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Windsurfclub Bremervorde E. V.
Windsurfclub Bremervörde e.V. (WSCB), wscb.de, a windsurfing club at the Vörder See in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, offering club equipment, SUP, a school windsurf AG since 2005/06, and free taster courses at the Vörder Seefest.
Windsurfing
Windsurfing, also called boardsailing, is a water sport in which a sailor stands on a board and holds a sail mounted to it, invented in 1967.
Windsurfing Und Segelclub Wetter 76 E. V. Bernd Barenberg
Windsurfing und Segelclub Wetter 76 e.V. Bernd Barenberg, a German windsurfing and sailing club in Wetter (Ruhr), NRW, listed at Wilhelmstraße 12 with contact Bernd Barenberg, sailing on the Harkortsee reservoir.
Windsurfvereniging Zegerplas
Windsurfvereniging Zegerplas (WSV Zegerplas) is a Dutch windsurfing and SUP club on the Zegerplas lake in Alphen aan den Rijn, founded 30 October 1979, known for the annual 2 uur van Alphen marathon and the Holland Windsurfing series.
Winslow Hall
Winslow William Hall (1912–1995), American rower and Olympic champion in the men's eights at the 1932 Los Angeles Games; bow oar of the California Golden Bears crew, later a navy lieutenant commander.
Wolfgang Guldenpfennig
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (Wolfgang Güldenpfennig), East German rower born 1951 in Magdeburg; bronze in single sculls at Munich 1972, Olympic gold in quadruple sculls at Montréal 1976, twice world champion, later coach and Magdeburg sports administrator.
Wolfgang Gunkel
Wolfgang Gunkel (1948-2020), East German rower, not the footballer Wolfgang Funkel; Olympic gold 1972 Munich coxed pair with Lucke and Neubert, world champion 1975 and 1977, later FES boat technician.
Wolfgang Hottenrott
Wolfgang Hottenrott (born 13 June 1940, Hannover), nicknamed Hotti, West German rower; Olympic gold in the Deutschland-Achter at Mexico City 1968 and bronze in the coxless pair with Michael Schwan at Tokyo 1964; fifth in the eight at Munich 1972.
World aquatics championships
World Aquatics Championships, formerly FINA World Championships, the biennial world title event for swimming, diving, high diving, water polo, artistic swimming, and open water swimming; first held Belgrade 1973, 22nd edition Singapore 2025, Budapest 2027 next.
World open water swimming championships
World open water swimming championships: the 5 km, 10 km, mixed 4x1500 m relay, and 3 km Knockout Sprint events at the World Aquatics Championships, held since 1991, with 14-year minimum age and 16-31°C water limits.
World record progression 100 metres freestyle
World record progression 100 metres freestyle: ratified fastest long-course times for the Olympic 100 m freestyle, from the 1896 Athens Games to Pan Zhanle's 46.40 at Paris 2024, including the 2008-2009 polyurethane supersuit era and the subsequent suit ban.
World record progression 1500 metres freestyle
World record progression 1500 metres freestyle: ratified long-course records in the event. Men's record 14:26.79 by Johannes Liebmann (2026); women's record 15:20.48 by Katie Ledecky (2018).
World record progression 200 metres freestyle
World record progression 200 metres freestyle: history of ratified FINA/World Aquatics records, long and short course. Men's LCM record Paul Biedermann 1:42.00 (Rome 2009, supersuit era), women's Federica Pellegrini 1:52.98; 2008-2009 polyurethane suits drove the drop before the January 2010 ban.
World record progression 50 metres freestyle
World record progression in the 50 m freestyle (long course): men's record 20.88 by Cameron McEvoy (2026), breaking Cesar Cielo's 2009 supersuit mark of 20.91; women's record 23.55 by Gretchen Walsh (2026), after Kate Douglass's 23.59.
Wu Minxia
Wu Minxia (吴敏霞), Chinese diver born 1985 in Shanghai, five-time Olympic champion on 3 m springboard; most decorated female Olympic diver with 7 medals (2004–2016), plus 14 World Championship medals.
Wu Yanyan
Wu Yanyan (吴艳艳), Chinese swimmer born 1978, 1998 world champion in the 200 m individual medley and world record holder (2:09.72, 1997–2008); banned four years for anabolic steroids before the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Wya Point Surf Shop Cafe
Wya Point Surf Shop Cafe, a surf shop and cafe at 2201 Pacific Rim Highway, Ucluelet, BC, opened Aboriginal Day 2011; rents boards and wetsuits, offers lessons with Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ First Nations instructors, part of the Wya Point Resort venture.
Wyatt Allen
Wyatt Allen, American rower born 1979 in Baltimore, Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight at Athens 2004 (world-record heat) and bronze at Beijing 2008; now Dartmouth men's heavyweight rowing head coach.
Wybo Veldman
Wybo Veldman (Gerard Wybo Veldman), born 1946 in Padang, Indonesia, is a New Zealand rower and Whakatane Rowing Club member who won gold in the men's eight at Munich 1972 after finishing fourth at Mexico City 1968, and held 21 national titles.
Wyo Point
Wyo Point is a beginner-rated beach break surf spot near Ucluelet in the Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia, at 48.99276° N, 125.59014° W, with A-frame waves, surf lessons, camping, and nearby Wickaninnish and Long Beach breaks.
Xabier Fernandez
Xabier (Xabi) Fernández Gaztañaga, Spanish sailor born 1976 in Ibarra, Gipuzkoa; 49er crew for Iker Martínez, Olympic gold Athens 2004 and silver Beijing 2008, three world titles, Volvo Ocean Race and America's Cup veteran, now a coach.
Xeno Muller
Xeno Müller (Xeno Muller), born 1972 in Zürich, is a Swiss rower who won gold in the men's single sculls at Atlanta 1996 in Olympic-record time and silver at Sydney 2000, then became a US-based elite rowing coach.
Xflow Surfspotportugal
Xflow Surf Spot Portugal (Xflow - A Onda), outdoor surf simulator in Albufeira, Algarve, only one in Portugal since 2016; WaveSurfer ride, 30 km/h flow, near Praia da Oura; reported permanently closed on Tripadvisor.
Xi Aihua
Xi Aihua (奚爱华, born 1982, Shouguang, Shandong) is a Chinese rower who won gold in the women's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China's first Olympic rowing gold; distinct from fencer Xiao Aihua.
Xiang Binxuan
Xiang Binxuan (向玢璇, born 2001) is a Chinese artistic swimmer from Dazhou, Sichuan, who won team gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, China's first Olympic title in artistic swimming.
Xiao Hailiang
Xiao Hailiang (肖海亮), Chinese diver born 1977 in Wuhan, bronze medalist in 10m platform at Atlanta 1996 and Olympic gold medalist in synchronized 3m springboard with Xiong Ni at Sydney 2000; retired 2001.
Xiao Yanning
Xiao Yanning (肖雁宁), Chinese artistic swimmer born 1998 in Dazhou, Sichuan; Tokyo 2020 team silver, Paris 2024 team gold, China's first Olympic title in the sport; 16 world championship medals; retired 2025.
Xie Siyi
Xie Siyi (谢思埸), Chinese diver born 1996 in Shantou, three-time Olympic springboard gold medalist (Tokyo 2020 individual and synchro, Paris 2024) and 2019 FINA Best Male Diver.
Xiong Ni
Xiong Ni (熊倪), Chinese diver born 1974 in Changsha, Hunan; won five Olympic medals (3 gold) at four Games 1988-2000, back-to-back 3m springboard titles 1996 and 2000, and synchronized springboard gold with Xiao Hailiang.
Xiuyu Bai
Xiuyu Bai (Bai Xiuyu), Chinese backstroke swimmer of the early 1990s; set a short-course 50m backstroke world record of 27.64 in 1994, won World Cup silvers in Beijing, then received a two-year doping ban in August 1994.