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Alfred Nakache
Alfred Nakache (Artem Nakache, 1915-1983), French Algerian Jewish swimmer: 1936 and 1948 Olympian, 200m breaststroke world record holder (2:36.8, 1941), Auschwitz survivor whose wife and daughter were gassed.
Brita Hazelius
Brita Hazelius (later Johansson), 1909-1975, Swedish breaststroke swimmer for IFK Falun; set 200 m and 400 m breaststroke world records in 1926 (3:19.1) and placed sixth in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
Christine Gosden
Christine Gosden, born 1939 in York, England, is a retired British breaststroke swimmer who finished eighth at the 1956 Olympics and won medals at the 1958 European Championships.
Else Jacobsen
Else Jacobsen (1911–1965), Danish breaststroke swimmer, first Dane to set a swimming world record (200 m, 1927), bronze medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, later coach of Greta Andersen.
Fred Holman
Fred Holman (Frederick Holman, 1883-1913), English breaststroke swimmer from Dawlish, Devon; won the first Olympic 200 m breaststroke at London 1908 in world record 3:09.2; died of typhoid complications at 29.
Giacomo Perez Dortona
Giacomo Perez Dortona (born 1989, La Seyne-sur-Mer) is a French breaststroke swimmer of CN Marseille; world champion 4x100m medley relay Barcelona 2013, European champion 4x50m medley relay 2012, French 100m breaststroke short-course record 56.78, Olympian London 2012.
Jacques Cartonnet
Jacques Cartonnet (1911–1967) was a French breaststroke swimmer who set multiple world records in the 1930s and later became a Vichy militia propagandist implicated in denouncing rival Alfred Nakache.
Joaquin Fernandez
Joaquin Fernandez, full name Joaquín Fernández Corredor, is a Spanish former breaststroke swimmer from Mataró, Barcelona, who represented Spain at three consecutive Olympics from 1988 to 1996.
Lennart Brock
Lennart Brock, born 1933, Swedish breaststroke swimmer of SK Poseidon and LUGI; swam on Sweden's 1953 European-record 4x100 m medley relay, later a masters swimming record holder and IFK Lund masters throwing athlete.
Marek Petrusewicz
Marek Petrusewicz (1934–1992), Polish breaststroke swimmer from Wrocław, first Polish swimming world record holder (100 m, 1953 and 1954), European silver medalist Turin 1954, Helsinki 1952 Olympian, later Solidarity activist.
Maurice Lusien
Maurice Lusien (1926-2017) was a French breaststroke swimmer who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, took 1950 European silver in the 200 m breaststroke, won Mediterranean Games golds, and set pre-recognition world records in the 400 m individual medley.
Nick Gillingham
Nick Gillingham (Nicholas Gillingham, born 1967, Walsall, England) is a British breaststroke swimmer, double Olympic medallist (silver 1988, bronze 1992, 200 m), three-time European champion, 1993 world short-course champion, and MBE.
Percy Courtman
Percy Courtman (1888-1917), English breaststroke swimmer, Old Trafford SC; 1912 Olympic 400m breaststroke bronze, ASA 200y champion five times, first under 3 minutes for 200m (2:56.6, 1914); killed in action in WWI.
Pierre Dumesnil
Pierre Dumesnil, sporting name of Pierre Joly dit Dumesnil (born 10 December 1931), French breaststroke swimmer of Racing Club de France, 17th in the 200 m breaststroke at Helsinki 1952 and member of two 1953 French 4x100 medley relay world-record teams; later a chess organizer in Gran Canaria. Distinct from the Rouen printer Pierre Dumesnil (1776-1835).
Pierre Joly
Pierre Joly, also Pierre Dumesnil (born 10 December 1931), French breaststroke swimmer with Racing Club de France; 17th in the 1952 Olympic 200 m breaststroke and 1953 world and European 4x100 m medley relay record holder.
Sophie Hansson
Sophie Hansson, Swedish breaststroke swimmer born 1998 in Helsingborg; 2021 European 100 m breaststroke champion, three-time Olympian, and double short-course world relay champion at Abu Dhabi 2021.
Valborg Christensen
Valborg Marie Christensen (-Møller), known as Val Moller in Canada, Danish breaststroke swimmer; 10th in the 1936 Olympic 200 m breaststroke, 100 m breaststroke world record 1:22.8 (1936), later 1990 World Masters Games gold medalist.
Vitezslav Svozil
Vitezslav Svozil (Vítězslav Svozil), Czech breaststroke swimmer born 1933 in Olomouc; set the 100 m breaststroke world record 1:12.7 in 1957, swam at Rome 1960, and won five Masters world titles.