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Emily Seebohm
Emily Seebohm (born 1992, Adelaide) is a retired Australian backstroke swimmer and four-time Olympian with seven Olympic medals including three relay golds, plus world and Commonwealth titles.
Emma McKeon
Emma McKeon (born 1994, Wollongong) is a retired Australian swimmer, the most decorated Australian Olympian with 14 Olympic medals including six gold, and the most successful Commonwealth Games competitor with 20 medals.
Emma Weber
Emma Weber (born 2004), American breaststroke swimmer from Denver; 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 medley relay prelims, 2025 World University Games triple gold medalist, and University of Virginia NCAA champion.
Enith Brigitha
Enith Brigitha, Dutch swimmer born 1955 in Willemstad, Curaçao; first black Olympic swimming medalist, with 1976 Montreal bronze in the 100 and 200 m freestyle; 21 Dutch titles; Hall of Fame 2015.
Eric Moussambani
Éric Moussambani Malonga, 'Eric the Eel' (born 1978, Malabo), Equatorial Guinean swimmer famous for his 1:52.72 solo 100 m freestyle at Sydney 2000, the slowest Olympic time; later national coach.
Eric Shanteau
Eric Shanteau, American Olympic breaststroke swimmer born 1983, 2012 gold medalist in 4x100m medley relay, diagnosed with testicular cancer days before the 2008 trials, world record holder 2009.
Erica Terpstra
Erica Terpstra (Erica Georgina Terpstra), born 1943 in The Hague, Dutch Olympic swimmer (silver and bronze, Tokyo 1964), VVD politician, state secretary for sport 1994-1998, NOC*NSF president 2003-2010, and Omroep MAX travel presenter of Erica op Reis.
Erik Vendt
Erik Vendt, American distance and IM swimmer, three-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008); two 400 IM silvers, 2008 4x200 free relay gold; first American under 15 minutes in the 1,500 free.
Erin Phenix
Erin Phenix (Erin Ashley Phenix, later Phenix-Smith), American swimmer born 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio; won 2000 Sydney Olympic gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay as a heats swimmer and two 2001 World Championship silvers for the University of Texas.
Ernst Joachim Kuppers
Ernst-Joachim Küppers (1942–2025), German backstroke swimmer, 1964 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay; unbeaten in West Germany 1959–1967, set a 100 m backstroke world record of 1:00.8.
Ernst Kuppers
Ernst Küppers (Ernst Kuppers), German backstroke swimmer (1904-1976), fifth in the 100 m backstroke at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, 1934 European silver medalist, holder of five European records, father and coach of 1964 Olympic relay silver medalist Ernst-Joachim Küppers.
Ernst Luhrsen
Ernst Luhrsen (Heinrich Ernst Franz Lührsen, 1880-1926), German swimmer from Altona; won gold in the one-off 200 m team swimming event at the 1900 Paris Olympics for Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin; also entered 200 m freestyle but did not start.
Erwin Sietas
Erwin Sietas (1910-1989), German breaststroke swimmer of Hamburger Schwimmclub 1879; 1936 Berlin Olympic silver in the 200 m breaststroke (2:42.9), 1934 European champion, 1935 world record 2:42.4, ISHOF 1992.
Ethel Lackie
Ethel Minnie Lackie (Watkins), 1907-1979, American swimmer of Illinois AC Chicago; 1924 Paris Olympic gold in 100 m freestyle (1:12.4) and 4x100 m relay; first woman under 60 s for 100 y and at 1:10.0 for 100 m freestyle.
Ethel McGary
Ethel McGary (Ethel M. McGary, later Engelsen, 1907-1975), American long-distance freestyle swimmer of the Women's Swimming Association; 1928 Olympian in the 400 m freestyle and 1925 world record holder at 880 yards and 1,500 metres.
Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey (later Schlatke) was an American competition swimmer who won gold in the 100m, 300m, and 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, achieving world record times in each.
Etiene Medeiros
Etiene Medeiros (born 1991, Recife) is a Brazilian sprint swimmer, first Brazilian woman to win an individual world swimming title (50 m backstroke, 2014, world record 25.67) and 2017 long-course world champion, now targeting LA 2028.
Euphrasia Donnelly
Euphrasia Louise "Fraze" Donnelly (1905–1963), American freestyle swimmer of the Hoosier Athletic Club; won gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Paris 1924 in world-record 4:58.8 with Ederle, Lackie, and Wehselau; later professional swimmer and Indiana instructor.
Eva Arndt Riise
Eva Arndt Riise (Eva Johanne Arndt-Riise, also Eva Arndt), Danish swimmer (1919–1993). Silver in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1948 London Olympics; 1936 Olympian; 1938 European champion and world record holder (4:27.6).
Eva Gerard Novak
Éva Gérard-Novák (Novák Éva, 1930–2005), Hungarian swimmer and eye surgeon; four Olympic medals for Hungary including 1952 relay gold, first Hungarian female world-record holder (200m breaststroke), married Pierre Gerard, competed for Belgium in 1956.
Eva Szekely
Éva Székely (1927–2020), Hungarian Olympic swimmer nicknamed Pillangókisasszony, won 200m breaststroke gold at Helsinki 1952 swimming butterfly and silver at Melbourne 1956; Holocaust survivor, coach of daughter Andrea Gyarmati.
Evelyn Verraszto
Evelyn Verrasztó (Verraszto), Hungarian swimmer born 1989 in Budapest, five-time Olympian (2004-2020), 200 m medley specialist, short course world record holder 2:04.64 (2009), and two-time European 4x200 m freestyle relay champion.
Evgeniia Chikunova
Evgeniia Chikunova (Евгения Чикунова), Russian breaststroke swimmer born 2004 in St. Petersburg; world record holder in the 200 m breaststroke (2:17.55, 2023), Tokyo 2020 finalist, 2025 world silver medalist, and 2026 European champion.
Fabien Gilot
Fabien Gilot, French sprint freestyle swimmer born 1984 in Denain; Olympic gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at London 2012 plus silvers in 2008 and 2016; 17 total international medals; clubs Vikings de Rouen and CN Marseille.
Faith Leech
Faith Leech (Faith Yvonne Leech-Touhy), Australian freestyle swimmer nicknamed the Flying Fish; 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold medallist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay and bronze in the 100 m freestyle; retired at 16 in 1957 on medical advice.
Fanny Durack
Fanny Durack (Sarah Frances Durack, 1889–1956), Australian swimmer who won the 100m freestyle at Stockholm 1912, the first Olympic women's swimming event, becoming Australia's first female Olympic gold medallist and holder of twelve world records.
Federica Pellegrini
Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (La Divina), born 1988; 2008 Olympic 200m freestyle champion, five-time Olympian, nine long-course world records, 1:52.98 record held 2009–2023, ISHOF Class of 2025.
Felicity Galvez
Felicity Galvez (Felicity Madeline Galvez, later Lemke), Australian swimmer born 1985 in Melbourne, butterfly and relay specialist; double Olympic gold medalist at Beijing 2008 and short-course world record holder in the 50 m and 100 m butterfly.
Felipe Franca Silva
Felipe Franca Silva (Felipe Alves França da Silva), Brazilian breaststroke swimmer born 1987 in Suzano; 2011 world 50m breaststroke champion, 2009 world record 26.89, five golds at Doha 2014 short-course worlds, three Olympics.
Felipe Munoz
Felipe Muñoz (Felipe Muñoz Kapamas), nicknamed El Tibio, is a Mexican former swimmer who won the 200 meter breaststroke at the 1968 Olympics at 17, Mexico's first swimming gold.