This is the complete list of men's World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2022. Medalists Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines. 50 metre freestyle Medals: 100 metre freestyle Medals: 200 metre freestyle Medals: 400 metre freestyle Medals: 800 metre freestyle Medals: 1500 metre freestyle Medals: 50 metre backstroke Medals: 100 metre backstroke Medals: 200 metre backstroke Medals: 50 metre breaststroke Medals: 100 metre breaststroke Medals: 200 metre breaststroke Medals: 50 metre butterfly Medals: 100 metre butterfly Medals: 200 metre butterfly Medals: 200 metre individual medley Medals: 400 metre individual medley Medals: 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay * Swimmers who participated in the heats only. Medals: 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay * Swimmers who participated in the heats only. Medals: 4 × 100 metre medley relay * Swimmers who participated in the heats only. Medals: 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay * Swimmers who participated in the heats only. Medals: 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay * Swimmers who participated in the heats only. Medals: All-time medal table 1973–2022 Updated after the 2022 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 ** including two medals in the relay events in which he participated in the heats only Individual events See also List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (men) List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) References External links HistoFINA Swimming Medallists And Statistics At FINA World Championships (50m), December 3, 2015 World Aquatics Championships (men) World Aquatics Championships Swimming medalists