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Judith Grinham
Judith (Judy) Grinham, later Rowley/Roe, born 1939, British backstroke swimmer; 1956 Melbourne Olympic 100m backstroke gold in 1:12.9 world record, first British woman Olympic swimming champion in 32 years; 1958 Commonwealth and European titles.
Julia Bogdanova
Julia Bogdanova, born 1964 in Leningrad, is a Soviet breaststroke swimmer who won the 1978 world 100 m breaststroke title at 14 and took 200 m bronze at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Julia Smit
Julia Smit is an American former swimmer who won two relay medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, set short course world records, and earned six Pan American golds.
Julia Stowers
Julia Stowers (Julia Gray Stowers, later Julia Stowers Dilworth), born 1982 in Knoxville, is an American freestyle swimmer who won gold in the 4x200 m relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, silver at the 1999 Pan American Games, and later became a Memphis assistant district attorney.
Jutta Langenau
Jutta Langenau (1933-1982), East German swimmer from Erfurt, won the 1954 European 100 m butterfly title in a world record 1:16.6, finished sixth at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and later coached Roland Matthes.
Kaio Almeida
Kaio Almeida (Kaio Márcio Ferreira da Costa Almeida), Brazilian butterfly swimmer born 1984 in João Pessoa; four Olympian, short-course world record holder in 50 m and 200 m butterfly, 2006 world short-course 100 m butterfly champion; distinct from the jiu-jitsu athlete Caio Almeida.
Kaitlin Sandeno
Kaitlin Sandeno (Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan), American swimmer born 1983 in Mission Viejo, California; four-time Olympic medalist (gold 2004 4x200 free relay world record 7:53.42, silver 400 IM, two bronzes), 1999 Pan Am double gold medalist, later DC Trident general manager.
Kanako Watanabe
Kanako Watanabe (渡部 香生子), Japanese breaststroke and medley swimmer, born 1996 in Tokyo. Three-time Olympian (2012, 2016, 2020); 2015 Kazan world champion in the 200 m breaststroke; retired June 2024.
Kara Denby
Kara Denby (Kara Janelle Denby, born 1986), American swimmer from Simi Valley, California; Auburn All-American; 2008 world record gold medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay; later a physician.
Kara Lynn Joyce
Kara Lynn Joyce, American sprint freestyle swimmer born 1985 in Brooklyn, three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012) with four Olympic silver relay medals, 18-time NCAA champion for Georgia, later founder of the LEAD Sports Summit.
Karen Hazen
Karen Hazen, American distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s; held the US 1500 m freestyle record (16:49.41, June 30, 1974, Santa Clara) and the 1,650-yard AAU record (16:28.37); sister of Lisa Hazen.
Karen Legg
Karen Legg, later Legg-Crumpler, is a British freestyle swimmer, born in 1978, who won world 4×200 m relay titles and competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Karen Moe Thornton
Karen Moe Thornton (Karen Patricia Moe, later Humphreys), American swimmer born 1953, won 1972 Olympic 200m butterfly gold in world record 2:15.57, set four 200 fly world records, and coached Cal Berkeley women 1978-1992.
Karen Moras
Karen Moras (Karen Lynne Moras-Stephenson), Australian swimmer born 1954 in Ryde, NSW; 1968 Olympic 400m freestyle bronze at 14, world records in 400m and 800m freestyle, and three golds at the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.
Karen Muir
Karen Muir was a South African backstroke swimmer who set about 18 world records between 1965 and 1969, becoming the youngest world record holder in any sport.
Karen Pickering
Karen Pickering MBE (born 1971, Hove, England) is a British freestyle swimmer who competed at four Olympics 1992–2004, won four world titles including the 1993 short-course 200 m freestyle, 13 Commonwealth medals, and later founded the Karen Pickering SWIM Foundation.
Karla Linke
Karla Linke (born 1960, Dresden), East German breaststroke swimmer for SC Einheit Dresden; set 200 m breaststroke world records 2:37.44 and 2:34.99 at Vienna 1974, won 1975 Cali worlds silver and bronze, and placed 8th and 5th at Montreal 1976.
Karoly Guttler
Karoly Guttler (Károly Güttler, nicknamed Guti), Hungarian breaststroke swimmer born 1968 in Budapest; Olympic silver 100 m breaststroke Seoul 1988 and 200 m Atlanta 1996; 100 m breaststroke world record 1:00.95 (1993–1996).
Katalin Szoke
Katalin Szőke (Kató Szőke, Katherine Domyan, 1935–2017), Hungarian swimmer; double 1952 Helsinki Olympic champion (100 m freestyle, 4×100 m relay), 1954 European champion, four relay world records; defected to the USA after 1956.
Kate Ziegler
Kate Ziegler (born 1988, Fairfax, Virginia), American distance freestyle swimmer; two-time Olympian (2008, 2012); swept 800m/1500m freestyle golds at 2005 and 2007 World Championships; broke Janet Evans's 1500m world record (15:42.54, 2007); now a mindset coach.
Kathleen Baker
Kathleen Baker, American swimmer born 1997 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; 2016 Olympic gold (4x100 medley relay) and silver (100 backstroke), former world record holder in the 100 back (58.00) and medley relay.
Kathleen Dawson
Kathleen Mary Dawson (born 1997, Kirkcaldy, Scotland) is a British backstroke swimmer, University of Stirling, who won Tokyo 2020 mixed medley relay gold in world-record 3:37.58 and holds the 100m backstroke European record of 58.08.
Kathleen Nord
Kathleen Nord (married name Kathleen Feldvoss) was a German swimmer who won the 200 meters butterfly gold medal for East Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Kathryn Meaklim
Kathryn Meaklim (Katheryn Meaklim), South African swimmer born 1989 in Johannesburg, specialist in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley; set the short-course 400 m IM world record (4:22.88, Singapore 2009) and swam at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
Kathy Ellis
Kathy Ellis (Kathleen Ellis, later Landgraf, Greer), American swimmer born 1946 in Indianapolis, Riviera Club; won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals in four events at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and held the 100 m butterfly world record.
Kathy Heddy
Kathy Heddy (Kathryn Jean Heddy, Kathy Heddy-Drum), American swimmer born 1958 in Syracuse, New York; 1976 Olympic fifth-place 400 m freestyler, 1975 world 200 m medley champion and four-time Pan American gold medalist.
Katie Grimes
Katie Grimes is an American swimmer from Las Vegas who won 400m IM silver at Paris 2024 and was the first U.S. woman to race both pool and open water events at one Olympics.
Katie Hoff
Katie Hoff (Kathryn Elise Hoff, born 1989) is an American swimmer, two-time Olympian, seven-time world champion, former 400 IM world record holder, and pulmonary embolism survivor who retired in 2015.
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky (Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky), American distance freestyle swimmer born 1997 in Bethesda, Maryland; most decorated U.S. female Olympian with 14 medals, 9 gold, and 30 world championship medals, second only to Michael Phelps.
Katie Meili
Katie Meili (Catherine Michelle Meili, born 1991) is a retired American swimmer, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in the 100 m breaststroke and gold medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay, later a Georgetown Law graduate.