Swimmers (biographies and medalists)

Sandy Gilchrist

Sandy Gilchrist, born John Alexander Gilchrist, is a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, finishing fifth in the 400 meter individual medley both times.

Sandy Neilson (Sandra Lynn Neilson, later Neilson-Bell), American swimmer born 1956, won three 1972 Munich Olympic golds including the 100m freestyle at 16, later set Masters world records and coaches in Austin, Texas.

Sanja Jovanovic

Sanja Jovanović (born 1986, Dubrovnik) is a Croatian backstroke swimmer, three-time Olympian, who held the short-course 50 m backstroke world record 2007–2014 (25.70) and won five European short-course titles.

Sarah Mardini (سارة مارديني)

Sarah (Sara) Mardini, Syrian swimmer from Daraya and sister of Olympian Yusra Mardini; swam a failing refugee dinghy to Lesbos in 2015, was arrested in Greece in 2018 for rescue work, and acquitted in 2026.

Sarah Price

Sarah Price (Sarah Jane Price), born 1979 in Enfield, England, is a British backstroke swimmer; two-time Olympian (2000, 2004), short-course 200 m backstroke world record holder in 2001, and European and Commonwealth champion.

Sarah Ryan

Sarah Michelle Ryan (born 1977, Adelaide) is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004) with three relay medals, gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Athens 2004; not the footballer or jockey of the same name.

Sarah Sjöström

Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer born 1993, sprint freestyle and butterfly specialist; six Olympic medals including Rio 2016 100 fly gold and Paris 2024 50 and 100 free golds; 2021 elbow fracture comeback.

Sarina Hülsenbeck

Sarina Hülsenbeck (later Fischer), born 1962 in Rostock, East German swimmer with ASK Vorwärts Potsdam; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold and world record 3:42.71 anchoring the 4x100 m freestyle relay.

Satoko Tanaka

Satoko Tanaka (田中聰子), Japanese backstroke swimmer born 1942 in Sasebo, Nagasaki; 1960 Olympic bronze in 100 m backstroke, ten 200 m backstroke world records 1959-1963, three Asian Games golds; not the jazz vocalist or researcher of the same name.

Scott Goldblatt

Scott Goldblatt (Scott Daniel Goldblatt, born 1979) is an American freestyle swimmer, 2000 and 2004 Olympian, who won 4x200 m freestyle relay gold at Athens 2004 and silver at Sydney 2000.

Scott Spann

Scott Spann (Scott Spann, Jr.), American breaststroke swimmer born 1988, sixth in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2007 Pan Am bronze medalist; son of 1979 Pan Am medalist Scott Spann Sr., brother of Alexis Spann.

Scott Tucker

Scott Eric Tucker (born 1976, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American swimmer, Olympic gold (1996) and silver (2000) medalist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay, with 14 major international medals, almost all in relays.

Sean McCann (swimmer)

Sean McCann (born 2005) is a British distance freestyle and open water swimmer for Scotland, brother of Madeleine McCann; Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games 400m freestyle finalist, Loughborough University student.

Semyon Belits Geyman

Semyon Belits-Geyman (Семён Викторович Белиц-Гейман), Soviet freestyle swimmer born 1945 in Moscow; 1968 Olympic relay silver and bronze, 1966 European 1500 m champion, and 800 m freestyle world record holder at 8:47.4.

Sergei Zabolotnov

Sergei Zabolotnov (Сергей Валентинович Заболотнов), born 1963 in Tashkent, is a retired Soviet backstroke swimmer, 1984 Friendship Games 200 m world record holder (1:58.41) and 1988 Seoul Olympic relay bronze medalist.

Sergey Fesenko

Sergey Fesenko (Сергей Леонидович Фесенко), born 1959 in Kryvyi Rih, is a Ukrainian swimmer who won 1980 Olympic gold in the 200 m butterfly and silver in the 400 m IM for the Soviet Union, later coaching Ukraine's national team.

Sergey Geybel

Sergey Geybel (Гейбель Сергей), Russian breaststroke swimmer born 1981; 2009 world record 4x100m medley relay (3:19.16), 2009 European short course relay gold, and masters world record 50m breaststroke (28.24, Kazan 2015).

Sergey Koplyakov

Sergey Koplyakov (Сергей Викторович Копляков), Belarusian-born Soviet swimmer born 1959 in Orsha; 1980 Olympic 200 m freestyle champion in 1:49.81 and first man under 1:50 (world record 1:49.83, 1979); four Olympic medals; later Dynamo Minsk coach.

Seth van Neerden

Seth van Neerden, American breaststroke swimmer of the 1990s, Fort Lauderdale Swim Team; 1995 Pan Am triple gold medalist, 1993 short-course world relay champion, and former US record holder in the 100 m breaststroke.

Shan Ying

Ying Shang, more commonly written Shan Ying (单莺), is a Chinese freestyle swimmer, born in 1978, who won relay gold at the 1994 World Championships.

Shane Gould

Shane Gould (born 1956, Sydney) is an Australian swimmer who at Munich 1972, aged 15, won five individual medals (3 gold in world record time) and held every freestyle world record from 100m to 1500m simultaneously.

Shannon Smith

Shannon Smith, Canadian swimmer born 1961 in Vancouver, won 400 m freestyle bronze and placed sixth in the 800 m at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; BC Sports Hall of Fame 1983.

Shannon Vreeland

Shannon Vreeland (born 1991, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American freestyle swimmer from Overland Park, Kansas, who won Olympic gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at London 2012 in an Olympic record 7:42.92.

Sharon Finneran

Sharon Finneran (Sharon Evans Finneran-Rittenhouse, born 1946), American swimmer, 1964 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist in the 400 m individual medley and holder of long-course world records in the 800 m freestyle, 200 m butterfly, and 400 m IM.

Sharon Stouder

Sharon Stouder (Sharon Marie Stouder-Clark), American swimmer, 1948-2013. Won 3 golds and a silver at Tokyo 1964 aged 15, setting 100m butterfly and relay world records.

Sharon Wichman

Sharon Wichman (Sharon Lynn Wichman-Jones), American swimmer born 1952 in Detroit, Club Olympia Fort Wayne; 1968 Mexico City Olympic gold in the 200 m breaststroke (2:44.4 OR), first American woman to win that event, plus 100 m bronze.

Sharron Davies

Sharron Davies MBE (born 1962, Plymouth) is an English swimmer, 1980 Olympic 400m IM silver medallist, two-time Commonwealth champion, BBC swimming broadcaster, and women's sport campaigner later made a peer.

Shaun Jordan

Shaun M. Jordan (born 1968, Jacksonville, Florida) is an American swimmer who won Olympic gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, starred for the University of Texas, and later worked at Abraham Trading.

Shayne Reese

Shayne Reese (Shayne Leanne Reese), Australian swimmer born 1982 in Ballarat, Victoria; two-time Olympian who won 2008 relay gold and bronze in Beijing and medals at Worlds, short-course Worlds, and the Commonwealth Games.