Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | UKR | Vladyslav Bukhov | |
| 2023 |  | AUS | Cameron McEvoy | |
| 2022 |  | GBR | Benjamin Proud | |
| 2019 |  | USA | Caeleb Dressel | |
| 2017 | | USA | Caeleb Dressel | |
| 2015 |  | FRA | Florent Manaudou | |
| 2013 |  | BRA | Cesar Cielo Filho | |
| 2011 | | BRA | Cesar Cielo Filho | |
| 2009 | | BRA | Cesar Cielo Filho | |
| 2007 | | USA | Ben Wildman-Tobriner | |
| 2005 |  | RSA | Roland Schoeman | |
| 2003 |  | RUS | Aleksandr Popov | |
| 2001 | | USA | Anthony Ervin | |
| 1998 | | USA | Bill Pilczuk | |
| 1994 | | RUS | Aleksandr Popov | |
| 1991 | | USA | Tom Jaeger | |
| 1986 | | USA | Tom Jaeger | |