Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | AUS | Isaac Cooper | |
| 2023 |  | USA | Hunter Armstrong | |
| 2022 | | USA | Justin Ress | |
| 2019 |  | RSA | Zane Waddell | |
| 2017 |  | FRA | Camille Lacourt | |
| 2015 | | FRA | Camille Lacourt | |
| 2013 | | FRA | Camille Lacourt | |
| 2011 |  | GBR | Liam Tancock | |
| 2009 | | GBR | Liam Tancock | |
| 2007 | | RSA | Johannes Zandberg | |
| 2005 |  | GRE | Aristeidis Grigoriadis | |
| 2003 |  | GER | Thomas Rupprath | |
| 2001 | | USA | Randall Bal | |