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

100 metre freestyle

200 metre freestyle

400 metre freestyle

800 metre freestyle

1500 metre freestyle

50 metre backstroke

100 metre backstroke

200 metre backstroke

50 metre breaststroke

100 metre breaststroke

200 metre breaststroke

50 metre butterfly

100 metre butterfly

200 metre butterfly

200 metre individual medley

400 metre individual medley

4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

• Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

• Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

4 × 100 metre medley relay

• Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay

• Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay

• Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

All-time medal table 1973–2024

Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Men's events

Mixed events

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

• including one medal in the relay event in which he participated in the heats only <BR> ** including two medals in the relay events in which he participated in the heats only <BR> *** including three medals in the relay events in which he participated in the heats only

Individual events