Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | KOR | Kim Woomin | |
| 2023 |  | AUS | Samuel Short | |
| 2022 | | AUS | Elijah Winnington | |
| 2019 |  | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2017 | | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2015 | | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2013 | | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2011 | | KOR | Park Tae-hwan | |
| 2009 |  | GER | Paul Biedermann | |
| 2007 | | KOR | Park Tae-hwan | |
| 2005 | | AUS | Grant Hackett | |
| 2003 | | AUS | Ian Thorpe | |
| 2001 | | AUS | Ian Thorpe | |
| 1998 | | AUS | Ian Thorpe | |
| 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 | | USA | Rick DeMont | |