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Stefan Gusgen
Stephan Güsgen (born 1962) is a German former swimmer who swam the 50 m freestyle for West Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, placed 14th, won national titles in 1986 and 1988, and later became an orthopedic surgeon in Düsseldorf.
Stefan Nystrand
Stefan Nystrand (Stefan Ernst Nystrand), Swedish sprint freestyle swimmer born 1981 in Haninge; four Olympian (2000–2012), 2007 short-course world record holder at 50 m (20.93) and 100 m (45.83) freestyle.
Stephanie Elkins
Stephanie Elkins, born in 1963, is a retired American freestyle swimmer who won gold in the world-record 4×100-meter relay at the 1978 World Championships and qualified for the boycotted 1980 Olympics.
Stephen Badger
Stephen (Steve) William Badger, Australian-born Canadian freestyle swimmer born 1956 in Sydney; 1973 world silver in 4x200 m relay, 1974 Commonwealth golds, 1976 Montreal Olympian.
Stephen Krause
Stephen (Steve) Krause, American swimmer, set the 1500 m freestyle world record of 16:58.60 at Maumee, Ohio, on August 15, 1965, aged 15, for Cascade Swim Club; later a Harvard swimmer and Wyman Trophy winner.
Steve Crocker
Steve Crocker (Stephen W. Crocker), American sprint freestyle swimmer, Rockwood Swim Club and Western Kentucky University; set the short course 50 m freestyle world record of 21.64 in Dallas, 1992; two-time national champion, three-time Olympic Trials qualifier.
Steve Genter
Steve Genter is an American former swimmer who won a gold and two silver medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics days after treatment for a collapsed lung.
Steve Holland
Stephen Roy "Steve" Holland (born 1958, Brisbane), Australian distance freestyle swimmer; 1973 Belgrade world 1500m champion, 11 world records at 800m/1500m, and 1976 Montreal Olympic bronze in the 1500m freestyle; retired at 18; ISHOF 1989.
Steve Rerych
Steve Rerych (Stephen Karl Rerych, born 1946) is a retired American surgeon and NC State swimmer who won gold in the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and set a 4x100 world record.
Steven Clark
Steve Clark (Stephen Edward Clark, 1943-2026), American freestyle sprint swimmer; three relay golds at Tokyo 1964, nine world records, first under 46 seconds for 100 yards; ISHOF 1966; later Harvard Law lawyer.
Steven Vandermeulen
Steven Vandermeulen, Canadian freestyle swimmer born 1968 in British Columbia; swam the 4x100 m freestyle relay for Canada at Seoul 1988 (9th), set a short course 4x100 m medley relay world record in 1992, and won Pan Pacific, Commonwealth, and Pan American relay medals.
Sumika Minamoto
Sumika Minamoto (源 純夏), born 1979 in Tokushima, Japanese sprint freestyle swimmer; 2000 Sydney Olympic bronze in the 4×100 m medley relay, first Japanese woman finalist in an Olympic sprint swim event, later a lifesaving club founder.
Sunao Ishiharada
Sunao Ishiharada (石原田 愿, 1915–1987), Japanese freestyle swimmer from Kagoshima and Meiji University; ninth in the 1500 m freestyle at Los Angeles 1932 and fourth at Berlin 1936.
Susan Pedersen
Susan Jane "Sue" Pedersen (Pankey), American swimmer born 1953 in Sacramento; 1968 Olympic double relay gold medalist and 200 m freestyle world record holder who retired at 15.
Susan Sloan
Susan Estelle Sloan, Canadian swimmer born 1958 in Stettler, Alberta; 1976 Olympic bronze in the 4x100 m medley relay, 1978 Commonwealth gold and world bronze in the 4x100 m freestyle relay; later a British Columbia attorney.
Sven Lodziewski
Sven Lodziewski (born 1965, Leipzig), East German then German freestyle swimmer; SC Dynamo Berlin; Olympic 4x200 m relay silver Seoul 1988, 1986 world relay champion, 1987 European 100 m champion, later federation head physician.
Takashi Hirose
Takashi "Halo" Hirose (1922-2002), Maui-born American swimmer of the Three-Year Swim Club; first AJA to represent the US internationally, 1938 world-record relay, 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran, NCAA champion, 2017 International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee.
Takashi Yokoyama
Takashi Yokoyama (横山隆志, 1913–1945), Japanese freestyle swimmer; 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay in world record time (8:58.4), fourth in the 400 m freestyle; not the Pancrase fighter or researchers of the same name.
Tamara Costache
Tamara Costache, Romanian swimmer born 1970 in Ploiești, won the first official women's 50 m freestyle world title at Madrid 1986 in a world record 25.28, later European and 1987 European champion, sixth at Seoul 1988.
Tang Jingzhi
Tang Jingzhi (汤景之), born 1986 in Hangzhou, is a Chinese freestyle swimmer: 2008 Olympic silver in the 4×200 m relay, 2002 short-course world record 7:46.30, later a coach.
Tang Muhan
Tang Muhan (汤慕涵) is a Chinese freestyle swimmer who won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in world-record time.
Tang Yi
Tang Yi (唐奕), Chinese freestyle swimmer born 1993 in Shanghai; 2012 Olympic 100 m freestyle bronze, six golds at 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics, and short-course 4x200 m freestyle relay world record holder (2010-2014).
Tatsuo Fujimoto
Tatsuo Fujimoto (藤本達夫), Japanese freestyle swimmer born 1940 in Hyogo; 1960 Olympic relay silver medalist and 4×200 m freestyle relay world record holder (8:09.8, 1963); also 1958 Asian Games and Universiade medalist.
Teofilo Ferreira
Teofilo Ferreira (Teófilo Laborne Ferreira), Brazilian freestyle swimmer born 1973 in Belo Horizonte; 1992 Barcelona Olympian, short-course 4x100 m freestyle relay world record holder (3:12.11), and multi-medalist at world and Pan American competitions.
Terri Stickles
Terri Lee Stickles (later Stickles Mejia Strunck), American swimmer born 1946 in San Mateo, California; 1964 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist in the 400 m freestyle (4:47.2) and 1963 Pan Am 100 m freestyle champion.
Thelma Kalama
Thelma Kalama (Thelma Hildegard Kalama-Aiu, "Keko"), 1931–1999, Honolulu swimmer; first Native Hawaiian woman Olympian; won 1948 gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay as second leg.
Thomas Fahrner
Thomas Fahrner (born 1963, Ludwigshafen) is a German freestyle swimmer who won silver and bronze at the 1984 Olympics, bronze at Seoul 1988, and set six 4x200 m freestyle relay world records for West Germany.
Tiffany Cohen
Tiffany Cohen (Tiffany Lisa Cohen, later Cohen Adams/Lalonde), American swimmer born 1966, Culver City, California; 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle, 14-time US national champion, ISHOF inductee 1996.
Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw (Timothy Andrew Shaw, born 1957), American swimmer and water polo player from Long Beach. Held 200/400/800/1500 m freestyle world records simultaneously in 1974-75, won 1975 Sullivan Award, took 400 m freestyle silver at Montreal 1976 and water polo silver at Los Angeles 1984.
Tom Dean
Tom Dean (born 2000), British swimmer from Maidenhead, "The SubmaDean": triple Olympic gold medalist (Tokyo 2020 200m freestyle and 4x200m relay; Paris 2024 relay), world 4x200m relay champion 2023 and 2025, MBE.