swimmers
40 notable swimmers on file — 12 still here, 28 not.
still with us
Michael Phelps
aliveAmerican swimmer (born 1985)
born 1985
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Kirsty Coventry
aliveZimbabwean swimmer, politician, and sports administrator
born 1983
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Katie Ledecky
aliveAmerican Olympic swimmer
born 1997
Timothy Olyphant
aliveAmerican actor
born 1968
Léon Marchand
aliveFrench swimmer
born 2002
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Caeleb Dressel
aliveAmerican swimmer
born 1996
Summer McIntosh
aliveCanadian swimmer
born 2006
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Rebecca Adlington
aliveBritish swimmer, Olympic gold medallist
born 1989
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Torri Huske
aliveAmerican swimmer
born 2002
Daniel Wiffen
aliveIrish swimmer
born 2001
Lia Thomas
aliveAmerican swimmer
born 1999
Riley Gaines
aliveAmerican swimmer
born 2000
gone
Gertrude Ederle
deadAmerican swimmer
1905 – 2003
Carolyn Schuler
deadAmerican swimmer
1943 – 2024
Joan Harrison
deadSouth African swimmer
1935 – 2025
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David Wilkie
deadBritish swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
1954 – 2024
Robertas Žulpa
deadLithuanian swimmer
1960 – 2024
Lance Larson
deadAmerican swimmer
1940 – 2024
Steve Clark
deadAmerican swimmer
1943 – 2026
Mike Stamm
deadAmerican swimmer
1952 – 2026
Teijiro Tanikawa
deadswimmer
1932 – 2025
Vladimir Bure
deadSoviet swimmer
1950 – 2024
Nancy Garapick
deadCanadian swimmer
1961 – 2026
Dick Roth
deadAmerican swimmer
1947 – 2025
Dmitry Volkov
deadRussian swimmer
1966 – 2025
Carin Cone
deadAmerican swimmer
1940 – 2025
Alva Colquhoun
deadAustralian swimmer
1942 – 2025
Steve Gregg
deadAmerican swimmer
1955 – 2024
Robyn Thorn
deadAustralian swimmer and coach
1945 – 2026
Ernst-Joachim Küppers
deadGerman swimmer
1942 – 2025
Jeanne Stunyo
deadAmerican diver
1936 – 2025
Ursel Brunner
deadWest German freestyle swimmer
1941 – 2024
Egon Henninger
deadEast German swimmer
1940 – 2025
Eve-Mai Maurer
deadEstonian swimmer
1936 – 2026
Iris Cummings
deadAmerican swimmer, Olympic athlete, aviator
1920 – 2025
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Joana Neves
deadBrazilian Paralympic swimmer
1987 – 2024
Derya Erke
deadTurkish swimmer
1983 – 2025
Yuri Presekin
deadSoviet swimmer
1961 – 2025
Ria van Velsen
deadDutch swimmer
1943 – 2025
Klaus Dockhorn
deadGerman swimmer
1953 – 2024