The 2026 European Aquatics and Pan Pacific Championships concluded with Great Britain and USA leading their respective gold-medal counts, while Italy and USA captured the most total medals overall.Great Britain<\/strong> finished atop the European standings with eight gold medals. Italy<\/strong> and Germany<\/strong> each won six golds, with Italy leading the meet in total medals at 20. Neutral Athletes B<\/strong> earned five golds and 19 total medals.<\/p>\n
At Pan Pacs, the United States<\/strong> delivered the largest medal haul across the two meets, winning 19 golds, 22 silvers and 10 bronzes for 51 medals. Australia<\/strong> followed with 14 golds and 34 total medals. $\"\"$ <\/p>\n
Final European Aquatics Championships Medal Table<\/h2>\n
The European table reflects all 43 standard swimming events. The four para-swimming showcase races are not included in the comparable medal standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/th>\n Gold<\/th>\n Silver<\/th>\n Bronze<\/th>\n Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Great Britain<\/strong><\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 14<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/strong><\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 14<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neutral Athletes B<\/strong><\/td>\n 5<\/td>\n 5<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hungary<\/strong><\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Netherlands<\/strong><\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 7<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ireland<\/strong><\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Czechia<\/strong><\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romania<\/strong><\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgium<\/strong><\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greece<\/strong><\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweden<\/strong><\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithuania<\/strong><\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poland<\/strong><\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukraine<\/strong><\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denmark<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portugal<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neutral Athletes A<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Switzerland<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Final Pan Pacific Championships Medal Table<\/h2>\n
The Pan Pacs program included 41 events. The European schedule also featured two mixed freestyle relays that were not contested in Irvine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/th>\n Gold<\/th>\n Silver<\/th>\n Bronze<\/th>\n Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
United States<\/strong><\/td>\n 19<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 51<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\n 14<\/td>\n 11<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 34<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/strong><\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/strong><\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argentina<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Great Britain Leads European Gold Count; Italy Wins Most Medals<\/h2>\n
Great Britain<\/strong> moved from six to eight golds during the final session to secure the top position in the European table. Its 14 total medals tied Germany<\/strong> for third most behind Italy<\/strong> and Neutral Athletes B<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Italy<\/strong>‘s balance across the podium produced six golds, eight silvers and six bronzes. Germany<\/strong> also won six golds, while France<\/strong> and Hungary<\/strong> finished with four apiece.<\/p>\n
The breadth of the European field was notable: 24 teams won at least one medal, compared with nine at Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n
United States Dominates Pan Pacs Medal Standings<\/h2>\n
The United States<\/strong> won 19 of the 41 Pan Pacs events and finished with 17 more total medals than Australia<\/strong>. The Americans collected 51 of the 123 medals awarded in Irvine.<\/p>\n
United States Tops Pan Pacs Medal Standings Against a Short-Handed Australia<\/h2>\n
The United States<\/strong> won 19 of the 41 events at the Pan Pacific Championships, collecting 51 of the 123 medals awarded in Irvine. The Americans finished 17 medals ahead of second-place Australia<\/strong>, but the final standings do not tell the entire story.<\/p>\n
Australia arrived in California without several of its biggest stars. Kyle Chalmers<\/strong> and Cameron McEvoy<\/strong> focused on the Commonwealth Games, while Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong> withdrew because of an ongoing back injury. Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> was also unavailable because of illness, and the retired Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> is no longer part of the Dolphins\u2019 international roster.<\/p>\n
Despite those absences, Australia<\/strong> still won 14 gold medals and finished with 34 medals overall. The performances of Lani Pallister<\/strong>, Sam Short<\/strong>, Meg Harris<\/strong>, Ben Armbruster<\/strong>, Matt Temple<\/strong> and the Dolphins\u2019 emerging swimmers made Australia\u2019s showing considerably stronger than the raw medal gap might suggest.<\/p>\n
The United States<\/strong> clearly dominated the overall Pan Pacs medal standings, but Australia\u2019s success with a short-handed team added important context to the final comparison.<\/p>\n
Canada<\/strong> finished third by total medals with 13, while Japan<\/strong> won three golds and nine medals. China<\/strong> completed the top five with two golds and seven total medals.<\/p>\n
Six World-Record Swims Across the Two Championships<\/h2>\n
The two meets produced six world-record swims across four events. Sara Curtis<\/strong> lowered the women’s 50 backstroke record twice at the European Championships, swimming 26.63 and then 26.56. Johannes Liebmann<\/strong> broke the men’s 1500 freestyle world record in 14:26.79.<\/p>\n
At Pan Pacs, Kate Douglass<\/strong> lowered the women’s 50 freestyle world record twice, first to 23.49 and then to 23.19. The United States<\/strong> also set a mixed 4×100 medley relay world record of 3:36.70.<\/p>\n
Official results: European Aquatics Championships<\/a><\/span> | Pan Pacific Championships<\/a><\/p>\n
Two Meets, One Intriguing Question: Want to see a Hypothetical Super Meet?<\/h2>\n
Final medal tables show the different depth and strengths of the European and Pan Pacific fields. The next comparison goes one step further: If every swimmer from Paris and Irvine had competed in one giant meet, who would have won each race?<\/p>\n
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