Biography of Cameron van der Burgh
Cameron van der Burgh was born on May 25, 1988 in Pretoria, is a South African swimmer. He is Africa’s first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains … read more
Biography of Alain Bernard
Alain Bernard was born on 1 May 1983 in France, is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône. Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m … read more
Biography of Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austrian-born American swimmer and actor. He was one of the world’s best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze … read more
Biography of Amy Van Dyken
Amy Van Dyken (born February 17, 1973) is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. Four of these gold medals came in the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman … read more
Biography of Dara Torres
Dara Torres was born April 15, 1967 in Los Angeles, California. Dara Torres was the first American swimmer to compete in four Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992 and 2000. She has won 9 Olympic medals, including … read more
Biography of Jenny Thompson
Jennifer Thompson (born February 26, 1973), a swimmer, is one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight golds, while representing the United States of America in the 1992, 1996, 2000, … read more
Biography of Mark Spitz
Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is a American swimmer. He was born in California, to Arnold and Lenore Spitz. He holds the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympics (seven), … read more
Biography of Summer Sanders
Summer Elisabeth Sanders (born October 13, 1972 in Roseville, California) is an actress and Olympic medalist in swimming. Sanders first came to the attention of the swimming world in 1988 after barely missing a spot … read more
Biography of Megan Quann
Megan Quann (Jendrick) (born January 15, 1984 in Tacoma, Washington) is a American swimmer who won gold, silver, and bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In December 2004, Megan married her high-school sweetheart Nathan Jendrick
Biography of Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps (born June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American swimmer and world-record holder (as of 2004). Michael Phelps at the age of 15 appeared at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as … read more
Biography of Aaron Peirsol
Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983 in Irvine, California) is an American competitive swimmer. He is best known for winning both available gold medals for men in the backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics … read more
Biography of Edwin Moses
Edwin Corley Moses (born in Dayton, Ohio August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. Between 1977 and … read more
Biography of Jim Montgomery
Jim Montgomery (born January 24, 1955, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American swimmer. Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1986 as an Honor Swimmer, Montgomery is the first man to break the … read more
Biography of Mary T. Meagher
Mary T. Meagher (born 1964) is a former competitive swimmmer from the United States. Meagher, originally from Kentucky, began competing at an early age, setting her first world record in the butterfly at the age … read more
Biography of Lenny Krayzelburg
Lenny Krayzelburg is an American backstroke swimmer. Krayzelburg was born in Odessa, (formerly in the Soviet Union, now in the Ukraine), on September 28, 1975. He and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989, … read more