1. Grant Hackett (1980)

Olympic Swimmer

Australian Olympic swimmer who competed in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympic games, winning gold twice for the 1500 meters freestyle.

2. Faith Leech (1941)

Olympic Swimmer

Freestyle swimmer who won the 4 x 100m gold and the 100 m bronze at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

3. Diana Harris (1948)

Olympic Swimmer

British swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.

4. Rehan Poncha (1986)

Olympic Swimmer

National championship Indian swimmer who is known for competing in the backstroke, butterfly, and individual medley events. He is known for having represented India at the 2009 Asian Championships in...

5. Stephanie Au (1992)

Olympic Swimmer

Highly decorated Hong Kong swimmer and Olympian who's represented Hong Kong at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics. She holds records in the 200 m, 400 m, 800 m and...

6. Casey Legler (1977)

Olympic Swimmer

Former Olympic swimmer turned model who became the world's first women to sign a contract as a male Ford Model. She was initially offered a modeling job by a friend...

7. Sun Yang (1991)

Olympic Swimmer

Swimmer who won gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in the 400-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle, while also taking silver in the 200-meter freestyle.

8. Nadine Rolland (1975)

Olympic Swimmer

Nadine Rolland is a retired Canadian swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and later became an official member of the Canadian...

9. Dominik Kozma (1991)

Olympic Swimmer

Dominik Kozma is a Hungarian swimmer.

10. Menaka de Silva (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Menaka Srimani de Silva is a Sri Lankan swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She held a Sri Lankan record from the national championships in 2003 until it was...

11. Melissa Caballero (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Melissa Caballero is a Spanish former swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

12. Razan Taha (1991)

Olympic Swimmer

Razan Taha is a Jordanian swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. At age sixteen Taha became one of the youngest swimmers to mark their debut for the 2008 Summer...

13. Chen Cho-yi (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Chen Cho-yi is a Taiwanese swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. He is an eighth-place finalist in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan South Korea...

14. Nicolas Gruson (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Nicolas Gruson is a French former swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

15. Monika Babok (1991)

Olympic Swimmer

Monika Babok is a Croatian swimmer who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events. She collected a silver medal in the 50 m butterfly at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships...

16. Alexei Puninski (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Alexei Puninski is a Russian-born Croatian swimmer who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events. He is a multiple-time Croatian champion and record holder in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events.

17. Akira Hayashi (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Akira Hayashi is a retired Japanese male breaststroke swimmer. He represented Japan at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992. He is best known for winning a five medals...

18. Hani Elteir (1981)

Olympic Swimmer

Hani Elteir is a retired Egyptian swimmer who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. Elteir competed in the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He eclipsed...

19. Osama El-Aarag (1991)

Olympic Swimmer

Osama Mohammed El-Aarag is a Qatari swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. At age sixteen Alarag became one of the youngest swimmers to mark their official debut at the 2008...

20. Jeong Da-rae (1991)

Olympic Swimmer

Jeong Da-rae is a South Korean swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. She is a gold medalist in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou China....

21. Yevgeny Petrashov (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Yevgeny Petrashov is a retired Kyrgyzstani swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. He is a three-time Olympian and a former Kyrgyzstan record holder in both 100 and 200 m breaststroke....

22. Jessica Teixeira Vieira (1991)

Olympic Swimmer

Jessica Teixeira Vieira is a Mozambican swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50 m freestyle event.

23. Ryu Yoon-ji (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Ryu Yoon-Ji is a South Korean swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.

24. Gustavo Bucaro (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Gustavo Bucaro is a Guatemalan former swimmer who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

25. Siow Yi Ting (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Siow Yi Ting is an Olympic and national record holding breaststroke swimmer from Malaysia. She swam for Malaysia at the 2000 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

26. Karl Otto Thaning (1977)

Olympic Swimmer

Karl Otto Thaning is a retired South African swimmer who specialized in freestyle events. Thaning represented his country in two sports playing water polo for South Africa at the Heliopolis...

27. Michelle Lischinsky (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Michelle Lischinsky is a retired Canadian swimmer who specialized in backstroke events. She represented Canada as a 25-year-old at the 2000 Summer Olympics and also trained for the Manitoba Swim...

28. Angelika Kraus (1950)

Olympic Swimmer

Angelika Kraus is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

29. Iurii Zakharov (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Iurii Zakharov is a Kyrgyzstani swimmer who specialized in backstroke and individual medley events. Zakharov made his official debut as a 19-year-old at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He...

30. Ewa Synowska (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Ewa Synowska is a retired Polish swimmer who won a bronze medals at the 1991 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed in three events at the 1992 Summer Olympics and...

31. Vladimir Sidorkin (1986)

Olympic Swimmer

Vladimir Sidorkin is an Estonian swimmer who specialized in both long and short course freestyle events. He set an Estonian record time of 47. 99 by placing eleventh in the...

32. Yekaterina Tochenaya (1981)

Olympic Swimmer

Yekaterina Tochenaya is a retired Kyrgyzstani swimmer who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events. She holds a dual citizenship status to compete internationally for Kyrgyzstan and Russia including her...

33. Masayuki Kishida (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Masayuki Kishida is a Japanese swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

34. Barbara Schwarzfeldt (1957)

Olympic Swimmer

Barbara Schwarzfeldt is a German former swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics...

35. Yoshie Nishioka (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Yoshie Nishioka is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

36. Carolina Cerqueda (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Carolina Cerqueda Santacreu is a retired Andorran swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She currently holds three Andorran records each in the 50 100 and 200 m freestyle. She...

37. Eleni Kosti (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Eleni Kosti is a Greek swimmer who specialized in freestyle events. She first represented the host nation as part of the women's freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

38. Ravil Nachaev (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Ravil Nachaev is a retired Uzbekistan swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is a three-time Olympian and a gold medalist in the 50 m freestyle at...

39. Susanne Schuster (1963)

Olympic Swimmer

Susanne Schuster is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

40. Raiko Pachel (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Raiko Pachel is a retired Estonian swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. He is a single-time Olympian a double Baltic States swimming champion and a former Estonian record holder in...

41. Svetlana Karpeeva (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Svetlana Anatolyevna Karpeyeva is a Russian swimmer who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.

42. Chen Te-tung (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Chen Te-tung is a retired Taiwanese swimmer who specialized in freestyle events. Chen qualified for two swimming events as a member of the Chinese Taipei team at the 2004 Summer...

43. Yoko Koikawa (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Yoko Koikawa is a retired female backstroke swimmer who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain. She is best known for winning the gold...

44. Amar Shah (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Amar Shah is a Kenyan swimmer who specialized in breaststroke but also competed in the freestyle relays. He is a single-time Olympian and a two-time swimmer at the Commonwealth Games....

45. Ganaagiin Galbadrakh (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Ganaagiin Galbadrakh is a retired Mongolian swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Galbadrakh represented Mongolia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and eventually at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan...

46. Rebecca Linton (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Rebecca Jane Linton is a retired New Zealand swimmer who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. She held New Zealand records in the 400 and 800 m freestyle until they were...

47. Satoko Morishita (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Satoko Morishita is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

48. Fu Hsiao-han (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

u Hsiao-han is a retired Taiwanese swimmer who specialized in backstroke events. Fu qualified for the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by achieving a...

49. Mohammed Al-Habsi (1991)

Olympic Swimmer

Mohammed bin Naseeb Al-Habsi is an Omani swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. At age sixteen Al-Habsi became one of the youngest swimmers to mark their official debut for the...

50. Dawood Youssef (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Dawood Youssef Mohamed Jassim is a Bahraini swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He represented Bahrain at the 2000 Summer Olympics where he became the nation's flag bearer in...