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Nel Garritsen
Nel Garritsen (Petronella Frederika Cornelia Garritsen-Slijp, 1933–2014), Dutch breaststroke and butterfly swimmer, RDZ Rotterdam; eighth in the 200 m breaststroke at Helsinki 1952 and holder of the 1950 3×100 m medley relay world record.
Nel van Vliet
Nel van Vliet (Petronella van Vliet, 1926-2006), Dutch breaststroke swimmer for De Robben Hilversum; 1948 Olympic 200 m breaststroke gold in 2:57.2, 1947 European champion, and postwar world record holder whose original gold medal was stolen.
Nelson Diebel
Nelson Diebel (born 1970, Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American former breaststroke swimmer who won two golds at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics: the 100 m breaststroke in an Olympic record 1:01.50 and the world-record-tying 4x100 m medley relay.
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên), Vietnamese swimmer born 1996 in Cần Thơ; three-time Olympian, 2014 Youth Olympic gold medalist, and Vietnam's most decorated SEA Games swimmer with 25 golds.
Nian Yun
Nian Yun (年芸), Chinese freestyle swimmer born 1982 in Yangzhou; 1996 Atlanta Olympic silver in 4x100 m freestyle relay; youngest Chinese Summer Olympian until 2024; 1997 short-course world champion and relay world record holder.
Nic Fink
Nic Fink (Nicolas Fink, born 1993) is an American breaststroke swimmer, two-time Olympian, and 2024 Paris gold medalist in the mixed 4x100 medley relay (world record 3:37.43), with 49 World Aquatics medals and a full-time engineering career.
Niccolo ' Bonacchi
Niccolò Bonacchi, born 1994 in Pescia, is a retired Italian backstroke swimmer who set the Italian 50 m backstroke record (24.65, 2014), won 2015 European gold in the 4x50 m medley relay, and retired in 2021.
Nicholas Santos
Nicholas Santos (full name Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos) is a Brazilian butterfly and freestyle sprint swimmer, born in 1980, who won six short-course world titles.
Nick Gillingham
Nick Gillingham (Nicholas Gillingham, born 1967, Walsall, England) is a British breaststroke swimmer, double Olympic medallist (silver 1988, bronze 1992, 200 m), three-time European champion, 1993 world short-course champion, and MBE.
Nick Thoman
Nick Thoman (Nicholas Brewer Thoman, born 1986), American backstroke swimmer; 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 m backstroke (52.92) and gold medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay; former short course world record holder in the 100 m back (48.94).
Nicola Jackson
Nicola Jackson (Nicola Clare Jackson, born 1984) is a British swimmer from Northallerton; 2000 Olympian, 2001 world 4x200 m freestyle relay champion, and former short-course world record holder in that relay.
Nicole Haislett
Nicole Haislett (Nicole Lee Haislett-Bacher), American swimmer born 1972 in St. Petersburg, Florida; won three golds at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics including the 200 m freestyle, and starred for the University of Florida as a four-time NCAA 200-yard freestyle champion.
Nicole Livingstone Stevenson
Nicole Livingstone Stevenson (Nicole Dawn Livingstone-Stevenson, born 1971) is an Australian three-time Olympic backstroke medallist, broadcaster, former AFLW general manager, and CEO of the Victorian Institute of Sport since 2024.
Nida Senff
Nida Senff (Dina Willemina Jacoba Senff, 1920-1995), Dutch backstroke swimmer; won 1936 Berlin Olympic 100 m backstroke gold in 1:18.9 after missing the turn, and set five backstroke world records; ISHOF inductee 1983.
Nikita Konovalov
Nikita Konovalov (Никита Коновалов) is a Russian competitive swimmer, born 1988 in Omsk, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly and won nine World Aquatics medals.
Nikita Lobintsev
Nikita Lobintsev (Никита Лобинцев), Russian freestyle swimmer born 1988; three Olympics, silver 4x200 relay Beijing 2008, bronze 4x100 relay London 2012, short-course 4x200 world record 6:49.04.
Nikolay Pankin
Nikolay Pankin (Николай Иванович Панкин), Soviet breaststroke swimmer, 1949–2018. 1968 Olympic 100 m breaststroke bronze medalist, four-time world record holder, 1970 and 1974 European champion, later coach of Dmitry Volkov.
Nikolay Skvortsov
Nikolay Valeryevich Skvortsov (Николай Валерьевич Скворцов), Russian butterfly swimmer born 1984 in Obninsk; three-time Olympian (2004-2012), 2007 world bronze medalist, and former short-course world record holder in the 200 m butterfly.
Nils Rudolph
Nils Rudolph (born 1965, Rostock) is a German sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer, 1991 European 50 m freestyle champion, short course world record holder in 50 m free (21.76) and 50 m fly (24.05), 1992 Olympian, once suspended by GDR officials for West contacts.
Nina Zhivanevskaya
Nina Zhivanevskaya (Нина Живаневская), Russian-born Spanish backstroke swimmer, born 1977; two Olympic bronzes (1992 Unified Team relay, 2000 100 m back), 2003 world champion, five Games under three flags.
Noboru Terada
Noboru Terada (寺田登, later Ito Noboru), Japanese swimmer (1917–1986) who won gold in the men's 1,500 m freestyle at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, beating Jack Medica; ISHOF Pioneer Swimmer, 1994.
Nobutaka Taguchi
Nobutaka Taguchi (田口信教), Japanese breaststroke swimmer born 1951 in Ehime; won 1972 Munich Olympic 100 m breaststroke gold with world records 1:05.13 and 1:04.94, plus 200 m bronze; ISHOF 1987.
Norbert Rozsa
Norbert Rozsa (Rózsa Norbert, born 1972, Dombóvár) is a Hungarian breaststroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic 200m breaststroke champion, double 1992 Olympic silver medalist, three-time world champion, and former 100m breaststroke world record holder.
Norman Ross
Norman DeMille Ross (1896-1953), American swimmer nicknamed The Big Moose; won 3 golds at 1920 Antwerp Olympics (400m, 1,500m, 4x200m relay), 5 titles at 1919 Inter-Allied Games, later first US classical disc jockey.
Novella Calligaris
Novella Calligaris (born 1954, Padova), Italian swimmer; first Italian Olympic swimming medalist with silver 400 m freestyle and two bronzes at Munich 1972; 1973 world champion and world record holder, 800 m freestyle.
Odette Lusien
Odette Lusien (1927–2007), French swimmer of Stade français, Paris; 19th in 200 m breaststroke at Helsinki 1952, 12th in 100 m butterfly at Melbourne 1956, and 4×100 m medley relay world record holder (5:06.2, 1954).
Odon Grof
Ödön Gróf (Edmund Grof, 1915–1997), Hungarian freestyle swimmer; 1936 Berlin Olympic bronze in the 4x200 m relay, 1934 European champion, later US-based coach after 1956 defection.
Oleg Lisogor
Oleg Lisogor (Олег Лісогор), Ukrainian breaststroke swimmer born 1979 in Brovary; two-time world 50m breaststroke champion (2001, 2007), former long course world record holder 27.18 and short course record 26.17, three-time Olympian.
Olivia Smoliga
Olivia Smoliga, born 1994 in Glenview, Illinois, is an American swimmer, two-time Olympian, Rio 2016 medley relay gold medalist, Tokyo 2020 relay bronze medalist, 2019 world 50m backstroke champion, and 2018 short-course worlds eight-gold record holder.
Olivia Wunsch
Olivia Wunsch, Australian sprint swimmer (born 2006, North Sydney, NSW), Carlile club, coach Michaela Pattinson. Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay Paris 2024 as heat swimmer; world gold same event Singapore 2025; five golds at 2023 World Juniors.