Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | SLO | Peter Stevens | |
| 2023 |  | CHN | Qin Haiyang | |
| 2022 |  | USA | Nicolas Fink | |
| 2019 |  | GBR | Adam Peaty | |
| 2017 | | GBR | Adam Peaty | |
| 2015 | | GBR | Adam Peaty | |
| 2013 |  | RSA | Cameron van der Burgh | |
| 2011 |  | BRA | Felipe Silva | |
| 2009 | | RSA | Cameron van der Burgh | |
| 2007 |  | UKR | Oleg Lisohor | |
| 2005 |  | FRG | Mark Warnecke | |
| 2003 | | GBR | James Gibson | |
| 2001 | | UKR | Oleg Lisohor | |