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Surfsee
Surfsee, German for surf lake, names several inland lakes: a swim and board-sport lake near Germersheim, Karlsruhe, Rhineland-Palatinate; a monitored gravel-pit lake at Kirchhain-Niederwald, Hesse; and a planned Swiss wave-pool lake in Regensdorf.
Surfshop
Surfshop (surf shop): a retail store selling surfboards, wetsuits, and accessories, often with rentals, lessons, and ding repair. Began in 1950s California with O'Neill (1952), Jack's (1957), Ron Jon (1961); now global but pressured by online retail.
Surfspot Lemkenhafen
Surfspot Lemkenhafen: windsurfing and wingfoiling spot on the Orther Reede, Fehmarn, Germany. Knee-to-waist-deep flat water, best in westerly winds, kiting banned for nature protection, surf schools on site.
Surfvereniging Windkracht
Surfvereniging Windkracht (WSV Windkracht), Dordrecht windsurfing club on Spaarbekken Grote Rug at Baanhoekweg 9; open 1 April to 1 November, day passes with board and wetsuit rental, hosts Holland Windsurfing races.
Susan Doerr
Susan Doerr (Susan Elizabeth Doerr-Brodsky, 1945–1972), American swimmer for Vesper Boat Club; 1960 Olympian at 15 in the winning US 4x100 m freestyle relay, and 100 m butterfly world record holder (1:08.2, 1961–1962).
Susan Francia
Susan Francia (Zsuzsanna Francia, born 1982, Szeged, Hungary) is an American rower with Olympic gold in the women's eight at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, five World Championship titles, and mother Katalin Karikó, the 2023 Nobel laureate.
Susan Laird
Susan Laird (Susanne E. Laird, 1908-1933), American swimmer of the Carnegie Library Athletic Club who won 1928 Olympic gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay with a world record and placed fifth in the 100 m freestyle.
Susan Pedersen
Susan Jane "Sue" Pedersen (Pankey), American swimmer born 1953 in Sacramento; 1968 Olympic double relay gold medalist and 200 m freestyle world record holder who retired at 15.
Susan Pitt
Susan Pitt (Susan Kay Pitt Anderson, 1948-2024), American swimmer, set the 200 m butterfly world record of 2:29.1 in 1963, swam 1964 Olympic medley relay prelims, 1968 team co-captain, later coach and USA Swimming administrator.
Susan Rapp
Susan Rapp, later Susan von der Lippe, is an American breaststroke swimmer who won gold and silver medals at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Susan Sloan
Susan Estelle Sloan, Canadian swimmer born 1958 in Stettler, Alberta; 1976 Olympic bronze in the 4x100 m medley relay, 1978 Commonwealth gold and world bronze in the 4x100 m freestyle relay; later a British Columbia attorney.
Susanne Börnike
Susanne Börnike (born 1968, Brandenburg an der Havel), East German breaststroke swimmer; ninth in the 200 m breaststroke at Seoul 1988, 1989 European champion, short-course 200 m breaststroke world record holder 2:22.92, and a victim of the GDR state doping program.
Susanne Grainger
Susanne Grainger (Susanne Wereley), Canadian rower born 1990, in London, Ontario; Olympic gold medallist in the women's eight at Tokyo 2020, fifth at Rio 2016, retired November 2021.
Susanne Nielsson
Susanne Nielsson, born 1960 in Aarhus, is a Danish breaststroke swimmer who won bronze in the 100 m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and the 1978 World Championships.
Susanne Wiberg Gunnarsson
Susanne Wiberg Gunnarsson (Linnea Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson), Swedish kayak sprint and marathon canoeist born 1963 in Örebro; 1996 Olympic K2 500 m gold with Agneta Andersson, two Olympic silvers, nine sprint and six marathon world medals.
Susie Atwood
Susie Atwood (Susanne Jean Atwood, born 1953) is an American backstroke swimmer, 1972 Olympic silver (200m back) and bronze (100m back) medalist, world record holder in the 200m backstroke and medley relay, Hall of Fame inductee.
Susie O'Neill
Susie O'Neill (Susan O'Neill AM, born 1973, Mackay, Queensland), Australian swimmer nicknamed Madame Butterfly; eight Olympic medals including 1996 200m butterfly gold and 2000 200m freestyle gold; broke Mary T. Meagher's 200m fly world record in 2000.
Suzannah Bianco
Suzannah Bianco, full name Suzannah Dyroen-Bianco, is an American former synchronized swimmer from San Jose, California, who won team gold at the 1996 Olympics and later performed with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.
Sven Lodziewski
Sven Lodziewski (born 1965, Leipzig), East German then German freestyle swimmer; SC Dynamo Berlin; Olympic 4x200 m relay silver Seoul 1988, 1986 world relay champion, 1987 European 100 m champion, later federation head physician.
Sven Olov Sjodelius
Sven-Olov Sjödelius (Sven Olov Sjodelius), 1933–2018, Swedish sprint canoeist of Nyköpings KK; double Olympic gold in K-2 1,000 m at Rome 1960 with Gert Fredriksson and Tokyo 1964 with Gunnar Utterberg.
Sven Thorell
Sven Gustaf Thorell (1888–1974), Swedish engineer and canoe designer, won Olympic sailing gold in the 12-foot dinghy at Amsterdam 1928, beating Henrik Robert, and placed ninth in the Snowbird at Los Angeles 1932.
Svenja Schlicht
Svenja Schlicht (Schlicht-Eberhardt), born 1967 in Neumünster, West German backstroke swimmer; 1984 Olympic silver in 4x100 medley relay, 1991 world gold in 4x200 freestyle relay, 24 national titles; not the Swiss swimmer Svenja Stoffel.
Svetla Otsetova
Svetla Otsetova (Светла Христова Оцетова), Bulgarian rower born 1950 in Sofia; 1976 Montreal Olympic gold in women's double sculls with Zdravka Yordanova, world champion 1978, later architect of about sixty Olympic and World Rowing regatta courses.
Svetlana Babanina
Svetlana Babanina (Светлана Викторовна Бабанина), Soviet breaststroke swimmer born 1943 in Tambov, swam for Spartak Tashkent; two Tokyo 1964 bronzes and two 100 m breaststroke world records (1:17.2, 1:16.5).
Svetlana Chimrova
Svetlana Chimrova (Светлана Михайловна Чимрова), born 1996 in Moscow, Russian butterfly swimmer; two Olympics (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), European record 4x100 m medley relay 3:53.38, world and European championship medals.
Svetlana Kolesnichenko
Svetlana Kolesnichenko (Светлана Колесниченко), born 1993 in Gatchina, Russian artistic swimmer; three Olympic golds (2016 team, 2020 duet and team), 16 world and 11 European titles; retired November 2025.
Svetlana Varganova
Svetlana Anatolyevna Varganova (Светлана Анатольевна Варганова), Soviet breaststroke swimmer born 1964 in Leningrad: 1980 Olympic silver in the 200 m breaststroke, 1982 world champion, former 200 m breaststroke world record holder (2:31.09, 1979), later arrested in India in 2023.
Sweetspot Ecole de Surf
Sweetspot Ecole de Surf (École de Surf Sweet Spot) is a FFS-labeled surf school founded in 2006 by Greg Closier at Penfoul beach, Landunvez, Finistère, Brittany, teaching surf, SUP, and foil from age 5.
Swimming
Swimming: competitive racing in pools (50-1500 m, four strokes, medley, relays) and open water (10 km Olympic since Beijing 2008), governed by World Aquatics, formerly FINA.
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics comprised 32 pool events in Athens, where Michael Phelps won 6 golds and the United States led with 12.