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Erin Cafaro
Erin Cafaro (Erin Cafaro MacKenzie), born 1983 in Modesto, California, is an American rower with Olympic gold in the women's eight at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, three World Championship golds, and a later career in clinical psychology.
Erin Phenix
Erin Phenix (Erin Ashley Phenix, later Phenix-Smith), American swimmer born 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio; won 2000 Sydney Olympic gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay as a heats swimmer and two 2001 World Championship silvers for the University of Texas.
Erkin Shagayev
Erkin Shagayev (Эркин Шагаев, born 1959, Tashkent) is a Soviet water polo Olympic champion (Moscow 1980), 1982 world and 1983 European champion, later a long-serving Australian coach and Russian national team head coach. Not the Kazakh composer Yerkesh Shakeev.
Ernst Hoppenberg
Ernst Hoppenberg (1878–1937), German swimmer, Bremer SV 1885; first Olympic backstroke champion, winning 200 m backstroke (2:47.0) and team gold at Paris 1900; record stood until 1964; ISHOF honoree 1988.
Ernst Joachim Kuppers
Ernst-Joachim Küppers (1942–2025), German backstroke swimmer, 1964 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay; unbeaten in West Germany 1959–1967, set a 100 m backstroke world record of 1:00.8.
Ernst Krebs
Ernst Krebs (4 November 1906 – 21 July 1970), German canoeist, Kanuclub der TG München; won K-1 10,000 m gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in 46:01.6; distinct from Swiss wrestler Ernst Krebs.
Ernst Kuppers
Ernst Küppers (Ernst Kuppers), German backstroke swimmer (1904-1976), fifth in the 100 m backstroke at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, 1934 European silver medalist, holder of five European records, father and coach of 1964 Olympic relay silver medalist Ernst-Joachim Küppers.
Ernst Luhrsen
Ernst Luhrsen (Heinrich Ernst Franz Lührsen, 1880-1926), German swimmer from Altona; won gold in the one-off 200 m team swimming event at the 1900 Paris Olympics for Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin; also entered 200 m freestyle but did not start.
Ervin Zador
Ervin Zádor (Zádor Ervin), Hungarian water polo player (born 1934 or 1935, Budapest; died 2012, Linden, California), 1956 Olympic gold medalist punched by Valentin Prokopov in the Blood in the Water match, later a California coach of Mark Spitz.
Erwin Sietas
Erwin Sietas (1910-1989), German breaststroke swimmer of Hamburger Schwimmclub 1879; 1936 Berlin Olympic silver in the 200 m breaststroke (2:42.9), 1934 European champion, 1935 world record 2:42.4, ISHOF 1992.
Escola de Surf
Escola de surf (surf school): a Portuguese-language term for a business teaching surfing with certified instructors and equipment. Portugal has 138+ listed schools across 7 regions; schools hold FPS certification and follow safety ratios and accreditation schemes.
Escuela de Surf
Escuela de surf (surf school): a business teaching surfing through structured lessons with certified instructors, soft boards, wetsuits, and 1:8 supervision ratios, accredited by bodies such as the ISA, BCASI, and FESURF.
Escuela de Surf Torre Fuerte
Escuelita de Surf Torre Fuerte, surf school and board-rental spot in El Paredón Buena Vista, Escuintla, Guatemala, run by Juan Carlos and family; beginner-friendly lessons on a sandy Pacific beach break, no published rates, booked via Instagram.
Escuela de Windsurf Wingfoil Granada
Escuela de Windsurf Wingfoil Granada, run by Manuel Ruiz Ángel, is a windsurf and wingfoil school at the Embalse de Rules reservoir near Órgiva, Granada, Spain. Courses run April–September with thermal wind, max 6 students per instructor, wingfoil from 60€/day (80€/day in 2027).
Esko Rechardt
Esko Tapani Rechardt (b. 1958, Helsinki), Finnish sailor and civil engineer; won Finn-class gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics off Tallinn, Finland's first Olympic sailing champion; later federation head coach 2009–2012 and bridge designer.
Esther Lofgren
Esther Lofgren (Esther Ruth Lofgren), American rower born 1985 in Long Beach, California; Harvard/Radcliffe graduate who won gold in the women's eight at London 2012, four World Championships titles, and set three world records.
Ethel Lackie
Ethel Minnie Lackie (Watkins), 1907-1979, American swimmer of Illinois AC Chicago; 1924 Paris Olympic gold in 100 m freestyle (1:12.4) and 4x100 m relay; first woman under 60 s for 100 y and at 1:10.0 for 100 m freestyle.
Ethel McGary
Ethel McGary (Ethel M. McGary, later Engelsen, 1907-1975), American long-distance freestyle swimmer of the Women's Swimming Association; 1928 Olympian in the 400 m freestyle and 1925 world record holder at 880 yards and 1,500 metres.
Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey (later Schlatke) was an American competition swimmer who won gold in the 100m, 300m, and 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, achieving world record times in each.
Etiene Medeiros
Etiene Medeiros (born 1991, Recife) is a Brazilian sprint swimmer, first Brazilian woman to win an individual world swimming title (50 m backstroke, 2014, world record 25.67) and 2017 long-course world champion, now targeting LA 2028.
Etienne Stott
Etienne Stott (born 1979, Manchester) is an English slalom canoeist who with Tim Baillie won men's C2 gold at London 2012, Britain's first canoe slalom Olympic gold; MBE, retired 2016, later an Extinction Rebellion activist.
Eugen Lunde
Eugen Peder Lunde (1887–1963), Norwegian sailor and wholesale merchant from Oslo, Olympic gold medalist in the 6 metre class at Paris 1924 helming Elisabeth V; founder of a four-generation Olympic sailing dynasty; KNS chairman 1940–45.
Eugen Sigg
Eugen Sigg (1898–1994) was a Swiss rower who won two medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris: gold in the coxed four and bronze in the coxless four.
Euphrasia Donnelly
Euphrasia Louise "Fraze" Donnelly (1905–1963), American freestyle swimmer of the Hoosier Athletic Club; won gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Paris 1924 in world-record 4:58.8 with Ederle, Lackie, and Wehselau; later professional swimmer and Indiana instructor.
European aquatics championships
European Aquatics Championships, the European swimming and aquatics championships (first held Budapest 1926), run by European Aquatics (LEN); 38 editions through Paris 2026, where 1,268 athletes competed and Liebmann and Curtis set world records.
European canoe slalom championships
European canoe slalom championships (Paddle Europe Slalom Championships since 2026): annual continental slalom and kayak cross titles run by the ECA, founded 1993; first ECA-era edition Augsburg 1996; 2026 was the 27th edition in Ivrea.
European water polo championships
European Water Polo Championships: biennial continental titles for national men's and women's teams run by European Aquatics (LEN). Men's event since 1926 (Budapest), women's since 1985; Hungary leads men's titles with 13, Netherlands women's with 6; 2026 editions in Belgrade and Funchal.
Eva Arndt Riise
Eva Arndt Riise (Eva Johanne Arndt-Riise, also Eva Arndt), Danish swimmer (1919–1993). Silver in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1948 London Olympics; 1936 Olympian; 1938 European champion and world record holder (4:27.6).
Eva Donusz
Éva Dónusz (Dónusz Éva), Hungarian sprint kayaker born 1967 in Vác; 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold K4 500 m and bronze K2 500 m, 1996 Atlanta K4, 13 world championship medals, later Hungarian Canoe Federation coach.
Eva Gerard Novak
Éva Gérard-Novák (Novák Éva, 1930–2005), Hungarian swimmer and eye surgeon; four Olympic medals for Hungary including 1952 relay gold, first Hungarian female world-record holder (200m breaststroke), married Pierre Gerard, competed for Belgium in 1956.