| Index | |||||||
| Swimming | |||||||
| Freestyle - Men | |||||||
| Click on underlined Swimmer to access photograph and career highlights | |||||||
| 50 Metres | 100 Metres | 200 Metres | |||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Devitt | AUS | ¬ | |||
| 1962 | European | Gottvalles | FRA | ¬ | |||
| 1962 | Commonwealth | Pound | CAN | ¬ | |||
| 1964 | Olympics | Schollander | USA | ¬ | |||
| 1966 | European | McGregor | GBR | ¬ | |||
| 1966 | Commonwealth | Wenden | AUS | ¬ | |||
| 1968 | Olympics | Wenden | AUS | Wenden | AUS | ||
| 1970 | European | Rousseau | FRA | Fassnacht | FDR | ||
| 1970 | Commonwealth | Wenden | AUS | Wenden | AUS | ||
| 1972 | Olympics | Spitz | USA | Spitz | USA | ||
| 1973 | World | Montgomery | USA | Montgomery | USA | ||
| 1974 | European | Nocke | FDR | Nocke | FDR | ||
| 1974 | Commonwealth | Wenden | AUS | Badger | AUS | ||
| 1975 | World | Coan | USA | Shaw | USA | ||
| 1976 | Olympics | Montgomery | USA | Furniss | USA | ||
| 1977 | European | Nocke | FDR | Nocke | FDR | ||
| 1978 | Commonwealth | Morgan | AUS | McKeon | AUS | ||
| 1978 | World | McCagg | USA | Forrester | USA | ||
| 1980 | Olympics | Woithe | DDR | Kopliakov | URS | ||
| 1981 | European | Johansson | SWE | Kopliakov | URS | ||
| 1982 | Commonwealth | Brooks | AUS | Astbury | GBR | ||
| 1982 | World | Woithe | DDR | Gross | FDR | ||
| 1983 | European | Johansson | SWE | Gross | FDR | ||
| 1984 | Olympics | Gaines | USA | Gross | FDR | ||
| 1985 | European | Caron | FRA | Gross | FDR | ||
| 1985 | Pan Pacific | Biondi | USA | Biondi | USA | Heath | USA |
| 1986 | Commonwealth | Fasala | AUS | Gleria | AUS | ||
| 1986 | World | Jager | USA | Biondi | USA | Gross | FDR |
| 1987 | European | Woithe | DDR | Lodziewski | DDR | Holmertz | SWE |
| 1987 | Pan Pacific | Jager | USA | Biondi | USA | Oppel | USA |
| 1988 | Olympics | Biondi | USA | Biondi | USA | Armstrong | AUS |
| 1989 | European | Tkachenko | URS | Lamberti | ITA | Lamberti | ITA |
| 1989 | Pan Pacific | Jager | USA | Lang | USA | Gjertsen | USA |
| 1990 | Commonwealth | Baildon | AUS | Baildon | AUS | Roberts | AUS |
| 1991 | European | Rudolph | GER | Popov | CIS | Wojdat | POL |
| 1991 | Pan Pacific | Jager | USA | Biondi | USA | Brown | AUS |
| 1991 | World | Jager | USA | Biondi | USA | Lamberti | ITA |
| 1992 | Olympics | Popov | CIS | Popov | CIS | Sadovyi | CIS |
| 1993 | European | Popov | RUS | Popov | RUS | Kasvio | FIN |
| 1993 | Pan Pacific | Olsen | USA | Olsen | USA | Davis | USA |
| 1994 | World | Popov | RUS | Popov | RUS | Kasvio | FIN |
| 1994 | Commonwealth | Brinn | JAM | Watson | CAN | Steel | NZL |
| 1995 | European | Popov | RUS | Popov | RUS | Sievinen | FIN |
| 1995 | Pan Pacific | Hall | USA | Hall | USA | Loader | NZL |
| 1996 | Olympics | Popov | RUS | Popov | RUS | Loader | NZL |
| 1997 | European | Popov | RUS | Popov | RUS | Palmer | GBR |
| 1997 | Pan Pacific | Busquets | PUR | Klim | AUS | Klim | AUS |
| Pilczuk | USA | ||||||
| 1998 | Commonwealth | Foster | GBR | Klim | AUS | Thorpe | AUS |
| 1998 | World | Pilczuk | USA | Popov | RUS | Klim | AUS |
| 1999 | European | Van Den Hoogenband | NED | Van Den Hoogenband | NED | Van Den Hoogenband | NED |
| 1999 | Pan Pacific | Dedekind | RSA | Klim | AUS | Thorpe | AUS |
| 2000 | European | Popov | RUS | Popov | RUS | Rosolino | ITA |
| 2000 | Olympics | Ervin | USA | Van Den Hoogenband | NED | Van Den Hoogenband | NED |
| Hall | USA | ||||||
| 2001 | World | Ervin | USA | Ervin | USA | Thorpe | AUS |
| 2002 | European | Kizierowski | POL | Van Den Hoogenband | NED | Van Den Hoogenband | NED |
| 2002 | Commonwealth | Schoeman | RSA | Thorpe | AUS | Thorpe | AUS |
| 2002 | Pan Pacific | Lezak | USA | Thorpe | AUS | Thorpe | AUS |
| 2003 | World | Popov | RUS | Popov | RUS | Thorpe | AUS |
| 2004 | European | Popov | RUS | Magnini | ITA | Van Den Hoogenband | NED |
| 2004 | Olympics | Hall | USA | Van Den Hoogenband | NED | Thorpe | AUS |
| 2005 | World | Schoeman | RSA | Magnini | ITA | Phelps | USA |
| 2006 | Commonwealth | Schoeman | RSA | Burnett | GBR | Davenport | GBR |
| 2006 | European | Kizierowski | POL | Magnini | ITA | Van Den Hoogenband | NED |
| 2006 | Pan Pacific | Jones | USA | Hayden | CAN | Keller | USA |
| 2007 | World | Wildman-Tobriner | USA | Hayden | CAN | Phelps | USA |
| Magnini | ITA | ||||||
| 2008 | European | Bernard | FRA | Bernard | FRA | Biedermann | GER |
| 2008 | Olympics | Cielo Filho | BRA | Bernard | FRA | Phelps | USA |
| 2009 | World | Cielo Filho | BRA | Cielo Filho | BRA | Biedermann | GER |
| 2010 | European | Bousquet | FRA | Bernard | FRA | Biedermann | GER |
| 2010 | Pan Pacific | Adrian | USA | Adrian | USA | Lochte | USA |
| 2010 | Commonwealth | Hayden | CAN | Hayden | CAN | Renwick | GBR |
| 2011 | World | Cielo Filho | BRA | Magnussen | AUS | Lochte | USA |
| 2012 | European | Bousquet | FRA | Magnini | ITA | Biedermann | GER |
| 2012 | Olympics | Manaudou | FRA | Adrian | USA | Agnel | FRA |