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Galina Prozumenshchikova Stepanova
Galina Prozumenshchikova Stepanova (Галина Прозуменщикова, 1948–2015), Soviet breaststroke swimmer, first Soviet Olympic swimming gold, 200 m breaststroke Tokyo 1964, five Olympic medals, five world records.
Garrett Weber Gale
Garrett Weber-Gale, American sprint freestyle swimmer born 1985 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin; two 2008 Beijing Olympic relay golds, first American under 48 seconds in the 100m freestyle, Texas Longhorn and 2013 Maccabiah Games flag bearer.
Gary Chapman
Gary Arthur Chapman (1937-1978), Australian swimmer; Melbourne 1956 Olympic 100 m freestyle bronze in Australia's first medal clean sweep, four Commonwealth Games golds, 4x100 m freestyle relay world record 3:46.3.
Gary Conelly
Gary Conelly (Gary Robert Conelly), born 1952, American swimmer and coach; 1972 Olympic heats swimmer on US gold-winning 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays, ineligible for medals under 1972 rules; 22-year Kentucky head coach.
Gary Hall
Gary Hall: American swimming family. Gary Hall Sr. (born 1951), three-time Olympic medalist swimmer, 10 world records, 1976 US flag bearer, later ophthalmologist; his son Gary Hall Jr. (born 1974) won 10 Olympic medals including back-to-back 50 m freestyle golds.
Gary Hall Jr.
Gary Hall Jr. (born 1974, Cincinnati) is an American sprint freestyle swimmer with 10 Olympic medals, 5 gold, from 1996, 2000, and 2004, including back-to-back 50 m freestyle titles; his medals were replaced by the IOC after the 2025 LA fires.
Gary Heinrich
Gary Heinrich, American swimmer from Hayward, California; set the first recognized 400m IM world record (5:15.6, 1957), won 1959 Pan Am bronze in the 1500 m freestyle, and was a three-time Cincinnati All-American.
Gary Ilman
Gary Ilman (Gary Steven Ilman, 1943–2014), American swimmer, Santa Clara SC, won two Tokyo 1964 relay golds in world-record times and placed fourth in the 100 m freestyle.
Geertje Wielema
Geertje Wielema (1934-2009), Dutch backstroke swimmer from Hilversum's De Robben club; 1952 Olympic 100 m backstroke silver behind Joan Harrison, 200 m backstroke world record holder, 1954 European champion and first female Dutch Athlete of the Year.
Gemma Spofforth
Gemma Mary Spofforth (born 1987, Shoreham, England) is a British backstroke swimmer, 2009 Rome world champion in the 100 m backstroke with a 58.12 world record, and a two-time Olympian for Great Britain.
Gennadi Androsov
Gennadi Androsov (Геннадий Андросов, 1939–2016) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1,500 meters at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won European gold in the 400-meter medley in 1962.
Gennady Nikolayev
Gennadi Nikolayev (Геннадий Николаевич Николаев, 1936–2013), Soviet freestyle swimmer from Ashgabat; bronze in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at Melbourne 1956, the first Soviet Olympic swimming medal, and a 1956 world record holder.
Geoff Gaberino
Geoff Gaberino (Geoffrey Steven Gaberino, born 1962, Dallas, Texas) is an American former competitive swimmer who won gold in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Geoff Huegill
Geoff Huegill (Geoffrey Andrew Huegill, "Skippy"), Australian butterfly swimmer born 1979 in Gove, NT. Dual Olympian, Sydney 2000 silver and bronze, former 50m butterfly world record holder long and short course, seven-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
Geoff Shipton
Geoff Shipton (Geoffrey Lloyd Shipton, 1941-2006), Australian freestyle swimmer from Sydney; won silver in the inaugural Olympic 4x100 m medley relay at Rome 1960 and bronze in the 110 yards freestyle at the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games.
Georg Zacharias
Georg Zacharias (Georg Albert Zacharias, 1884–1953), German swimmer, 1904 Olympic gold medalist in 440 yd breaststroke (7:23.6) and bronze in 100 yd backstroke; breaststroke world record holder 1904–10; ISHOF inductee 2002.
George Bovell
George Bovell (George Richard Lycott Bovell), Trinidad and Tobago swimmer born 1983, first T&T Olympic medalist: 2004 Athens 200m IM bronze, 2004 short-course 200m medley world record, five Olympics, 44 World Aquatics medals.
George Breen
George Breen (1935-2019), American distance freestyle swimmer; four Olympic medals (silver 4x200 relay, three bronze) at Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960, six world records including first sub-18-minute 1500 m, later Penn coach.
George du Rand
George du Rand (Johannes du Rand, born 1982, Bloemfontein) is a South African backstroke swimmer who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and set the short course 200 m backstroke world record of 1:47.08 in Moscow on 7 November 2009, beating Markus Rogan's mark.
George Hodgson
George Ritchie Hodgson (1893-1983), Canadian swimmer, won gold in the 400 m and 1,500 m freestyle at Stockholm 1912 with world records, Canada's only swimming Olympic champion until 1984.
George Kojac
George Harold Kojac (1910–1996), American swimmer, won 100 m backstroke and 4x200 m freestyle relay gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, set 23 world records, and missed 1932 for Columbia Medical School.
Georges Vallerey, Jr.
Georges Vallerey, Jr. (Yo-Yo, Georges-Urbain Vallerey), French swimmer (1927–1954): bronze in the 100 m backstroke at London 1948, 1946 world medley relay record, Croix de Guerre for wartime rescues at Casablanca.
Georgy Prokopenko
Georgy Prokopenko (Георгій Якович Прокопенко), Ukrainian breaststroke swimmer for the USSR; 1964 Olympic 200 m breaststroke silver (2:28.2), double 100 m breaststroke world record holder 1964, European champion 1962 and 1966.
Gerald Morken
Gerald Mörken, born 1959 in Dortmund, is a retired West German breaststroke swimmer; he set the 100 m breaststroke world record (1:02.86) at the 1977 European Championships, won three European golds, two World Championship bronzes, and placed fourth in the medley relay at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Gerard Gropaiz
Gerard Gropaiz (Gérard André Gropaiz, 1943–2012), French freestyle swimmer for Racing Club de France; 1960 and 1964 Olympian, 1962 European 4×100 m relay champion, world record 3:42.5 in that relay.
Gerhard Hetz
Gerhard Hetz (1942–2012), West German swimmer and coach, set two 400 m individual medley world records (4:53.8 in 1962, 4:50.2 in 1963), won 1964 Olympic silver and bronze, and coached Rainer Henkel.
Gerhard Schiller
Gerhard Schiller (born 1949, Stuttgart), German freestyle swimmer for SSF Bonn; 1972 Munich Olympian, 1970 and 1974 European relay medalist, West German 100 m record holder, later record-setting masters swimmer.
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle was an American swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel, in a record 14 hours 39 minutes.
Giaan Rooney
Giaan Rooney (Giaan Leigh Rooney), Australian swimmer and TV presenter born 1982 in Brisbane; Olympic 4x100 medley relay gold and world record 3:57.32 at Athens 2004, 2001 world 200 m freestyle champion, retired 2006, now a commentator and macadamia farmer.
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.