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Brian Price
Brian Price (born 1976, Belleville, Ontario) is a retired Canadian rowing coxswain, three-time Olympian who coxed the men's eight to gold at Beijing 2008 and silver at London 2012, and a three-time world champion.
Brian Wilkinson
Brian Harold Wilkinson (1938–2026), Australian swimmer and coach from Muswellbrook, NSW; seventh in the 1956 Olympic 200 m butterfly final, 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games gold and bronze medallist, 110-yard butterfly world record holder.
Brianna Throssell
Brianna Throssell (born 1996, Subiaco, WA) is a retired Australian swimmer, three-time Olympian, two-time Olympic relay gold medallist, and women's 4x200m freestyle relay world record holder (7:37.50, Fukuoka 2023), with 39 international medals; retired March 2025.
Bridgette Gusterson
Bridgette Gusterson (Bridgette Ireland), born 1973, Australian water polo center forward who captained Australia to gold in the first Olympic women's water polo tournament at Sydney 2000; 212 caps, 400+ goals, ISHOF 2017.
Brigitte Ahrenholz
Brigitte Ahrenholz (1952–2018), East German rower and surgeon; won gold in the women's eights at the 1976 Montréal Olympics, the first with women's rowing, plus 1974 world and 1973 European titles.
Brita Hazelius
Brita Hazelius (later Johansson), 1909-1975, Swedish breaststroke swimmer for IFK Falun; set 200 m and 400 m breaststroke world records in 1926 (3:19.1) and placed sixth in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
Britta Steffen
Britta Steffen, German freestyle sprint swimmer (born 1983, Schwedt/Oder), double 2008 Olympic champion in 50 and 100 m freestyle, 2009 world champion, holder of the 23.73 and 52.07 world records, Hall of Fame inductee.
Brittany Elmslie
Brittany Joyce Elmslie (born 1994, Nambour, Queensland) is a retired Australian swimmer, five-time Olympic medallist, and dual 4x100 m freestyle relay gold medalist at London 2012 and Rio 2016, setting the 3:30.65 world record in Rio.
Bronte Barratt
Bronte Barratt is a retired Australian freestyle swimmer who won four Olympic medals, including gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at Beijing 2008.
Bronte Campbell
Bronte Campbell (b. 1994, Blantyre, Malawi) is an Australian swimmer, sister of Cate Campbell, who won 4x100m freestyle relay gold at Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024, plus Tokyo mixed medley bronze, and the 2015 world 50m and 100m freestyle double; retired 2026.
Bronwyn Mayer Smith
Bronwyn Mayer Smith (born 1974), also Bronwyn Smith, Australian water polo driver; won gold at Sydney 2000, the first Olympic women's tournament, and placed fourth at Athens 2004.
Brooke Bennett
Brooke Bennett, born Brooke Marie Bennett, is an American distance freestyler who secured three Olympic gold medals, earning her a unique place for winning the 800m event at two Games.
Brooke Donoghue
Brooke Donoghue (Brooke Donoghue-Francis, Brooke Francis), New Zealand rower born 1995 in Hamilton; two-time world champion and Olympic silver (Tokyo 2020) and gold (Paris 2024) medallist in the women's double sculls.
Brooke Hanson
Brooke Hanson OAM, born 1978 in Manly NSW, Australian breaststroke swimmer; Athens 2004 gold (4x100 medley relay) and silver (100m breaststroke); record six golds at 2004 World Short Course Championships; retired 2007 after electric shock.
Brooks Curry
Brooks Curry (Brooks Vaughn Curry), born 2001, American sprint freestyle swimmer from Dunwoody, Georgia; LSU two-time NCAA champion; Olympic gold (Tokyo 2020 4x100 free relay) and silver (Paris 2024 4x200 free relay); 2022 world champion.
Bruce Furniss
Bruce MacFarlane Furniss (born 1957), American swimmer, 1976 Montreal double Olympic gold medalist in the 200 m freestyle and 4x200 m relay, both in world-record times; ten world records, ISHOF 1987.
Bruce Harlan
Bruce Harlan was an American diver who won the 1948 Olympic gold medal in 3 meter springboard and silver in platform diving, and later coached at Michigan.
Bruce Hayes
Bruce Hayes (Lawrence Bruce Hayes), American swimmer born 1963 in Sarasota, Florida; 1984 Olympic gold medalist anchoring the US 4x200 freestyle relay to a 7:15.69 world record, beating Michael Gross's West Germany by 0.04 seconds; first Olympic swimming gold medalist to compete at the Gay Games (1990).
Bruce Kendall
Bruce Kendall (Anthony Bruce Kendall), born 1964 in Papakura, New Zealand, is an Olympic boardsailor: bronze at Los Angeles 1984, gold at Seoul 1988, fourth at Barcelona 1992, brother of gold medallist Barbara Kendall, later a coach and MBE.
Bruce Robertson
Bruce Robertson is the name of two Canadian Olympic medalists: swimmer Bruce Richard Robertson (born 1953, Vancouver), 1972 silver and 1973 world 100m butterfly champion, and rower Bruce D. Robertson (born 1962, Calgary), 1992 Olympic eights gold medalist.
Bruce Stahl
Bruce Stahl, American sprint freestyle swimmer, held the men's 50 m freestyle world record at 22.83 set 10 April 1980 in Austin; 1980 NCAA All-American for UC Santa Barbara and later USMS masters standout.
Bruno Cipolla
Bruno Cipolla, an Italian rowing coxswain, won Olympic gold at the 1968 Mexico City Games with Primo Baran and Renzo Sambo, becoming a sports psychologist later.
Bruno Müller
Bruno Müller (Robert Emil Bruno Müller, 1902–1975), German rower of Ruderverein Hellas Berlin; with Kurt Moeschter won Olympic gold in the coxless pairs at Amsterdam 1928 in 7:06.4 and German titles 1927–29; insurance agent.
Bryan Lundquist
Bryan Lundquist is an American sprint swimmer, Auburn University alumnus, 2008 short-course world champion and world record holder in the 4x100m freestyle relay, and former American record holder in the 50m butterfly (22.91).
Bryan Volpenhein
Bryan Volpenhein is an American rowing coach and former international rower, born in 1976 in Cincinnati, who stroked the United States men's eight to Olympic gold at Athens 2004.
Bryn Vaile
Bryn Vaile (Philip Bryn Vaile), English sailor born 1956 in Enfield, won Star class gold with Mike McIntyre at the 1988 Seoul Olympics after the leading American boat broke its mast; later a sports marketing and communications figure at Bath.
Bud Pinkston
Bud Pinkston (Clarence Elmer Pinkston), American Olympic diver, 1920 platform gold and springboard silver, 1924 double bronze; four medals, an American record until Greg Louganis.
Budd Goodwin
Budd Goodwin (Leo Joseph Goodwin, 1883-1957) was an American NYAC swimmer and water polo player who won two golds and a bronze at the 1904 Olympics, a 1908 relay bronze, 19 AAU titles, and a Congressional Medal for a sea rescue.
Buddy Melges, Jr.
Buddy Melges, Jr. (Harry C. Melges, Jr., 1930–2023) was an American competitive sailor from Wisconsin who won Olympic gold and bronze medals and the 1992 America's Cup.
Burt Jastram
Burt Jastram (Burton Albert Jastram, 1910-1995), American rower and architect; won 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold in the men's eight, rowing 4th seat for the University of California crew.