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

 * 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 1973–2024
Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

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  *** including three medals in the relay events in which he participated in the heats only