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 World Aquatics world rankings combined with data extracted from the rankings maintained by Aquatics GB. The number one ranking is also shown for comparison purposes.
As this is dependent on both 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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2026 Rankings
50m Freestyle
| 1 | Cameron McEvoy | 20.88 |
| 30 | Jacob Mills | 21.91 |
| 50 | Matt Richards | 22.07 |
| 61 | Gabriel Shepherd | 22.12 |
| 75 | Alexander Painter | 22.19 |
100m Freestyle
| 1 | Egor Kornev | 46.96 |
| 5 | Matt Richards | 47.53 |
| 9 | Jacob Mills | 47.72 |
| 38 | Jack McMillan | 48.37 |
| 40 | James Guy | 48.38 |
| 44 | Gabriel Shepherd | 48.43 |
| 54 | Jacob Whittle | 48.52 |
| 74 | Rio Daodu | 48.70 |
| 83 | Alexander Painter | 48.81 |
| 96 | Evan Jones | 48.93 |
200m Freestyle
| 1 | David Popovici | 1:44.48 |
| 3 | Matt Richards | 1:44.77 |
| 8 | James Guy | 1:45.38 |
| 10 | Duncan Scott | 1:45.44 |
| 19 | Jack McMillan | 1:45.91 |
| 28 | Gabriel Shepherd | 1:46.39 |
| 32 | Evan Jones | 1:46.50 |
| 38 | Tyler Melbourne-Smith | 1:46.67 |
| 80 | Max Litchfield | 1:47.58 |
400m Freestyle
| 1 | Samuel Short | 3:40.67 |
| 6 | James Guy | 3:44.04 |
| 21 | Jack McMillan | 3:46.82 |
| 26 | Tyler Melbourne-Smith | 3:47.17 |
| 60 | Reece Grady | 3:49.99 |
| 63 | Luke Hornsey | 3:50.15 |
| 66 | Harry Wynne-Jones | 3:50.27 |
| 68 | David Annis | 3:50.31 |
| 73 | Sean McCann | 3:50.73 |
| 76 | Kieran Bird | 3:50.95 |
800m Freestyle
| 1 | Samuel Short | 7:36.73 |
| 40 | Reece Grady | 7:55.49 |
| 65 | Tyler Melbourne-Smith | 7:58.15 |
| 81 | Luke Hornsey | 8:00.18 |
| 82 | Sean McCann | 8:00.45 |
1500m Freestyle
| 1 | Johannes Wilhel Liebmann | 14:39.67 |
| 37 | Reece Grady | 15:08.86 |
| 79 | Alexander Sargeant | 15:20.49 |
| 91 | Luke Hornsey | 15:23.73 |
| 97 | Sean McCann | 15:25.18 |
50m Backstroke
| 1 | Kliment Kolesnikov | 23.86 |
| 4 | Oliver Morgan | 24.36 |
| 18 | Jack Skerry | 24.66 |
| 30 | Cameron Brooker | 24.85 |
| 66 | Scott Gibson | 25.16 |
| 75 | Matthew Ward | 25.18 |
| 81 | Jamie Ferguson | 25.20 |
| 99 | Rio Daodu | 25.33 |
100m Backstroke
| 1 | Pieter Coetze | 52.40 |
| 2 | Oliver Morgan | 52.41 |
| 13 | Matthew Ward | 53.29 |
| 19 | Jack Skerry | 53.60 |
| 26 | Cameron Brooker | 53.69 |
| 53 | Luke Greenbank | 54.21 |
| 57 | David Annis | 54.25 |
| 92 | Adam Graham | 54.64 |
200m Backstroke
| 1 | Apostolos Siskos | 1:54.12 |
| 6 | Oliver Morgan | 1:55.86 |
| 7 | Luke Greenbank | 1:56.01 |
| 38 | Jack Skerry | 1:57.60 |
| 39 | Adam Graham | 1:57.78 |
| 53 | Cameron Brooker | 1:58.57 |
| 65 | Daniel Ransom | 1:58.99 |
| 80 | Hendrik Van Der Leest | 1:59.39 |
50m Breaststroke
| 1 | Van Mathias | 26.30 |
| 8 | Adam Ramsay-Peaty | 26.64 |
| 30 | Filip Nowacki | 27.10 |
| 32 | Archie Goodburn | 27.12 |
| 42 | Max Morgan | 27.22 |
| 69 | Greg Butler | 27.53 |
| 97 | Kyle Booth | 27.66 |
100m Breaststroke
| 1 | Van Mathias | 58.01 |
| 6 | Adam Ramsay-Peaty | 58.97 |
| 14 | Filip Nowacki | 59.39 |
| 16 | Max Morgan | 59.56 |
| 46 | Greg Butler | 1:00.21 |
| 74 | Archie Goodburn | 1:00.71 |
| 99 | Christian Ryan | 1:01.02 |
200m Breaststroke
| 1 | Shin Ohashi | 2:06.59 |
| 3 | Filip Nowacki | 2:08.52 |
| 13 | Greg Butler | 2:09.51 |
| 62 | Christian Ryan | 2:12.09 |
| 81 | George Smith | 2:12.69 |
50m Butterfly
| 1 | Egor Kornev | 22.59 |
| 20 | Joshua Gammon | 23.10 |
| 21 | Jacob Peters | 23.11 |
| 85 | Lewis Fraser | 23.60 |
| 95 | Dean Fearn | 23.66 |
| 97 | Gabriel Shepherd | 23.66 |
100m Butterfly
| 1 | Kristof Milak | 50.22 |
| 9 | Edward Mildred | 51.02 |
| 19 | Jacob Peters | 51.34 |
| 38 | Lewis Fraser | 51.81 |
| 51 | Joshua Gammon | 52.02 |
| 53 | Nicholas Finch | 52.04 |
| 65 | Jack Brown | 52.21 |
| 89 | Evan Jones | 52.49 |
| 93 | Jamie Ingram | 52.54 |
200m Butterfly
| 1 | Leon Marchand | 1:53.08 |
| 7 | Duncan Scott | 1:54.97 |
| 11 | Edward Mildred | 1:55.03 |
| 61 | Luke Greenbank | 1:57.80 |
| 62 | Joshua Gammon | 1:57.81 |
| 88 | Thomas Beeley | 1:58.76 |
200m Medley
| 1 | Tomoyuki Matsushita | 1:55.71 |
| 2 | Duncan Scott | 1:56.08 |
| 18 | Evan Jones | 1:58.09 |
| 22 | Max Litchfield | 1:58.70 |
| 31 | Daniel Ransom | 1:59.11 |
| 33 | Matthew Ward | 1:59.15 |
| 48 | Tom Dean | 1:59.73 |
| 58 | Charlie Hutchison | 2:00.33 |
| 70 | David Annis | 2:00.60 |
| 90 | Filip Nowacki | 2:01.15 |
| 93 | Toby Godsell | 2:01.21 |
400m Medley
| 1 | Tomoyuki Matsushita | 4:06.93 |
| 11 | Max Litchfield | 4:11.69 |
| 28 | Charlie Hutchison | 4:15.79 |
| 29 | Duncan Scott | 4:15.94 |
| 57 | George Smith | 4:18.39 |
| 59 | David Annis | 4:18.54 |
| 99 | Edward Marcal Whittles | 4:22.13 |
50m Freestyle
| 1 | Gretchen Walsh | 23.55 |
| 14 | Eva Okaro | 24.42 |
| 18 | Theodora Taylor | 24.59 |
| 38 | Darcy Revitt | 24.77 |
| 65 | Harriet Rogers | 25.00 |
| 90 | Freya Anderson | 25.18 |
| 97 | Rebecca Guy | 25.23 |
100m Freestyle
| 1 | Marrit Steenbergen | 51.68 |
| 24 | Eva Okaro | 53.75 |
| 31 | Evelyn Davis | 53.99 |
| 33 | Freya Colbert | 54.02 |
| 34 | Freya Anderson | 54.05 |
| 41 | Theodora Taylor | 54.20 |
| 50 | Leah Schlosshan | 54.33 |
| 72 | Abbie Wood | 54.61 |
| 85 | Erin Little | 54.77 |
200m Freestyle
| 1 | Mollie O'callaghan | 1:52.86 |
| 5 | Freya Colbert | 1:54.34 |
| 28 | Freya Anderson | 1:57.00 |
| 33 | Abbie Wood | 1:57.23 |
| 41 | Leah Schlosshan | 1:57.49 |
| 59 | Theodora Taylor | 1:58.31 |
| 65 | Erin Little | 1:58.47 |
| 99 | Amalie Smith | 1:59.49 |
400m Freestyle
| 1 | Summer Mcintosh | 3:58.91 |
| 18 | Freya Colbert | 4:06.16 |
| 32 | Amalie Smith | 4:08.49 |
| 44 | Lucy Fox | 4:10.08 |
| 93 | Sophie Benn | 4:13.15 |
800m Freestyle
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | 8:08.57 |
| 39 | Amelie Blocksidge | 8:33.02 |
| 97 | Lucy Fox | 8:42.65 |
1500m Freestyle
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | 15:23.21 |
| 37 | Amelie Blocksidge | 16:22.93 |
| 54 | Abbie Roscoe | 16:32.58 |
50m Backstroke
| 1 | Katharine Berkoff | 26.98 |
| 8 | Lauren Cox | 27.39 |
| 50 | Blythe Kinsman | 28.10 |
100m Backstroke
| 1 | Regan Smith | 57.49 |
| 18 | Lauren Cox | 59.45 |
| 57 | Blythe Kinsman | 1:00.84 |
| 84 | Katie Shanahan | 1:01.10 |
| 94 | Niamh Ward | 1:01.25 |
200m Backstroke
| 1 | Kaylee Mckeown | 2:03.98 |
| 15 | Katie Shanahan | 2:08.85 |
| 27 | Honey Osrin | 2:10.12 |
| 50 | Freya Colbert | 2:11.07 |
| 54 | Holly McGill | 2:11.18 |
| 75 | Niamh Ward | 2:12.03 |
50m Breaststroke
| 1 | Qianting Tang | 29.44 |
| 21 | Angharad Evans | 30.61 |
| 24 | Imogen Clark | 30.69 |
| 27 | Anna Morgan | 30.78 |
| 30 | Gabrielle Idle-Beavers | 30.82 |
| 43 | Kara Hanlon | 31.03 |
| 64 | Theodora Taylor | 31.29 |
| 88 | Amelia Riggott | 31.51 |
| 99 | Imogen Myles | 31.62 |
100m Breaststroke
| 1 | Angharad Evans | 1:04.96 |
| 31 | Kara Hanlon | 1:07.60 |
| 36 | Anna Morgan | 1:07.65 |
| 37 | Gabrielle Idle-Beavers | 1:07.69 |
| 50 | Theodora Taylor | 1:08.12 |
| 72 | Amy Crowley | 1:08.65 |
| 82 | Leah Schlosshan | 1:08.90 |
| 87 | Abbie Wood | 1:09.05 |
200m Breaststroke
| 1 | Angharad Evans | 2:19.70 |
| 9 | Abbie Wood | 2:23.76 |
| 31 | Theodora Taylor | 2:26.22 |
| 33 | Anna Morgan | 2:26.40 |
| 34 | Imogen Myles | 2:26.56 |
| 56 | Kara Hanlon | 2:27.79 |
| 62 | Charlotte Bianchi | 2:27.96 |
| 78 | Sienna Robinson | 2:28.61 |
| 81 | Amalie Smith | 2:28.77 |
| 88 | Sophie Brassington | 2:29.14 |
50m Butterfly
| 1 | Gretchen Walsh | 24.51 |
| 32 | Eva Okaro | 25.95 |
| 53 | Harriet Rogers | 26.28 |
| 61 | Ciara Schlosshan | 26.38 |
| 68 | Betsy Wizard | 26.46 |
| 69 | Theodora Taylor | 26.46 |
| 87 | Keanna Macinnes | 26.57 |
100m Butterfly
| 1 | Gretchen Walsh | 54.33 |
| 17 | Keanna Macinnes | 57.57 |
| 29 | Ciara Schlosshan | 58.00 |
| 44 | Betsy Wizard | 58.35 |
| 53 | Lucy Grieve | 58.56 |
| 60 | Emily Richards | 58.72 |
| 92 | Eva Okaro | 59.22 |
200m Butterfly
| 1 | Summer Mcintosh | 2:04.72 |
| 6 | Keanna Macinnes | 2:07.02 |
| 14 | Emily Richards | 2:07.70 |
| 23 | Ciara Schlosshan | 2:08.60 |
| 27 | Lucy Fox | 2:08.90 |
| 38 | Betsy Wizard | 2:09.92 |
| 55 | Shannon Stott | 2:10.70 |
| 63 | Amalie Smith | 2:11.03 |
| 76 | Lucy Grieve | 2:11.74 |
| 82 | Abbie Roscoe | 2:12.01 |
| 86 | Holly Hibbott | 2:12.21 |
200m Medley
| 1 | Yiting Yu | 2:06.82 |
| 3 | Abbie Wood | 2:08.17 |
| 17 | Amalie Smith | 2:10.32 |
| 18 | Freya Colbert | 2:10.48 |
| 36 | Leah Schlosshan | 2:12.14 |
| 41 | Katie Shanahan | 2:12.49 |
| 55 | Theodora Taylor | 2:13.35 |
400m Medley
| 1 | Summer Mcintosh | 4:28.13 |
| 7 | Amalie Smith | 4:35.18 |
| 78 | Suzie McNair | 4:47.32 |
| 81 | Freya Colbert | 4:47.44 |
| 87 | Evi Mackie | 4:47.87 |
Last updated: July 12, 2026, 10:07 pm
