Hubert Kos, Sam Short Lead

Combined World Championships: Hubert Kos, Sam Short Lead Two Events Apiece

Over the past several weeks, most of the world’s top swimmers have raced in their main long course competition for 2026. The Commonwealth Games came first in Glasgow, Scotland, before the European Championships in Paris and the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, Calif., took place simultaneously. While there will be a Short Course World Championships in December, the best way to determine the best long course swimmers of the year is to compare times from these three meets plus the upcoming Asian Games.

50 Freestyle

1. Cam McEvoy (AUS), 20.97 – Commonwealth Games
2. Nikita Sheremet (UKR), 21.13 – European Championships
3. Jamie Jack (AUS), 21.35 – Pan Pacs
4. Egor Kornev (RUS), 21.37 – European Championships
5. Andrej Barna (SRB), 21.37 – European Championships

100 Freestyle

1. David Popovici (ROU), 46.56 – European Championships
2. Egor Kornev (RUS), 46.74 – European Championships
3. Kristof Milak (HUN), 46.87 – European Championships
4. Flynn Southam (AUS), 47.13 – Commonwealth Games
5. Jack Alexy (USA), 47.14 – Pan Pacs

200 Freestyle

1. Luke Hobson (USA), 1:43.85 – Pan Pacs
2. Gabriel Jett (USA), 1:43.96 – Pan Pacs
3. David Popovici (ROU), 1:44.15 – European Championships
4. Tomas Navikonis (LTU), 1:44.55 – European Championships
5. Zhang Zhanshuo (CHN), 1:44.59 – Pan Pacs

400 Freestyle

1. Sam Short (AUS), 3:40.52 – Pan Pacs
2. Zhang Zhanshuo (CHN), 3:42.42 – Pan Pacs
3. Leon Marchand (FRA), 3:43.14 – European Championships
4. Aaron Shackell (USA), 3:43.44 – Pan Pacs
5. Oliver Papai (HUN), 3:44.46 – European Championships

800 Freestyle

1. Sam Short (AUS), 7:37.02 – Pan Pacs
2. Johannes Liebmann (GER), 7:37.59 – European Championships
3. Sven Schwarz (GER), 7:41.16 – European Championships
4. Zalan Sarkany (HUN), 7:41.75 – European Championships
5. Bobby Finke (USA), 7:42.52 – Pan Pacs

1500 Freestyle

1. Johannes Liebmann (GER), 14:26.79 – European Championships
2. Sam Short (AUS), 14:33.97 – Pan Pacs
3. Zalan Sarkany (HUN), 14:39.45 – European Championships
4. Oliver Klemet (GER), 14:40.64 – European Championships
5. Kazushi Imafuku (JPN), 14:42.59 – Pan Pacs

50 Backstroke

1. Miroslav Knedla (CZE), 24.11 – European Championships
2. Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 24.12 – European Championships
3. Pavel Samusenko (RUS), 24.14 – European Championships
4. Apostolos Christou (GRE), 24.15 – European Championships
5. Pieter Coetze (RSA), 24.18 – Commonwealth Games

100 Backstroke

1. Pieter Coetze (RSA), 51.77 – Commonwealth Games
2. Apostolos Christou (GRE), 52.27 – European Championships
3. Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 52.28 – European Championships
4. Pavel Samusenko (RUS), 52.57 – European Championships
5. Oliver Morgan (ENG), 52.66 – Commonwealth Games

200 Backstroke

1. Hubert Kos (HUN), 1:53.08 – European Championships
2. Apostolos Siskos (GRE), 1:53.81 – European Championships
3. Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 1:53.96 – European Championships
4. Roman Mityukov (SUI), 1:54.07 – European Championships
5. Pieter Coetze (RSA), 1:54.22 – Commonwealth Games

50 Breaststroke

1. Sam Williamson (AUS), 26.36 – Pan Pacs
2. Michael Houlie (RSA)/Van Mathias (USA), 26.42 – Pan Pacs
3. None (tie for second)
4. Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 26.57 – European Championships
5. Koen de Groot (NED)/Simone Cerasuolo (ITA), 26.62 – European Championships

100 Breaststroke

1. Van Mathias (USA), 58.02 – Pan Pacs
2. Shin Ohashi (JPN), 58.54 – Pan Pacs
3. Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 58.58 – European Championships
4. Ivan Kozhakin (RUS), 58.58 – European Championships
5. Simone Cerasuolo (ITA), 58.90 – European Championships

200 Breaststroke

1. Filip Nowacki (GBR), 2:07.70 – European Championships
2. Caspar Corbeau (NED), 2:07.78 – European Championships
3. Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS), 2:08.09 – Pan Pacs
4. Josh Matheny (USA), 2:08.25 – Pan Pacs
5. Shin Ohashi (JPN), 2:08.27 – Pan Pacs

50 Butterfly

1. Egor Kornev (RUS), 22.52 – European Championships
2. Maxime Grousset (FRA), 22.54 – European Championships
3. Grigori Pekarski (BLR), 22.68 – European Championships
4. Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 22.72 – European Championships
5. Kyle Chalmers (AUS)/Ben Armbruster (AUS), 22.73 – Commonwealth Games

Kristof Milak — Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

100 Butterfly

1. Kristof Milak (HUN), 49.48 – European Championships
2. Maxime Grousset (FRA), 49.70 – European Championships
3. Noè Ponti (SUI), 49.93 – European Championships
4. Hubert Kos (HUN), 50.25 – European Championships
5. Matt Temple (AUS), 50.39 – Pan Pacs

200 Butterfly

1. Leon Marchand (FRA), 1:51.72 – European Championships
2. Luca Urlando (USA), 1:53.11 – Pan Pacs
3. Carson Foster (USA), 1:53.67 – Pan Pacs
4. Richard Marton (HUN), 1:54.06 – European Championships
5. Apostolos Siskos (GRE), 1:54.13 – European Championships

200 IM

1. Hubert Kos (HUN), 1:54.24 – European Championships
2. Hugo Gonzalez (ESP), 1:54.44 – European Championships
3. Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN), 1:56.02 – Pan Pacs
4. Mikhail Shcherbakov (RUS), 1:56.16 – European Championships
5. Duncan Scott (GBR), 1:56.32 – European Championships

400 IM

1. Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN), 4:06.75 – Pan Pacs
2. Carson Foster (USA), 4:07.11 – Pan Pacs
3. Bobby Finke (USA), 4:07.59 – Pan Pacs
4. Ilya Borodin (RUS), 4:08.17 – Pan Pacs
5. Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 4:08.72 – Commonwealth Games

400 Freestyle Relay

1. United States (Sammon, Guiliano, Lasco, Alexy), 3:09.01 – Pan Pacs
2. Australia (Southam, Taylor, Turner, Chalmers), 3:09.49 – Commonwealth
3. Hungary (Kos, Szabo, Nemeth, Milak), 3:10.03 – European Championships
4. Russia (Giryov, Kukushkin, Shehegolev, Kornev), 3:10.02 – European Championships
5. Croatia (Hribar, Nenadic, Sivec, Dragoja), 3:11.08 – European Championships

800 Freestyle Relay

1. United States (Hobson, Shackell, Sammon, Jett), 6:59.37 – Pan Pacs
2. Australia (Giuliani, Taylor, Hawke, Short), 7:01.10 – Pan Pacs
3. Great Britain (Richards, McMillan, Guy, Scott), 7:01.52 – European Championships
4. France (Marchand, Largeron, Cristofini, Fuchs), 7:02.23 – European Championships
5. Germany (Martens, Sorgius, Baschnitt, Jahn), 7:02.28 – European Championships

400 Medley Relay

1. Russia (Kolesnikov, Kozhakin, Minakov, Kornev), 3:28.67 – European Championships
2. Australia (Allan, Williamson, Temple, Southam), 3:28.71 – Commonwealth Games
3. Italy (Ceccon, Martinenghi, Razzetti, D’Ambrosio), 3:28.86 – European Championships
4. France (Ndoye-Brouard-Aitkaci, Marchand, Grousset), 3:29.03 – European Championships
5. United States (Modglin, Mathias, Urlando, Alexy), 3:29.06 – Pan Pacs