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Abbey Weitzeil
Abbigail "Abbey" Weitzeil, American freestyle sprint swimmer, three-time Olympian (2016, 2020, 2024) with six Olympic medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze), Cal Berkeley alumna, and 50-yard freestyle American record holder.
Adelaide Lambert
Adelaide Temperance Lambert (1907-1996), American swimmer of the Women's Swimming Association of New York; 1928 Olympic gold medalist and world record lead-off swimmer in the women's 4x100 m freestyle relay, and seven-time AAU champion.
Alan Ford
Alan Robert Ford (1923–2008), American swimmer from the Panama Canal Zone and Yale; broke Johnny Weissmuller's 100-yard freestyle record, first under 50 seconds, and took 100 m freestyle silver at the 1948 London Olympics.
Alan Somers
Alan Somers (Alan Brounell Somers, born 1941, Indianapolis) is an American distance swimmer: 1959 Pan Am 1500 m freestyle gold medalist, 1960 Rome Olympian (400 m 5th, 1500 m 7th), 4x200 freestyle relay world record holder (8:17.0), later a neurologist.
Allison Schmitt
Allison Rodgers Schmitt, American swimmer, four-time Olympian (2008–2020) with 10 Olympic medals including 4 gold; 2012 Olympic 200m freestyle champion in 1:53.61; mental health advocate.
Alyssa Anderson
Alyssa Anderson, born in 1990 in Santa Clara, California, is an American former freestyle swimmer who won gold in the 4 × 200 meter relay at the 2012 London Olympics.
Amanda Weir
Amanda Weir (Amanda Jo Weir-Davis), American sprint freestyle swimmer born 1986 in Davenport, Iowa; three-time Olympian (2004, 2012, 2016) with 4 Olympic relay medals (3 silver, 1 bronze) and 22 total AQUA/Olympic medals.
Andrea Georoff
Andrea Georoff, American swimmer from Winter Park, Florida; swam for Virginia and Georgia, set the 2005 NCAA 200-yard freestyle relay record (1:28.10), and later held USMS masters 50 freestyle records.
Andy Coan
Andy Coan (1958-2017), American sprint freestyle swimmer; set the 100m freestyle world record (51.11) at 17 in 1975, won three 1975 world titles, and took seven NCAA crowns at Tennessee despite shattered wrists. Not the Lehigh football coach Andy Coen.
Angel Martino
Angel Martino (Angelina L. Martino, born 1967, nee Myers), American sprint swimmer; six Olympic medals (3 relay golds, 3 bronzes) at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996; removed from 1988 team after disputed positive drug test.
Ann Curtis
Ann Curtis (1926-2012), American freestyle swimmer of the Crystal Plunge club, won two golds and a silver at the 1948 London Olympics and was the first woman to win the Sullivan Award (1944).
Ann Marshall
Ann Marshall (Barbara Ann Marshall) is an American former swimmer, known for being the first female swimming scholar at UNC Chapel Hill and the 1972 US relay team member.
Ann Simmons
Ann Linnaea Simmons, born 1953 in Santa Monica, American distance swimmer; 800 m freestyle world record 8:59.4 (Minsk, 1971), fourth at 1972 Munich Olympics, 1971 Pan Am 400 free gold, later UC Irvine coach.
Annette Salmeen
Annette Elizabeth Salmeen, born 1974, American swimmer and biochemist; 1996 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, 1996 NCAA 200 butterfly champion at UCLA, 1997 Rhodes Scholar with a Oxford biochemistry doctorate, later USADA board member.
Ashley Tappin
Ashley Tappin (Tappin-Doussan), born 1974, American sprint freestyle swimmer; three Olympic relay golds (Barcelona 1992, Sydney 2000), 1991 Pan Am triple gold, six NCAA titles, later UNO head coach and Hartley's Hearts Foundation founder.
Ashley Whitney
Ashley Whitney (Ashley Ann Whitney, born 1979, Nashville) is an American swimmer who won 1996 Olympic gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, 1997 Pan Pacific gold, and 1998 Worlds silver, later an open water swimmer and coach.
Austin Clapp
Austin Rhone Clapp (1910–1971), American swimmer and water polo player; 1928 Olympic gold and world record in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, 1932 water polo bronze, 1948 U.S. water polo coach, later a San Francisco attorney.
Ben Wildman Tobriner
Ben Wildman Tobriner (born 1984) is an American former competitive swimmer and physician who won gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Bill Mettler
Bill Mettler (William Roy Mettler, Jr., born 1946, Springfield, Ohio), American swimmer and lawyer. Yale All-American; won 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay as a heat swimmer; later Arizona litigation attorney.
Bill Smith (olympedia 51569)
Bill Smith, born William Melvin Smith, Jr. in Honolulu, was an American swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics and set seven world records.
Bill Woolsey
Bill Woolsey (William Tripp Woolsey, 1934-2022), American swimmer from Honolulu; won 4x200 m freestyle relay gold at Helsinki 1952 and silver at Melbourne 1956; NCAA champion at Indiana University.
Blake Pieroni
Blake Pieroni is an American freestyle swimmer who won three Olympic gold medals and one silver in relays at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Games.
Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett (Robert William Hackett Jr., born 1959, Yonkers, NY) is an American swimmer, not the Australian Grant Hackett: 1976 Olympic 1500m freestyle silver medalist at 16, former 800m freestyle world record holder, Harvard standout, Emory coach.
Bowe Becker
Bowe Becker (Bowen Becker), American swimmer born 1997 in Chicago; 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4x100 m freestyle relay for Team USA; former Minnesota Gopher, Cali Condors ISL swimmer.
Brenda Helser
Brenda Helser (Brenda Mersereau Helser, Countess de Morelos y Guerrero, 1924–2001), American swimmer who won gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at the 1948 London Olympics in Olympic record time; also fifth in the 400 m freestyle and a multiple AAU champion.
Brent Lang
Brent Lang (Brent Dennis Lang, born 1968) is an American swimmer and executive; Olympic gold medalist in the 1988 4x100 m freestyle relay, four-time NCAA champion for Michigan, and former president and CEO of Vocera Communications.
Brian Goodell
Brian Goodell (born 1959, Stockton, California), American distance swimmer; 1976 Montreal double gold medalist in 400 m and 1,500 m freestyle, both in world-record times; five world records; 1980 boycott ended his career; later Mission Viejo mayor.
Brooke Bennett
Brooke Bennett, born Brooke Marie Bennett, is an American distance freestyler who secured three Olympic gold medals, earning her a unique place for winning the 800m event at two Games.
Brooks Curry
Brooks Curry (Brooks Vaughn Curry), born 2001, American sprint freestyle swimmer from Dunwoody, Georgia; LSU two-time NCAA champion; Olympic gold (Tokyo 2020 4x100 free relay) and silver (Paris 2024 4x200 free relay); 2022 world champion.
Bruce Furniss
Bruce MacFarlane Furniss (born 1957), American swimmer, 1976 Montreal double Olympic gold medalist in the 200 m freestyle and 4x200 m relay, both in world-record times; ten world records, ISHOF 1987.