Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | USA | Nicolas Fink | |
| 2023 |  | CHN | Qin Haiyang | |
| 2022 |  | ITA | Nicolo Martinenghi | |
| 2019 |  | GBR | Adam Peaty | |
| 2017 | | GBR | Adam Peaty | |
| 2015 | | GBR | Adam Peaty | |
| 2013 |  | AUS | Christian Sprenger | |
| 2011 |  | NOR | Alexander Dale Oen | |
| 2009 | | AUS | Brenton Rickard | |
| 2007 | | USA | Brendan Hansen | |
| 2005 | | USA | Brendan Hansen | |
| 2003 |  | JPN | Kosuke Kitajima | |
| 2001 |  | RUS | Roman Sludnov | |
| 1998 |  | BEL | Frederic Deburghgraeve | |
| 1994 |  | HUN | Norbert Rozsa | |
| 1991 | | HUN | Norbert Rozsa | |
| 1986 |  | CAN | Victor Davis | |
| 1982 | | USA | Steve Lundquist | |
| 1978 |  | FRG | Walter Kusch | |
| 1975 | | GBR | David Wilkie | |
| 1973 | | USA | John Hencken | |