China Leads All-Sports Medals Table at 2024 World Aquatics Championships

By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam

China’s athletes turned out to be some of the top performers across the board during the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, taking home the highest number of medals in three different sports and racking up a total of 33 medals. 

Twenty-three of those were gold medals as China topped the rankings in both diving and artistic swimming. They secured nine golds in diving, seven in artistic swimming and seven in swimming. This is the second straight year that China has come out on top in the all sports rankings; they took first at the 2023 Worlds in Japan. 

The United States dominated the podium in the swimming events but took second place in the rankings for all sports, taking home 23 overall. 

Team USA’s swimmers contributed 20 medals to the count, nearly double the amount won by any other country (China was next with 11). With eight gold medals, six silver and six bronze, the United States showed off its prowess in the pool. 

Claire Curzan was a name to watch for the U.S., taking home four gold medals and becoming one of only three swimmers in World Champs history to sweep all three distances of a single stroke by winning the 50, 100, and 200 meter backstroke. 

Russia was once again notably absent from the competition after being banned from participating by FINA following the invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. 

The last time athletes competed under the Russian flag at the World Aquatic Championships was in July 2019, where the country ranked 3rd in the overall medal count, just behind China and the United States, respectively. Russia ranked fourth for swimming in 2019, behind the United States, Australia and Hungary. 

Their absence from this year’s championships allowed Australia to better climb the rankings; Australia was third in overall medal rankings for all sports and in rankings for swimming.

All Sports Total Medal Count

RANK	COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
1	China	23	8	2	33
2	United States	9	6	8	23
3	Australia	7	12	5	24
4	Netherlands	5	4	0	9
5	Great Britain	4	5	9	18
6	Italy	3	10	6	19
7	Canada	2	3	6	11
8	South Korea	2	1	2	5
9	New Zealand	2	1	1	4
9	Sweden	2	1	1	4
11	Portugal	2	0	1	3
12	Ireland	2	0	0	2
13	Spain	1	5	4	10
14	France	1	4	1	6
15	Germany	1	2	3	6
16	Mexico	1	1	4	6
17	Hungary	1	1	2	4
17	Japan	1	1	2	4
17	Ukraine	1	1	2	4
20	Greece	1	1	1	3
20	Hong Kong	1	1	1	3
22	Lithuania	1	1	0	2
23	Croatia	1	0	0	1
23	Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1
25	North Korea	0	2	0	2
26	Austria	0	1	1	2
27	Denmark	0	1	0	1
27	Israel	0	1	0	1
27	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
30	Poland	0	0	3	3
31	Colombia	0	0	2	2
31	Egypt	0	0	2	2
31	Neutral Independent Athletes	0	0	2	2
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	1	1
34	Brazil	0	0	1	1
34	Romania	0	0	1	1
34	South Africa	0	0	1	1
Totals		75	75	75	225

Swimming

RANK	COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
1	United States	8	6	6	20
2	China	7	3	1	11
3	Australia	3	9	4	16
4	Netherlands	3	3	0	6
5	Italy	2	5	5	12
6	Great Britain	2	2	3	7
7	New Zealand	2	1	1	4
7	Sweden	2	1	1	4
9	South Korea	2	1	0	3
10	Ireland	2	0	0	2
10	Portugal	2	0	0	2
12	Germany	1	2	3	6
13	Canada	1	1	5	7
14	Hong Kong	1	1	1	3
15	Lithuania	1	1	0	2
15	Spain	1	1	0	2
17	Japan	1	0	1	2
18	Ukraine	1	0	0	1
19	Austria	0	1	1	2
19	France	0	1	1	2
21	Denmark	0	1	0	1
21	Israel	0	1	0	1
21	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
24	Poland	0	0	3	3
25	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	1	1
25	Egypt	0	0	1	1
25	Greece	0	0	1	1
25	Hungary	0	0	1	1
25	Neutral Independent Athletes	0	0	1	1
25	South Africa	0	0	1	1
Totals		42	42	42	126

Open Water Swimming

RANK	COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
1	Netherlands	2	0	0	2
2	France	1	2	0	3
3	Australia	1	1	0	2
4	Hungary	1	0	1	2
5	Italy	0	1	1	2
6	Spain	0	1	0	1
7	Brazil	0	0	1	1
7	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
7	Portugal	0	0	1	1
Totals		5	5	5	15

Diving

RANK	COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
1	China	9	4	0	13
2	Australia	2	2	1	5
3	Great Britain	1	2	4	7
4	Mexico	1	1	2	4
5	Italy	0	2	0	2
5	North Korea	0	2	0	2
7	South Korea	0	0	2	2
7	Ukraine	0	0	2	2
9	Egypt	0	0	1	1
9	Spain	0	0	1	1
Totals		13	13	13	39

High Diving

RANK	COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
1	Australia	1	0	0	1
1	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
3	Canada	0	1	1	2
4	France	0	1	0	1
5	Romania	0	0	1	1
Totals		2	2	2	6

Water Polo

RANK	COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
1	Croatia	1	0	0	1
1	United States	1	0	0	1
3	Hungary	0	1	0	1
3	Italy	0	1	0	1
5	Spain	0	0	2	2
Totals		2	2	2	6

Artistic Swimming

RANK	COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
1	China	7	1	1	9
2	Canada	1	1	0	2
2	Greece	1	1	0	2
2	Italy	1	1	0	2
5	Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1
6	Spain	0	3	1	4
7	Great Britain	0	1	1	2
7	Japan	0	1	1	2
9	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
9	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
11	Colombia	0	0	2	2
11	Mexico	0	0	2	2
11	United States	0	0	2	2
14	Neutral Independent Athletes	0	0	1	1
Totals		11	11	11	33

SwimSwam: China Leads All-Sports Medals Table at 2024 World Aquatics Championships