Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | ITA | Gregorio Paltrinieri | |
| 2023 |  | TUN | Ahmed Hafnaoui | |
| 2022 |  | USA | Robert Finke | |
| 2019 | | ITA | Gregorio Paltrinieri | |
| 2017 | | ITA | Gabriele Detti | |
| 2015 |  | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2013 | | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2011 | | CHN | Sun Yang | |
| 2009 | | CHN | Lin Zhang | |
| 2007 | | TUN | Oussama Mellouli | |
| 2005 |  | AUS | Grant Hackett | |
| 2003 | | AUS | Grant Hackett | |
| 2001 | | AUS | Ian Thorpe | |