About Eithan Urbach Professional swimmer who is known for specializing in the backstroke category. He is known for having competed in several Summer Olympic games and Palmares events. Early life He competed in his first Olympic games in 1996 as part of the Israeli national team. Trivia He is known for having been honored with […]
About Dana Vollmer American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who won her first medal at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, and in 2012 won gold for the 100-meter butterfly. Early life She began swimming competitively at the age of 12. Trivia She began college at the University of Florida, but eventually transferred to the University […]
About Jacqueline Freney Paralympic swimmer who won a record eight gold medals for Australia at the 2012 Paralympic Games. For her spectacular performance, she received the World Disabled Swimmer of the Year award. Early life She was born with cerebral palsy. Trivia She has set two world records in the S7 400 meter freestyle. Family […]
About Elizabeth Beisel American backstroke swimmer who won a silver and bronze at the 2012 London Olympics. Early life She made her international competition debut at the 2007 World Championships at age 14. Trivia She won her first World Aquatics Championship gold medal in 2011. Family of Elizabeth Beisel She has a brother named Danny. […]
About Maya DiRado American swimmer specializing in freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and the individual medley events. She competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, winning gold medals in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay and in the 200 meter backstroke. Early life She was a three time high school state champion in the 200 yard in the […]
About Joe Bartoch Swimmer who made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Games and specializes in the butterfly stroke. Early life He attended college at the University of Nevada at Los Vegas where he was on the swim team. Trivia He won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan American Games in the 4×100 meter […]
About Barbara Krause German freestyle swimmer and three-time Olympic gold medalist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where she won the 100 and 200 meters freestyle races, and the 4×100 meters relay. Early life She won her first gold medal at the 1975 World Championships in Cali, Colombia. Trivia She broke 8 world records in her […]
About Karl Otto Thaning Olympic freestyle swimmer who competed in the 4×100 meter medley relay at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games. He was also the captain of the National Aquatic Team in 2006. Early life He won numerous short course South African titles in both 50 meter and 100 meter sprint freestyle events. Trivia […]
About Danyon Loader New Zealand former world-class swimmer who won gold medals for his home country in the 200 and 400 meters at the 1996 Summer Olympics. During his career, he set world records in the 200 meter butterfly and 400 meter freestyle . Early life He was born in the port city Timaru. Trivia […]
About Brooke Bennett American competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion. She won her first gold in the 800 meter freestyle race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Early life She qualified for the 1996 Olympics, when she was only 16 years old. Trivia She had 2 shoulder surgeries in 2001 that put a big halt on […]