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Kahena Kunze
Kahena Kunze, Brazilian sailor born 1991 in São Paulo, 49erFX crew with Martine Grael; two Olympic golds (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), 2014 world champion, Lima 2019 Pan Am gold.
Kaio Almeida
Kaio Almeida (Kaio Márcio Ferreira da Costa Almeida), Brazilian butterfly swimmer born 1984 in João Pessoa; four Olympian, short-course world record holder in 50 m and 200 m butterfly, 2006 world short-course 100 m butterfly champion; distinct from the jiu-jitsu athlete Caio Almeida.
Kaitlin Sandeno
Kaitlin Sandeno (Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan), American swimmer born 1983 in Mission Viejo, California; four-time Olympic medalist (gold 2004 4x200 free relay world record 7:53.42, silver 400 IM, two bronzes), 1999 Pan Am double gold medalist, later DC Trident general manager.
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Kaleigh Gilchrist (Kaleigh Drew Gilchrist), born 1992 in Newport Beach, California, is an American water polo attacker and pro surfer; two-time Olympic gold medalist (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), four-time world champion, retired from Team USA in 2024.
Kalman Hazai
Kalman Hazai (Kálmán Hazai, born Henszelman Kálmán, 1913–1996) was a Hungarian water polo player who won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, played 40 internationals, and later coached swimming in Sweden and Denmark.
Kalman Markovits
Kálmán Markovits (Markovits Kálmán, 1931–2009), Hungarian water polo player and coach, Olympic gold 1952 and 1956, bronze 1960, three European titles, later coached Hungary, Mexico, and CN Barcelona.
Kama Crowd
Kama Crowd (株式会社KAMA-CROWD) is a Japanese company in Kamakura, Kanagawa, founded in January 2020, that runs a subscription marine sports club and corporate offsite meeting venues in the Shonan area.
Kami Craig
Kami Craig (Kameryn Louise Craig, born 1987) is an American center and USA Water Polo Hall of Famer who won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016 and silver in 2008, plus three world titles.
Kanako Watanabe
Kanako Watanabe (渡部 香生子), Japanese breaststroke and medley swimmer, born 1996 in Tokyo. Three-time Olympian (2012, 2016, 2020); 2015 Kazan world champion in the 200 m breaststroke; retired June 2024.
Kara Denby
Kara Denby (Kara Janelle Denby, born 1986), American swimmer from Simi Valley, California; Auburn All-American; 2008 world record gold medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay; later a physician.
Kara Lynn Joyce
Kara Lynn Joyce, American sprint freestyle swimmer born 1985 in Brooklyn, three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012) with four Olympic silver relay medals, 18-time NCAA champion for Georgia, later founder of the LEAD Sports Summit.
Karen Hazen
Karen Hazen, American distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s; held the US 1500 m freestyle record (16:49.41, June 30, 1974, Santa Clara) and the 1,650-yard AAU record (16:28.37); sister of Lisa Hazen.
Karen Hoff
Karen Hoff (29 May 1921 – 29 February 2000), Danish sprint canoeist, first female Olympic canoeing champion, winning the K-1 500 m at London 1948 in 2:31.9; also 1948 world K-2 gold and 1950 world K-1 silver.
Karen Josephson
Karen Josephson (Karen Julia Josephson, born 1964), American synchronized swimmer; identical twin of Sarah Josephson. Won duet silver at 1988 Seoul and duet gold at 1992 Barcelona Olympics for the USA.
Karen Legg
Karen Legg, later Legg-Crumpler, is a British freestyle swimmer, born in 1978, who won world 4×200 m relay titles and competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Karen Moe Thornton
Karen Moe Thornton (Karen Patricia Moe, later Humphreys), American swimmer born 1953, won 1972 Olympic 200m butterfly gold in world record 2:15.57, set four 200 fly world records, and coached Cal Berkeley women 1978-1992.
Karen Moras
Karen Moras (Karen Lynne Moras-Stephenson), Australian swimmer born 1954 in Ryde, NSW; 1968 Olympic 400m freestyle bronze at 14, world records in 400m and 800m freestyle, and three golds at the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.
Karen Muir
Karen Muir was a South African backstroke swimmer who set about 18 world records between 1965 and 1969, becoming the youngest world record holder in any sport.
Karen Pickering
Karen Pickering MBE (born 1971, Hove, England) is a British freestyle swimmer who competed at four Olympics 1992–2004, won four world titles including the 1993 short-course 200 m freestyle, 13 Commonwealth medals, and later founded the Karen Pickering SWIM Foundation.
Karin Metze
Karin Metze (later Ulbricht), born 1956 in Meißen, is a German rower who competed for East Germany, winning Olympic gold in the coxed four at Montreal 1976 and in the eight at Moscow 1980, plus world titles in 1977, 1981 and 1982.
Karl Dorsey
Karl James Dorsey ("Shorty"), 1894-1974, American Olympic sailor; won 1932 Los Angeles gold in the 8-metre class aboard Owen Churchill's Angelita, and placed 10th in the same class at the 1936 Kiel Games.
Karl Heinz Bußert
Karl-Heinz Bußert (born 1955) is a German rower of SG Dynamo Potsdam who won Olympic quadruple sculls gold for East Germany at Montreal 1976 as a replacement and five World Championship titles, 1977-1982.
Karl Heinz Danielowski
Karl-Heinz Danielowski (born 31 March 1940, Sülldorf) is an East German rowing coxswain, ASK Vorwärts Rostock, who won gold in the men's eight at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and earlier placed seventh in coxed pairs (1964) and eights (1968).
Karl Heinz Hopp
Karl-Heinz Hopp (1936–2007), West German rower, won gold in the men's eights at the 1960 Rome Olympics with the Ratzeburg crew, took three European titles, later competed in modern pentathlon and worked as a veterinarian.
Karl Heinz Prudohl
Karl-Heinz Prudöhl (Karl Heins Prudohl), born 1944, East German rower; won gold in the coxed eight at the 1976 Montréal Olympics, plus 1975 world and 1973 European titles.
Karl Schochlin
Karl Schochlin (1894–1974) was a Swiss rower who won the 1928 Olympic gold medal in the coxed pair, rowing with his brother Hans, and took nine European medals.
Karl Schulze
Karl Schulze, German rower born 1988 in Dresden, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls (London 2012, Rio 2016), 2015 world and 2013 European champion, retired in coastal rowing in 2025.
Karla Linke
Karla Linke (born 1960, Dresden), East German breaststroke swimmer for SC Einheit Dresden; set 200 m breaststroke world records 2:37.44 and 2:34.99 at Vienna 1974, won 1975 Cali worlds silver and bronze, and placed 8th and 5th at Montreal 1976.
Karlo Stipanić
Karlo Stipanić (Карло Стипанић), born 1941 in Crikvenica, is a Croatian water polo goalkeeper who won Olympic silver for Yugoslavia at Tokyo 1964 and gold at Mexico City 1968, and starred for Mladost Zagreb.
Karolien Florijn
Karolien Florijn, Dutch rower (born 1998, Leiden), Olympic champion women's single sculls Paris 2024 and silver medalist Tokyo 2020 coxless four; two-time world champion (2022, 2023) from the Florijn rowing family.