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Mark Spitz
Mark Andrew Spitz, born 1950, is an American former competitive swimmer who won seven gold medals in world-record time at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a one-Games record until 2008.
Mark Tewksbury
Mark Tewksbury (born 1968, Calgary) is a Canadian swimmer who won 100m backstroke gold at Barcelona 1992 in Olympic record 53.98s, took Seoul 1988 relay silver, set seven short-course world records, and became Canada's first gay Olympian in 1998.
Mark Tonelli
Mark Tonelli (born 1957, Ipswich, Queensland), Australian swimmer, dual Olympian (Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980), gold medallist in the 4x100m medley relay at Moscow 1980, later sports administrator and Sky News swimming commentator.
Mark Veens
Mark Hermanus Maria Veens (born 1978, Venray) is a Dutch freestyle sprint swimmer who swam relays at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics, winning 4x100 m freestyle relay silver at Athens 2004.
Mark Warnecke
Mark Warnecke, German breaststroke swimmer born 1970 in Bochum, four-time Olympian, 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke bronze medalist, and 2005 Montreal 50 m breaststroke world champion at 35, once the oldest swimming world champion.
Markus Deibler
Markus Deibler (born 1990, Biberach an der Riß) is a retired German swimmer, two-time Olympian, and short course 100 m medley world champion; his 50.66 world record from Doha 2014 stood until August 2016.
Markus Rogan
Markus Antonius Rogan (born 1982, Vienna) is an Austrian backstroke swimmer, four-time Olympian, and double Athens 2004 silver medalist, the first Austrian swimming medals since 1912, plus short-course 200 m backstroke world records.
Marleen Veldhuis
Marleen Veldhuis (Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis, born 1979, Borne) is a retired Dutch sprint freestyle swimmer, Olympic 4x100 m relay champion at Beijing 2008, four-time Olympic medalist, and former 50 m freestyle and butterfly world record holder.
Martha Norelius
Martha Norelius was a Swedish-born American swimmer who won three Olympic golds, defending the 400 meter freestyle title in 1924 and 1928 and adding relay gold.
Martha Randall
Martha Randall (Martha Irene Randall, later Martin), American swimmer born 1948 in Chicago; 1964 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist in the 400 m individual medley and two-time 400 m freestyle world record holder.
Martin Lopez Zubero
Martin Lopez Zubero (Martín López-Zubero, born 1969, Jacksonville) is a Spanish swimmer, 1992 Olympic 200 m backstroke champion, two-time world champion, and multiple 200 m backstroke world record holder.
Martina Moravcova
Martina Moravcova (Martina Moravcová, born 1976) is a Slovak swimmer, five-time Olympian and double Sydney 2000 silver medalist, with 67 championship medals, 105 World Cup wins, and 14 NCAA titles at SMU.
Marton Sipos
Márton Sipos (Sipos Márton), Hungarian breaststroke swimmer (1900-1926), world record holder in the 100 m breaststroke at 1:16.2 from 1922 to 1925, three-time Hungarian champion, and 16th-place finisher in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Mary Beth Stewart
Mary Slewart is an OCR spelling variant of Mary Stewart McIlwaine (born 1945, Vancouver), Canadian swimmer, two-time Olympian, twice world 110-yard butterfly record holder, and 1962 Commonwealth Games champion.
Mary Descenza
Mary Descenza (Mary DeScenza Mohler), born 1984, American butterfly swimmer; set the 200 m butterfly world record, 2:04.14, at the 2009 Rome World Championships; two-time world champion, never an Olympian.
Mary Kok
Mary Kok, born in Hilversum in 1940, is a Dutch swimmer who held ten world records and was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year in 1955.
Mary Wayte
Mary Wayte (Mary Alice Wayte Bradburne), American swimmer born 1965 in Mercer Island, Washington; two-time Olympian who won 1984 gold in the 200 m freestyle and 4x100 m freestyle relay, plus 1988 silver and bronze, later a broadcaster and ISHOF inductee.
Masaharu Taguchi
Masaharu Taguchi (田口正治, 1916–1982), Japanese freestyle swimmer; fourth in the 1936 Olympic 100 m freestyle and gold medalist in the world-record 4x200 m relay at Berlin, later head coach at Tokyo 1964.
Masaji Kiyokawa
Masaji Kiyokawa (清川正二, 1913–1999), Japanese backstroke swimmer; 1932 Olympic 100 m backstroke gold in 1:08.6 leading Japan's first Olympic medal sweep, 1936 bronze; later first Asian IOC vice-president and Kanematsu president.
Masami Tanaka
Masami Tanaka (田中雅美, born 1979) is a Japanese breaststroke swimmer who competed at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics, won 4x100 medley relay bronze at Sydney 2000, and set short-course world records in the 200 m breaststroke and medley relay in 1999; later a TV sports commentator.
Masanori Yusa
Masanori Yusa (遊佐正憲), Japanese freestyle sprint swimmer, 1915 to 1975; won Olympic 4 x 200 m relay gold in 1932 and 1936 with world records each time, plus 1936 silver in the 100 m freestyle.
Masaru Furukawa
Masaru Furukawa (古川勝), 1936–1993, Japanese breaststroke swimmer; won 200 m gold at Melbourne 1956 with an underwater technique, set four 200 m world records, and prompted FINA to ban underwater breaststroke.
Massi Rosolino
Massi Rosolino (Massimiliano Edgar Rosolino), Italian swimmer born 1978 in Napoli; Sydney 2000 Olympic champion in the 200 m medley (1:58.98 OR) with four Olympic medals and 60 international medals over four Games.
Matheus Santana
Matheus Paulo de Santana, Brazilian freestyle sprint swimmer born 1996 in Rio de Janeiro; 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic 100 m freestyle champion and junior world record holder (48.25), 2015 Pan Am relay gold, Rio 2016 Olympian.
Mathilde Cini
Mathilde Cini, French backstroke swimmer born 1994 in Briançon; 2010 Youth Olympic 50 m backstroke champion, Rio 2016 Olympian, world and European short-course relay bronze medalist, 13-time French champion, Valence Triathlon club.
Matt Biondi
Matt Biondi (Matthew Nicholas Biondi, born 1965, Moraga, California), American swimmer, University of California, Berkeley; 11 Olympic medals (8 gold) 1984-1992, five golds at Seoul 1988, first man under 49 seconds in the 100 m freestyle.
Matt Cetlinski
Matt Cetlinski (Matthew J. Cetlinski, born 1964), American distance freestyle swimmer; 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay with a 7:12.51 world record, fourth in the 400 and 1,500 free.
Matt Gribble
Matt Gribble (Matthew Owen Gribble, 1962-2004), American butterfly swimmer; 1982 world champion, 100 m fly world record holder 53.44 (1983), three 1983 Pan Am golds, 16th at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Matt Jaukovic
Matt Jaukovic, born Matija Jaukovic in 1985, is an Australian butterfly swimmer who set a short course 50 meter butterfly world record of 22.50 seconds in 2008.
Matt King
Matt King (Matthew Carl King, born 2002, Snohomish, Washington) is an American sprint freestyle swimmer, 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay and two-time world champion in the 4x100 m medley relay (Fukuoka 2023, Doha 2024).