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Peter Sintz
Peter Vaughan Sintz (born 1940 or 1941), American freestyle swimmer: 1959 Pan Am gold 4x200 relay, world-record relays with Indianapolis AC, two Big Ten titles for Indiana, later a Mobile, Alabama lawyer and USMS masters champion.
Peter Sitt
Peter Sitt (born 1969, Cologne) is a German freestyle swimmer, 1988 Olympic bronze medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, 1991 world champion in the same relay, and former 4x200 m freestyle relay world record holder.
Peter Skantar
Peter Škantár (born 1982, Kežmarok) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who won C2 gold at Rio 2016 with cousin Ladislav Škantár, took three European titles, and later coached Matej Beňuš at the Police Sports Centre.
Peter Sundelin
Peter Sundelin (Peter Nils Sundelin), Swedish sailor born 1947 in Nacka; 1968 Olympic 5.5m gold with brothers Jörgen and Ulf; four Games 1968–1980; KSSS coach and Hall of Fame member.
Peter Szmidt
Peter Szmidt (Peter Charles Szmidt), Canadian freestyle swimmer born 1961 in Montréal; set the 400 m freestyle world record 3:50.49 in 1980 and swam at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Peter Vanderkaay
Peter William Vanderkaay, American middle-distance freestyle swimmer born 1984 in Royal Oak, Michigan; three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012) with two relay golds and two individual bronzes, five-time NCAA champion for Michigan.
Petra Dallmann
Petra Dallmann (born 1978, Freiburg im Breisgau), German freestyle swimmer; 2004 Olympic bronze in 4x200 m relay, 2001 world champion, five European titles, world-record relay legs; now a sport psychiatrist and co-founder of Athletes in Mind.
Petra Thumer
Petra Thümer (Petra Thumer), East German swimmer born 1961, won 1976 Olympic gold in 400 and 800 m freestyle over Shirley Babashoff, set five world records, and later admitted GDR doping recipient.
Petra van Staveren
Petra van Staveren (Petronella Grietje van Staveren, born 1966, Kampen) is a Dutch breaststroke swimmer, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic champion in the 100 m breaststroke in an Olympic record 1:09.88, the first Dutch swimming gold since 1968.
Petre Mshvenieradze (პეტრე მშვენიერაძე)
Petre Mshvenieradze (პეტრე მშვენიერაძე), Soviet water polo centre forward (1929–2003), captain of Dynamo Moscow and the USSR; Olympic bronze 1956 and silver 1960, 212 caps, 300+ goals, "Blood in the Water" participant.
Petria Thomas
Petria Thomas is an Australian former butterfly swimmer who won eight Olympic medals and nine Commonwealth Games gold medals, later serving as Chef de Mission for Birmingham 2022.
Petru Iosub
Petru Iosub, Romanian rower born 1961 in Fălticeni; with Valer Toma won the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic men's coxless pair (6:45.39), Romania's first men's rowing gold, after a 1980 coxless four.
Petter Larsen
Petter Larsen (Petter Andreas Larsen, 1890-1946) was a Norwegian sailor who won 12-metre class gold at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics aboard Magda IX, owned by his father Alfred Larsen; other namesakes include a Swedish hockey player and neurologist Jan Petter Larsen.
Phelan Hill
Phelan Hill (born 1979, Bedford) is a British rowing coxswain, CBE, who steered the GB men's eight to Rio 2016 Olympic gold, London 2012 bronze, and three straight World Championship titles, 2013 to 2015.
Phil Boggs
Phil Boggs (Philip George Boggs, 1949-1990), American diver, 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist in 3 m springboard and the only man to win that event at three World Championships (1973, 1975, 1978); later a lawyer and US Diving president.
Phil Riker
Phil Riker (Philip Riker III, born 1946), American butterfly swimmer from Paterson, New Jersey; fourth in the 200 m butterfly at Tokyo 1964, 1965 Universiade gold and silver medalist, and 1966 NCAA 100-yard fly champion for North Carolina.
Philip Fleming
Philip Fleming (1889-1971), British rower and banker, won 1912 Stockholm Olympic gold in the men's eight, stroking Leander Club past New College, Oxford; later chaired Flemings Merchant Bank.
Philipp Wende
Philipp Wende (born 1985, Wurzen, Germany) is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's quadruple sculls at London 2012 and Rio 2016, plus 2015 world and 2014 European bronze medals.
Phillip Rogers
Phillip (Philip John) Rogers, born 1971 in Adelaide, Australian breaststroke swimmer; triple Olympian with bronze medals at Barcelona 1992 (100m breaststroke) and Atlanta 1996 (4x100m medley relay), two world relay titles, and 48 Australian national titles; distinct from Canadian 1932 Olympic sailor Philip Tingley Rogers.
Phillip Wilson
Phillip Wilson (born 1996, Wellington) is a New Zealand rower, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Tokyo 2020, and seventh-place finisher in the coxless pair with Dan Williamson at Paris 2024.
Phuket Surfing
Phuket surfing, seasonal wave riding on Phuket's west-coast beaches (Kata, Kalim, Nai Harn) during the May–October southwest monsoon; beginner-friendly sandy breaks, Kalim reef for advanced surfers, 28–30°C water.
Phyllis Harding
Phyllis Harding (Phyllis May Harding, later Turner, 1907-1992), English backstroke swimmer: 1924 Olympic 100m backstroke silver, first woman in four Olympics, 1932 world records at 100m and 200m backstroke, Empire Games golds, ISHOF 1995.
Pico de Surf do Lodinho
Pico de Surf do Lodinho is an A-frame beach break surf spot in Espírito Santo, Brazil, near Aracruz, inside the APA Costa das Algas marine protected area; rated intermediate, best January to March, water about 25-26 °C.
Pico de Surf do Urubu
Pico de Surf do Urubu is a year-round beach-break surf spot at Praia dos Padres, Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil, inside the APA Costa das Algas; A-frame waves, intermediate level, distinct from Guarapari's Praia do Urubu.
Piero Codia
Piero Codia, Italian butterfly swimmer born 1989 in Trieste. European 100m butterfly champion (Glasgow 2018, Italian record 50.64), 2022 world champion in the 4x100m medley relay, Rio 2016 Olympian, retired 2024.
Piero Poli
Piero Poli, born 1960, Italian rower and physician; Olympic gold in men's quadruple sculls at Seoul 1988 with Farina, Tizzano, and Abbagnale; fourth at Los Angeles 1984; later an orthopedic and sports-medicine doctor and FISA Sport Medicine Commission member.
Pierpaolo Ferrazzi
Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, born 1965 in Bassano del Grappa, is an Italian K1 canoe slalom kayaker, first Italian Olympic champion in the discipline (Barcelona 1992 gold) and Sydney 2000 bronze medalist, a four-time Olympian.
Pierpont Davis
Pierpont Davis (Francis Pierpont Davis, 1884-1953), American sailor and architect of the California Yacht Club; won 8-metre class gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics aboard Angelita, his brother-in-law Owen Churchill's boat.
Pierre Dumesnil
Pierre Dumesnil, sporting name of Pierre Joly dit Dumesnil (born 10 December 1931), French breaststroke swimmer of Racing Club de France, 17th in the 200 m breaststroke at Helsinki 1952 and member of two 1953 French 4x100 medley relay world-record teams; later a chess organizer in Gran Canaria. Distinct from the Rouen printer Pierre Dumesnil (1776-1835).
Pierre Houin
Pierre Houin (Pierre Albert Houin), French rower born 1994 in Toul, Olympic gold medalist in lightweight men's double sculls at Rio 2016 with Jérémie Azou; world and European champion 2017; retired 2021, now CNOSF director.