50 Metre Freestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Palma de Mallorca | Mark Foster (GBR) | Hu Bin (CHN) | Robert Abernethy (AUS) |
| 1995 Rio de Janeiro | Francisco Sánchez (VEN) | Fernando Scherer (BRA) | Changji Jiang (CHN) |
| 1997 Gothenburg | Francisco Sánchez (VEN) | Mark Foster (GBR) | Ricardo Busquets (PUR) |
| 1999 Hong Kong | Mark Foster (GBR) | José Meolans (ARG) | Mark Veens (NED) |
| 2000 Athens | Mark Foster (GBR) | Brendon Dedekind (RSA) | Stefan Nystrand (SWE) |
| 2002 Moscow | José Meolans (ARG) | Mark Foster (GBR) | Oleksandr Volynets (UKR) |
| Alexander Popov (RUS) | |||
| 2004 Indianapolis | Mark Foster (GBR) | Stefan Nystrand (SWE) | Nicholas Brunelli (USA) |
| 2006 Shanghai | Duje Draganja (CRO) | Cullen Jones (USA) | Oleksandr Volynets (UKR) |
| Nicholas Brunelli (USA) | |||
| 2008 Manchester | Duje Draganja (CRO) | Mark Foster (GBR) | Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) |
| 2010 Dubai | César Cielo Filho (BRA) | Frédérick Bousquet (FRA) | Josh Schneider (USA) |
| 2012 Istanbul | Vladimir Morozov (RUS) | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | Anthony Ervin (USA) |
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