Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | NED | Kai Van Westering | |
| 2023 |  | HUN | Hubert Kos | |
| 2022 |  | USA | Ryan Murphy | |
| 2019 |  | RUS | Yevgeny Rylov | |
| 2017 | | RUS | Yevgeny Rylov | |
| 2015 |  | AUS | Mitchell Larkin | |
| 2013 | | USA | Ryan Lochte | |
| 2011 | | USA | Ryan Lochte | |
| 2009 | | USA | Aaron Peirsol | |
| 2007 | | USA | Ryan Lochte | |
| 2005 | | USA | Aaron Peirsol | |
| 2003 | | USA | Aaron Peirsol | |
| 2001 | | USA | Aaron Peirsol | |
| 1998 | | USA | Lenny Krayzelburg | |
| 1994 | | RUS | Vladimir Selkov | |
| 1991 |  | ESP | Martin Lopez Zubero | |
| 1986 | | ESP | Martin Lopez Zubero | |
| 1982 | | USA | Richard Carey | |
| 1978 | | USA | Jesse Vassallo | |
| 1975 | | HUN | Zoltan Verraszto | |
| 1973 |  | GDR | Roland Matthes | |