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Astrid Strauß
Astrid Strauß (born 1968), East German freestyle swimmer; 1988 Olympic 800 m silver, 1986 world champion (800 m, 4x200 m relay), eight-time European champion, career ended by a 1992 doping ban.
Atie Voorbij
Atie Voorbij (Aartje Johanna Voorbij-Dorresteijn, 1940-2024), Dutch butterfly swimmer from Hilversum; set the first official 100 m butterfly world record (1:10.5, 1957), missed Melbourne 1956 by the Dutch boycott, 1958 European relay gold, 5th at Rome 1960.
Attila Czene
Attila Czene (Czene Attila), Hungarian swimmer born 1974 in Szeged; 1996 Olympic gold and 1992 bronze in the 200 m individual medley, former short-course world record holder, later Hungary's state secretary for sport.
Audrey Lacroix
Audrey Lacroix, Canadian butterfly swimmer from Pont-Rouig, Quebec (born 1983). Three Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016), record seven World Championships, Pan Am and Commonwealth 200m butterfly gold.
August Heitmann
August Heitmann (1907-1971), German freestyle swimmer born in Kalymnos, Greece; 1926-27 European 4x200 m relay champion with a 9:49.6 world record, 1928 Olympian, later emigrated to Chile.
Austin Clapp
Austin Rhone Clapp (1910–1971), American swimmer and water polo player; 1928 Olympic gold and world record in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, 1932 water polo bronze, 1948 U.S. water polo coach, later a San Francisco attorney.
Ayari Aoyama
Ayari Aoyama (青山綾里), born 1982, is a retired Japanese butterfly swimmer who finished sixth in the 100 m butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics at age 14 and held short-course world records in the 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley relay.
B. J. Bedford
B. J. Bedford (Barbara Jane Bedford, later Barbara Miller), American backstroke swimmer born 1972 in Hanover, New Hampshire; 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay in world record time.
Bai Anqi
Bai Anqi (白安琪), Chinese backstroke swimmer born 1993 in Anji, Zhejiang; won 4 golds and a silver at the 2010 Youth Olympics, Asian 200 m backstroke champion 2009 and 2012, and swam the 200 m backstroke at London 2012.
Barbara Clark
Barbara Lynne Clark (Parolin), Canadian swimmer born 1958 in Coronation, Alberta; won bronze in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Montreal 1976 and set Commonwealth sprint records.
Barbara Göbel
Barbara Göbel (Barbara Ballerstedt), East German breaststroke swimmer born 1943 in Jena; 1960 Olympic 200 m breaststroke bronze, 1961 world record 100 m breaststroke 1:18.2, 1962 European medley relay champion.
Barbara Krause
Barbara Krause (Barbara Krause-Wanja), born 1959 in Berlin, East German freestyle swimmer; triple gold medalist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics (100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay), former 100 m freestyle world record holder (54.79), Hall of Fame 1988, later revealed as a victim of GDR state doping.
Becky Smith
Becky Smith (Rebecca Gwendolyn Smith-Wiber), born 1959 in Vancouver, Canadian swimmer; won bronze in the 400 m individual medley and 4x100 m freestyle relay at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, plus Commonwealth and world championship medals.
Belle Moore
Belle Moore (Isabella Mary Moore-Cameron, 1894-1975), Scottish swimmer with Premier SC Glasgow; won 1912 Stockholm 4x100 m freestyle relay gold in world-record 5:52.8, youngest British woman to win Summer Olympic gold at 17 years 226 days.
Ben Wildman Tobriner
Ben Wildman Tobriner (born 1984) is an American former competitive swimmer and physician who won gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Benedetta Pilato
Benedetta Pilato, Italian breaststroke swimmer born 2005 in Taranto; 50m breaststroke world record 29.30 (2021), 2022 world 100m champion, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympian.
Bengt Baron
Bengt Baron (born 1962), Swedish swimmer and executive; Olympic gold, 100 m backstroke, Moscow 1980 (56.53), bronze 4x100 free relay 1984; later CEO of Absolut Vodka, V&S Group, and Cloetta.
Benjamin Gratz
Benjamin Gratz (Benjámin Grátz), Hungarian swimmer born 1996 in Budapest; 2014 Youth Olympic gold medalist, boys' 200 m medley, and 2016 Olympian in the 4x200 m freestyle relay; distinct from the Kentucky Gratz family and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown.
Beryl Gastaldello
Beryl Gastaldello (Béryl Gastaldello), born 1995 in Miramas, is a French sprint swimmer, three-time Olympian, captain of the French women's team, holder of the mixed 4x50 m freestyle relay world record and multiple French short-course records.
Beth Botsford
Beth Botsford (Elizabeth Anne Botsford, born 1981), American backstroke swimmer from Baltimore's NBAC; double gold medalist at Atlanta 1996 (100 m backstroke, medley relay) at age 15; later NCAA champion and college coach.
Betsy Mitchell
Betsy Mitchell (Elizabeth Mitchell, born 1966), American backstroke swimmer; 1984 Olympic gold in 4x100 medley relay, silvers in 1984 100 m backstroke and 1988 medley relay; 1986 world record 200 m backstroke 2:08.60; Hall of Fame 1998.
Beverley Whitfield
Beverley Whitfield (1954 to 1996) was an Australian breaststroke swimmer who won gold in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 1972 Munich Olympics and three golds at the 1970 Commonwealth Games.
Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett (William Melvin Barrett), American swimmer, UCLA 1980-82; set 200m IM world record 2:03.24 at 1980 Olympic Trials, boycotted Moscow Olympics, won three NCAA 200-yard IM titles, captained UCLA's 1982 NCAA title team.
Bill Craig
Bill Craig (William Norval Craig, 1945–2017), American breaststroke swimmer and USC Trojan; won 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold in the 4×100 m medley relay with the first-ever sub-four-minute swim (3:58.4 world record) and 1963 Pan American gold.
Bill Devenish
Bill (William) Devenish is an Australian swimmer who won 100m freestyle bronze and two relay golds, including a 4x200m world record, at the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, then competed in masters swimming for NSW clubs.
Bill Forrester
Bill Forrester (William Ronald Forrester, Jr., born 1957), American swimmer: 1976 Olympic 200m butterfly bronze, 1975 and 1978 world champion, 4x200m freestyle relay world record holder, later GCAT coach.
Bill Kirby
Bill Kirby (William Ashley Kirby, born 1975, Perth) is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at Sydney 2000 with a world record, and founder of Kirby Swim; not the footballer or other namesakes.
Bill Mettler
Bill Mettler (William Roy Mettler, Jr., born 1946, Springfield, Ohio), American swimmer and lawyer. Yale All-American; won 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay as a heat swimmer; later Arizona litigation attorney.
Bill Mulliken
Bill Mulliken (William Danforth Mulliken, 1939-2014), American swimmer and Chicago lawyer; surprise 1960 Rome Olympic gold medalist in the 200 m breaststroke (2:37.4), also 1959 Pan American Games champion and Hall of Fame Masters swimmer.
Bill Sawchuk
Bill Sawchuk (William Sawchuk, born 1959) is a Canadian swimmer from Roblin, Manitoba, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, won Commonwealth and Pan American Games medals, and was selected for the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.