Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | POR | Diogo Matos Ribeiro | |
| 2023 |  | ITA | Thomas Ceccon | |
| 2022 |  | USA | Caeleb Dressel | |
| 2019 | | USA | Caeleb Dressel | |
| 2017 |  | GBR | Benjamin Proud | |
| 2015 |  | FRA | Florent Manaudou | |
| 2013 |  | BRA | Cesar Cielo Filho | |
| 2011 | | BRA | Cesar Cielo Filho | |
| 2009 |  | SCG | Milorad Cavic | |
| 2007 |  | RSA | Roland Schoeman | |
| 2005 | | RSA | Roland Schoeman | |
| 2003 |  | AUS | Matthew Welsh | |
| 2001 | | AUS | Geoff Huegill | |