The tables below give a summary of where Britain's swimmers are currently ranked long course in the world's top 100 as shown on the FINA world rankings combined with data extracted from the rankings compiled by SwimSwam and those maintained by British Swimming. The number one ranking is also shown for comparison purposes.
As this is dependent on the three data sources being updated with meet results, and showing nationalities correctly, there may be omissions. If you see an issue please get in contact.
By default the current year is shown, but you can also see previous year's rankings below.
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2017 Rankings
50m Freestyle
1 | Caeleb Dressel | 21.15 |
3 | Benjamin Proud | 21.32 |
27 | David Cumberlidge | 22.03 |
36 | Thomas Fannon | 22.10 |
100m Freestyle
1 | Caeleb Dressel | 47.17 |
4 | Duncan Scott | 47.90 |
53 | Adam Barrett | 48.94 |
200m Freestyle
1 | Yang Sun | 1:44.39 |
3 | Duncan Scott | 1:45.16 |
4 | James Guy | 1:45.18 |
18 | Stephen Milne | 1:46.78 |
28 | Calum Jarvis | 1:47.02 |
37 | Nicholas Grainger | 1:47.28 |
52 | Max Litchfield | 1:47.48 |
100 | Jarvis Parkinson | 1:48.45 |
400m Freestyle
1 | Yang Sun | 3:41.38 |
7 | James Guy | 3:44.74 |
12 | Stephen Milne | 3:46.16 |
13 | Max Litchfield | 3:46.20 |
22 | Jay Lelliott | 3:47.48 |
25 | Nicholas Grainger | 3:47.86 |
32 | Timothy Shuttleworth | 3:48.53 |
39 | Daniel Jervis | 3:49.21 |
73 | Samuel Budd | 3:50.69 |
800m Freestyle
1 | Gabriele Detti | 7:40.77 |
27 | Daniel Jervis | 7:54.84 |
29 | Jay Lelliott | 7:55.36 |
40 | Timothy Shuttleworth | 7:56.46 |
66 | Samuel Budd | 8:00.89 |
82 | Stephen Milne | 8:01.94 |
1500m Freestyle
1 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 14:35.85 |
5 | Daniel Jervis | 14:51.48 |
22 | Tom Derbyshire | 15:02.12 |
40 | Jay Lelliott | 15:06.51 |
44 | Timothy Shuttleworth | 15:07.92 |
49 | Tobias Robinson | 15:09.50 |
60 | Stephen Milne | 15:14.26 |
69 | Samuel Budd | 15:18.30 |
50m Backstroke
1 | Camille Lacourt | 24.30 |
36 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | 25.19 |
81 | Daniel Cross | 25.54 |
81 | Joe Elwood | 25.54 |
91 | Nicholas Pyle | 25.62 |
100m Backstroke
1 | Jiayu Xu | 51.86 |
33 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | 54.20 |
47 | Xavier Mohammed | 54.53 |
53 | Luke Greenbank | 54.58 |
64 | Daniel Cross | 54.76 |
72 | Elliot Clogg | 54.86 |
82 | Nicholas Pyle | 54.95 |
200m Backstroke
1 | Evgeny Rylov | 1:53.61 |
27 | Luke Greenbank | 1:57.67 |
40 | Joseph Hulme | 1:58.63 |
52 | Xavier Mohammed | 1:58.95 |
55 | Daniel Cross | 1:58.98 |
61 | Brodie Williams | 1:59.29 |
85 | Craig McNally | 2:00.01 |
88 | Nicholas Pyle | 2:00.08 |
92 | Callum Barrett | 2:00.16 |
98 | Elliot Clogg | 2:00.41 |
50m Breaststroke
1 | Adam Peaty | 25.95 |
31 | Craig Benson | 27.43 |
46 | James Wilby | 27.58 |
47 | Lawrence Palmer | 27.59 |
53 | Euan Inglis | 27.65 |
55 | Mark Campbell | 27.66 |
69 | Ross Murdoch | 27.75 |
88 | Lewis Clifford-Stephenson | 27.86 |
94 | Charlie Attwood | 27.89 |
100m Breaststroke
1 | Adam Peaty | 57.47 |
9 | Ross Murdoch | 59.23 |
19 | Craig Benson | 59.63 |
29 | James Wilby | 59.95 |
48 | Charlie Attwood | 1:00.39 |
77 | Andrew Willis | 1:00.95 |
95 | Lawrence Palmer | 1:01.21 |
200m Breaststroke
1 | Ippei Watanabe | 2:06.67 |
6 | Ross Murdoch | 2:07.72 |
19 | Andrew Willis | 2:09.25 |
21 | Craig Benson | 2:09.42 |
28 | James Wilby | 2:10.01 |
64 | Calum Tait | 2:11.95 |
78 | Edward Baxter | 2:12.50 |
83 | Charlie Attwood | 2:12.64 |
95 | Tobermory MacKay-Champion | 2:12.91 |
50m Butterfly
1 | Nicholas Santos | 22.61 |
3 | Benjamin Proud | 22.75 |
24 | Adam Barrett | 23.52 |
31 | James Guy | 23.64 |
100m Butterfly
1 | Caeleb Dressel | 49.86 |
3 | James Guy | 50.67 |
31 | Adam Barrett | 52.13 |
92 | Duncan Scott | 52.91 |
93 | Jacob Peters | 52.92 |
97 | Sam David Horrocks | 52.94 |
200m Butterfly
1 | Chad le Clos | 1:53.33 |
23 | James Guy | 1:55.91 |
50 | Jacob Peters | 1:57.16 |
57 | Cameron Brodie | 1:57.46 |
60 | Duncan Scott | 1:57.50 |
200m Individual Medley
1 | Chase Kalisz | 1:55.56 |
5 | Max Litchfield | 1:56.64 |
15 | Mark Szaranek | 1:58.39 |
16 | Duncan Scott | 1:58.44 |
27 | Xavier Mohammed | 1:59.29 |
28 | Joe Litchfield | 1:59.36 |
36 | Jarvis Parkinson | 1:59.71 |
56 | Dan Wallace | 2:00.62 |
71 | Thomas Dean | 2:01.02 |
400m Individual Medley
1 | Chase Kalisz | 4:05.90 |
5 | Max Litchfield | 4:09.62 |
19 | Mark Szaranek | 4:15.51 |
54 | Joe Litchfield | 4:18.70 |
64 | Thomas Dean | 4:19.55 |
75 | Fraser Minnican | 4:20.25 |
79 | Jacob Greenow | 4:20.42 |
85 | Nathan HUGHES | 4:20.59 |
87 | Brodie Williams | 4:20.64 |
50m Freestyle
1 | Sarah Sjostrom | 23.67 |
41 | Anna Hopkin | 25.07 |
65 | Freya Rayner | 25.24 |
70 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | 25.28 |
97 | Lucy Hope | 25.42 |
99 | Freya Anderson | 25.44 |
100m Freestyle
1 | Sarah Sjostrom | 51.71 |
21 | Freya Anderson | 53.88 |
36 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | 54.37 |
57 | Anna Hopkin | 54.76 |
67 | Eleanor Faulkner | 54.88 |
86 | Jessica Jackson | 55.09 |
86 | Lucy Hope | 55.09 |
200m Freestyle
1 | Katie Ledecky | 1:54.69 |
18 | Eleanor Faulkner | 1:56.76 |
44 | Kathryn Greenslade | 1:58.27 |
67 | Lucy Hope | 1:58.85 |
81 | Holly Hibbott | 1:59.24 |
98 | Jazmin Carlin | 1:59.59 |
400m Freestyle
1 | Katie Ledecky | 3:58.34 |
14 | Holly Hibbott | 4:06.37 |
17 | Eleanor Faulkner | 4:06.90 |
19 | Jazmin Carlin | 4:07.24 |
50 | Ellena Jones | 4:10.23 |
60 | Hannah Miley | 4:11.29 |
66 | Aimee Willmott | 4:11.53 |
81 | Camilla Hattersley | 4:11.94 |
90 | Kathryn Greenslade | 4:12.18 |
800m Freestyle
1 | Katie Ledecky | 8:11.50 |
20 | Jazmin Carlin | 8:30.56 |
22 | Holly Hibbott | 8:30.66 |
34 | Camilla Hattersley | 8:32.84 |
71 | Ellena Jones | 8:38.29 |
74 | Danielle Huskisson | 8:38.58 |
82 | Alice Dearing | 8:39.80 |
1500m Freestyle
1 | Katie Ledecky | 15:31.82 |
35 | Danielle Huskisson | 16:24.33 |
86 | Camilla Hattersley | 16:41.05 |
50m Backstroke
1 | Etiene Medeiros | 27.14 |
6 | Georgia Davies | 27.49 |
30 | Kathleen Dawson | 28.11 |
38 | Lucy Hope | 28.18 |
52 | Elizabeth Simmonds | 28.39 |
53 | Anna MAINE | 28.40 |
55 | Cassie Wild | 28.42 |
65 | Lauren Quigley | 28.49 |
100m Backstroke
1 | Kylie Masse | 58.10 |
10 | Georgia Davies | 59.34 |
21 | Elizabeth Simmonds | 59.72 |
24 | Kathleen Dawson | 59.82 |
36 | Jessica Fullalove | 1:00.29 |
51 | Cassie Wild | 1:00.58 |
58 | Anna MAINE | 1:00.71 |
95 | Chloe Golding | 1:01.22 |
200m Backstroke
1 | Emily Seebohm | 2:05.68 |
17 | Elizabeth Simmonds | 2:08.86 |
29 | Rosie Rudin | 2:09.55 |
36 | Chloe Golding | 2:09.93 |
40 | Jessica Fullalove | 2:10.05 |
46 | Charlotte Evans | 2:10.35 |
66 | Kathleen Dawson | 2:10.89 |
96 | Alexandra Waller | 2:12.29 |
50m Breaststroke
1 | Yanhan AI | 26.11 |
7 | Imogen Clark | 30.21 |
8 | Sarah Vasey | 30.30 |
30 | Corrie Scott | 31.00 |
35 | Beth Aitchison | 31.15 |
53 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | 31.37 |
53 | Jocelyn Ulyett | 31.37 |
68 | Kara Hanlon | 31.53 |
73 | Kathryn Johnstone | 31.58 |
74 | Annabel Guye-Johnson | 31.61 |
87 | Grace Gilroy | 31.71 |
100m Breaststroke
1 | Dominika Sztandera | 32.13 |
16 | Sarah Vasey | 1:06.78 |
17 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | 1:06.80 |
25 | Jocelyn Ulyett | 1:07.24 |
35 | Imogen Clark | 1:07.58 |
41 | Chloe Tutton | 1:07.76 |
57 | Molly Renshaw | 1:08.07 |
69 | Corrie Scott | 1:08.40 |
71 | Annabel Guye-Johnson | 1:08.49 |
100 | Beth Aitchison | 1:09.06 |
200m Breaststroke
1 | Yulia Efimova | 2:19.64 |
5 | Jocelyn Ulyett | 2:22.08 |
8 | Molly Renshaw | 2:22.96 |
13 | Chloe Tutton | 2:23.89 |
29 | Katie Matts | 2:25.51 |
44 | Abbie Wood | 2:26.02 |
59 | Hannah Miley | 2:27.17 |
62 | Layla Black | 2:27.31 |
66 | Annabel Guye-Johnson | 2:27.42 |
69 | Georgia Coates | 2:27.48 |
90 | Amy Bell | 2:28.40 |
50m Butterfly
1 | Sarah Sjostrom | 24.60 |
46 | Rachael Kelly | 26.53 |
76 | Alys Thomas | 26.79 |
77 | Charlotte Atkinson | 26.80 |
91 | Sophie Yendell | 26.90 |
100m Butterfly
1 | Sarah Sjostrom | 55.53 |
12 | Alys Thomas | 57.85 |
26 | Charlotte Atkinson | 58.22 |
31 | Rachael Kelly | 58.41 |
38 | Emily Large | 58.62 |
41 | Laura Stephens | 58.70 |
72 | Harriet West | 59.25 |
95 | Ciara Schlosshan | 59.55 |
98 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | 59.57 |
99 | Tain Bruce | 59.58 |
200m Butterfly
1 | Mireia Belmonte | 2:05.26 |
10 | Charlotte Atkinson | 2:07.06 |
15 | Emily Large | 2:07.74 |
16 | Alys Thomas | 2:07.87 |
38 | Laura Stephens | 2:09.32 |
46 | Keanna MacInnes | 2:09.64 |
54 | Ciara Schlosshan | 2:10.48 |
58 | Aimee Willmott | 2:10.61 |
69 | Isobel Grant | 2:10.90 |
77 | Hannah Miley | 2:11.15 |
77 | Holly Hibbott | 2:11.15 |
96 | Amelia Clynes | 2:11.92 |
200m Individual Medley
1 | Katinka Hosszu | 2:07.00 |
6 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | 2:09.72 |
14 | Hannah Miley | 2:11.20 |
24 | Aimee Willmott | 2:12.05 |
35 | Abbie Wood | 2:12.49 |
50 | Molly Renshaw | 2:13.21 |
51 | Katie Matts | 2:13.24 |
69 | Ciara Schlosshan | 2:13.93 |
73 | Rosie Rudin | 2:14.07 |
89 | Georgia Coates | 2:14.44 |
94 | Alicia Wilson | 2:14.60 |
400m Individual Medley
1 | Katinka Hosszu | 4:29.33 |
6 | Hannah Miley | 4:34.12 |
11 | Aimee Willmott | 4:36.82 |
12 | Abbie Wood | 4:37.25 |
17 | Rosie Rudin | 4:38.74 |
67 | Katie Matts | 4:44.35 |
73 | Amber Keegan | 4:45.15 |
90 | Constance Dean | 4:46.30 |
Last updated: January 4, 2018, 2:15 pm