary Hall, Jr. United States | Raimundas Mažuolis Lithuania |
| 1998 Perth | Bill Pilczuk United States | Alexander Popov Russia | Ricardo Busquets Puerto Rico |
| 1998 Perth | Bill Pilczuk United States | Alexander Popov Russia | Michael Klim Australia |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Anthony Ervin United States | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | Roland Schoeman South Africa |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Anthony Ervin United States | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | Tomohiro Yamanoi Japan |
| 2003 Barcelona | Alexander Popov Russia | Mark Foster Great Britain | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands |
| 2005 Montreal | Roland Schoeman South Africa | Duje Draganja Croatia | Bartosz Kizierowski Poland |
| 2007 Melbourne | Ben Wildman-Tobriner United States | Cullen Jones United States | Stefan Nystrand Sweden |
| 2009 Rome | César Cielo Brazil | Frédérick Bousquet France | Amaury Leveaux France |
| 2011 Shanghai | César Cielo Brazil | Luca Dotto Italy | Alain Bernard France |
| 2013 Barcelona | César Cielo (3) Brazil | Vladimir Morozov Russia | George Bovell Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2015 Kazan | Florent Manaudou France | Nathan Adrian United States | Bruno Fratus Brazil |
| 2017 Budapest | Caeleb Dressel United States | Bruno Fratus Brazil | Ben Proud Great Britain |
| 2019 Gwangju | Caeleb Dressel United States | Bruno Fratus Brazil | none awarded |
| 2019 Gwangju | Caeleb Dressel United States | Kristian Golomeev Greece | none awarded |
| 2022 Budapest | Ben Proud Great Britain | Michael Andrew United States | Maxime Grousset France |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Cameron McEvoy Australia | Jack Alexy United States | Ben Proud Great Britain |
| 2024 Doha | Vladyslav Bukhov Ukraine | Cameron McEvoy Australia | Ben Proud Great Britain |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 10 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 17 | 18 | 18 | 53 |

### 100 metre freestyle

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Jim Montgomery United States | Michel Rousseau France | Michael Wenden Australia |
| 1975 Cali | Andy Coan United States | Vladimir Bure Soviet Union | Jim Montgomery United States |
| 1978 West Berlin | David McCagg United States | Jim Montgomery United States | Klaus Steinbach West Germany |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Jörg Woithe East Germany | Rowdy Gaines United States | Per Johansson Sweden |
| 1986 Madrid | Matt Biondi United States | Stéphan Caron France | Tom Jager United States |
| 1991 Perth | Matt Biondi United States | Tommy Werner Sweden | Giorgio Lamberti Italy |
| 1994 Rome | Alexander Popov Russia | Gary Hall, Jr. United States | Gustavo Borges Brazil |
| 1998 Perth | Alexander Popov Russia | Michael Klim Australia | Lars Frölander Sweden |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Anthony Ervin United States | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | Lars Frölander Sweden |
| 2003 Barcelona | Alexander Popov (3) Russia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | Ian Thorpe Australia |
| 2005 Montreal | Filippo Magnini Italy | Roland Schoeman South Africa | Ryk Neethling South Africa |
| 2007 Melbourne | Brent Hayden Canada | none awarded | Eamon Sullivan Australia |
| 2007 Melbourne | Filippo Magnini Italy | none awarded | Eamon Sullivan Australia |
| 2009 Rome | César Cielo Brazil | Alain Bernard France | Frédérick Bousquet France |
| 2011 Shanghai | James Magnussen Australia | Brent Hayden Canada | William Meynard France |
| 2013 Barcelona | James Magnussen Australia | Jimmy Feigen United States | Nathan Adrian United States |
| 2015 Kazan | Ning Zetao China | Cameron McEvoy Australia | Federico Grabich Argentina |
| 2017 Budapest | Caeleb Dressel United States | Nathan Adrian United States | Mehdy Metella France |
| 2019 Gwangju | Caeleb Dressel United States | Kyle Chalmers Australia | Vladislav Grinev Russia |
| 2022 Budapest | David Popovici Romania | Maxime Grousset France | Joshua Liendo Canada |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Kyle Chalmers Australia | Jack Alexy United States | Maxime Grousset France |
| 2024 Doha | Pan Zhanle China | Alessandro Miressi Italy | Nándor Németh Hungary |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 22 | 20 | 21 | 63 |

### 200 metre freestyle

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Jim Montgomery United States | Kurt Krumpholz United States | Roger Pyttel East Germany |
| 1975 Cali | Timothy Shaw United States | Bruce Furniss United States | Brian Brinkley Great Britain |
| 1978 West Berlin | Bill Forrester United States | Rowdy Gaines United States | Sergey Koplyakov Soviet Union |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Michael Gross West Germany | Rowdy Gaines United States | Jörg Woithe East Germany |
| 1986 Madrid | Michael Gross (2) West Germany | Sven Lodziewski East Germany | Matt Biondi United States |
| 1991 Perth | Giorgio Lamberti Italy | Steffen Zesner Germany | Artur Wojdat Poland |
| 1994 Rome | Antti Kasvio Finland | Anders Holmertz Sweden | Danyon Loader New Zealand |
| 1998 Perth | Michael Klim Australia | Massimiliano Rosolino Italy | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Ian Thorpe Australia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | Klete Keller United States |
| 2003 Barcelona | Ian Thorpe (2) Australia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | Grant Hackett Australia |
| 2005 Montreal | Michael Phelps United States | Grant Hackett Australia | Ryk Neethling South Africa |
| 2007 Melbourne | Michael Phelps (2) United States | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | Park Tae-hwan South Korea |
| 2009 Rome | Paul Biedermann Germany | Michael Phelps United States | Danila Izotov Russia |
| 2011 Shanghai | Ryan Lochte United States | Michael Phelps United States | Paul Biedermann Germany |
| 2013 Barcelona | Yannick Agnel France | Conor Dwyer United States | Danila Izotov Russia |
| 2015 Kazan | James Guy Great Britain | Sun Yang China | Paul Biedermann Germany |
| 2017 Budapest | Sun Yang China | Townley Haas United States | Aleksandr Krasnykh Russia |
| 2019 Gwangju | Sun Yang (2) China | Katsuhiro Matsumoto Japan | Martin Malyutin Russia |
| 2019 Gwangju | Sun Yang (2) China | Katsuhiro Matsumoto Japan | Duncan Scott Great Britain |
| 2022 Budapest | David Popovici Romania | Hwang Sun-woo South Korea | Tom Dean Great Britain |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Matthew Richards Great Britain | Tom Dean Great Britain | Hwang Sun-woo South Korea |
| 2024 Doha | Hwang Sun-woo South Korea | Danas Rapšys Lithuania | Luke Hobson United States |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 6 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 22 | 64 |

### 400 metre freestyle

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Rick DeMont United States | Brad Cooper Australia | Bengt Gingsjö Sweden |
| 1975 Cali | Timothy Shaw United States | Bruce Furniss United States | Frank Pfütze East Germany |
| 1978 West Berlin | Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union | Jeff Float United States | Bill Forrester United States |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union | Svyatoslav Semenov Soviet Union | Sven Lodziewski East Germany |
| 1986 Madrid | Rainer Henkel West Germany | Uwe Daßler East Germany | Dan Jorgensen United States |
| 1991 Perth | Jörg Hoffmann Germany | Stefan Pfeiffer Germany | Artur Wojdat Poland |
| 1994 Rome | Kieren Perkins Australia | Antti Kasvio Finland | Danyon Loader New Zealand |
| 1998 Perth | Ian Thorpe Australia | Grant Hackett Australia | Paul Palmer Great Britain |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Ian Thorpe Australia | Grant Hackett Australia | Emiliano Brembilla Italy |
| 2003 Barcelona | Ian Thorpe Australia | Grant Hackett Australia | Dragoş Coman Romania |
| 2005 Montreal | Grant Hackett Australia | Yury Prilukov Russia | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia |
| 2007 Melbourne | Park Tae-hwan South Korea | Grant Hackett Australia | Yury Prilukov Russia |
| 2009 Rome | Paul Biedermann Germany | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | Zhang Lin China |
| 2011 Shanghai | Park Tae-hwan South Korea | Sun Yang China | Paul Biedermann Germany |
| 2013 Barcelona | Sun Yang China | Kosuke Hagino Japan | Connor Jaeger United States |
| 2015 Kazan | Sun Yang China | James Guy Great Britain | Ryan Cochrane Canada |
| 2017 Budapest | Sun Yang China | Mack Horton Australia | Gabriele Detti Italy |
| 2019 Gwangju | Sun Yang (4) China | Mack Horton Australia | Gabriele Detti Italy |
| 2022 Budapest | Elijah Winnington Australia | Lukas Märtens Germany | Guilherme Costa Brazil |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Samuel Short Australia | Ahmed Hafnaoui Tunisia | Lukas Märtens Germany |
| 2024 Doha | Kim Woo-min South Korea | Elijah Winnington Australia | Lukas Märtens Germany |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 800 metre freestyle

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Ian Thorpe Australia | Grant Hackett Australia | Graeme Smith Great Britain |
| 2003 Barcelona | Grant Hackett Australia | Larsen Jensen United States | Igor Chervynskyi Ukraine |
| 2005 Montreal | Grant Hackett Australia | Larsen Jensen United States | Yury Prilukov Russia |
| 2007 Melbourne | Przemysław Stańczyk Poland | Craig Stevens Australia | Federico Colbertaldo Italy |
| 2009 Rome | Zhang Lin China | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | Ryan Cochrane Canada |
| 2011 Shanghai | Sun Yang China | Ryan Cochrane Canada | Gergő Kis Hungary |
| 2013 Barcelona | Sun Yang China | Michael McBroom United States | Ryan Cochrane Canada |
| 2015 Kazan | Sun Yang (3) China | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | Mack Horton Australia |
| 2017 Budapest | Gabriele Detti Italy | Wojciech Wojdak Poland | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy |
| 2019 Gwangju | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | Henrik Christiansen Norway | David Aubry France |
| 2022 Budapest | Bobby Finke United States | Florian Wellbrock Germany | Mykhailo Romanchuk Ukraine |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Ahmed Hafnaoui Tunisia | Samuel Short Australia | Bobby Finke United States |
| 2024 Doha | Daniel Wiffen Ireland | Elijah Winnington Australia | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy |
* Medals:
| 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 | United States | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

### 1500 metre freestyle

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Stephen Holland Australia | Rick DeMont United States | Brad Cooper Australia |
| 1975 Cali | Timothy Shaw United States | Brian Goodell United States | David Parker Great Britain |
| 1978 West Berlin | Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union | Borut Petrič Yugoslavia | Bobby Hackett United States |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union | Svyatoslav Semenov Soviet Union | Darjan Petrič Yugoslavia |
| 1986 Madrid | Rainer Henkel West Germany | Stefano Battistelli Italy | Dan Jorgensen United States |
| 1991 Perth | Jörg Hoffmann Germany | Kieren Perkins Australia | Stefan Pfeiffer Germany |
| 1994 Rome | Kieren Perkins Australia | Daniel Kowalski Australia | Steffen Zesner Germany |
| 1998 Perth | Grant Hackett Australia | Emiliano Brembilla Italy | Daniel Kowalski Australia |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Grant Hackett Australia | Graeme Smith Great Britain | Alexey Filipets Russia |
| 2003 Barcelona | Grant Hackett Australia | Igor Chervynskyi Ukraine | Erik Vendt United States |
| 2005 Montreal | Grant Hackett (4) Australia | Larsen Jensen United States | David Davies Great Britain |
| 2007 Melbourne | Mateusz Sawrymowicz Poland | Yury Prilukov Russia | David Davies Great Britain |
| 2009 Rome | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | Ryan Cochrane Canada | Sun Yang China |
| 2011 Shanghai | Sun Yang China | Ryan Cochrane Canada | Gergő Kis Hungary |
| 2013 Barcelona | Sun Yang China | Ryan Cochrane Canada | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy |
| 2015 Kazan | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | Connor Jaeger United States | Ryan Cochrane Canada |
| 2017 Budapest | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | Mykhailo Romanchuk Ukraine | Mack Horton Australia |
| 2019 Gwangju | Florian Wellbrock Germany | Mykhailo Romanchuk Ukraine | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy |
| 2022 Budapest | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | Bobby Finke United States | Florian Wellbrock Germany |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Ahmed Hafnaoui Tunisia | Bobby Finke United States | Samuel Short Australia |
| 2024 Doha | Daniel Wiffen Ireland | Florian Wellbrock Germany | David Aubry France |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 50 metre backstroke

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Randall Bal United States | Thomas Rupprath Germany | Matt Welsh Australia |
| 2003 Barcelona | Thomas Rupprath Germany | Matt Welsh Australia | Gerhard Zandberg South Africa |
| 2005 Montreal | Aristeidis Grigoriadis Greece | Matt Welsh Australia | Liam Tancock Great Britain |
| 2007 Melbourne | Gerhard Zandberg South Africa | Thomas Rupprath Germany | Liam Tancock Great Britain |
| 2009 Rome | Liam Tancock Great Britain | Junya Koga Japan | Gerhard Zandberg South Africa |
| 2011 Shanghai | Liam Tancock Great Britain | Camille Lacourt France | Gerhard Zandberg South Africa |
| 2013 Barcelona | Camille Lacourt France | Matt Grevers United States | none awarded |
| 2013 Barcelona | Camille Lacourt France | Jérémy Stravius France | none awarded |
| 2015 Kazan | Camille Lacourt France | Matt Grevers United States | Ben Treffers Australia |
| 2017 Budapest | Camille Lacourt (3) France | Junya Koga Japan | Matt Grevers United States |
| 2019 Gwangju | Zane Waddell South Africa | Evgeny Rylov Russia | Kliment Kolesnikov Russia |
| 2022 Budapest | Justin Ress United States | Hunter Armstrong United States | Ksawery Masiuk Poland |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Hunter Armstrong United States | Justin Ress United States | Xu Jiayu China |
| 2024 Doha | Isaac Cooper Australia | Hunter Armstrong United States | Ksawery Masiuk Poland |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 | Total | 13 | 14 | 12 | 39 |

### 100 metre backstroke

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Roland Matthes East Germany | Mike Stamm United States | Lutz Wanja East Germany |
| 1975 Cali | Roland Matthes East Germany | John Murphy United States | Melvin Nash United States |
| 1978 West Berlin | Bob Jackson United States | Peter Rocca United States | Rômulo Arantes Brazil |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Dirk Richter East Germany | Rick Carey United States | Vladimir Shemetov Soviet Union |
| 1986 Madrid | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union | Dirk Richter East Germany | Sergei Zabolotnov Soviet Union |
| 1991 Perth | Jeff Rouse United States | Mark Tewksbury Canada | Martín López-Zubero Spain |
| 1994 Rome | Martín López-Zubero Spain | Jeff Rouse United States | Tamás Deutsch Hungary |
| 1998 Perth | Lenny Krayzelburg United States | Mark Versfeld Canada | Stev Theloke Germany |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Matt Welsh Australia | Örn Arnarson Iceland | Steffen Driesen Germany |
| 2003 Barcelona | Aaron Peirsol United States | Arkady Vyatchanin Russia | none awarded |
| 2003 Barcelona | Aaron Peirsol United States | Matt Welsh Australia | none awarded |
| 2005 Montreal | Aaron Peirsol United States | Randall Bal United States | László Cseh Hungary |
| 2007 Melbourne | Aaron Peirsol (3) United States | Ryan Lochte United States | Liam Tancock Great Britain |
| 2009 Rome | Junya Koga Japan | Helge Meeuw Germany | Aschwin Wildeboer Spain |
| 2011 Shanghai | Camille Lacourt France | none awarded | Ryosuke Irie Japan |
| 2011 Shanghai | Jérémy Stravius France | none awarded | Ryosuke Irie Japan |
| 2013 Barcelona | Matt Grevers United States | David Plummer United States | Jérémy Stravius France |
| 2015 Kazan | Mitch Larkin Australia | Camille Lacourt France | Matt Grevers United States |
| 2017 Budapest | Xu Jiayu China | Matt Grevers United States | Ryan Murphy United States |
| 2019 Gwangju | Xu Jiayu China | Evgeny Rylov Russia | Mitch Larkin Australia |
| 2022 Budapest | Thomas Ceccon Italy | Ryan Murphy United States | Hunter Armstrong United States |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Ryan Murphy United States | Thomas Ceccon Italy | Hunter Armstrong United States |
| 2024 Doha | Hunter Armstrong United States | Hugo González Spain | Apostolos Christou Greece |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 15 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 22 | 21 | 20 | 63 |

### 200 metre backstroke

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Roland Matthes East Germany | Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary | John Naber United States |
| 1975 Cali | Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary | Mark Tonelli Australia | Paul Hove United States |
| 1978 West Berlin | Jesse Vassallo United States | Gary Hurring New Zealand | Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Rick Carey United States | Sándor Wladár Hungary | Frank Baltrusch East Germany |
| 1986 Madrid | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union | Frank Baltrusch East Germany | Frank Hoffmeister West Germany |
| 1991 Perth | Martín López-Zubero Spain | Stefano Battistelli Italy | Vladimir Selkov Soviet Union |
| 1994 Rome | Vladimir Selkov Russia | Martín López-Zubero Spain | Royce Sharp United States |
| 1998 Perth | Lenny Krayzelburg United States | Ralf Braun Germany | Mark Versfeld Canada |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Aaron Peirsol United States | Markus Rogan Austria | Örn Arnarson Iceland |
| 2003 Barcelona | Aaron Peirsol United States | Gordan Kožulj Croatia | Simon Dufour France |
| 2005 Montreal | Aaron Peirsol United States | Markus Rogan Austria | Ryan Lochte United States |
| 2007 Melbourne | Ryan Lochte United States | Aaron Peirsol United States | Markus Rogan Austria |
| 2009 Rome | Aaron Peirsol (4) United States | Ryosuke Irie Japan | Ryan Lochte United States |
| 2011 Shanghai | Ryan Lochte United States | Ryosuke Irie Japan | Tyler Clary United States |
| 2013 Barcelona | Ryan Lochte United States | Radosław Kawęcki Poland | Tyler Clary United States |
| 2015 Kazan | Mitch Larkin Australia | Radosław Kawęcki Poland | Evgeny Rylov Russia |
| 2017 Budapest | Evgeny Rylov Russia | Ryan Murphy United States | Jacob Pebley United States |
| 2019 Gwangju | Evgeny Rylov Russia | Ryan Murphy United States | Luke Greenbank Great Britain |
| 2022 Budapest | Ryan Murphy United States | Luke Greenbank Great Britain | Shaine Casas United States |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Hubert Kós Hungary | Ryan Murphy United States | Roman Mityukov Switzerland |
| 2024 Doha | Hugo González Spain | Roman Mityukov Switzerland | Pieter Coetze South Africa |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 50 metre breaststroke

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Oleh Lisohor Ukraine | Roman Sludnov Russia | Domenico Fioravanti Italy |
| 2003 Barcelona | James Gibson Great Britain | Oleh Lisohor Ukraine | Mihály Flaskay Hungary |
| 2005 Montreal | Mark Warnecke Germany | Mark Gangloff United States | Kosuke Kitajima Japan |
| 2007 Melbourne | Oleh Lisohor Ukraine | Brendan Hansen United States | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
| 2009 Rome | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | Felipe França Silva Brazil | Mark Gangloff United States |
| 2011 Shanghai | Felipe França Silva Brazil | Fabio Scozzoli Italy | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
| 2013 Barcelona | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | Christian Sprenger Australia | Giulio Zorzi South Africa |
| 2015 Kazan | Adam Peaty Great Britain | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | Kevin Cordes United States |
| 2017 Budapest | Adam Peaty Great Britain | João Gomes Júnior Brazil | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
| 2019 Gwangju | Adam Peaty (3) Great Britain | Felipe Lima Brazil | João Gomes Júnior Brazil |
| 2022 Budapest | Nic Fink United States | Nicolò Martinenghi Italy | Michael Andrew United States |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Qin Haiyang China | Nic Fink United States | Sun Jiajun China |
| 2024 Doha | Samuel Williamson Australia | Nicolò Martinenghi Italy | Nic Fink United States |
* 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 | 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 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

### 100 metre breaststroke

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | John Hencken United States | Mikhail Khryukin Soviet Union | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan |
| 1975 Cali | David Wilkie Great Britain | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan | David Leigh Great Britain |
| 1978 West Berlin | Walter Kusch West Germany | Graham Smith Canada | Gerald Mörken West Germany |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Steve Lundquist United States | Victor Davis Canada | John Moffet United States |
| 1986 Madrid | Victor Davis Canada | Gianni Minervini Italy | Dmitry Volkov Soviet Union |
| 1991 Perth | Norbert Rózsa Hungary | Adrian Moorhouse Great Britain | Gianni Minervini Italy |
| 1994 Rome | Norbert Rózsa Hungary | Károly Güttler Hungary | Frédérik Deburghgraeve Belgium |
| 1998 Perth | Frédérik Deburghgraeve Belgium | Zeng Qiliang China | Kurt Grote United States |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Roman Sludnov Russia | Domenico Fioravanti Italy | Ed Moses United States |
| 2003 Barcelona | Kosuke Kitajima Japan | Brendan Hansen United States | James Gibson Great Britain |
| 2005 Montreal | Brendan Hansen United States | Kosuke Kitajima Japan | Hugues Duboscq France |
| 2007 Melbourne | Brendan Hansen United States | Kosuke Kitajima Japan | Brenton Rickard Australia |
| 2009 Rome | Brenton Rickard Australia | Hugues Duboscq France | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
| 2011 Shanghai | Alexander Dale Oen Norway | Fabio Scozzoli Italy | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
| 2013 Barcelona | Christian Sprenger Australia | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | Felipe Lima Brazil |
| 2015 Kazan | Adam Peaty Great Britain | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | Ross Murdoch Great Britain |
| 2017 Budapest | Adam Peaty Great Britain | Kevin Cordes United States | Kirill Prigoda Russia |
| 2019 Gwangju | Adam Peaty (3) Great Britain | James Wilby Great Britain | Yan Zibei China |
| 2022 Budapest | Nicolò Martinenghi Italy | Arno Kamminga Netherlands | Nic Fink United States |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Qin Haiyang China | Nic Fink United States | none awarded |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Qin Haiyang China | Arno Kamminga Netherlands | none awarded |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Qin Haiyang China | Nicolò Martinenghi Italy | none awarded |
| 2024 Doha | Nic Fink United States | Nicolò Martinenghi Italy | Adam Peaty Great Britain |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 9 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 15 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 23 | 20 | 64 |

### 200 metre breaststroke

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | David Wilkie Great Britain | John Hencken United States | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan |
| 1975 Cali | David Wilkie Great Britain | Rick Colella United States | Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union |
| 1978 West Berlin | Nicholas Nevid United States | Arsens Miskarovs Soviet Union | Walter Kusch West Germany |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Victor Davis Canada | Robertas Žulpa Soviet Union | John Moffet United States |
| 1986 Madrid | József Szabó Hungary | Victor Davis Canada | Steven Bentley United States |
| 1991 Perth | Mike Barrowman United States | Norbert Rózsa Hungary | Nicholas Gillingham Great Britain |
| 1994 Rome | Norbert Rózsa Hungary | Eric Wunderlich United States | Károly Güttler Hungary |
| 1998 Perth | Kurt Grote United States | Jean-Christophe Sarnin France | Norbert Rózsa Hungary |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Brendan Hansen United States | Maxim Podoprigora Austria | Kosuke Kitajima Japan |
| 2003 Barcelona | Kosuke Kitajima Japan | Ian Edmond Great Britain | Brendan Hansen United States |
| 2005 Montreal | Brendan Hansen United States | Mike Brown Canada | Genki Imamura Japan |
| 2007 Melbourne | Kosuke Kitajima Japan | Brenton Rickard Australia | Loris Facci Italy |
| 2009 Rome | Dániel Gyurta Hungary | Eric Shanteau United States | Christian Sprenger Australia |
| 2009 Rome | Dániel Gyurta Hungary | Eric Shanteau United States | Giedrius Titenis Lithuania |
| 2011 Shanghai | Dániel Gyurta Hungary | Kosuke Kitajima Japan | Christian vom Lehn Germany |
| 2013 Barcelona | Dániel Gyurta (3) Hungary | Marco Koch Germany | Matti Mattsson Finland |
| 2015 Kazan | Marco Koch Germany | Kevin Cordes United States | Dániel Gyurta Hungary |
| 2017 Budapest | Anton Chupkov Russia | Yasuhiro Koseki Japan | Ippei Watanabe Japan |
| 2019 Gwangju | Anton Chupkov Russia | Matthew Wilson Australia | Ippei Watanabe Japan |
| 2022 Budapest | Zac Stubblety-Cook Australia | Yu Hanaguruma Japan | none awarded |
| 2022 Budapest | Zac Stubblety-Cook Australia | Erik Persson Sweden | none awarded |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Qin Haiyang China | Zac Stubblety-Cook Australia | Matt Fallon United States |
| 2024 Doha | Dong Zhihao China | Caspar Corbeau Netherlands | Nic Fink United States |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 22 | 21 | 64 |

### 50 metre butterfly

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Geoff Huegill Australia | Lars Frölander Sweden | Mark Foster Great Britain |
| 2003 Barcelona | Matt Welsh Australia | Ian Crocker United States | Yevgeny Korotyshkin Russia |
| 2005 Montreal | Roland Schoeman South Africa | Ian Crocker United States | Sergiy Breus Ukraine |
| 2007 Melbourne | Roland Schoeman (2) South Africa | Ian Crocker United States | Jakob Andkjær Denmark |
| 2009 Rome | Milorad Čavić Serbia | Matt Targett Australia | Rafael Muñoz Spain |
| 2011 Shanghai | César Cielo Brazil | Matt Targett Australia | Geoff Huegill Australia |
| 2013 Barcelona | César Cielo (2) Brazil | Eugene Godsoe United States | Frédérick Bousquet France |
| 2015 Kazan | Florent Manaudou France | Nicholas Santos Brazil | László Cseh Hungary |
| 2015 Kazan | Florent Manaudou France | Nicholas Santos Brazil | Konrad Czerniak Poland |
| 2017 Budapest | Ben Proud Great Britain | Nicholas Santos Brazil | Andriy Govorov Ukraine |
| 2019 Gwangju | Caeleb Dressel United States | Oleg Kostin Russia | Nicholas Santos Brazil |
| 2022 Budapest | Caeleb Dressel (2) United States | Nicholas Santos Brazil | Michael Andrew United States |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Thomas Ceccon Italy | Diogo Ribeiro Portugal | Maxime Grousset France |
| 2024 Doha | Diogo Ribeiro Portugal | Michael Andrew United States | Cameron McEvoy Australia |
* Medals:
| 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 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 13 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |

### 100 metre butterfly

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Bruce Robertson Canada | Joe Bottom United States | Robin Backhaus United States |
| 1975 Cali | Gregory Jagenburg United States | Roger Pyttel East Germany | Bill Forrester United States |
| 1978 West Berlin | Joe Bottom United States | Gregory Jagenburg United States | Pär Arvidsson Sweden |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Matt Gribble United States | Michael Gross West Germany | Bengt Baron Sweden |
| 1986 Madrid | Pablo Morales United States | Matt Biondi United States | Andrew Jameson Great Britain |
| 1991 Perth | Anthony Nesty Suriname | Michael Gross Germany | Vladislav Kulikov Soviet Union |
| 1994 Rome | Rafał Szukała Poland | Lars Frölander Sweden | Denis Pankratov Russia |
| 1998 Perth | Michael Klim Australia | Lars Frölander Sweden | Geoff Huegill Australia |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Lars Frölander Sweden | Ian Crocker United States | Geoff Huegill Australia |
| 2003 Barcelona | Ian Crocker United States | Michael Phelps United States | Andriy Serdinov Ukraine |
| 2005 Montreal | Ian Crocker United States | Michael Phelps United States | Andriy Serdinov Ukraine |
| 2007 Melbourne | Michael Phelps United States | Ian Crocker United States | Albert Subirats Venezuela |
| 2009 Rome | Michael Phelps United States | Milorad Čavić Serbia | Rafael Muñoz Spain |
| 2011 Shanghai | Michael Phelps (3) United States | Konrad Czerniak Poland | Tyler McGill United States |
| 2013 Barcelona | Chad le Clos South Africa | László Cseh Hungary | Konrad Czerniak Poland |
| 2015 Kazan | Chad le Clos South Africa | László Cseh Hungary | Joseph Schooling Singapore |
| 2017 Budapest | Caeleb Dressel United States | Kristóf Milák Hungary | James Guy Great Britain |
| 2017 Budapest | Caeleb Dressel United States | Kristóf Milák Hungary | Joseph Schooling Singapore |
| 2019 Gwangju | Caeleb Dressel United States | Andrey Minakov Russia | Chad le Clos South Africa |
| 2022 Budapest | Kristóf Milák Hungary | Naoki Mizunuma Japan | Joshua Liendo Canada |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Maxime Grousset France | Joshua Liendo Canada | Dare Rose United States |
| 2024 Doha | Diogo Ribeiro Portugal | Simon Bucher Austria | Jakub Majerski Poland |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 8 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 22 | 64 |

### 200 metre butterfly

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Robin Backhaus United States | Steve Gregg United States | Hartmut Flöckner East Germany |
| 1975 Cali | Bill Forrester United States | Roger Pyttel East Germany | Brian Brinkley Great Britain |
| 1978 West Berlin | Mike Bruner United States | Steve Gregg United States | Roger Pyttel East Germany |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Michael Gross West Germany | Sergey Fesenko Soviet Union | Craig Beardsley United States |
| 1986 Madrid | Michael Gross West Germany | Anthony Mosse New Zealand | Benny Nielsen Denmark |
| 1991 Perth | Melvin Stewart United States | Michael Gross Germany | Tamás Darnyi Hungary |
| 1994 Rome | Denis Pankratov Russia | Danyon Loader New Zealand | Chris-Carol Bremer Germany |
| 1998 Perth | Denys Sylantyev Ukraine | Franck Esposito France | Tom Malchow United States |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Michael Phelps United States | Tom Malchow United States | Anatoly Polyakov Russia |
| 2003 Barcelona | Michael Phelps United States | Takashi Yamamoto Japan | Tom Malchow United States |
| 2005 Montreal | Paweł Korzeniowski Poland | Takeshi Matsuda Japan | Wu Peng China |
| 2007 Melbourne | Michael Phelps United States | Wu Peng China | Nikolay Skvortsov Russia |
| 2009 Rome | Michael Phelps United States | Paweł Korzeniowski Poland | Takeshi Matsuda Japan |
| 2011 Shanghai | Michael Phelps (5) United States | Takeshi Matsuda Japan | Wu Peng China |
| 2013 Barcelona | Chad le Clos South Africa | Paweł Korzeniowski Poland | Wu Peng China |
| 2015 Kazan | László Cseh Hungary | Chad le Clos South Africa | Jan Świtkowski Poland |
| 2017 Budapest | Chad le Clos South Africa | László Cseh Hungary | Daiya Seto Japan |
| 2019 Gwangju | Kristóf Milák Hungary | Daiya Seto Japan | Chad le Clos South Africa |
| 2022 Budapest | Kristóf Milák Hungary | Léon Marchand France | Tomoru Honda Japan |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Léon Marchand France | Krzysztof Chmielewski Poland | Tomoru Honda Japan |
| 2024 Doha | Tomoru Honda Japan | Alberto Razzetti Italy | Martin Espernberger Austria |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 14 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 200 metre individual medley

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | Gunnar Larsson Sweden | Stanley Carper United States | David Wilkie Great Britain |
| 1975 Cali | András Hargitay Hungary | Steve Furniss United States | Andrey Smirnov Soviet Union |
| 1978 West Berlin | Graham Smith Canada | Jesse Vassallo United States | Aleksandr Sidorenko Soviet Union |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Aleksandr Sidorenko Soviet Union | Bill Barrett United States | Giovanni Franceschi Italy |
| 1986 Madrid | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | Alex Baumann Canada | Vadim Yaroshchuk Soviet Union |
| 1991 Perth | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | Eric Namesnik United States | Christian Gessner Germany |
| 1994 Rome | Jani Sievinen Finland | Greg Burgess United States | Attila Czene Hungary |
| 1998 Perth | Marcel Wouda Netherlands | Xavier Marchand France | Ron Karnaugh United States |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Massimiliano Rosolino Italy | Tom Wilkens United States | Justin Norris Australia |
| 2003 Barcelona | Michael Phelps United States | Ian Thorpe Australia | Massimiliano Rosolino Italy |
| 2005 Montreal | Michael Phelps United States | László Cseh Hungary | Ryan Lochte United States |
| 2007 Melbourne | Michael Phelps United States | Ryan Lochte United States | László Cseh Hungary |
| 2009 Rome | Ryan Lochte United States | László Cseh Hungary | Eric Shanteau United States |
| 2011 Shanghai | Ryan Lochte United States | Michael Phelps United States | László Cseh Hungary |
| 2013 Barcelona | Ryan Lochte United States | Kosuke Hagino Japan | Thiago Pereira Brazil |
| 2015 Kazan | Ryan Lochte (4) United States | Thiago Pereira Brazil | Wang Shun China |
| 2017 Budapest | Chase Kalisz United States | Kosuke Hagino Japan | Wang Shun China |
| 2019 Gwangju | Daiya Seto Japan | Jérémy Desplanches Switzerland | Chase Kalisz United States |
| 2022 Budapest | Léon Marchand France | Carson Foster United States | Daiya Seto Japan |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Léon Marchand France | Duncan Scott Great Britain | Tom Dean Great Britain |
| 2024 Doha | Finlay Knox Canada | Carson Foster United States | Alberto Razzetti Italy |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 400 metre individual medley

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | András Hargitay Hungary | Rod Strachan United States | Rick Colella United States |
| 1975 Cali | András Hargitay Hungary | Andrey Smirnov Soviet Union | Hans-Joachim Geisler West Germany |
| 1978 West Berlin | Jesse Vassallo United States | Sergey Fesenko Soviet Union | András Hargitay Hungary |
| 1982 Guayaquil | Ricardo Prado Brazil | Jens-Peter Berndt East Germany | Sergey Fesenko Soviet Union |
| 1986 Madrid | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | Vadim Yaroshchuk Soviet Union | Alex Baumann Canada |
| 1991 Perth | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | Eric Namesnik United States | Stefano Battistelli Italy |
| 1994 Rome | Tom Dolan United States | Jani Sievinen Finland | Eric Namesnik United States |
| 1998 Perth | Tom Dolan United States | Marcel Wouda Netherlands | Curtis Myden Canada |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Alessio Boggiatto Italy | Erik Vendt United States | Tom Wilkens United States |
| 2003 Barcelona | Michael Phelps United States | László Cseh Hungary | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia |
| 2005 Montreal | László Cseh Hungary | Luca Marin Italy | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia |
| 2007 Melbourne | Michael Phelps United States | Ryan Lochte United States | Luca Marin Italy |
| 2009 Rome | Ryan Lochte United States | Tyler Clary United States | László Cseh Hungary |
| 2011 Shanghai | Ryan Lochte United States | Tyler Clary United States | Yuya Horihata Japan |
| 2013 Barcelona | Daiya Seto Japan | Chase Kalisz United States | Thiago Pereira Brazil |
| 2015 Kazan | Daiya Seto Japan | Dávid Verrasztó Hungary | Chase Kalisz United States |
| 2017 Budapest | Chase Kalisz United States | Dávid Verrasztó Hungary | Daiya Seto Japan |
| 2019 Gwangju | Daiya Seto (3) Japan | Jay Litherland United States | Lewis Clareburt New Zealand |
| 2022 Budapest | Léon Marchand France | Carson Foster United States | Chase Kalisz United States |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Léon Marchand France | Carson Foster United States | Daiya Seto Japan |
| 2024 Doha | Lewis Clareburt New Zealand | Max Litchfield Great Britain | Daiya Seto Japan |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | United States (USA) Melvin Nash Joe Bottom Jim Montgomery John Murphy Bill Miller* Stanley Carper* Kurt Krumpholz* Richard Klatt* | Soviet Union (URS) Igor Grivennikov Viktor Aboimov Vladimir Krivtsov Vladimir Bure Leonid Dragunov* | East Germany (GDR) Roland Matthes Roger Pyttel Peter Bruch Hartmut Flöckner Wilfried Hartung* Lutz Unger* |
| 1975 Cali | United States (USA) Bruce Furniss Jim Montgomery Andy Coan John Murphy Melvin Nash* Robin Backhaus* Tim McDonnell* Joe Bottom* | West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Dirk Braunleder Kersten Meier Peter Nocke | Italy (ITA) Roberto Pangaro Paolo Barelli Claudio Zei Marcello Guarducci |
| 1978 West Berlin | United States (USA) Jack Babashoff Rowdy Gaines Jim Montgomery (3) David McCagg Mark Greenwood* David Dickson* David Larson* Joe Bottom* | West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Ulrich Temps Peter Knust Klaus Steinbach Kersten Meier* Karsten Lippmann* | Sweden (SWE) Per Holmertz Dan Larsson Per-Ola Quist Per-Alvar Magnusson |
| 1982 Guayaquil | United States (USA) Chris Cavanaugh Robin Leamy David McCagg Rowdy Gaines Bill Barrett* Tom Jager* Richard Saeger* Matt Gribble* | Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Krasyuk Alexey Filonov Sergey Smiryagin Aleksey Markovsky | Sweden (SWE) Per Johansson Bengt Baron Per Holmertz Per Wikström Michael Söderlund* Per-Alvar Magnusson* |
| 1986 Madrid | United States (USA) Tom Jager Mike Heath Paul Wallace Matt Biondi Jim Born* Asa Lawrence* | Soviet Union (URS) Gennady Prigoda Nikolay Yevseyev Sergey Smiryagin Aleksey Markovsky Veniamin Tayanovich* | East Germany (GDR) Dirk Richter Jörg Woithe Sven Lodziewski Steffen Zesner Matthias Lutze* |
| 1991 Perth | United States (USA) Tom Jager Brent Lang Doug Gjersten Matt Biondi Troy Dalbey* | Germany (GER) Peter Sitt Dirk Richter Steffen Zesner Bengt Zikarsky Nils Rudolph* Christian Tröger* | Soviet Union (URS) Gennady Prigoda Yuri Bashkatov Veniamin Tayanovich Vladimir Tkacenko Alexei Borislavski* |
| 1994 Rome | United States (USA) Jon Olsen Josh Davis Uğur Taner Gary Hall, Jr. Scott Jett* Chris Eckerman* | Russia (RUS) Roman Shchegolev Vladimir Predkin Vladimir Pyshnenko Alexander Popov Vladislav Kulikov* Yury Mukhin* | Brazil (BRA) Fernando Scherer Teófilo Ferreira André Teixeira Gustavo Borges |
| 1998 Perth | United States (USA) Scott Tucker Jon Olsen Neil Walker Gary Hall, Jr. Bryan Jones* Brad Schumacher* | Australia (AUS) Michael Klim Richard Upton Adam Pine Chris Fydler Nathan Rickard* Anthony Rogis* | Russia (RUS) Alexander Popov Vladislav Kulikov Roman Yegorov Denis Pimankov Maxim Korshunov* |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Australia (AUS) Michael Klim Ashley Callus Todd Pearson Ian Thorpe David Jenkins* Adam Pine* | Netherlands (NED) Mark Veens Johan Kenkhuis Klaas-Erik Zwering Pieter van den Hoogenband Ewout Holst* | Germany (GER) Stefan Herbst Torsten Spanneberg Lars Conrad Sven Lodziewski |
| 2003 Barcelona | Russia (RUS) Andrey Kapralov Ivan Usov Denis Pimankov Alexander Popov Dmitri Talepov* | United States (USA) Scott Tucker Neil Walker Ryan Wochomurka Jason Lezak Randall Bal* Nate Dusing* | France (FRA) Romain Barnier Julien Sicot Fabien Gilot Frédérick Bousquet |
| 2005 Montreal | United States (USA) Michael Phelps Neil Walker Nate Dusing Jason Lezak Ben Wildman-Tobriner* Garrett Weber-Gale* | Canada (CAN) Yannick Lupien Rick Say Mike Mintenko Brent Hayden | Australia (AUS) Michael Klim Andrew Mewing Leith Brodie Patrick Murphy |
| 2007 Melbourne | United States (USA) Michael Phelps Neil Walker (3) Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Garrett Weber-Gale* Ben Wildman-Tobriner* | Italy (ITA) Massimiliano Rosolino Alessandro Calvi Christian Galenda Filippo Magnini Lorenzo Vismara* | France (FRA) Fabien Gilot Frédérick Bousquet Julien Sicot Alain Bernard Grégory Mallet* Amaury Leveaux* |
| 2009 Rome | United States (USA) Michael Phelps (3) Ryan Lochte Matt Grevers Nathan Adrian Garrett Weber-Gale* Ricky Berens* Cullen Jones* | Russia (RUS) Yevgeny Lagunov Andrey Grechin Danila Izotov Alexander Sukhorukov Nikita Konovalov* | France (FRA) Fabien Gilot Alain Bernard Grégory Mallet Frédérick Bousquet Amaury Leveaux* William Meynard* |
| 2011 Shanghai | Australia (AUS) James Magnussen Matt Targett Matthew Abood Eamon Sullivan Kyle Richardson* James Roberts* | France (FRA) Fabien Gilot Alain Bernard Jérémy Stravius William Meynard | United States (USA) Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Jason Lezak Nathan Adrian Ryan Lochte* Scot Robison* David Walters* |
| 2013 Barcelona | France (FRA) Yannick Agnel Florent Manaudou Fabien Gilot Jérémy Stravius Amaury Leveaux* Grégory Mallet* William Meynard* | United States (USA) Nathan Adrian Ryan Lochte Anthony Ervin James Feigen Ricky Berens* Conor Dwyer* | Russia (RUS) Andrey Grechin Nikita Lobintsev Vladimir Morozov Danila Izotov Yevgeny Lagunov* Alexander Sukhorukov* |
| 2015 Kazan | France (FRA) Mehdy Metella Florent Manaudou Fabien Gilot Jérémy Stravius Lorys Bourelly* Clément Mignon* | Russia (RUS) Andrey Grechin Nikita Lobintsev Vladimir Morozov Alexander Sukhorukov Danila Izotov* | Italy (ITA) Luca Dotto Marco Orsi Michele Santucci Filippo Magnini |
| 2017 Budapest | United States (USA) Caeleb Dressel Townley Haas Blake Pieroni Nathan Adrian Michael Chadwick* Zach Apple* | Brazil (BRA) Gabriel Santos Marcelo Chierighini César Cielo Bruno Fratus | Hungary (HUN) Dominik Kozma Nándor Németh Péter Holoda Richárd Bohus |
| 2019 Gwangju | United States (USA) Caeleb Dressel Blake Pieroni Zach Apple Nathan Adrian (3) Townley Haas* Michael Chadwick* | Russia (RUS) Vladislav Grinev Vladimir Morozov Kliment Kolesnikov Evgeny Rylov Andrey Minakov* | Australia (AUS) Cameron McEvoy Clyde Lewis Alexander Graham Kyle Chalmers |
| 2022 Budapest | United States (USA) Caeleb Dressel (3) Ryan Held Justin Ress Brooks Curry Hunter Armstrong* | Australia (AUS) William Yang Matthew Temple Jack Cartwright Kyle Chalmers | Italy (ITA) Alessandro Miressi Thomas Ceccon Lorenzo Zazzeri Manuel Frigo |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Australia (AUS) Jack Cartwright Flynn Southam Kai Taylor Kyle Chalmers Matthew Temple* | Italy (ITA) Alessandro Miressi Manuel Frigo Lorenzo Zazzeri Thomas Ceccon Leonardo Deplano* | United States (USA) Ryan Held Jack Alexy Chris Guiliano Matt King Destin Lasco* Justin Ress* |
| 2024 Doha | China (CHN) Pan Zhanle Ji Xinjie Zhang Zhanshuo Wang Haoyu | Italy (ITA) Alessandro Miressi Lorenzo Zazzeri Paolo Conte Bonin Manuel Frigo Leonardo Deplano* | United States (USA) Matt King Shaine Casas Luke Hobson Carson Foster Hunter Armstrong* Jack Aikins* |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | United States (USA) Kurt Krumpholz Robin Backhaus Richard Klatt Jim Montgomery Melvin Nash* Tim Shaw* Bill Miller* Rex Favero* | Australia (AUS) John Kulasalu Steve Badger Brad Cooper Michael Wenden | West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Werner Lampe Peter Nocke Folkert Meeuw Gerhard Schiller* |
| 1975 Cali | West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Werner Lampe Hans-Joachim Geisler Peter Nocke Folkert Meeuw* | Great Britain (GBR) Alan McClatchey Gary Jameson Gordon Downie Brian Brinkley | Soviet Union (URS) Alexandre Samsonov Anatoly Rybakov Viktor Aboimov Andrey Krylov Vladimir Mikheyev* Andrey Bogdanov* |
| 1978 West Berlin | United States (USA) Bruce Furniss Bill Forrester Bobby Hackett Rowdy Gaines David Larson* David Dickson* Mark Greenwood* Jim Montgomery* | Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Rusin Andrey Krylov Vladimir Salnikov Sergey Koplyakov Sergey Krasyuk* Ivar Stukolkin* | West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Peter Knust Karsten Lippmann Frank Wennmann |
| 1982 Guayaquil | United States (USA) Richard Saeger Jeff Float Kyle Miller Rowdy Gaines Doug Towne* Sam Worden* | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Shemetov Ivar Stukolkin Vladimir Salnikov Alexey Filonov Sergey Krasyuk* Svyatoslav Semenov* Andrey Krylov* | West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Dirk Korthals Rainer Henkel Michael Gross Peter Knust* |
| 1986 Madrid | East Germany (GDR) Lars Hinnenburg Thomas Flemming Dirk Richter Sven Lodziewski Steffen Zesner* | West Germany (FRG) Rainer Henkel Michael Gross Alexander Schowtka Thomas Fahrner Dirk Korthals* Stefan Pfeiffer* | United States (USA) Eric Boyer Mike Heath Dan Jorgensen Matt Biondi Mike O'Brien* |
| 1991 Perth | Germany (GER) Peter Sitt Steffen Zesner Stefan Pfeiffer Michael Gross Jochen Bruha* Christian Tröger* | United States (USA) Troy Dalbey Melvin Stewart Dan Jorgensen Doug Gjertsen Paul Robinson* | Italy (ITA) Emanuele Idini Roberto Gleria Stefano Battistelli Giorgio Lamberti Bruno Zorzan* |
| 1994 Rome | Sweden (SWE) Christer Wallin Tommy Werner Lars Frölander Anders Holmertz Christoffer Eliasson* | Russia (RUS) Yury Mukhin Vladimir Pyshnenko Denis Pankratov Roman Shchegolev Alexei Stepanov* | Germany (GER) Andreas Szigat Christian Keller Oliver Lampe Steffen Zesner Dirk Bludau* Christian Tröger* Torsten Spanneberg* |
| 1998 Perth | Australia (AUS) Michael Klim Ian Thorpe Grant Hackett Daniel Kowalski Anthony Rogis* | Netherlands (NED) Pieter van den Hoogenband Martijn Zuijdweg Mark van der Zijden Marcel Wouda Bas-Ido Wennekes* Johan Kenkhuis* | Great Britain (GBR) Paul Palmer Andrew Clayton Gavin Meadows James Salter Mark Steven* |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Australia (AUS) Grant Hackett William Kirby Michael Klim Ian Thorpe Todd Pearson* Antony Matkovich* Ray Hass* | Italy (ITA) Emiliano Brembilla Matteo Pelliciari Andrea Beccari Massimiliano Rosolino Federico Cappellazzo* Andrea Righi* Simone Cercato* | United States (USA) Scott Goldblatt Nate Dusing Chad Carvin Klete Keller Jay Schryver* Jamie Rauch* |
| 2003 Barcelona | Australia (AUS) Grant Hackett Craig Stevens Nicholas Sprenger Ian Thorpe Antony Matkovich* Jason Cram* | United States (USA) Michael Phelps Nate Dusing Aaron Peirsol Klete Keller Scott Goldblatt* Chad Carvin* Kevin Clements* | Germany (GER) Johannes Oesterling Lars Conrad Stefan Herbst Christian Keller Helge Meeuw* |
| 2005 Montreal | United States (USA) Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte Peter Vanderkaay Klete Keller Jayme Cramer* Matthew McGinnis* | Canada (CAN) Brent Hayden Colin Russell Rick Say Andrew Hurd | Australia (AUS) Nicholas Sprenger Patrick Murphy Andrew Mewing Grant Hackett Brendon Hughes* Adam Lucas* |
| 2007 Melbourne | United States (USA) Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte Klete Keller Peter Vanderkaay Jayme Cramer* David Walters* | Australia (AUS) Patrick Murphy Andrew Mewing Grant Brits Kenrick Monk Nick Ffrost* | Canada (CAN) Brian Johns Brent Hayden Rick Say Andrew Hurd |
| 2009 Rome | United States (USA) Michael Phelps Ricky Berens David Walters Ryan Lochte Daniel Madwed* Davis Tarwater* Peter Vanderkaay* | Russia (RUS) Nikita Lobintsev Mikhail Polischuk Danila Izotov Alexander Sukhorukov Yevgeny Lagunov* Sergey Perunin* | Australia (AUS) Kenrick Monk Robert Hurley Tommaso D'Orsogna Patrick Murphy Nick Ffrost* Kirk Palmer* |
| 2011 Shanghai | United States (USA) Michael Phelps Peter Vanderkaay Ricky Berens Ryan Lochte David Walters* Conor Dwyer* | France (FRA) Yannick Agnel Grégory Mallet Jérémy Stravius Fabien Gilot Sébastien Rouault* | China (CHN) Wang Shun Zhang Lin Li Yunqi Sun Yang Jiang Yuhui* |
| 2013 Barcelona | United States (USA) Conor Dwyer Ryan Lochte (5) Charlie Houchin Ricky Berens Matt McLean* Michael Klueh* | Russia (RUS) Danila Izotov Nikita Lobintsev Artem Lobuzov Alexander Sukhorukov | China (CHN) Wang Shun Hao Yun Li Yunqi Sun Yang Lü Zhiwu* |
| 2015 Kazan | Great Britain (GBR) Daniel Wallace Robert Renwick Calum Jarvis James Guy Nicholas Grainger* Duncan Scott* | United States (USA) Ryan Lochte Conor Dwyer Reed Malone Michael Weiss Michael Klueh* | Australia (AUS) Cameron McEvoy David McKeon Daniel Smith Thomas Fraser-Holmes Grant Hackett* Kurt Herzog* |
| 2017 Budapest | Great Britain (GBR) Stephen Milne Nicholas Grainger Duncan Scott James Guy Calum Jarvis* | Russia (RUS) Mikhail Dovgalyuk Mikhail Vekovishchev Danila Izotov Aleksandr Krasnykh Nikita Lobintsev* | United States (USA) Blake Pieroni Townley Haas Jack Conger Zane Grothe Conor Dwyer* Clark Smith* Jay Litherland* |
| 2019 Gwangju | Australia (AUS) Clyde Lewis Kyle Chalmers Alexander Graham Mack Horton Jack McLoughlin* Thomas Fraser-Holmes* | Russia (RUS) Mikhail Dovgalyuk Mikhail Vekovishchev Aleksandr Krasnykh Martin Malyutin Ivan Giryov* | United States (USA) Andrew Seliskar Blake Pieroni Zach Apple Townley Haas Jack Conger* Jack LeVant* |
| 2022 Budapest | United States (USA) Drew Kibler Carson Foster Trenton Julian Kieran Smith Trey Freeman* Coby Carrozza* | Australia (AUS) Elijah Winnington Zac Incerti Samuel Short Mack Horton Brendon Smith* | Great Britain (GBR) James Guy Jacob Whittle Joe Litchfield Tom Dean Matthew Richards* |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Great Britain (GBR) Duncan Scott Matthew Richards James Guy Tom Dean Joe Litchfield* | United States (USA) Luke Hobson Carson Foster Jake Mitchell Kieran Smith Drew Kibler* Baylor Nelson* Henry McFadden* | Australia (AUS) Kai Taylor Kyle Chalmers Alexander Graham Thomas Neill Flynn Southam* Elijah Winnington* |
| 2024 Doha | China (CHN) Ji Xinjie Wang Haoyu Pan Zhanle Zhang Zhanshuo | South Korea (KOR) Yang Jae-hoon Kim Woo-min Lee Ho-joon Hwang Sun-woo Lee Yoo-yeon* | United States (USA) Luke Hobson Carson Foster Hunter Armstrong David Johnston Shaine Casas* |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 5 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Russia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 4 × 100 metre medley relay

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1973 Belgrade | United States (USA) Mike Stamm John Hencken Joe Bottom Jim Montgomery John Naber* Robin Backhaus* Melvin Nash* | East Germany (GDR) Roland Matthes Jürgen Glas Hartmut Flöckner Roger Pyttel Lutz Wanja* Wilfried Hartung* | Canada (CAN) Ian McKenzie Peter Hrditschka Bruce Robertson Brian Phillips |
| 1975 Cali | United States (USA) John Murphy Rick Colella Gregory Jagenburg Andy Coan Melvin Nash* Rick Bohan* Bill Forrester* Joe Bottom* | West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Walter Kusch Michael Kraus Peter Nocke Bodo Schlag* Peter Lang* Lutz Stoklasa* Dirk Braunleder* | Great Britain (GBR) James Carter David Wilkie Brian Brinkley Gordon Downie Stephen Nash* |
| 1978 West Berlin | United States (USA) Bob Jackson Nicholas Nevid Joe Bottom David McCagg Peter Rocca* Steve Lundquist* Gregory Jagenburg* Rowdy Gaines* | West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Walter Kusch Michael Kraus Andreas Schmidt Reinhold Becker* Peter Broscienski* Ulrich Temps* | Great Britain (GBR) Gary Abraham Duncan Goodhew John Mills Martin Smith David Dunne* |
| 1982 Guayaquil | United States (USA) Rick Carey Steve Lundquist Matt Gribble Rowdy Gaines Clay Britt* John Moffet* Chris Rives* Chris Cavanaugh* | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Shemetov Yuri Kis Aleksey Markovsky Sergey Smiryagin Viktor Kuznetsov* Sergey Krasyuk* | West Germany (FRG) Stefan Peter Gerald Mörken Michael Gross Andreas Schmidt |
| 1986 Madrid | United States (USA) Dan Veatch David Lundberg Pablo Morales Matt Biondi Mark Rhodenbaugh* Steven Bentley* Craig Oppel* Tom Jager* | West Germany (FRG) Frank Hoffmeister Bert Göbel Michael Gross Andre Schadt Rene Schaffgans* Alexander Schowtka* | Soviet Union (URS) Igor Polyansky Dmitry Volkov Aleksey Markovsky Nikolay Yevseyev Sergei Zabolotnov* Eduard Klimentyev* Sergey Garro* Sergey Smiryagin* |
| 1991 Perth | United States (USA) Jeff Rouse Eric Wunderlich Mark Henderson Matt Biondi Scot Johnson* Mike Barrowman* Bart Pippenger* Brent Lang* | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Shemetov Dmitry Volkov Vladislav Kulikov Veniamin Tayanovich Vladimir Selkov* Vadim Alekseyev* Vyacheslav Novikov* Yuri Bashkatov* | Germany (GER) Frank Hoffmeister Christian Poswiat Michael Gross Dirk Richter Thilo Haase* Bengt Zikarsky* |
| 1994 Rome | United States (USA) Jeff Rouse Eric Wunderlich Mark Henderson Gary Hall, Jr. Brian Retterer* Seth Van Neerden* Jon Olsen* | Russia (RUS) Vladimir Selkov Vasily Ivanov Denis Pankratov Alexander Popov Andrey Ivanov* Vladislav Kulikov* Vladimir Predkin* | Hungary (HUN) Tamás Deutsch Norbert Rózsa Péter Horváth Attila Czene Attila Zubor* |
| 1998 Perth | Australia (AUS) Matt Welsh Phil Rogers Michael Klim Chris Fydler Geoff Huegill* | United States (USA) Lenny Krayzelburg Kurt Grote Neil Walker Gary Hall, Jr. Jeremy Linn* John Hargis* Scott Tucker* | Hungary (HUN) Attila Czene Norbert Rózsa Péter Horváth Attila Zubor |
| 2001 Fukuoka | Australia (AUS) Matt Welsh Regan Harrison Geoff Huegill Ian Thorpe Josh Watson* Phil Rogers* Adam Pine* Ashley Callus* | Germany (GER) Steffen Driesen Jens Kruppa Thomas Rupprath Torsten Spanneberg | Russia (RUS) Vladislav Aminov Dmitry Komornikov Vladislav Kulikov Dmitry Chernyshov Igor Marchenko* Leonid Khokhlov* |
| 2003 Barcelona | United States (USA) Aaron Peirsol Brendan Hansen Ian Crocker Jason Lezak Randall Bal* Ed Moses* Michael Phelps* Neil Walker* | Russia (RUS) Arkady Vyatchanin Roman Ivanovsky Igor Marchenko Alexander Popov Yevgeny Aleshin* Dmitry Komornikov* Yevgeny Korotyshkin* Denis Pimankov* | Japan (JPN) Tomomi Morita Kosuke Kitajima Takashi Yamamoto Daisuke Hosokawa |
| 2005 Montreal | United States (USA) Aaron Peirsol Brendan Hansen Ian Crocker Jason Lezak Randall Bal* Mark Gangloff* Michael Phelps* Neil Walker* | Russia (RUS) Arkady Vyatchanin Dmitry Komornikov Igor Marchenko Andrey Kapralov Grigory Falko* Yevgeny Korotyshkin* Yevgeny Lagunov* | Japan (JPN) Tomomi Morita Kosuke Kitajima Ryo Takayasu Daisuke Hosokawa Hisayoshi Sato* |
| 2007 Melbourne | Australia (AUS) Matt Welsh Brenton Rickard Andrew Lauterstein Eamon Sullivan Hayden Stoeckel* Michael Klim* Kenrick Monk* | Japan (JPN) Tomomi Morita Kosuke Kitajima Takashi Yamamoto Daisuke Hosokawa Masafumi Yamaguchi* | Russia (RUS) Arkady Vyatchanin Dmitry Komornikov Nikolay Skvortsov Yevgeny Lagunov Roman Sludnov* Andrey Kapralov* |
| 2009 Rome | United States (USA) Aaron Peirsol Eric Shanteau Michael Phelps David Walters Matt Grevers* Mark Gangloff* Tyler McGill* Nathan Adrian* | Germany (GER) Helge Meeuw Hendrik Feldwehr Benjamin Starke Paul Biedermann | Australia (AUS) Ashley Delaney Brenton Rickard Andrew Lauterstein Matt Targett Christian Sprenger* |
| 2011 Shanghai | United States (USA) Nick Thoman Mark Gangloff Michael Phelps Nathan Adrian David Plummer* Eric Shanteau* Tyler McGill* Garrett Weber-Gale* | Australia (AUS) Hayden Stoeckel Brenton Rickard Geoff Huegill James Magnussen Ben Treffers* Christian Sprenger* Sam Ashby* James Roberts* | Germany (GER) Helge Meeuw Hendrik Feldwehr Benjamin Starke Paul Biedermann Markus Deibler* |
| 2013 Barcelona | France (FRA) Camille Lacourt Giacomo Perez d'Ortona Jérémy Stravius Fabien Gilot | Australia (AUS) Ashley Delaney Christian Sprenger Tommaso D'Orsogna James Magnussen Kenneth To* Cameron McEvoy* | Japan (JPN) Ryosuke Irie Kosuke Kitajima Takuro Fujii Shinri Shioura |
| 2015 Kazan | United States (USA) Ryan Murphy Kevin Cordes Tom Shields Nathan Adrian Matt Grevers* Cody Miller* Tim Phillips* Ryan Lochte* | Australia (AUS) Mitch Larkin Jake Packard Jayden Hadler Cameron McEvoy David Morgan* Kyle Chalmers* | France (FRA) Camille Lacourt Giacomo Perez-Dortona Mehdy Metella Fabien Gilot |
| 2017 Budapest | United States (USA) Matt Grevers Kevin Cordes Caeleb Dressel Nathan Adrian (3+1*) Ryan Murphy* Cody Miller* Tim Phillips* Townley Haas* | Great Britain (GBR) Chris Walker-Hebborn Adam Peaty James Guy Duncan Scott Ross Murdoch* | Russia (RUS) Evgeny Rylov Kirill Prigoda Aleksandr Popkov Vladimir Morozov Grigoriy Tarasevich* Anton Chupkov* Daniil Pakhomov* Danila Izotov* |
| 2019 Gwangju | Great Britain (GBR) Luke Greenbank Adam Peaty James Guy Duncan Scott James Wilby* | United States (USA) Ryan Murphy Andrew Wilson Caeleb Dressel Nathan Adrian Matt Grevers* Michael Andrew* Jack Conger* Zach Apple* | Russia (RUS) Evgeny Rylov Kirill Prigoda Andrey Minakov Vladimir Morozov Kliment Kolesnikov* Anton Chupkov* Mikhail Vekovishchev* Vladislav Grinev* |
| 2022 Budapest | Italy (ITA) Thomas Ceccon Nicolò Martinenghi Federico Burdisso Alessandro Miressi Piero Codia* Lorenzo Zazzeri* | United States (USA) Ryan Murphy Nic Fink Michael Andrew Ryan Held Hunter Armstrong* Trenton Julian* Brooks Curry* | Great Britain (GBR) Luke Greenbank James Wilby James Guy Tom Dean Jacob Peters* Lewis Burras* |
| 2023 Fukuoka | United States (USA) Ryan Murphy Nic Fink Dare Rose Jack Alexy Hunter Armstrong* Josh Matheny* Thomas Heilman* Matt King* | China (CHN) Xu Jiayu Qin Haiyang Wang Changhao Pan Zhanle Yan Zibei* Sun Jiajun* Wang Haoyu* | Australia (AUS) Bradley Woodward Zac Stubblety-Cook Matthew Temple Kyle Chalmers Samuel Williamson* Kai Taylor* |
| 2024 Doha | United States (USA) Hunter Armstrong Nic Fink Zach Harting Matt King Jack Aikins* Jake Foster* Shaine Casas* Luke Hobson* | Netherlands (NED) Kai van Westering Arno Kamminga Nyls Korstanje Stan Pijnenburg Caspar Corbeau* | Italy (ITA) Michele Lamberti Nicolò Martinenghi Gianmarco Sansone Alessandro Miressi Ludovico Viberti* Federico Burdisso* |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 11 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

### 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Kazan | United States (USA) Ryan Lochte Nathan Adrian Simone Manuel Missy Franklin Conor Dwyer* Margo Geer* Abbey Weitzeil* | Netherlands (NED) Sebastiaan Verschuren Joost Reijns Ranomi Kromowidjojo Femke Heemskerk Kyle Stolk* Marrit Steenbergen* | Canada (CAN) Santo Condorelli Yuri Kisil Chantal Van Landeghem Sandrine Mainville Karl Krug* Victoria Poon* |
| 2017 Budapest | United States (USA) Caeleb Dressel Nathan Adrian Mallory Comerford Simone Manuel Blake Pieroni* Townley Haas* Lia Neal* Kelsi Worrell* | Netherlands (NED) Ben Schwietert Kyle Stolk Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo Maud van der Meer* | Canada (CAN) Yuri Kisil Javier Acevedo Chantal Van Landeghem Penny Oleksiak Markus Thormeyer* Sandrine Mainville* |
| 2019 Gwangju | United States (USA) Caeleb Dressel Zach Apple Mallory Comerford Simone Manuel (3) Blake Pieroni* Nathan Adrian* Katie McLaughlin* Abbey Weitzeil* | Australia (AUS) Kyle Chalmers Clyde Lewis Emma McKeon Bronte Campbell Cameron McEvoy* Alexander Graham* Brianna Throssell* Madison Wilson* | France (FRA) Clément Mignon Mehdy Metella Charlotte Bonnet Marie Wattel Maxime Grousset* Béryl Gastaldello* |
| 2022 Budapest | Australia (AUS) Jack Cartwright Kyle Chalmers Madison Wilson Mollie O'Callaghan Zac Incerti* William Yang* Meg Harris* Leah Neale* | Canada (CAN) Joshua Liendo Javier Acevedo Kayla Sanchez Penny Oleksiak Ruslan Gaziev* Taylor Ruck* Maggie Mac Neil* | United States (USA) Ryan Held Brooks Curry Torri Huske Claire Curzan Drew Kibler* Erika Brown* Kate Douglass* |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Australia (AUS) Jack Cartwright Kyle Chalmers Shayna Jack Mollie O'Callaghan Flynn Southam* Madison Wilson* Meg Harris* | United States (USA) Jack Alexy Matt King Abbey Weitzeil Kate Douglass Chris Guiliano* Olivia Smoliga* Bella Sims* | Great Britain (GBR) Matthew Richards Duncan Scott Anna Hopkin Freya Anderson Jacob Whittle* Tom Dean* Lucy Hope* |
| 2024 Doha | China (CHN) Pan Zhanle Wang Haoyu Li Bingjie Yu Yiting Ji Xinjie* Ai Yanhan* | Australia (AUS) Kai Taylor Jack Cartwright Shayna Jack Brianna Throssell Alexandria Perkins* Abbey Harkin* | United States (USA) Hunter Armstrong Matt King Claire Curzan Kate Douglass Luke Hobson* Jack Aikins* Addison Sauickie* Kayla Han* |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |

### 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Kazan | Great Britain (GBR) Chris Walker-Hebborn Adam Peaty Siobhan-Marie O'Connor Fran Halsall Ross Murdoch* Rachael Kelly* | United States (USA) Ryan Murphy Kevin Cordes Katie McLaughlin Margo Geer Kendyl Stewart* Lia Neal* | Germany (GER) Jan-Philip Glania Hendrik Feldwehr Alexandra Wenk Annika Bruhn |
| 2017 Budapest | United States (USA) Matt Grevers Lilly King Caeleb Dressel Simone Manuel Ryan Murphy* Kevin Cordes* Kelsi Worrell* Mallory Comerford* | Australia (AUS) Mitch Larkin Daniel Cave Emma McKeon Bronte Campbell Kaylee McKeown* Matthew Wilson* Grant Irvine* Shayna Jack* | Canada (CAN) Kylie Masse Richard Funk Penny Oleksiak Yuri Kisil Javier Acevedo* Rebecca Smith* Chantal Van Landeghem* |
| 2017 Budapest | United States (USA) Matt Grevers Lilly King Caeleb Dressel Simone Manuel Ryan Murphy* Kevin Cordes* Kelsi Worrell* Mallory Comerford* | Australia (AUS) Mitch Larkin Daniel Cave Emma McKeon Bronte Campbell Kaylee McKeown* Matthew Wilson* Grant Irvine* Shayna Jack* | China (CHN) Xu Jiayu Yan Zibei Zhang Yufei Zhu Menghui Li Guangyuan* Shi Jinglin* Li Zhuhao* |
| 2019 Gwangju | Australia (AUS) Mitch Larkin Matthew Wilson Emma McKeon Cate Campbell Minna Atherton* Matthew Temple* Bronte Campbell* | United States (USA) Ryan Murphy Lilly King Caeleb Dressel Simone Manuel Matt Grevers* Andrew Wilson* Kelsi Dahlia* Mallory Comerford* | Great Britain (GBR) Georgia Davies Adam Peaty James Guy Freya Anderson James Wilby* |
| 2022 Budapest | United States (USA) Hunter Armstrong Nic Fink Torri Huske Claire Curzan Ryan Murphy* Lilly King* Michael Andrew* Erika Brown* | Australia (AUS) Kaylee McKeown Zac Stubblety-Cook Matthew Temple Shayna Jack Isaac Cooper* Matthew Wilson* Brianna Throssell* Meg Harris* | Netherlands (NED) Kira Toussaint Arno Kamminga Nyls Korstanje Marrit Steenbergen |
| 2023 Fukuoka | China (CHN) Xu Jiayu Qin Haiyang Zhang Yufei Cheng Yujie Yan Zibei* Wang Yichun* Wu Qingfeng* | Australia (AUS) Kaylee McKeown Zac Stubblety-Cook Matthew Temple Shayna Jack Bradley Woodward* Samuel Williamson* Emma McKeon* | United States (USA) Ryan Murphy Nic Fink Torri Huske Kate Douglass Katharine Berkoff* Josh Matheny* Dare Rose* Abbey Weitzeil* |
| 2024 Doha | United States (USA) Hunter Armstrong (2) Nic Fink (2) Claire Curzan (2) Kate Douglass Jack Aikins* Jake Foster* Rachel Klinker* Addison Sauickie* | Australia (AUS) Bradley Woodward Samuel Williamson Brianna Throssell Shayna Jack Alexandria Perkins* Abbey Harkin* | Great Britain (GBR) Medi Harris Adam Peaty Matthew Richards Anna Hopkin James Wilby* Duncan Scott* |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |

## All-time medal table 1973–2024

Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

### Men's events

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 30 | 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 |
| 38 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (45 entries) | Totals (45 entries) | 386 | 388 | 385 | 1,159 |

### Mixed events

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |

## 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 | 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

| 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 |
| 10 | Alexander Popov | Russia | 1994 | 2003 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |