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Athletes

Eamon Sullivan

  • From: Australia
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Freestyle

Filippo Magnini

  • From: Italy
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Freestyle
  • Top Achievement:
    The first Italian to win World Championship gold, in the 100m Freestyle.

Katie Hoff

  • From: United States
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Freestyle
  • Top Achievement:

    Olympic Silver in the 400m Freestyle at the 2008 Games

Liam Tancock

  • From: Great Britain
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Backstroke
  • Top Achievement:

    World Record holder and World Champion

Libby Tricket

  • From: Australia
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Butterfly
  • Top Achievement:
    The only woman to have swum under 53 seconds for 100m Freestyle event and under 24 seconds…

Michael Phelps

  • From: United States
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Butterfly
  • Top Achievement:
    Winner of historic eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games

Natalie Coughlin

  • From: United States
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Backstroke
  • Top Achievement:
    The first woman in history to break the 1 minute barrier in the 100m Backstroke.

Rebecca Adlington

  • From: Mansfield, Great Britain
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Freestyle
  • Top Achievement:

    Double gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Games

Ryan Lochte

  • From: United States
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Backstroke
  • Top Achievement:
    He broke 3 world records at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships.

Tae-Hwan Park

  • From: South Korea
  • Sport: Swimming
  • Discipline: Freestyle
  • Top Achievement:
    Park is the first Asian Swimmer to win Gold in the 400m Freestyle.