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Catherine Calhoun
Catherine (Cathy) Calhoun, later Cridland, American freestyle swimmer; set the women's 1500 m freestyle world record, 17:19.20, aged 13 at Houston on 28 August 1971, and won 1971 Pan American Games 800 m freestyle gold.
Catherine Plewinski
Catherine Plewinski (Plewinski-Arie), born 1968 in Courrieres, France, is a former French swimmer, 100 m freestyle and butterfly specialist, with Olympic bronzes at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, world silvers at Perth 1991, and European titles at Bonn 1989, Athens 1991, and Sheffield 1993.
Cathy Carr
Cathy Carr (Catherine L. Carr-West), born 1954 in Albuquerque, American swimmer; double 1972 Munich Olympic gold medalist in 100 m breaststroke (world record 1:13.58) and 4x100 medley relay; first New Mexico Olympic gold medalist.
Cathy Ferguson
Cathy Ferguson (Cathy Jane Ferguson, later Brennan), American swimmer born 1948 in Stockton, California; double gold medalist at Tokyo 1964 in the 100m backstroke and 4x100m medley relay, world record holder at both backstroke distances, not the wife of Alex Ferguson.
Catie Ball
Catie Ball (Catherine Northcutt Ball-Condon), American breaststroke swimmer born 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida; 1968 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100m medley relay who set 13 world records.
Cecil Cooke
Cecil George Cooke (1923–1983), Bahamian Star-class sailor, won Olympic gold at Tokyo 1964 with Durward Knowles aboard Gem, the Bahamas' first Olympic gold medal.
Cecil Healy
Cecil Patrick Healy (1881-1918), Australian crawl pioneer and swimmer, won 1912 Stockholm relay gold and 100m silver after insisting Duke Kahanamoku be allowed to swim; killed in action at Mont St Quentin.
Cecil Quentin
Cecil Quentin (1852–1926), British yachtsman and financier, friend of Cecil Rhodes; won 1900 Olympic gold in the 20+ tons open sailing class aboard the 96-ton Cicely, beating Brynhild on time adjustment.
Cecilia Carranza
Cecilia Carranza, full name Cecilia Carranza Saroli, is an Argentine sailor who won Nacra 17 gold with Santiago Lange at Rio 2016, Argentina's first sailing gold.
Cesar Cielo
Cesar Cielo Filho, Brazilian sprint swimmer born 1987, first Brazilian Olympic swimming champion (50m free, Beijing 2008); held 50m free world record 20.91 from 2009 until McEvoy's 20.88 in 2026.
Cesare Rubini
Cesare Rubini (1923-2011), Italian water polo and basketball figure nicknamed il Principe; Olympic water polo gold 1948 and bronze 1952, then coach of Olimpia Milano and manager of Italy's national basketball team, inducted into both sports' Halls of Fame.
Chad Carvin
Chad Carvin (Chad Robb Carvin), American distance freestyle swimmer born 1974, 2000 Olympic 4x200 m relay silver medalist who overcame viral cardiomyopathy and a back injury, with short-course world record 7:01.33.
Chad le Clos
Chad le Clos, South African swimmer, 2012 Olympic 200m butterfly champion who beat Michael Phelps by 0.05s; record 21 Commonwealth Games medals, four Olympic medals, and 16 world titles.
Chang Hao
Chang Hao is the shared name of two Chinese athletes: a Taiwanese windsurfer born in 1990 and a Chinese artistic swimmer who won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Chang Yani
Chang Yani (昌雅妮), born 2001 in Xiantao, Hubei, is a Chinese 3m springboard diver. She won 3m synchro gold and individual 3m bronze at Paris 2024 with Chen Yiwen, plus five world titles.
Chantal Groot
Chantal Groot (born 1982, Amsterdam) is a Dutch former swimmer, butterfly and freestyle relay specialist; three Olympics (2000, 2004, 2008), two Olympic relay medals, and the 2006 short-course 4x100 m freestyle relay world record.
Chantelle Michell Newbery
Chantelle Michell Newbery (born 1977, Melbourne) is an Australian diver, gold in the 10m platform at Athens 2004, Australia's first Olympic diving champion since 1924, with Athens synchro bronze.
Chao Na
Chao Na (晁娜), born 1980 in Beijing, Chinese freestyle sprint swimmer; 1996 Atlanta Olympic silver medalist in the 4×100 m freestyle relay and 1997 short-course world record holder (3:34.55).
Charles Archer Arentz
Charles Archer Arentz (1878–1939), Norwegian sailor and ship captain; won Olympic gold in the 10-metre (1919 rating) class aboard Mosk II at Antwerp 1920, the event's only entrant.
Charles Bugbee
Charles G. Bugbee (1887–1959) was a British water polo player and City of London policeman who won Olympic gold with Great Britain at Stockholm 1912 and Antwerp 1920 and also competed at Paris 1924.
Charles Burnell
Charles Desborough "Don" Burnell (1876-1969), English rower, 1908 London Olympic eights gold medalist with Leander Club, four-time winning Oxford Boat Race oarsman; father of 1948 champion Dickie Burnell.
Charles Chandler
Charles Chandler (1911–1982), full name Charles Robert Chandler, American Olympic rower; gold medalist in the men's eights for the University of California, Berkeley at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics; also names of a chemist, lawyer, and runner.
Charles Crichton
Charles Crichton (Charles William Henry Crichton, 1872-1958), British sailor and 10th Hussars officer; won 1908 Olympic gold in the 6-metre class as crew of Dormy with McMeekin and Laws.
Charles Devendeville
Charles Devendeville (Charles Désiré Devendeville, 1882–1914), French swimmer of Tritons Lillois who won gold in underwater swimming at the 1900 Paris Olympics, the event's only appearance, and was killed in action at Reims in World War I.
Charles Elwes
Charles (Charlie) Elwes, born 1997 in Randburg, South Africa, is a British rower, Leander Club, Yale and Oxford (Oriel). Olympic gold in the men's eight at Paris 2024, bronze at Tokyo 2020, two world and four European titles.
Charles Grimes
Charles Livingston Grimes (1935–2007), American rower and Yale crew member who won gold in the men's eights at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics; later a Harvard Law graduate and financial advisor.
Charles Leaf
Charles Symonds Leaf (1895-1947), British sailor and owner-crew of Lalage, gold medallist in the 6-metre class at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; also an amateur archaeologist and twice-serving military officer.
Charles Rivett Carnac
Charles James Rivett-Carnac (1853–1935), British sailor and Indian Civil Servant; with wife Frances, first husband and wife to win Olympic gold, 1908 7-metre class yacht Heroine.
Charles Smith
Charles Smith is a name shared by several athletes, most prominently Charles Sydney Smith, the English water polo goalkeeper who won three Olympic gold medals.
Charlie Hickcox
Charlie Hickcox (Charles Buchanan Hickcox, 1947-2010), American swimmer who won three golds and a silver at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics in the 200 and 400 m individual medleys, medley relay, and 100 m backstroke, setting eight world records.