The Top Ranked Swimmers of All-Time from the USA
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The Top Ranked Swimmers of All-Time from the USA
| Rnk | Athlete | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Michael Phelps | 2000 | 1 |
| 2 | Mark Spitz | 1968 | 2 |
| 3 | Aaron Peirsol | 2000 | 8 |
| 4 | Charlie Daniels | 1904 | 11 |
| 5 | Caeleb Dressel | 2016 | 15 |
| 6 | Mike Burton | 1968 | 16 |
| 7 | Ryan Lochte | 2004 | 19 |
| 8 | Matt Biondi | 1984 | 20 |
| 9 | Gary Hall Jr. | 1996 | 21 |
| 10 | John Naber | 1976 | 22 |
| 11 | Ryan Murphy | 2016 | 25 |
| 12 | John Hencken | 1972 | 26 |
| 13 | Tom Dolan | 1996 | 29 |
| 14 | Charlie Hickcox | 1968 | 30 |
| 15 | Don Schollander | 1964 | 31 |
| 16 | Duke Kahanamoku | 1912 | 32 |
| 17 | Anthony Ervin | 2000 | 41 |
| 18 | Norman Ross | 1920 | 42 |
| 19 | Robert Finke | 2020 | 45 |
| 20 | Rick Carey | 1984 | 48 |
| 21 | Brian Goodell | 1976 | 49 |
| 22 | Warren Paoa Kealoha | 1920 | 53 |
| 23 | Pablo Morales | 1984 | 63 |
| 24 | Jimmy McLane | 1948 | 69 |
| 25 | Carl Robie | 1964 | 72 |
| 26 | Tom Malchow | 1996 | 73 |
| 27 | Chase Kalisz | 2016 | 74 |
| 28 | Matt Grevers | 2008 | 77 |
| 29 | Jeff Rouse | 1992 | 78 |
| 30 | George DiCarlo | 1984 | 80 |
| 31 | Ford Konno | 1952 | 83 |
| 32 | Jack Medica | 1936 | 84 |
| 33 | Nathan Adrian | 2012 | 88 |
| 34 | Buster Crabbe | 1928 | 93 |
| 35 | Jim Montgomery | 1976 | 98 |
| 36 | Mel Stewart | 1988 | 115 |
| 37 | Harry Hebner | 1908 | 123 |
| 38 | Mike Barrowman | 1988 | 125 |
| 39 | Allen Stack | 1948 | 127 |
| 40 | George Kojac | 1928 | 129 |
| 41 | Tyler Clary | 2012 | 131 |
| 42 | Steve Lundquist | 1984 | 132 |
| 43 | Yoshi Oyakawa | 1952 | 137 |
| 44 | Brad Bridgewater | 1996 | 144 |
| 45 | Nelson Diebel | 1992 | 145 |
| 46 | Mike O'Brien | 1984 | 146 |
| 47 | Rowdy Gaines | 1984 | 147 |
| 48 | Bruce Furniss | 1976 | 149 |
| 49 | Matt Vogel | 1976 | 150 |
| 50 | Mike Bruner | 1976 | 151 |
| 51 | Rod Strachan | 1976 | 152 |
| 52 | Don McKenzie | 1968 | 153 |
| 53 | Doug Russell | 1968 | 154 |
| 54 | Dick Roth | 1964 | 155 |
| 55 | Jed Graef | 1964 | 156 |
| 56 | Bill Mulliken | 1960 | 157 |
| 57 | Mike Troy | 1960 | 158 |
| 58 | Bill Yorzyk | 1956 | 159 |
| 59 | Clarke Scholes | 1952 | 161 |
| 60 | Bill Smith | 1948 | 162 |
| 61 | Joe Verdeur | 1948 | 163 |
| 62 | Wally Ris | 1948 | 164 |
| 63 | Adolph Kiefer | 1936 | 165 |
| 64 | Bob Skelton | 1924 | 171 |
| 65 | Tim McKee | 1972 | 180 |
| 66 | Gary Hall | 1968 | 183 |
| 67 | Erik Vendt | 2000 | 189 |
| 68 | Eric Namesnik | 1992 | 192 |
| 69 | Peter Rocca | 1976 | 193 |
| 70 | Mike Stamm | 1972 | 194 |
| 71 | Steve Genter | 1972 | 195 |
| 72 | Brendan Hansen | 2004 | 197 |
| 73 | John Nelson | 1964 | 205 |
| 74 | Larsen Jensen | 2004 | 210 |
| 75 | Mitch Ivey | 1968 | 213 |
| 76 | Dave Berkoff | 1988 | 218 |
| 77 | Tom Jager | 1988 | 219 |
| 78 | Jerry Heidenreich | 1972 | 221 |
| 79 | Frank McKinney | 1956 | 222 |
| 80 | Paul Wyatt | 1924 | 226 |
| 81 | Scott Leary | 1904 | 228 |
| 82 | Dave Wharton | 1988 | 250 |
| 83 | Ian Crocker | 2000 | 252 |
| 84 | Tripp Schwenk | 1992 | 259 |
| 85 | Connor Jaeger | 2012 | 260 |
| 86 | Roy Saari | 1964 | 262 |
| 87 | Mike Heath | 1984 | 271 |
| 88 | Greg Buckingham | 1968 | 272 |
| 89 | Keith Carter | 1948 | 274 |
| 90 | Jay Litherland | 2016 | 276 |
| 91 | Walter Laufer | 1928 | 278 |
| 92 | Greg Burgess | 1992 | 280 |
| 93 | Joe Bottom | 1976 | 282 |
| 94 | Ludy Langer | 1920 | 284 |
| 95 | Cullen Jones | 2012 | 295 |
| 96 | Josh Prenot | 2016 | 302 |
| 97 | Nick Thoman | 2012 | 304 |
| 98 | Ed Moses | 2000 | 305 |
| 99 | Jeremy Linn | 1996 | 306 |
| 100 | Chris Jacobs | 1988 | 308 |
| 101 | Dave Wilson | 1984 | 309 |
| 102 | John Mykkanen | 1984 | 310 |
| 103 | Bobby Hackett | 1976 | 313 |
| 104 | Jack Babashoff | 1976 | 314 |
| 105 | Steve Gregg | 1976 | 315 |
| 106 | Tim Shaw | 1976 | 316 |
| 107 | Tom Bruce | 1972 | 317 |
| 108 | John Kinsella | 1968 | 318 |
| 109 | Ken Walsh | 1968 | 319 |
| 110 | Gary Dilley | 1964 | 320 |
| 111 | Lance Larson | 1960 | 321 |
| 112 | Bowen Stassforth | 1952 | 326 |
| 113 | Bob Cowell | 1948 | 329 |
| 114 | Al Vande Weghe | 1936 | 330 |
| 115 | Pua Kele Kealoha | 1920 | 334 |
| 116 | Ray Kegeris | 1920 | 335 |
| 117 | George Breen | 1956 | 343 |
| 118 | Peter Vanderkaay | 2008 | 351 |
| 119 | Klete Keller | 2000 | 354 |
| 120 | John Ferris | 1968 | 357 |
| 121 | Bob Bennett | 1960 | 359 |
| 122 | Gardner Williams | 1896 | 360 |
| 123 | Conor Dwyer | 2012 | 397 |
| 124 | Steve Furniss | 1972 | 400 |
| 125 | Jason Lezak | 2004 | 410 |
| 126 | John Murphy | 1972 | 420 |
| 127 | Rick Colella | 1972 | 421 |
| 128 | Kieran Smith | 2020 | 426 |
| 129 | Bill Harris | 1920 | 432 |
| 130 | Jam Handy | 1904 | 434 |
| 131 | Jim Cristy | 1932 | 437 |
| 132 | Brian Job | 1968 | 438 |
| 133 | Tom Wilkens | 2000 | 451 |
| 134 | Cody Miller | 2016 | 456 |
| 135 | David Plummer | 2016 | 457 |
| 136 | Chris Thompson | 2000 | 459 |
| 137 | Bill Forrester | 1976 | 466 |
| 138 | Dan Harrigan | 1976 | 467 |
| 139 | Doug Northway | 1972 | 469 |
| 140 | Robin Backhaus | 1972 | 470 |
| 141 | Tom McBreen | 1972 | 471 |
| 142 | Jack Horsley | 1968 | 472 |
| 143 | Ronnie Mills | 1968 | 473 |
| 144 | Ross Wales | 1968 | 474 |
| 145 | Chet Jastremski | 1964 | 475 |
| 146 | Fred Schmidt | 1964 | 476 |
| 147 | Dave Gillanders | 1960 | 477 |
| 148 | Jack Taylor | 1952 | 483 |
| 149 | Bob Sohl | 1948 | 484 |
| 150 | Albert Schwartz | 1932 | 487 |
| 151 | Bill Kirschbaum | 1924 | 490 |
| 152 | Sam Kahanamoku | 1924 | 492 |
| 153 | Ken Huszagh | 1912 | 493 |
| 154 | Budd Goodwin | 1904 | 533 |
| 155 | Michael Andrew | 2020 | 540 |
| 156 | Edgar Adams | 1904 | 542 |
| 157 | Ralph Flanagan | 1932 | 546 |
| 158 | Jordan Wilimovsky | 2016 | 547 |
| 159 | Matt Cetlinski | 1988 | 562 |
| 160 | Fred Kahele | 1920 | 564 |
| 161 | Jack Howell | 1920 | 565 |
| 162 | David Gaul | 1904 | 566 |
| 163 | Rich Schroeder | 1984 | 569 |
| 164 | Ray Ruddy | 1928 | 571 |
| 165 | Perry McGillivray | 1912 | 573 |
| 166 | Josh Davis | 1996 | 574 |
| 167 | Kevin Cordes | 2016 | 577 |
| 168 | Mark Gangloff | 2004 | 579 |
| 169 | Jon Olsen | 1992 | 581 |
| 170 | Bryce Mefford | 2020 | 596 |
| 171 | Jeff Float | 1984 | 604 |
| 172 | Mark Chatfield | 1972 | 609 |
| 173 | Larry Barbiere | 1968 | 610 |
| 174 | Bill Farley | 1964 | 613 |
| 175 | Gary Ilman | 1964 | 614 |
| 176 | Phil Riker | 1964 | 615 |
| 177 | Bruce Hunter | 1960 | 617 |
| 178 | Jack Nelson | 1956 | 620 |
| 179 | Reid Patterson | 1956 | 623 |
| 180 | Herbert Higgins | 1936 | 627 |
| 181 | Taylor Drysdale | 1936 | 629 |
| 182 | Dan Zehr | 1932 | 630 |
| 183 | Manuella Kalili | 1932 | 631 |
| 184 | Leslie Rich | 1908 | 637 |
| 185 | Bill Orthwein | 1904 | 641 |
| 186 | David Hammond | 1904 | 689 |
| 187 | Neil Walker | 2000 | 692 |
| 188 | Alan Somers | 1960 | 698 |
| 189 | Austin Clapp | 1928 | 709 |
| 190 | Townley Haas | 2016 | 711 |
| 191 | Nic Fink | 2020 | 732 |
| 192 | Jacob Pebley | 2016 | 733 |
| 193 | Scott Weltz | 2012 | 736 |
| 194 | Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 2008 | 737 |
| 195 | John Moffet | 1984 | 743 |
| 196 | Charles Keating | 1976 | 746 |
| 197 | Dave Edgar | 1972 | 747 |
| 198 | Fred Tyler | 1972 | 748 |
| 199 | Dick Hanley | 1956 | 752 |
| 200 | Eugene Bolden | 1920 | 767 |
| 201 | Harold Kruger | 1920 | 768 |
| 202 | Edwin Swatek | 1904 | 775 |
| 203 | John Meyers | 1904 | 776 |
| 204 | Mike McDermott | 1912 | 802 |
| 205 | Bill Woolsey | 1952 | 821 |
| 206 | Kurt Grote | 1996 | 835 |
| 207 | Jeff Kostoff | 1984 | 838 |
| 208 | Jay Mortenson | 1988 | 846 |
| 209 | Clark Burckle | 2012 | 872 |
| 210 | Scott Spann | 2008 | 876 |
| 211 | Chad Carvin | 2000 | 879 |
| 212 | Kyle Salyards | 2000 | 880 |
| 213 | David Fox | 1996 | 881 |
| 214 | Joe Hudepohl | 1992 | 882 |
| 215 | Ron Karnaugh | 1992 | 884 |
| 216 | Bob Jackson | 1976 | 888 |
| 217 | Mike Austin | 1964 | 892 |
| 218 | Wayne Moore | 1952 | 899 |
| 219 | Forbes Norris | 1948 | 901 |
| 220 | Peter Fick | 1936 | 905 |
| 221 | Raymond Thompson | 1932 | 907 |
| 222 | Robert Kerber | 1932 | 908 |
| 223 | Lester Smith | 1924 | 911 |
| 224 | Ray Thorne | 1904 | 915 |
| 225 | Tom Shields | 2016 | 965 |
| 226 | Nicholas Nerich | 1912 | 984 |
| 227 | Gunnar Bentz | 2020 | 1024 |
| 228 | Tyler McGill | 2012 | 1028 |
| 229 | Scott Usher | 2004 | 1030 |
| 230 | Eric Wunderlich | 1996 | 1034 |
| 231 | Lawrence Frostad | 1992 | 1036 |
| 232 | Dan Veatch | 1988 | 1037 |
| 233 | Troy Dalbey | 1988 | 1039 |
| 234 | Paul Hartloff | 1976 | 1044 |
| 235 | Philip Long | 1968 | 1049 |
| 236 | Wayne Anderson | 1964 | 1052 |
| 237 | Gene Lenz | 1960 | 1054 |
| 238 | Albert Wiggins | 1956 | 1055 |
| 239 | Arthur Lindegren | 1936 | 1063 |
| 240 | Gordon Chalmers | 1932 | 1065 |
| 241 | James Gilhula | 1932 | 1066 |
| 242 | Adam Smith | 1924 | 1070 |
| 243 | Marquard Schwarz | 1906 | 1084 |
| 244 | Bill Heusner | 1948 | 1129 |
| 245 | Rick DeMont | 1972 | 1164 |
| 246 | Jake Mitchell | 2020 | 1166 |
| 247 | Mark Warkentin | 2008 | 1179 |
| 248 | Doug Gjertsen | 1992 | 1182 |
| 249 | Pat Kennedy | 1984 | 1187 |
| 250 | Chris Woo | 1976 | 1192 |
| 251 | Brent Berk | 1968 | 1193 |
| 252 | Steve Rerych | 1968 | 1194 |
| 253 | Zac Zorn | 1968 | 1195 |
| 254 | Paul Hait | 1960 | 1200 |
| 255 | Ronald Gora | 1952 | 1206 |
| 256 | Arthur Highland | 1936 | 1210 |
| 257 | John Macionis | 1936 | 1212 |
| 258 | Ray Kaye | 1936 | 1213 |
| 259 | John Piersma | 1996 | 1284 |
| 260 | Augustus Goessling | 1908 | 1293 |
| 261 | Hunter Armstrong | 2020 | 1324 |
| 262 | Zach Harting | 2020 | 1326 |
| 263 | Andrew Gemmell | 2012 | 1332 |
| 264 | Ricky Berens | 2012 | 1334 |
| 265 | Gil Stovall | 2008 | 1336 |
| 266 | Scott Goldblatt | 2000 | 1340 |
| 267 | Mark Henderson | 1996 | 1344 |
| 268 | Mark Dean | 1988 | 1352 |
| 269 | Lawrence Dowler | 1976 | 1356 |
| 270 | Dave Perkowski | 1968 | 1362 |
| 271 | Tom Trethewey | 1964 | 1373 |
| 272 | Dick Cleveland | 1952 | 1382 |
| 273 | Jerry Holan | 1952 | 1383 |
| 274 | Howard Patterson | 1948 | 1387 |
| 275 | Thomas Blankenburg | 1928 | 1402 |
| 276 | James Green | 1908 | 1420 |
| 277 | Frank Bornamann | 1906 | 1425 |
| 278 | Joseph Spencer | 1906 | 1426 |
| 279 | Eric Shanteau | 2008 | 1465 |
| 280 | George Onekea | 1956 | 1475 |
| 281 | Stephen Ruddy | 1920 | 1478 |
| 282 | Alex Meyer | 2012 | 1508 |
| 283 | Bryce Hunt | 2004 | 1513 |
| 284 | Hans Dersch | 1992 | 1519 |
| 285 | Steve Bigelow | 1988 | 1521 |
| 286 | Casey Converse | 1976 | 1529 |
| 287 | Monty Nitzkowski | 1952 | 1540 |
| 288 | Sean Killion | 1992 | 1604 |
| 289 | Zach Apple | 2020 | 1651 |
| 290 | Jack Kasley | 1936 | 1705 |
| 291 | Dick Howell | 1924 | 1710 |
| 292 | Ralph Breyer | 1924 | 1712 |
| 293 | Kenneth Merten | 1968 | 1778 |
| 294 | Peter Wright | 1996 | 1804 |
| 295 | Roque Santos | 1992 | 1807 |
| 296 | Basil Francis | 1932 | 1818 |
| 297 | Edwin Moles | 1932 | 1819 |
| 298 | John Paulson | 1932 | 1820 |
| 299 | Garrett Weber-Gale | 2008 | 1891 |
| 300 | David Radcliffe | 2016 | 1959 |
| 301 | Carlton Bruner | 1996 | 1968 |
| 302 | Charles Quimby | 1920 | 2020 |
| 303 | Herbert Taylor | 1920 | 2021 |
| 304 | Dan Jorgensen | 1988 | 2062 |
| 305 | James Reilly | 1912 | 2076 |
| 306 | Sean Ryan | 2016 | 2095 |
| 307 | Tommy Hannan | 2000 | 2105 |
| 308 | Daniel Watters | 1988 | 2220 |
| 309 | John Hargis | 1996 | 2340 |
| 310 | Bill Stapleton | 1988 | 2345 |
| 311 | Matt Gribble | 1984 | 2348 |
| 312 | Robert Hughes | 1956 | 2365 |
| 313 | Michael Brinegar | 2020 | 2409 |
| 314 | Conrad Trubenbach | 1908 | 2419 |
| 315 | Royce Sharp | 1992 | 2554 |
| 316 | Kirk Stackle | 1988 | 2699 |
| 317 | Robert Foster | 1908 | 2758 |
| 318 | Henry Luning | 1924 | 2832 |
| 319 | Ray Carey | 1996 | 2917 |
| 320 | Lars Jorgensen | 1988 | 3122 |
| 321 | Pat Calhoun | 2000 | 3279 |
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