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Mike Bruner
Mike Bruner (Michael Lee Bruner, born 1956), American swimmer, double 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist in the 200m butterfly (world record 1:59.23) and 4x200m freestyle relay; 1978 world champion; ISHOF 1988.
Mike Burton
Mike Burton (Michael Jay Burton, 1947-2026), American distance freestyle swimmer; three Olympic golds (1968 400m/1500m free, 1972 1500m free), first to win the Olympic 1500m freestyle twice; seven world records.
Mike Heath
Mike Heath (Michael Steward Heath, born 1964, McAllen, Texas), American freestyle swimmer; 1984 Olympics: 3 golds (both freestyle relays, medley relay) and 200 free silver; world records in 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays; later Florida coach and wildlife officer.
Mike Stamm
Mike Stamm (Michael Eugene Stamm, 1952–2026), American backstroke swimmer; 1972 Munich Olympic gold (4x100 m medley relay) and silver (100, 200 m backstroke) behind Roland Matthes; 1970 world 200 m backstroke record holder; Indiana University Hall of Famer.
Mike Wall
Mike Wall (Michael Allen Wall, born 1946, Atlanta) is an American swimmer who swam relay heats at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, helping the US win three relay golds but receiving no medal under then-current rules; 1965 Universiade 1,500 m champion. Not the hockey goalie or volleyball coach of the same name.
Mike Wenden
Mike Wenden (Michael Vincent Wenden, born 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian swimmer who won the 100 m and 200 m freestyle at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
Mike West
Mike West (Michael West, born 1964), Canadian backstroke swimmer from Kitchener, Ontario; 1984 Olympic bronze in 100 m backstroke and silver in 4x100 m medley relay; later a physician.
Milorad Čavić
Milorad Čavić (Милорад Чавић), Serbian butterfly swimmer born 1984 in Anaheim, California; took 2008 Olympic 100m butterfly silver 0.01s behind Michael Phelps, won 2009 world 50m fly gold, held 100m fly world records, retired 2012.
Milos Milosevic
Milos Milosevie (Miloš Milošević), Croatian swimmer born 1972 in Split; 1993 world short-course 100 m butterfly champion and 1998 short-course 50 m butterfly world record holder (23.30), Olympian 1996 and 2000.
Minna Atherton
Minna Atherton (born 2000, Auchenflower, Australia) is an Australian backstroke swimmer, London Roar ISL competitor, and short course 100m backstroke world record holder at 54.89, with Gwangju 2019 world titles and medals.
Mirjana Segrt
Mirjana Šegrt (Мирјана Шегрт), born 1950 in Dubrovnik, Croatian swimmer for Yugoslavia; 1968 Olympic finalist (7th, 100 m freestyle; 5th, 200 m freestyle), 1968 European 200 m freestyle record holder, and three-time silver medalist at the 1970 Barcelona European Championships.
Miron Lifintsev
Miron Lifintsev (Мирон Лифинцев), Russian backstroke swimmer born 2006 in Vyborg; seven-time world champion competing as Neutral Athlete B; holds SCM 4x100 medley relay world record 3:18.68 and world junior records 22.47/48.76.
Missy Franklin
Missy Franklin (Melissa Jeanette Franklin, born 1995), American swimmer nicknamed Missy the Missile; five Olympic golds, 2012 London 200m backstroke world record 2:04.06, 11 World Championship titles, retired 2018.
Misty Hyman
Misty Hyman (Misty Dawn Marie Hyman), American swimmer born 1979 in Mesa, Arizona; won 200 m butterfly gold at Sydney 2000 upsetting Susie O'Neill; Stanford star, underwater dolphin-kick pioneer, later ASU coach.
Mitch Ivey
Mitch Ivey (Mitchell Ivey, born 1949, San José) is an American backstroke swimmer, Olympic silver 1968 and bronze 1972 in the 200 m backstroke behind Roland Matthes, later Santa Clara Swim Club coach, banned for life by USA Swimming in 2013.
Mitch Larkin
Mitch Larkin (Mitchell James Larkin, born 1993, Buderim, Queensland), Australian backstroke swimmer; 2015 Kazan 100/200m backstroke world champion, Rio 2016 Olympic silver and bronze medallist, short course 200m backstroke world record holder (1:45.63), retired 2024.
Mitja Zastrow
Mitja Zastrow (Mitja Kolia Zastrow), German-born Dutch freestyle swimmer born 1977 in Mettmann; PSV Eindhoven; Olympic silver 2004 4x100 m freestyle relay (3:14.36 NR), two-time Olympian, later NRW Para swimming coach.
Moniek Nijhuis
Moniek Nijhuis (born 1988, Losser) is a retired Dutch breaststroke swimmer. Seven-time European short course champion, Dutch 50m breaststroke record holder (30.38, Rome 2009), 2014 world short course bronze medalist, London 2012 Olympian; retired 2016.
Monika Seltmann
Monika Seltmann is a German former competitive swimmer who swam for SC Dynamo Berlin in East Germany and set a 1976 world record in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.
Murray Rose
Murray Rose (1939–2012) was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and a fourth at Rome in 1960.
Nadja Bergknecht
Nadja Bergknecht is an East German swimmer with SC Chemie Halle who set a 1986 world record in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at Madrid, clocking 7:59.33.
Nancy Garapick
Nancy Garapick (Nancy Ellen Garapick), Canadian swimmer (1961-2026) from Halifax; 1975 200m backstroke world record at 13, double backstroke bronze at Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980 boycott victim.
Nancy Hogshead
Nancy Hogshead (Hogshead-Makar), American swimmer born 1962, won three golds and a silver at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including a tie for the 100 freestyle, then became a Title IX and athlete-protection attorney.
Nancy Ramey
Nancy Jane Ramey (Lethcoe), American swimmer, 1956 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 m butterfly and world record holder in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly, 1940–2022.
Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Coughlin (Natalie Anne Coughlin-Hall), American swimmer born 1982, won 12 Olympic medals (3 gold) at 2004, 2008, 2012, medaled in every Olympic event entered, and was first woman under one minute in the 100m backstroke.
Nataliya Popova
Nataliya Popova names several athletes: a Soviet swimmer (born 1958, 1976 Olympics, 200 m butterfly finalist), a Ukrainian figure skater (born 1993, 2014 Olympics), and a Kazakhstani Olympic diver (born 1980).
Nathan Adrian
Nathan Adrian, American sprint freestyle swimmer from Bremerton, Washington; three-time Olympian with eight Olympic medals including 2012 100m freestyle gold; 16 world championship medals; Cal-Berkeley graduate.
Neil Brooks
Neil Brooks (born 1962, Crewe, England) is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist anchoring the 1980 Moscow 4x100 m medley relay (49.86 s), silver and bronze at Los Angeles 1984, later a Seven Network commentator.
Neil Walker
Neil Scott Walker (born 1976, Verona, Wisconsin), American swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 medley relay (2000, 2004), 2000 short-course world record holder in backstroke and medley; distinct from MLB infielder Neil Walker.
Neka Mabry
Neka Mabry, American swimmer from Little Rock, Arkansas; University of Georgia freestyler-backstroker on world, American, and NCAA record relays, including the 2004 NCAA 200 m freestyle relay in 1:37.27.