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Clement Lefert
Clément Lefert (born 1987, Nice) is a French swimmer, Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay and silver medalist in the 4x200 m relay at London 2012, who retired at 25 to become a London oil trader.
Clementine Stoney
Clementine Stoney Maconachie (née Stoney), Australian backstroke swimmer born 1981 in Albury; 2000 Sydney Olympian, short-course 200m backstroke world record holder (2:05.83, 2001); retired 2003 through illness; now a Sydney sculptor and Paris 2024 Olympian Artist.
Click Schreck
Click Schreck (Gerald Click Schreck, 1939-2022), American Olympic sailor and sailmaker; won 1968 Olympic gold in the Dragon three-person keelboat with Buddy Friedrichs and Barton Jahncke; three-time North American Dragon champion.
Clint Robinson
Clint Robinson (Clint David Robinson, born 1972, Brisbane) is an Australian canoe sprint paddler and surf lifesaver; Australia's first canoe/kayak Olympic gold medallist (K1 1000 m, Barcelona 1992), five-time Olympian, and holder of 36 national surf lifesaving titles.
Club de Stand Up Paddle & Surf de Nyon
Club de Stand Up Paddle & Surf de Nyon (SUP & Surf Nyon, SUP Club Nyon), Swiss SUP club founded 2012 in Nyon on Lake Geneva; about 400 members, no equipment rental, ISA/ISSUP instructors, and the Wavelet Race non-race event.
Club Nautique Plage Rabat
Club Nautique Plage Rabat (Club Nautique de la Plage de Rabat, CNPR) is a water-sports club on the Oudayas beach in Rabat, Morocco, offering sailing, surfing, and kayaking.
Clyde King
Clyde King: two Americans, Clyde Edward King (1924-2010), MLB pitcher, manager of Giants, Braves, Yankees, and Clyde Whitlock King (1898-1982), 1920 Olympic rowing gold medalist.
Cocky Gastelaars
Cocki van Engelsdorp Gastelaars (Cornelia Maria, born 24 February 1938, Rotterdam) is a Dutch swimmer who held the 100 m freestyle world record in 1956 (1:04.2, 1:04.0), missed Melbourne 1956 through the Dutch boycott, and placed seventh at Rome 1960.
Cocopelli Surf School
Cocopelli Surf School is a surf school and eco-friendly guest house on Gokarna Main Beach in Karnataka, India, established in 2010 by instructor Sandeep Samuel.
Cold Hawaii Surf Camp
Cold Hawaii Surf Camp is a family-run surf school and camp in Klitmøller, North Jutland, Denmark, run by Mor and Vahine, 15-time Danish surf champions, teaching paddle surf and SUP since 2010.
Cole Brauer
Cole Brauer (born 1994), American offshore sailor, first American woman to race solo nonstop around the world, finishing second in the 2023-24 Global Solo Challenge aboard Class40 First Light in 130 days; now Team Malizia co-skipper.
Coleman Stewart
Coleman Stewart (born 1998), American swimmer and Duke assistant coach; set the SCM 100m backstroke world record of 48.33 at ISL Naples, 29 August 2021, broken by Hubert Kos in 2025; two-time NCAA champion for NC State.
Colin Russell
Colin Russell, Canadian freestyle swimmer born 1984 in Oshawa, Ontario; 2008 and 2012 Olympian, 2005 world silver medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, and short course world record holder in that relay.
Conn Findlay
Conn Findlay (Francis Conn Findlay, 1930–2021), American rower and sailor from Stockton, California: two Olympic golds and a bronze in coxed pairs (1956, 1960, 1964), a 1976 Tempest sailing bronze, and America's Cup wins on Courageous.
Conny Waßmuth
Conny Waßmuth (born 1983, Halle/Saale) is a German sprint canoeist, 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist in the women's K4 500 m, and seven-time world and five-time European champion in team boats.
Conor Dwyer
Conor Dwyer (Conor James Dwyer), American swimmer born 1989, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200m freestyle relay (London 2012, Rio 2016) and 200m freestyle bronze medalist; retired 2019 after a 20-month doping ban.
Constanta Pipota Burcica
Constanța Pipotă-Burcică, Romanian rower born 1971 in Sohatu; three Olympic golds in lightweight double sculls (1996, 2000, 2004), silver 1992, bronze 2008, five world titles.
Constantine Louloudis
Constantine Michael Louloudis, British rower born 1991 in London; Olympic gold in the coxless four at Rio 2016, bronze in the eight at London 2012, two world titles in the eight, and four Oxford Boat Race wins.
Coralie Balmy
Coralie Balmy (born 1987, La Trinité, Martinique), French freestyle swimmer; Olympic bronze in 4x200 m relay London 2012; short-course 200 m freestyle world record 1:53.18 (2008); three Olympics, retired after Rio 2016.
Cornelia Sirch
Cornelia Sirch (born 1966, Jena) is a former East German backstroke swimmer, 1982 and 1986 world 200 m backstroke champion, six-time European champion, and Seoul 1988 Olympic gold (medley relay) and double bronze medalist.
Cornelis Hin
Cornelis Nicolaas Hin was a Dutch sailor who won gold in the 12-foot dinghy at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, racing with his son Johan aboard Beatrijs III.
Costa Azul Surf Shop
Costa Azul Surf Shop, a surf shop and school at km 28 of the Transpeninsular highway in San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, operating since 1986 across from the Zippers break; unrelated to the Málaga shop La Costa Azul or Portugal's CostAzul.
Courtney Mathewson
Courtney Mathewson, American water polo attacker, two-time Olympic gold medalist (London 2012, Rio 2016), four-time NCAA champion at UCLA, 2008 Cutino Award winner, retired 2017.
Courtney Shealy
Courtney Shealy (Courtney Shealy Hart), American swimmer born 1977, won two relay golds at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, set two world records, starred for Georgia, and coached Georgia Tech 2009-2024.
Cowabunga!
Cowabunga! is an exclamation coined on The Howdy Doody Show (1947–1960), later adopted by 1960s surfers as a wave-riding cry, and used in surf music box sets, museum exhibits, water park brands, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles catchphrases.
Cowell's Beach Children's Surfing Area
Cowell's Beach Children's Surfing Area, Santa Cruz, California: the city-designated surf school zone at Cowell Beach, governed by Municipal Code 13.14 with a 32-student cap, four permits, and vest-colored schools on a gentle beginner wave.
Cox Bay Beach
Cox Bay Beach (č̓aḥayiis) is a 1.5 km crescent of white sand at the south end of Tofino, British Columbia, the town's main surf beach, hosting most local surf competitions, with strong undertow, no lifeguards, and winter storm watching.
Coxswain
Coxswain (cox): the non-rowing crew member in sweep rowing who steers, calls commands, and manages race strategy and safety. Minimum weight 55 kg; the 8+ always carries one.
Coxswain (rowing)
Coxswain (cox), the non-rowing crew member who steers a rowing shell via a cable-controlled rudder, calls commands, and manages race strategy; serves coxed boats such as the 8+ and 4+.
Craig Beardsley
Craig Beardsley, American swimmer, 200m butterfly world record holder (1:58.21 in 1980, 1:58.01 in 1981), 1980 Olympic boycott team member, 1979 and 1983 Pan Am gold medalist, 1982 World bronze medalist, ISHOF inductee.