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Countries in Aquatics

Who has a section here, and why. Every record is counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.

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The strongest nations in aquatics

The nations that have done exceptionally well, counted by titles at the biggest tournaments first.

The leading Olympic nations

The United States, China, Russia, Australia and Japan are covered in every sport, for their weight at the Olympics: here is the best each has done in aquatics.

Every other country with a result

84 countries
  • East GermanySwimming at the Olympic Games: 38 golds, 32 silvers, 22 bronzes (latest 1988); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 50 golds, 40 silvers, 25 bronzes (latest 1986)
  • CanadaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 12 golds, 20 silvers, 30 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 18 golds, 25 silvers, 48 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • HungarySwimming at the Olympic Games: 30 golds, 27 silvers, 20 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 36 golds, 19 silvers, 29 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • ItalyOpen water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 12 golds, 17 silvers, 20 bronzes (latest 2025); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 27 golds, 34 silvers, 35 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • Great BritainSwimming at the Olympic Games: 23 golds, 33 silvers, 30 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 28 golds, 24 silvers, 47 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • GermanySwimming at the Olympic Games: 14 golds, 18 silvers, 31 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 24 golds, 41 silvers, 40 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • FranceSwimming at the Olympic Games: 12 golds, 17 silvers, 21 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 26 golds, 24 silvers, 30 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • NetherlandsSwimming at the Olympic Games: 19 golds, 20 silvers, 21 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 15 golds, 30 silvers, 30 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • SwedenSwimming at the Olympic Games: 11 golds, 16 silvers, 14 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 20 golds, 20 silvers, 17 bronzes (latest 2024)
  • EnglandDiving at the Commonwealth Games: 37 golds, 26 silvers, 27 bronzes (latest 2022)
  • South KoreaSwimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 4 golds, 2 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2025); Swimming at the Asian Games: 29 golds, 28 silvers, 83 bronzes (latest 2026)
  • Soviet UnionSwimming at the Olympic Games: 12 golds, 21 silvers, 26 bronzes (latest 1988); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 11 golds, 20 silvers, 21 bronzes (latest 1991)
  • South AfricaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 8 golds, 8 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 13 golds, 9 silvers, 17 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • SpainArtistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 7 golds, 27 silvers, 27 bronzes (latest 2025); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 5 golds, 7 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 2024)
  • BrazilOpen water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 8 golds, 3 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 9 golds, 12 silvers, 10 bronzes (latest 2022)
  • UkraineSwimming at the Olympic Games: 4 golds, 3 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2020); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 8 golds, 6 silvers, 7 bronzes (latest 2024)
  • SingaporeSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold (latest 2016); Swimming at the Asian Games: 12 golds, 20 silvers, 33 bronzes (latest 2026)
  • KazakhstanSwimming at the Asian Games: 5 golds, 5 silvers, 15 bronzes (latest 2022); Water polo at the Asian Games: 6 golds, 3 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2026)
  • West GermanySwimming at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 5 silvers, 14 bronzes (latest 1988); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 8 golds, 7 silvers, 11 bronzes (latest 1986)
  • RomaniaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 4 golds, 2 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 6 golds, 1 silver, 7 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • PhilippinesSwimming at the Olympic Games: 2 bronzes (latest 1932); Swimming at the Asian Games: 10 golds, 31 silvers, 54 bronzes (latest 1998)
  • DenmarkSwimming at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 5 silvers, 7 bronzes (latest 2020); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 4 golds, 9 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2024)
  • GreeceSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 4 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2024); Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 2 golds, 4 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2015)
  • TunisiaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 1 bronze (latest 2020); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 5 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • PolandSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 3 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2004); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 6 golds, 12 silvers, 12 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • ZimbabweSwimming at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 4 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2008); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 3 golds, 5 silvers (latest 2009)
  • LithuaniaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold (latest 2012); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 6 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • SerbiaWater polo at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 2 bronzes (latest 2024); Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships: 2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2017)
  • YugoslaviaWater polo at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 4 silvers (latest 1988); Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships: 2 golds, 2 bronzes (latest 1991)
  • Unified TeamDiving at the Olympic Games: 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 1992); Swimming at the Olympic Games: 6 golds, 3 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 1992)
  • IrelandSwimming at the Olympic Games: 4 golds, 3 bronzes (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 2 golds (latest 2024)
  • MalaysiaDiving at the Asian Games: 10 silvers, 23 bronzes (latest 2026); Diving at the Commonwealth Games: 3 golds, 8 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 2022)
  • MexicoDiving at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 8 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2024); Diving at the World Aquatics Championships: 3 golds, 14 silvers, 17 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • Hong KongSwimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2024); Swimming at the Asian Games: 4 golds, 7 silvers, 16 bronzes (latest 2026)
  • ScotlandDiving at the Commonwealth Games: 5 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (latest 2022)
  • New ZealandSwimming at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 1 silver, 3 bronzes (latest 1996); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 2 golds, 6 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2024)
  • ThailandDiving at the Asian Games: 3 bronzes (latest 1998); Swimming at the Asian Games: 4 golds, 3 silvers, 10 bronzes (latest 2002)
  • United Team of GermanyDiving at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 1 silver (latest 1964); Swimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 5 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 1964)
  • CroatiaWater polo at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 3 silvers (latest 2024); Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships: 3 golds, 1 silver, 4 bronzes (latest 2024)
  • AustriaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 6 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2008); Artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 2 golds, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • FinlandSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 silver, 4 bronzes (latest 2020); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 3 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2013)
  • BelgiumSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2016); Water polo at the Olympic Games: 4 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 1936)
  • BelarusSwimming at the Olympic Games: 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2016); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 2 golds, 1 silver, 3 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • IsraelDiving at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 1 silver (latest 1954); Swimming at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 4 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 1974)
  • BulgariaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 1988); Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold, 3 bronzes (latest 2011)
  • Chinese TaipeiDiving at the Asian Games: 1 bronze (latest 1990); Swimming at the Asian Games: 2 golds, 1 silver, 5 bronzes (latest 2026)
  • AustralasiaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 1912)
  • Costa RicaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (latest 2000); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (latest 2001)
  • PortugalOpen water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2024); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 2 golds, 1 silver (latest 2024)
  • SyriaSwimming at the Asian Games: 2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2006)
  • BurmaSwimming at the Asian Games: 2 golds, 1 bronze (latest 1962)
  • SurinameSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze (latest 1992); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold (latest 1991)
  • IndonesiaDiving at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronzes (latest 1970); Swimming at the Asian Games: 6 silvers, 30 bronzes (latest 1990)
  • North KoreaDiving at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold, 4 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2025); Diving at the Asian Games: 8 silvers, 15 bronzes (latest 2026)
  • SwitzerlandOpen water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold (latest 2011); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 8 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2025)
  • IranDiving at the Asian Games: 1 silver, 3 bronzes (latest 1958); Water polo at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze (latest 2018)
  • NorwaySwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2008); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2019)
  • ArgentinaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2004); Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 1998)
  • UzbekistanSwimming at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 2 bronzes (latest 2014); Water polo at the Asian Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2010)
  • ColombiaArtistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver, 2 bronzes (latest 2024); High diving at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold (latest 2013)
  • CzechoslovakiaDiving at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver (latest 1972); Diving at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 1991)
  • Serbia and MontenegroWater polo at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 2004); Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze (latest 2005)
  • WalesDiving at the Commonwealth Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 1994)
  • BahrainSwimming at the Asian Games: 1 gold (latest 2026)
  • Republic of ChinaDiving at the Asian Games: 1 bronze (latest 1958); Swimming at the Asian Games: 3 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 1970)
  • EgyptDiving at the Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 1928); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 3 bronzes (latest 2024)
  • SlovakiaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 2 silvers (latest 2000); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 3 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2003)
  • VietnamSwimming at the Asian Games: 1 silver, 5 bronzes (latest 2022)
  • CubaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 1996); Diving at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2009)
  • Czech RepublicHigh diving at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver (latest 2017); Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver (latest 2003)
  • FR YugoslaviaWater polo at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 2000); Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2001)
  • IcelandSwimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2001)
  • JamaicaSwimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2015)
  • Khmer RepublicSwimming at the Asian Games: 2 bronzes (latest 1970)
  • KyrgyzstanSwimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2025); Swimming at the Asian Games: 1 silver (latest 2026)
  • Trinidad and TobagoSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 2004); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2013)
  • VenezuelaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 1984); Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2007)
  • Bosnia and HerzegovinaSwimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2024)
  • EcuadorOpen water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver (latest 2017)
  • MacauDiving at the Asian Games: 1 bronze (latest 2010)
  • MonacoOpen water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2025)
  • MontenegroWater polo at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 silver (latest 2013)
  • Puerto RicoSwimming at the World Aquatics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 1998)
  • SloveniaSwimming at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 2008)

Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.