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Artur Litvinchuk
Artur Litvinchuk (Артур Сяргеевіч Літвінчук), born 1988 in Mazyr, Belarusian sprint kayaker; Olympic gold in men's K4 1000 m at Beijing 2008 (2:55.714), world champion 2009, European champion 2009.
Artur Wojdat
Artur Wojdat, Polish swimmer (born 1968, Olsztyn), first Polish man to win an Olympic swimming medal (bronze, 400 m freestyle, Seoul 1988) and 400 m freestyle world record holder in 1988.
Artyom Lobuzov
Artyom Lobuzov (Артём Юрьевич Лобузов, born 1991, Moscow) is a Russian freestyle swimmer, 2012 Olympian, 2016 world short-course 4x200 m relay champion, later charged in a FINA doping case.
Arvid Wallman
Arvid Wallman (Arvid Håkan Herbert Carlsson Wallman, 1901–1982), Swedish diver nicknamed Fågeln, won surprise gold in men's plain high diving at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics at age 19, placed eighth in 1924, and worked as a civil engineer.
Aschwin Wildeboer
Aschwin Wildeboer Faber, Spanish backstroke swimmer born 1986 in Sabadell; three-time Olympian, 2009 world bronze medalist, and former 100 m backstroke world record holder in long course (52.38) and short course (49.20).
Ashley Callus
Ashley Callus (Ashley John Callus, born 1979) is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer who won gold in the 4 × 100 m relay at Sydney 2000 and bronze at Beijing 2008.
Ashley Tappin
Ashley Tappin (Tappin-Doussan), born 1974, American sprint freestyle swimmer; three Olympic relay golds (Barcelona 1992, Sydney 2000), 1991 Pan Am triple gold, six NCAA titles, later UNO head coach and Hartley's Hearts Foundation founder.
Ashley Whitney
Ashley Whitney (Ashley Ann Whitney, born 1979, Nashville) is an American swimmer who won 1996 Olympic gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, 1997 Pan Pacific gold, and 1998 Worlds silver, later an open water swimmer and coach.
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.
Atahallen Ecole Surf
Atahallen Ecole Surf (Atahallen école surf) is a teaching-focused, beginner-friendly surf break near Porto de Galinhas, Brazil, at -8.52611, -35.00745, with year-round E to ESE swell, roughly 1 m forecast waves, and warm ~27 °C water.
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.
Atlantic Lezard
Atlantic Lezard (Atlantic Lézard Surf School) is a surf school and rental business on Dunes 1 beach, Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, France, run by Alpha Surf Crew, labeled French Surfing Federation and Handi Surf, teaching from age 6.
Atlantic Shore
Atlantic Shore is a surfing sports venue on Playa de Nemiña in Cee, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, on the Costa da Morte; coordinates 43.01103 N, 9.26306 W, near Surf House Nemiña. Distinct from the New Jersey campground, Maine railway, and baseball program of the same name.
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.
Attila Sudar
Attila Sudar (Sudár Attila), Hungarian water polo defender born 1954 in Budapest; 1976 Olympic gold and 1980 bronze medalist, 230-time national team player, OSC Budapest and Posillipo club star, later dentist and coach.
Attila Vajda
Attila Vajda (Vajda Attila), Hungarian canoe sprint racer born 1983 in Szeged; Olympic C-1 1000 m gold 2008 and bronze 2004; three-time world champion; later a coach in Taiwan, Japan, and Hungary.
Attila Vari
Attila Vari (Vári Attila), born 1976 in Budapest, is a Hungarian water polo defender, two-time Olympic champion (2000, 2004), 2003 world champion, and former president of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (2018–2022).
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.
Audrey Mestre
Audrey Mestre, French no-limits freediver, wife of Pipin Ferreras; died 12 October 2002 off the Dominican Republic when her lift bag failed at 171 m during a record attempt.
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.
August Ringvold, Sr.
August Ringvold, Sr. (Carl August Ringvold, 1876–1960), Norwegian sailor and KNS Oslo member, won Olympic gold in the 8 metre class at Antwerp 1920 (Irene, walkover) and Paris 1924 (Bera, with his son).
Aurica Chirita Barascu
Aurica Chirita Barascu (Aurica Chiriță-Bărăscu), Romanian rower born 1974 in Nicorești; Olympic gold in the women's eight at Athens 2004, world champion 1999, three world silvers, European champion 2007.
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.
Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Australia at Paris 2024: 467 athletes, 33 sports; 53 medals, 18 gold, fourth on the gold table, its best gold haul, with Jessica Fox winning six career individual medals.
Avalon Wasteneys
Avalon Wasteneys (born 1997) is a Canadian rower, stroke seat of the women's eight that won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and silver at Paris 2024, with 2022 world bronze.
Axel Norling
Axel Norling (Karl Axel Patrik Norling, 1884-1964), Swedish gymnast, diver and tug-of-war competitor; bronze at 1906 Intercalated Games, team gymnastics gold at 1908 and 1912 Olympics alongside brother Daniel; later Alfa Laval director.
Axel Rydin
Axel Valentin Rydin (1887-1971), Swedish sailor, won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 40 m² skerry cruiser class aboard Sif with Tore Holm, Yngve Holm, and Georg Tengwall; club Norrköpings SS.
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.
Babe Rockefeller
Babe Rockefeller, James Stillman Rockefeller (1902–2004), American rower and banker; won 1924 Olympic gold in men's eights for the USA, later president of National City Bank, grandson of William Rockefeller.