Swimming in Swimming World Championships |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | POR | Diogo Matos Ribeiro | |
| 2023 |  | FRA | Maxime Grousset | |
| 2022 |  | HUN | Kristof Milak | |
| 2019 |  | USA | Caeleb Dressel | |
| 2017 | | USA | Caeleb Dressel | |
| 2015 |  | RSA | Chad le Clos | |
| 2013 | | RSA | Chad le Clos | |
| 2011 | | USA | Michael Phelps | |
| 2009 | | USA | Michael Phelps | |
| 2007 | | USA | Michael Phelps | |
| 2005 | | USA | Ian Crocker | |
| 2003 | | USA | Ian Crocker | |
| 2001 |  | SWE | Lars Frölander | |
| 1998 |  | AUS | Michael Klim | |
| 1994 |  | POL | Rafal Szukala | |
| 1991 |  | SUR | Anthony Nesty | |
| 1986 | | USA | Pablo Morales | |
| 1982 | | USA | Matthew Gribble | |
| 1978 | | USA | Joe Bottom | |
| 1975 | | USA | Greg Jagenburg | |
| 1973 |  | CAN | Bruce Robertson | |