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Jenny Thompson Facts

Jennifer Elisabeth Thompson (born February 26, 1973), later known by her married name Jenny Cumpelik, is an American former competition swimmer, and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals, i

Kim Jin Woo Facts

Kim Jin-Woo (born February 17, 1983 in Mombasa) is a retired Kenyan swimmer of Korean descent, who specialized in butterfly events. Born and raised by Korean immigrants, Kim became one of the first Kenyans to compete in Olympic swimming after 44 year

Federica Pellegrini Facts

Federica Pellegrini (born 5 August 1988) is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she holds the women’s 200 m freestyle world records (long course and short course), and won a Gold Medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At

Sybil Bauer Facts

Sybil Lorina Bauer (September 18, 1903 – January 31, 1927) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

David Meca Facts

David Meca Medina (born February 1, 1974, in Sabadell) is a long distance swimmer from Spain, who has swum from mainland Spain to Ibiza among his exploits. He won gold at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal for the men’s open water 25 km.

Reiko Nakamura Facts

Reiko Nakamura (中村 礼子, Nakamura Reiko, born May 17, 1982 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese Olympic and Asian record-holding swimmer. She swam in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medals in the 200m backstroke at both edition

Coralie Balmy Facts

Coralie Balmy (born 8 June 1987) is a French freestyle swimmer. She won her first senior title at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven in the 4×200 relay freestyle. At the same Championships she won the silver medal in the 400 m fre

Inge Dekker Facts

Inge Dekker (born 18 August 1985) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in butterfly and freestyle events. She won the bronze medal with the Dutch women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside tea

Yuta Suenaga Facts

Yuta Suenaga (末永雄太, Suenaga Yuta, born April 7, 1985) is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He attained a top eight finish in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and had been se

Natalie Jones Facts

Natalie Jones, from Colchester, has competed in the last three Paralympics. The 27-year-old even won a gold medal in Athens. Events: 400m Freestyle (S6)/ 200m Individual Medley (SM6)/50m Freestyle (S6)/50m Butterfly (S6) 100m Freestyle (S6)Read more

Rogério Romero Facts

Rogério Aoki Romero (born 22 November 1969 in Londrina, Paraná) is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. A resident of Belo Horizonte, he won the gold med

Britta Steffen Facts

Britta Steffen (born 16 November 1983) is a German competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle sprint events. She is the current holder of the world record in women’s 50- and 100-metre freestyle events.