Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | IRL | Daniel Wiffen | |
| 2023 |  | TUN | Ahmed Hafnaoui | |
| 2022 |  | ITA | Gregorio Paltrinieri | |
| 2019 |  | GER | Florian Wellbrock | |
| 2017 | | ITA | Gregorio Paltrinieri | |
| 2015 | | ITA | Gregorio Paltrinieri | |
| 2013 |  | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2011 | | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2009 | | TUN | Oussama Mellouli | |
| 2007 |  | POL | Mateusz Sawrymowicz | |
| 2005 |  | AUS | Grant Hackett | |
| 2003 | | AUS | Grant Hackett | |
| 2001 | | AUS | Grant Hackett | |
| 1998 | | AUS | Grant Hackett | |
| 1994 | | AUS | Kieren Perkins | |
| 1991 |  | GDR | Jörg Hoffmann | |
| 1986 |  | FRG | Rainer Henkel | |
| 1982 |  | URS | Vladimir Salnikov | |
| 1978 | | URS | Vladimir Salnikov | |
| 1975 |  | USA | Tim Shaw | |
| 1973 | | AUS | Stephen Holland | |