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Daniela Samulski
Daniela Samulski (1984-2018), German swimmer and two-time Olympian (Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008), specialist in backstroke, butterfly, and relays; set 50 m backstroke world records in 2009 and held the European record 27.23 until 2018.
Daniele Molmenti
Daniele Molmenti (Daniele Cristoforo Molmenti), Italian K1 canoe slalom kayaker born 1984 in Pordenone; Olympic gold London 2012 on his 28th birthday, world champion Tacen 2010, three European titles, later national coach.
Daniele Scarpa
Daniele Scarpa, Italian sprint kayaker born Venice 1964; Olympic gold K2 1000 m with Antonio Rossi and silver K2 500 m with Beniamino Bonomi at Atlanta 1996; double 1995 world champion.
Danila Izotov
Danila Izotov (Данила Сергеевич Изотов, born 1991) is a Russian freestyle swimmer: Olympic silver (4x200 m relay, Beijing 2008) and bronze (4x100 m relay, London 2012), 200 m freestyle world bronze, and two short-course relay world records.
Dano Halsall
Dano Halsall (Daniel Halsall, born 1963, Geneva) is a Swiss former sprint freestyle swimmer, son of a Jamaican father, who set the 50 m freestyle record in 1985, won 1986 world silver, and swam at three Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992).
Danuta Kozak
Danuta Kozak (Kozák Danuta), Hungarian sprint kayaker born 1987 in Budapest; six Olympic golds, one silver, one bronze from 2008 to 2020; first woman to win three canoe sprint golds at one Games (Rio 2016).
Danyon Loader
Danyon Loader, New Zealand swimmer (born 1975, Timaru), won 200m and 400m freestyle gold at Atlanta 1996 and 200m butterfly silver at Barcelona 1992; set four short course world records and was the first New Zealander in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Dara Torres
Dara Torres (born 1967), American swimmer, five-time Olympian (1984-2008) with 12 Olympic medals; oldest Olympic swimming medallist at 41, Beijing 2008, and first American woman in five Games.
Daria Ustinova
Daria Ustinova: name shared by two Russian swimmers born 1998, Daria Konstantinovna (backstroker, two Olympics, mixed medley relay world records) and Daria Sergeevna (sprint freestyler, retired 2025).
Darian Townsend
Darian Townsend, South African-born swimmer, 2004 Athens Olympic gold medallist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay (world record 3:13.17), three-time Olympian for South Africa, later US citizen and 200 IM short course world record holder.
Darren Barber
Darren Barber (born 1968), Canadian rower, Olympic gold medalist in the men's eights at Barcelona 1992 by a record-close 0.14 seconds, fourth at Atlanta 1996, grandson of Syl Apps, later a physician.
Darya Korobova
Darya Sergeyevna Korobova (Дарья Сергеевна Коробова, born 1989, Elektrostal) is a Russian artistic swimmer, 2012 Olympic team champion and eight-time world champion in team events, retired 2014.
Darya Ustinova
Darya Ustinova (Дарья Константиновна Устинова), born 1998, Russian backstroke swimmer; two-time Olympian, 2013 world bronze in 4×100 m medley relay, 2014 mixed medley world record holder. Distinct from freestyle swimmer Darya S. Ustinova.
Daryna Zevina
Daryna Zevina (Дарина Зевіна), Ukrainian backstroke swimmer born 1994 in Kyiv; 2010 Youth Olympic 100 m backstroke champion, 2012 world short course 200 m backstroke champion, six European short course titles, and Olympian at 2012, 2016, and 2020.
Dave Berkoff
Dave Berkoff (David Charles Berkoff, born 1966) is an American backstroker, Harvard graduate, and four-time Olympic medalist who pioneered the underwater 'Berkoff Blastoff' dolphin-kick start, set three 100 m backstroke world records in 1988, and prompted FINA's 10m then 15m rule.
Dave Dunlap
Dave Dunlap (David Coombs Dunlap, 1910-1994), American rower, Napa, California-born Berkeley graduate who won 1932 Olympic gold in the men's eight at Long Beach, beating Italy by 0.2 seconds, later a San Francisco attorney.
Dave Edgar
Dave Edgar (David Holmes Edgar, born 1950), American swimmer; 1972 Munich Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in the 4x100 m freestyle relay (3:26.42), seven-time NCAA champion for Tennessee, first man under 45 seconds for 100 yards freestyle.
Dave Fairbank
Dave Fairbank (David William Fairbank, born 1954) is an American swimmer from Sacramento who swam the heats of both US gold-winning relays at the 1972 Munich Olympics, setting a 4x100 m freestyle world record of 3:28.84, but received no medal under then-current rules.
Dave Gillanders
Dave Gillanders (John David Gillanders, born 1939) is an American swimmer, 1960 Olympic 200 m butterfly bronze medalist and world-record 4x100 medley relay member, Michigan NCAA champion, later electrical engineering professor.
Dave Lyons
David Lyons (David Chandler Lyons) is an American former swimmer and Yale University alum who won the gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Dave Turner
Dave Turner (David Lindsay Turner, 1923-2015) was an American rower who won gold in the men's eight at the 1948 London Olympics for California, then a Navy and NOAA hurricane-hunter pilot holding the record for most hurricane flights.
Dave Walters
Dave Walters (David Walters, born 1987) is an American swimmer, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay and 2009 Rome world record holder in the 4x200 free and 4x100 medley relays.
Dave Wharton
Dave Wharton (David Lee Wharton, born 1969) is an American swimmer, 1988 Olympic 400 m IM silver medalist, and former world record holder in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley.
Dave Wight
Dave Wight (David Henry Wight, 1934-2017), American Olympic rower born in London; won gold in the men's eights at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the second seat of the Yale eight; later a Yale-trained architect.
Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson is the name of several Olympic athletes, including an American backstroke swimmer who won gold and silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
David Bond
David John Were Bond (1922–2013), British sailor from Falmouth, Cornwall; won 1948 London Olympic gold in the Swallow class as crew to Stewart Morris aboard Swift, the class's only Olympic appearance, and was the last surviving British 1948 champion.
David Cal
David Cal (David Cal Figueroa), Spanish sprint canoeist born 1982 in Cangas, Pontevedra; first Spanish canoer to win Olympic gold (C-1 1,000 m, Athens 2004) and Spain's most medaled Olympian with one gold and four silver across 2004, 2008, and 2012.
David Crawshay
David Crawshay (born 1979, Melbourne) is an Australian rower, Mercantile RC, who won Olympic gold in the men's double sculls with Scott Brennan at Beijing 2008 and later chaired the Rowing Australia Athletes' Commission.
David Denniston
Dave Denniston, American breaststroke swimmer, three-time NCAA champion at Auburn, 2002 world-record 400m medley relay, 2008 Beijing Paralympian after a 2005 sledding paralysis, now Wyoming head coach.
David Dickson
David Gavin Dickson (born 1941, Batu Gajah, Malaysia) is an Australian swimmer who won three Olympic relay bronzes at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964, four Commonwealth relay golds, and set a 4x200 m freestyle world record in 1960.