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Birgit Schutz
Birgit Schütz (later Schiller), born 1958 in Brandenburg an der Havel, is an East German rower who won gold in the women's eight at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and 1978 world silver, rowing for SG Dynamo Potsdam.
Birgit Treiber
Birgit Treiber (born 1960, Oschatz), East German backstroke swimmer for SC Einheit Dresden; Olympic silver 100/200 m backstroke 1976, bronze 1980; 1975 world champion 200 m back; four world records; later a Leipzig dentist.
Birte Siech
Birte Siech (Böhme), born 1967 in East Berlin, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the women's coxed four for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and bronze in the coxless four for Germany at Barcelona 1992.
Birte Weigang
Birte Weigang (born 1968, Leipzig) is a former East German swimmer, 1988 Olympic medley relay champion and double butterfly silver medalist, later a confirmed GDR doping victim who applied for compensation in 2003.
Bjørn Bergvall
Bjørn Bergvall (born 13 February 1939, Oslo) is a Norwegian sailor who won Flying Dutchman gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics with Peder Lunde Jr. in Sirene, Norway's only gold that year; his sole Olympic appearance.
Bjørn Borgen Hasløv
Bjørn Borgen Hasløv (born 1941, Copenhagen) is a Danish retired rower of Roforeningen KVIK who won gold in the men's coxless fours at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics with Hansen, Petersen, and Helmudt.
Blackforestwave
Blackforestwave: standing river-surfing wave in the Metzelgraben canal, Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, run by blackforestwave e.V. since 2021; 4.5 m wide, pump-free, lowerable, ~80,000 euros, rebuilt as blackforestwave 2.0 from 2026.
Blair Cochrane
Blair Onslow Cochrane (1853-1928), British yachtsman and Royal Victoria Yacht Club official; won 1908 Olympic gold in the 8-metre class helming Cobweb, later OBE and Deputy Sheriff of Hampshire.
Blair Tuke
Blair Tuke, full name Andrew Blair Tuke, is a New Zealand sailor who won Olympic silver in 2012, gold in 2016, and silver in 2020 in the 49er class with Peter Burling.
Blake Pieroni
Blake Pieroni is an American freestyle swimmer who won three Olympic gold medals and one silver in relays at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Games.
Blood in the Water match
Blood in the Water match (melbourne-i vérfürdő): violent 1956 Melbourne Olympic water polo semi-final, Hungary beat USSR 4-0; ended early after Valentin Prokopov punched Ervin Zádor, drawing blood.
Blue Ocean Ericeira Surf School & Rentals
Blue Ocean Ericeira Surf School & Rentals, run by founder Ulisses Reis, is a surf school and board rental at Ribeira d'Ilhas beach in Ericeira, Portugal, operating since 2000 inside the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve, offering group, private, and advanced lessons from €40.
Blue Spirit
Blue Spirit Catamaran is a small-group boat tour operator at Pasito Blanco harbor in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, running since 2014 with a maximum of 12 passengers.
Bob Bennett
Bob Bennett refers to two American Olympians: swimmer Robert Earl Bennett (born 1943), bronze medalist in backstroke at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964 and 100 m backstroke world record holder, and hammer thrower Robert Howard Bennett (1919–1974), 1948 Olympic bronze medalist.
Bob Bowman (coach)
Bob Bowman, American swimming coach, longtime coach of Michael Phelps, now Director of Swimming and Diving and men's head coach at Texas; led Arizona State (2024) and Texas (2025, 2026) to NCAA titles.
Bob Clotworthy
Bob Clotworthy (Robert Lynn Clotworthy, 1931-2018), American springboard diver: 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold and 1952 Helsinki bronze in 3-meter springboard, Ohio State champion, later coach and diving historian.
Bob Detweiler
Bob Detweiler (Robert Milan Detweiler, 1930-2003), American rower and Naval Academy graduate who won gold in the men's eights at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics; later a career officer and solid state physicist in Utah.
Bob Martin
Bob Martin (Robert Doud Martin, 1925-2012), American rower and University of Washington athlete; won gold in the men's coxed fours at the 1948 London Olympics with Westlund, Will, Giovanelli, and cox Morgan; WWII Navy veteran and Weyerhaeuser executive.
Bob Moch
Bob Moch (Robert Gaston Moch, 1914-2005), American coxswain and attorney who steered the University of Washington eight to 1936 Berlin Olympic rowing gold; later Harvard Law graduate, MIT crew head coach, and Seattle lawyer.
Bob Morey
Bob Morey (Robert Willis Morey, Jr., 1936-2019), American rower and 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight, stroking the Yale crew; later a Navy officer and California reinsurance executive.
Bob Skelton
Bob Skelton (Robert Danforth Skelton, 1903-1977), American breaststroke swimmer, 1924 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the 200 m breaststroke and first US breaststroke Olympic champion; not the WNEC wrestling coach.
Bob Sutton
Bob Sutton (Robert Mandel Sutton, 1911-1977), American Olympic sailor; gold medal in the 8-metre class at Los Angeles 1932 aboard Owen Churchill's Angelita, 10th at Berlin 1936; electrical engineering executive.
Bob Webster
Bob Webster (Robert David Webster, born 1938) is an American diver who won Olympic gold in the 10 m platform at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964, matching Sammy Lee's back-to-back feat, and later coached at Minnesota, Princeton, and Alabama.
Bob Will
Bob Will (Robert Ide Will, 1925-2019), American rower who won gold in the men's coxed four at the 1948 London Olympics for the University of Washington, then built University Volkswagen and Audi Seattle.
Bob Windle
Bob Windle (Robert George Windle, born 1944), Australian freestyle swimmer; 1964 Tokyo Olympic 1500 m freestyle gold in Olympic record 17:01.7, four Olympic medals, six world records, Commonwealth Games champion 1962 and 1966.
Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett (Robert William Hackett Jr., born 1959, Yonkers, NY) is an American swimmer, not the Australian Grant Hackett: 1976 Olympic 1500m freestyle silver medalist at 16, former 800m freestyle world record holder, Harvard standout, Emory coach.
Boca Barranca
Boca Barranca, Costa Rica: a left-hand rivermouth point break near Puntarenas and Puerto Caldera, the country's second longest left after Pavones, with 300-800 m rides, best on south swells from May to September.
Boglarka Kapas
Boglárka Kapás (Kapás Boglárka), Hungarian swimmer born 1993 in Debrecen: Olympic 800m freestyle bronze at Rio 2016, 200m butterfly world champion at Gwangju 2019, seven-time European champion, five Olympians 2008–2024, retired December 2024 in Budapest.
Bohumil Kudrna
Bohumil Kudrna (1920-1991), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist, Olympic C2 1000 m champion at London 1948 and silver medalist at Helsinki 1952 with Jan Brzák-Felix; double world champion at Copenhagen 1950.
Boise Whitewater Park
The Boise Whitewater Park is an engineered stretch of the Boise River in Boise, Idaho, with adjustable waves for kayaking and river surfing, opened in 2012.