Swimming

Federica Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːka pelleˈɡriːni]; born 5 August 1988) is an Italian retired swimmer.

Ryan Steven Lochte ( LOK-tee; born August 3, 1984) is an American former competitive swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist.

The swimming competition was held in the open sea

At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested.

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested.

At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, six swimming events were contested.

At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested.

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten swimming events were contested.

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 swimming events were contested, eight for men and seven for women.

The swimming competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City took place from 17 to 26 October at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez.

The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany. 29 events in swimming were contested.

impacted the competitiveness of swimming, track and field, boxing, basketball, diving, field hockey and equestrian sports

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synchronized swimming, swimming, water polo

The young Krisztina Egerszegi of Hungary won three individual swimming gold medals.

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The global governing body of diving is World Aquatics (name adopted in 2023), which also governs swimming, artistic swimming, water polo and open water swimming.

was a German swimmer and the most successful backstroke swimmer of all time

100 metres Breaststroke, Men

It is active in athletics, diving, karate, petanca, pilota, rugby, sailing, swimming, water polo, and triathlon.

Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water.

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a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events

is an American former competition swimmer and backstroke specialist

is a former American competition swimmer, five-time Olympic gold medalist

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is an American competitive swimmer specializing in backstroke

is an Australian swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medalist

is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics

is an Australian swimmer and the reigning Olympic champion in the 200 m freestyle

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was an Australian swimmer, who swam for the University of Southern California

is an American former competition swimmer who swam from 1989 to 1992 for Stanford University

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is a Hungarian former competitive swimmer specialized in individual medley events

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He competed at the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics in swimming and weightlifting.

was an Australian jockey, horse racing trainer and swimmer

He was a champion swimmer who introduced the Malibu balsa surfboard to Australia.

is a retired Icelandic freestyle swimmer

She won fourteen medals in three Paralympics in archery, athletics, fencing, swimming, and table tennis from 1960 to 1968.

was an English-Kenyan paralympic lawn bowl player and swimmer.

competing in athletics and swimming

he won three gold medals in swimming

was an individual medley swimmer from the USSR

was a West German freestyle swimmer.

Mexican Paralympic swimmer

was an American swimmer who competed for the University of California at Los Angeles

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was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games

former Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer

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was a German breaststroke swimmer and water polo goalkeeper

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was a competition diver and swimmer for the Women's Swimming Association of New York

is a French Paralympic swimmer

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He also competed in track and field athletics and swimming at the 1972 Games.

was a Finnish swimmer who won a European title in the 200 m breaststroke in 1931

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who competes in swimming and water polo

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is a South Korean retired competitive swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion

was a Soviet breaststroke swimmer who also competed in medley relays

is a Spanish Olympic, world, and European champion swimmer

South African retired swimmer who specialised in breaststroke events

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is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events

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American competition swimmer

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was a Hungarian swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics

former competitive swimmer who won two gold medals

English former swimmer from Great Britain

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butterfly and freestyle swimmer

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was a Scottish swimmer who was the Olympic 200m breaststroke champion in 1976

was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s

is a retired Italian competitive swimmer who won two gold medals

is a French swimmer from Delle, Territoire de Belfort

is an Australian retired competitive swimmer and Olympic gold medallist

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is a retired Ukrainian competitive swimmer

was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s who won the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

is a South African swimmer

was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion

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is a Ukrainian retired swimmer

is a Scottish swimmer representing Great Britain

is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke

is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke

was an American competition swimmer

is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events

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known primarily for her achievements as a freestyle sprinter

Barbara Krause (later Wanja, born on 7 July 1959 in East Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany.

George Ritchie Hodgson (October 12, 1893, May 1, 1983) was a Canadian competition swimmer of the early 20th century

(born 25 August 1975) is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist

Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer.

was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder

was an American competition swimmer for the San Rafael and Western Women's Swim Clubs

an Olympic gold medal swimmer

is a former Dutch competitive swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle

is an Australian former competition swimmer

is a retired Italian swimmer

was a German swimmer and water polo player

was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion

was an American competition swimmer, a 1960 Rome Olympic gold medalist in both the 100-meter butterfly and the 4x100-meter medley

was an American competitive swimmer, a two-time Olympic champion, and world record-holder in three events.

Li Bingjie (Chinese: 李冰洁, born 3 March 2002) is a Chinese swimmer.

Danyon Joseph Loader (born 21 April 1975) is a New Zealand Olympic champion and former world record holder swimmer

is a Japanese former swimmer

was a butterfly swimmer from East Germany

American competition swimmer

Australian former middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events

former competition swimmer

is an Italian swimmer

is a retired Croatian swimmer

is a retired German swimmer

Egyptian-American competitive swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events

Emma Weyant (born December 24, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer.

was an American competition swimmer, who competed for the University of Washington, and was an Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.

is a former American competitive swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter breaststroke and a gold medal for swimming the preliminary heats of the 4 × 100-meter medley relay.

Jeanette Ottesen (born 30 December 1987) is a Danish competitive swimmer who participated at the 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

is a Japanese professional swimmer who specializes in individual medley, butterfly, breaststroke, and freestyle events

is a former Australian professional swimmer who previously represented DC Trident at the International Swimming League

Lynn Edythe Burke (born March 22, 1943), also known by her married name Lynn McConville, is an American former competition swimmer

Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.

John Thomas Devitt, AM (4 February 1937-17 August 2023) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Alexandra Jane Walsh (born July 31, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer.

Katherine Cadwallader Douglass (born November 17, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer.

James George Guy (born 26 November 1995) is an English competitive swimmer

Eamon Wade Sullivan (born 30 August 1985) is an Australian former sprint swimmer

Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines IV (born February 17, 1959) is an American former competitive swimmer

is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder

She competed primarily in freestyle and butterfly events.

is a Japanese politician and retired backstroke swimmer

is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships

is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.

was a French swimmer who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.

is a British competitive freestyle swimmer

is a British swimmer specialising in 100 and 200 metre freestyle

is an American professional swimmer

is a Canadian competitive swimmer

is a retired Russian competitive swimmer and Olympic champion specializing in backstroke events

is a retired American competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, and individual medley events

is an English professional swimmer who specialises in backstroke

was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s

is a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics

is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion

was an American competition swimmer who swam for the University of Indiana

Victoriano Alberto Zorrilla (April 6, 1906, April 23, 1986) was an Argentine swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics where he became the first South American to win an Olympic swimming gold medal.

Anastasia Valeryevna Fesikova (Russian: Анастасия Валерьевна Фесикова; born 8 May 1990), née Anastasia Zuyeva, is a Russian swimmer who holds the Russian national records for the 50, 100 and 200 metres backstroke events.

Anton Mikhailovich Chupkov (Russian: Антон Михайлович Чупков; born 22 February 1997) is a retired Russian competitive swimmer.

William Danforth Mulliken (August 27, 1939, July 17, 2014) was a Hall of Fame American competition swimmer who attended Miami University in Oxford and was a 1960 Rome Olympic champion in the men's 200-meter breaststroke.

was a Finnish breaststroke swimmer

was an American competition swimmer for the Athens Athletic Club

is an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and world record-holder in two events

was a Danish swimmer who at age 12 won a bronze medal

was a Greek swimmer best known for competing at the 1896 Summer Olympics

is a retired Russian, Serbian and American backstroke swimmer

is a former medley swimmer from Finland

Florian Wellbrock (born 19 August 1997) is a German competitive swimmer.

is an American former competition swimmer for Stanford University, three-time Olympic champion

Jean Boiteux (20 June 1933-11 April 2010) was a French freestyle swimmer.

is a Hungarian retired competitive swimmer

Antonios Pepanos (Greek: Αντώνιος Πέπανος; 1866-1918) was a Greek swimmer.

Elijah Winnington (born 5 May 2000) is an Australian competitive swimmer who specialises in the sprint freestyle events.

Michael George Klim, OAM (born 13 August 1977) is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder of the 1990s and 2000s.

is a female Romanian swimmer

is an Italian former competitive swimmer

is an American former competition swimmer

is an Italian swimmer

an Australian former competitive swimmer

represents the University of Florida in the aquatics sports of swimming and diving

represents the University of Georgia (UGA) in NCAA men's and women's swimming and diving

represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's and women's swimming and diving competition

one of the four founding European teams for the International Swimming League

is an elite swim club based in Marseille, France

is an American swimming club and team based in Santa Clara, California

one of the two new teams for the professional International Swimming League 2020 season

is a swim club based in and around Baltimore, Maryland

is a swimming club which originated at Warrender Baths in Edinburgh, Scotland

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is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke and butterfly events

is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder

is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals

is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands

is an Italian swimmer and the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 metre breaststroke event

is a Japanese retired competitive swimmer who competes in backstroke events

is an American former competition swimmer

is a former breaststroke swimmer from Bulgaria

is a Mexican former breaststroke swimmer

is a Hungarian retired male swimmer

is an American competition swimmer

is a former Olympic swimming champion representing Australia

was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in four Summer Olympics

was a Danish swimmer

is an Australian former competitive swimmer

is a retired Chinese swimmer

is a former breaststroker from Hungary

is a retired swimmer from East Germany

was a German swimmer and Olympic champion

was an American competitive swimmer and actress

was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion

is a Romanian former Olympic and national record holding swimmer

was an Australian freestyle swimmer

is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany

is an American former competition swimmer

is a retired Croatian swimmer

is a Hungarian Olympic gold medalist female swimmer

is a Hungarian swimmer

is an American competitive swimmer

was an American competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record holder

was a Greek swimmer

was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and world record-holder

is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple events

is a retired Japanese Olympic, Asian and National Record holding swimmer

is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s

is a Swiss swimmer and short course world record holder in the 50 m butterfly

is a former leading competitive swimmer in the 1970s

is an American former competitive swimmer

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is a retired Dutch swimmer

is an American retired swimmer

was an American competition swimmer for the Women's Swimming Association of New York

was an American competitive swimmer, two-time Olympic champion

is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion

is a Japanese swimmer and former world record holder in the 200 metre breaststroke

is a French freestyle and butterfly swimmer

is a Czech swimmer

was a German freestyle swimmer

was a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics

is a former Soviet swimmer and olympic champion

Andrea Gyarmati (born 15 April 1954) is a retired Hungarian swimmer.

Caren Metschuck (later Mahn, born 27 September 1963) is a German former swimmer and a multiple Olympic gold medalist.

was an American competition swimmer, 1920 Olympic champion in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and world record-holder

is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder

18 June 1881-20 May 1956) was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer.

Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialised in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming.

was a South African swimmer who won the 100 metres backstroke event at the 1952 Olympics

was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California

former competitive swimmer

is a French former swimmer

is a Lithuanian swimmer

was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder

is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands

is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from France

is a Norwegian swimmer

is a Japanese swimmer

is a retired Russian competitive swimmer and Olympic medalist

is a Chinese former competitive swimmer

is a retired Australian swimmer and Olympic medallist

is a Swedish former Olympic swimmer

was a butterfly and medley swimmer from East Germany

is an Italian retired competitive swimmer

was a Japanese swimmer

is a Swedish swimmer

is a former swimmer from East Germany

is a Dutch former long-distance and marathon swimmer

is a Finnish swimmer

was a German swimmer

is a Greek swimmer specializing in backstroke

Keena Ruth Rothhammer (born February 26, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.

Kaye Marie Hall (born May 15, 1951), later known by her married name Kaye Greff, is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.

Harry Joseph Hebner (June 15, 1891, October 12, 1968) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

Imre Zachár (11 May 1890-7 April 1954) was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.

(born 7 March 2002) is an Australian swimmer.

is an Italian swimmer

is a Brazilian swimmer

is a Russian swimmer

Holman represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London

was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder

is a Japanese swimmer who specializes in the men's 200 metre butterfly

is a Nepalese swimmer

Jörg Woithe (born 11 April 1963) is a German former swimmer.

Noboru Terada (寺田 登, Terada Noboru; November 25, 1917, September 26, 1986) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer.

Irene Steer (10 August 1889-18 April 1977) was a Welsh freestyle swimmer.

Walter Brack (December 20, 1880, October 20, 1919) was a German backstroke and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

is a German competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events

is a former Australian competitive swimmer who has participated in backstroke and freestyle events at the Olympic Games

is an American competitive swimmer and an Olympic gold medalist

is a Finnish swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist

is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist

is a Polish competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke events

was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion

is a former swimmer from Sweden

was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer

is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France

is an American former competition swimmer

is a French former backstroke swimmer

is an American former swimmer

is a retired Slovenian swimmer

As a swimmer, he competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 200 metre breaststroke.

Charlene was an Olympic swimmer representing South Africa

is a retired German swimmer who competed for East Germany

is an American former competition swimmer

is a retired Australian swimmer

Storey began her Paralympic career as a swimmer

is a Japanese competitive swimmer

is a Japanese competitive swimmer

is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer

is a retired Japanese breaststroke swimmer

is a Chinese competitive swimmer

former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany

is an American swimmer and civil rights lawyer

was a swimmer from Hungary

is a South African and American former swimmer

was a backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands

was an Australian swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics

was an Austrian swimmer and physician

is a Hungarian Olympic swimmer

is a former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist

a national record holding swimmer from Costa Rica

is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer

was an American competition swimmer

is a retired Australian swimmer

former competition swimmer and Olympic champion from 1992

is an American former competitive swimmer

was an American competition swimmer for the Detroit Athletic Club

backstroke swimmer who won two medals at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics

is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany

was a British competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist

is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany

was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands

is a Canadian former competitive swimmer

is an Australian former competitive swimmer who specialises in backstroke events

was a Dutch swimmer

Novella Calligaris (born 27 December 1954) is a retired Italian swimmer

George Richard Lycott Bovell (born 18 July 1983) is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer

Jérémy Stravius (born 14 July 1988) is a French swimmer, swimming freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly.

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira (born 26 January 1986) is a retired Brazilian international competition swimmer.

born 13 December 1996) is a Hungarian competitive swimmer who specializes in butterfly.

was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European championships

Jane Louise Barkman (born September 20, 1951), also known by her married name Jane Brown, is an American former swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

is an Australian former freestyle swimmer who was part of the gold medal-winning team

was a Greek swimmer

competed as a swimmer at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

an Australian singer, actor, and a former competitive swimmer

became the youngest swimmer to win the 100 metre freestyle

Swimmer Walter Bathe won two gold medals

is a Russian swimmer

is a Chinese swimmer specializing in freestyle events

was a Danish swimmer

was a Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion

retired Finnish freestyle swimmer

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was a Greek swimmer.

Tetsuo Okamoto (20 March 1932-1 October 2007) was a Brazilian Olympic swimmer.

Arvydas Juozaitis (born 18 April 1956 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian writer, philosopher, politician, cultural worker and former swimmer

is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle and long-distance events

is an American former competition swimmer and former world record holder in the 200-meter individual medley

is a former world record holder and Olympic freestyle swimmer from Germany

is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany

is an Australian former long-distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer

is an Australian former competitive swimmer

is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist

is an English former competition swimmer who represented Great Britain

is an American former competition swimmer

was an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman who became the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids

is a former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle

born 4 January 1999) is an Australian swimmer

is a Chinese swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and individual medley.

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He also swam in the 200 metre freestyle at the Olympics, but was unplaced

was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1936 Olympics

He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

is a German former breaststroke swimmer

was a Japanese freestyle swimmer

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By the age of four, she could swim 4 kilometres.

is a Faroese elite swimmer

is a retired Canadian competitive swimmer

Tetsuo Hamuro (葉室 鐵夫, Hamuro Tetsuo; 7 September 1917-30 October 2005) was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer.

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player

won a Danish championship in swimming (1896)

is a British cyclist and former swimmer from Wisbech, England

is a British retired Paralympian swimmer

is a Serbian professional swimmer currently representing DC Trident

A multi-discipline athlete, Anderson found particular success in class 1 swimming events in which she won three of her gold medals.

James Allan Anderson OBE (born 14 April 1963) is a Scottish former paralympic swimmer who competed in the S2 classification.

Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE (born 22 August 1996) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.

Dianne Barr (born 13 September 1972) is a Northern Irish Paralympic swimmer from Larne.

Elaine Barrett (born 10 March 1977) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events.

Victoria "Vicky" Elaine Broadribb MBE (12 June 1976 - 2005) was an English Paralympic swimmer who competed for Great Britain at international level events.

A natação, a pesca desportiva e recreativa, a vela, a canoagem, o remo e o kitesurf são os desportos principais

Kenneth Cairns MBE (born 20 December 1957) is a British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals across five Games, along with several world titles.

Claire Cashmore (born 21 May 1988) is a Paralympic Swimming Champion and PTS5 classified British paratriathlete.

Jordan Michael Catchpole (born 5 October 1999) is a British Paralympic swimmer from Beccles.

Ellie Challis (born 23 March 2004) is a British para swimmer.

Josef Isaac Craig, MBE (born 17 February 1997) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.

Janice Burton MBE (born 11 April 1958) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.

James Crisp (born 11 October 1982 in Nottingham) is a British swimmer.

Clare Bishop (formerly Cunningham; born 15 June 1977) is a retired Paralympic swimmer and triathlete who represented Great Britain.

Rhys Darbey (born 13 June 2007) is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Karen Davidson is a British former wheelchair athlete.

Jeanette Clare Chippington (née Esling; born 21 April 1970) is a British Para swimmer and Para canoeist.

She won a gold medal in swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Israel, and a bronze for table tennis at the 1972 Games in West Germany.

Gareth Andrew Duke (born 18 June 1986) is a former Paralympic swimmer from Great Britain competing in S6 classification events.

Reece Dunn (born 19 September 1995) is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Melanie Easter is a British paralympic swimmer, runner and more recently a cyclist.

Graham Edmunds (born 22 September 1974) is a British swimmer who has competed in three Paralympic Games, winning two gold medals in world record times.

William Ellard (born 4 April 2006) is a British swimmer, who won three medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, including gold in the 200 m freestyle S14 where he set a new world

David Ellis is a retired British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals.

Louise Fiddes (born 26 March 2001) is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.

Bethany Charlotte Firth (born 14 February 1996) is a Northern Irish Paralympic swimmer.

Tara Flood (born 1966) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer who competed in three Paralympic Games and winning seven medals.

Pauline Foulds is a retired British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals representing Great Britain.

Jonathan Andrew Fox (born 30 May 1991) is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Heather Frederiksen MBE (born 30 December 1985) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.

Joanna Frith (born 16 June 1961) is a British archer who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Christopher Alexander Hallam, MBE (31 December 1962-16 August 2013) was a Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete.

Grace Harvey (born 31 August 1998) is a British Paralympic swimmer, and European and British record holder, who specializes in the breaststroke.

Originally a Para swimmer, she changed to Para canoe in 2017, becoming the reigning World champion in the KL2 (eight-time) and VL3 (four-time) 200m events.

Christopher Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond, (born 15 October 1971), is a British life peer in the House of Lords and former swimmer.

Peter Maurice Hull, MBE (born 6 December 1965 in Paris, France) is a British Paralympic gold medalist.

Oliver William Hynd MBE, known as Ollie, (born 27 October 1994 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) is a British swimmer.

Sam Hynd (born 3 July 1991) is a retired British para-swimmer.

Michael "Mikey" Jones (born 10 June 1994) is a British Paralympic swimmer classified as a S7 competitor for swimmers with physical disabilities.

Natalie Jones (born 31 October 1984) is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Tully Alicia Jacqueline Kearney (born 11 April 1997) is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Mike Kenny, MBE (born 30 January 1945) is a retired British swimmer.

Nyree Elise Kindred MBE (née Lewis; born 21 September 1980 in Rhondda, Wales) is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions winning ten medals.

Sascha Kindred (born 13 December 1977 in Münster, Germany) is a British swimmer who has competed in six Summer Paralympic Games, winning thirteen medals.

Giles Bruce Long MBE (born 9 July 1976, Harold Wood, London), is a retired British swimmer, public speaker, TV presenter & commentator.

Martin Mansell (born 13 December 1960) is a former Paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in swimming.

Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton, (née Sinclair; 14 April 1935-12 March 2023) was a British crossbench member of the House of Lords

Poppy Willow Maskill (born 22 March 2005) is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Margaret McIntosh McEleny MBE (born 1965), also known as "Mad Maggie" for her unshakable desire to compete, is a Scottish swimmer.

Stephanie Millward (born 20 September 1981) is a British former Paralympic swimmer.

Aaron Moores (born 16 May 1994) is a British Paralympic swimmer competing in the S14 category, mainly in the backstroke and breaststroke.

James Muirhead (21 September 1953 - 17 October 2021) was a British Paralympic swimmer who won thirteen medals at the Summer Paralympic Games.

Olivia Newman-Baronius (born 23 December 2006) is a British paralympic swimmer.

Isabel Newstead, (née Barr; 3 May 1955-18 January 2007) was a British paralympic athlete who competed at seven consecutive Paralympic Games from 1980 to 2004.

Timothy Robert Reddish (born 12 April 1957) is an English sports administrator and former Paralympic swimmer who was the Chairman of the British Paralympic Association.

Rebecca Katharine Redfern (born 19 December 1999) is a British visually impaired para-swimmer from Droitwich who competes in S13/SB13/SM13 disability categories.

Megan Richter (born 29 December 2000) is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.

David Evan Roberts CBE (born 25 May 1980), is a Welsh swimmer.

Valerie Robertson (née Forder; born 1943) is a British former Paralympic athlete who competed in archery, athletics, swimming, and wheelchair fencing, winning at least a silver medal in

Eleanor "Ellie" Robinson (born 30 August 2001) is an English retired swimmer.

Susannah Elizabeth Joy Rodgers, (born 9 August 1983) is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Faye Rogers (born 21 September 2002) is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions.

Joanne Elizabeth Rout, née Round (born 1975, Bishop Auckland, England) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.

Hannah Russell (born 5 August 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer competing in S12 classification events.

Stephanie Slater (born 7 February 1991) is a British Paralympic swimmer competing in S8 classification events.

Lauren Steadman (born 18 December 1992) is a British Paralympic athlete who has competed in four Summer Paralympics, in both swimming and the paratriathlon.

Jane Stidever (born 15 January 1966) is a retired Paralympic swimmer and equestrian.

Maisie Summers-Newton (born 26 July 2002) is a British Paralympic swimmer, competing in S6 disability events.

Robin Hugh Surgeoner (born 13 July 1963) is a British retired swimmer.

Alice Rose Tai (born 31 January 1999) is a British paralympic swimmer.

Monica Vaughan (15 April 1952) is a retired British athlete and multiple gold medal-winning paralympic swimmer.

Matthew "Matt" Benedict Walker MBE (born 25 April 1978 in Stockport, England) is a British swimmer who has participated in four Paralympic Games, winning eleven medals.

Caz Walton OBE (born Carol Bryant; 1 February 1947) is a British retired wheelchair athlete and former Great Britain Paralympic team manager.

Robert Welbourn (born 11 June 1987) is a British Paralympian swimmer.

Brock Whiston (born 19 November 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.

Tracy Wiscombe (born 31 August 1979) is a retired Scottish Paralympic swimmer who competed for Great Britain at international level events.

Marc Woods is a British former swimmer, who competed at five Paralympic Games, (Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004) winning 12 medals.

Matthew James "Matt" Wylie (born 14 October 1996) is a British swimmer.

Thelma Young (born 8 September 1972) is a Paralympic swimmer from Great Britain.

Andrew Lindsay (born 25 October 1979) is a British paralympic swimmer who has represented Great Britain at four Paralympic Games from 1996 to 2008 winning three medals.

Elizabeth Johnson (born 3 December 1985) is a British swimmer who has won gold medals in the Paralympic Games and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) world championships.

Paralympic swimmer

On the advice of family friends, he started to learn swimming at a young age. He later switched to finswimming.

She was the national swimming champion from 1972 to 1974.

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Попо́в, born 16 November 1971), better known as Alexander Popov, is a Russian former swimmer.

Adam George Ramsay-Peaty (né Peaty; born 28 December 1994) is an English competitive swimmer who specialises in the sprint breaststroke events.

Kornelia Ender (later Matthes now Grummt, born 25 October 1958) is a former East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first female swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times.

Ulrike Tauber (born 16 June 1958) is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Petra Schneider (born 11 January 1963) is a German retired medley and freestyle swimmer.

Ute Geweniger (later Strauß, born 24 February 1964) is a former breaststroke and medley swimmer who was a leading member of the East German swimming team in the 1980s.

Kristin Otto (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɪn ˈʔɔtoː] ; born 7 February 1966) is a former East German swimmer, becoming Olympic, World and European champion, multiple times.

Michael Groß (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaʔeːl ˈɡʁoːs] ; born 17 June 1964), usually spelled Michael Gross in English, is a former competitive swimmer from Germany.

Franziska van Almsick (German pronunciation: [fʁanˈt͡sɪska fan ˈalmsɪk] ; born 5 April 1978) is a retired German swimmer, former world record holder in 200 metres freestyle.

Hannah Stockbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈhana ˈʃtɔkˌbaʊ̯ɐ] ; born 7 January 1982) is a World Champion, Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Germany.

Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov (Russian: Владимир Валерьевич Сальников; born 21 May 1960) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre events.

Yevgeny Viktorovich Sadovy (Russian: Евгений Викторович Садовый; born 19 January 1973) is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and was subsequently chosen by Swimming World magazine as the Male World Swimmer of the Year.

Denis Pankratov (Russian: Денис Панкратов; born 4 July 1974) is a retired Russian butterfly swimmer of the 1990s, who was best known for winning the butterfly double at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States in a unique style.

Tamás Darnyi (born 3 June 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer.

Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristinɒ ˈɛɡɛrsɛɡi]; born 16 August 1974) is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era.

Penelope ("Penny") Heyns OIS (born 8 November 1974) is a South African former swimmer, who is best known for being the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events - at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - making her South Africa's first post-apartheid Olympic gold medallist following South Africa's re-admission to the Games in 1992.

Claudia María Poll Ahrens (born 21 December 1972) is a Costa Rican-Nicaraguan former swimmer who competed in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events.

Inge de Bruijn (Dutch: [ˈɪŋə də ˈbrœyn]; born 24 August 1973) is a Dutch former competitive swimmer.

Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər vɑn də(n) ˈɦoːɣə(m)ˌbɑnt]; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch retired swimmer.

Yana Oleksandrivna Klochkova (Ukrainian: Яна Олександрівна Клочкова; born 7 August 1982) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold.

Laure Manaudou (French pronunciation: [lɔʁ manodu]; born 9 October 1986) is a retired French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer.

Léon Marchand (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ maʁʃɑ̃] ; born 17 May 2002) is a French professional swimmer actively training in the US. He is the World record holder in the long course 200 and 400 metres individual medley, and in the short course 200 metres individual medley; the Olympic record holder

Sun Yang (Chinese: 孙杨; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n.jǎŋ]; born 1 December 1991) is a Chinese Olympic and former world-record-holding competitive swimmer.

Kosuke Hagino (萩野公介, Hagino Kōsuke; born 15 August 1994) is a Japanese former competitive swimmer who specialized in the individual medley and 200 m freestyle.

Sarah Fredrika Sjöström (Swedish: [ˈsɑ̂ːra ˈɧø̂ːstrœm]; born 17 August 1993) is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialising in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events.

David Popovici (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdavid po'povit͡ʃʲ]; born 15 September 2004) is a Romanian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events and is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200-metre event, having won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (née Coventry; born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean politician, sports administrator, and former competitive swimmer who is the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Shane Elizabeth Gould (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer.

Éva Székely (3 April 1927 - 29 February 2020) was a Hungarian swimmer.

is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer.

Károly Güttler (born 15 June 1968 in Budapest) is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Austrian Jewish swimmer, fencer, lawyer, and sports official