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Qin Kai
Qin Kai (秦凯), Chinese springboard diver born 1986 in Xi'an, won Olympic synchronized 3m springboard gold in 2008 and 2012 plus bronze 2016, and holds five straight world titles in that event.
Qiu Bo
Qiu Bo (邱波), Chinese platform diver born 1993, three-time world 10m champion 2011-2015 and 2012 Olympic silver medalist, but never Olympic gold, sixth at Rio 2016.
Quan Hongchan
Quan Hongchan (全红婵), born 2007, Chinese 10m platform diver with three Olympic golds; Tokyo 2020 record 466.20, Paris 2024 individual and synchronized titles with Chen Yuxi.
Rabat Beach Culture
Rabat Beach Culture (RBC) is a surf and ocean-sports club founded in 2004 at Oudaya Beach, Rabat, Morocco, at the Bouregreg river mouth, offering surf coaching, open-water swimming, paddle tours, and youth programs for ages 6–18.
Rabat Club N ° 5
Rabat Club n°5 is a surf school and surfing spot on the Atlantic beach at the Kasbah des Oudayas in Rabat, Morocco, near Place du Sémaphore, alongside Rabat Club n°4, Rabat surf therapy, and the Royal Moroccan Surfing Federation.
Rachel Bootsma
Rachel Kristine Bootsma, American backstroke swimmer born 1993 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota; 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100m medley relay, three-time NCAA 100-yard backstroke champion for Cal, and 2013 American record holder in the 50m backstroke.
Rachel Komisarz
Rachel Komisarz (Komisarz-Baugh), born 1976, Warren, Michigan, American swimmer: 2004 Olympic gold 4x200 free relay, silver 4x100 medley relay, 2008 short-course 4x100 medley world record holder, later college coach.
Rachel Nicol
Rachel Nicol (born 1993, Regina, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian breaststroke swimmer; 2010 Youth Olympic 50m breaststroke champion, Rio 2016 Olympian, and 2023 Pan American Games double gold medallist.
Radomir Drasovic
Radomir Drašović (Радомир Драшовић), born 1997 in Belgrade, is a Serbian water polo defender and Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist who plays for CN Marseille after Szolnok and Novi Beograd.
Radoslav Filipovic
Radoslav Filipović (Радослав Филиповић), born 1997 in Novi Sad, is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who won Olympic gold at Paris 2024 (13–11 over Croatia) and the 2026 European title with Serbia, playing for Radnički Kragujevac.
Rafael Munoz
Rafael Muñoz Pérez (Rafa Muñoz), Spanish butterfly swimmer born 1988 in Córdoba; 50 m butterfly world record holder 22.43 (2009–2018), two bronzes at Rome 2009 Worlds, 30th at Beijing 2008 Olympics, retired 2016.
Raglan Longboards
Raglan Longboards (Mickey T Surfboards), Raglan, New Zealand surfboard manufacturer and shop at 257c Wainui Road run by shaper Mike Thomson; home of Bear Surfboards, best known for the Sapling single-fin longboard, with rentals, custom shapes, and PU repairs.
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir (Ragga Ragnars), Icelandic swimmer born 1984 in Reykjavík, two-time Olympian (2004, 2008) in sprint freestyle, Icelandic record holder, later actress as Gunnhild in Vikings 2018–2020; distinct from the handball player of the same name.
Rainbow Surf Shop
Rainbow Surf Shop, Anglet, France; surf shop founded 1980 by Eric Bourg with Rainbow Surf School (1983) at Petite Chambre d'Amour beach; SARL renamed Rainbow Surf School in 2023.
Rainer Henkel
Rainer Henkel (born 1964), West German freestyle swimmer, SV Rhenania Köln; 1986 world champion at 400 m and 1,500 m, 1987 European champion, Olympic relay silver 1984 and bronze 1988, 4x200 m relay world record 7:13.10.
Ralf Brudel
Ralf Brudel is a German rower born in 1963 in Potsdam who won Olympic gold in the men's coxless four for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and silver in the coxed four for unified Germany at Barcelona 1992.
Ralph Breyer
Ralph Theodore Breyer (1904-1991), American freestyle swimmer; 1924 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay with a 9:53.4 world record; Northwestern NCAA and Big Ten champion.
Ralph Hutton
Ralph Hutton (born 1948), Canadian swimmer nicknamed the Iron Man; 1968 Olympic 400 m freestyle silver medallist and world record holder (4:06.5); 24 major Games medals for Canada.
Ralph Purchase
Ralph Purchase (Ralph Kenneth Purchase, 1916-2000), American coxswain of the University of California eight that won gold in the men's eights at the 1948 London Olympics, later a Zellerbach Corp. executive.
Raman Piatrushenka
Raman Piatrushenka (Раман Іванавіч Пятрушэнка, Roman Petrushenko), born 1980, Belarusian sprint kayaker; Olympic K4 1000 m gold at Beijing 2008 and four Olympic medals, mostly with K2 partner Vadzim Makhneu.
Ramona Balthasar
Ramona Balthasar (Ramona Franz), born 1964 in Forst, East German rower; gold in the women's eight at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1985 world quadruple sculls champion, later a nurse in Erkelenz.
Ramona Kapheim
Ramona Kapheim (née Jahnke), born 1958 in Strasburg, is a former East German rower for SC DHfK Leipzig who won Olympic gold in the women's coxed four at Moscow 1980 and world silver in the 1979 eight.
Ramona Portwich
Ramona Portwich (born 1967, Rostock), German sprint canoeist; three Olympic golds (K-4 500 m 1988, K-2 500 m 1992, K-4 500 m 1996) and two silvers, 13-time flatwater canoe world champion, later a coach in Germany and Austria.
Ran Laurie
Ran Laurie (William George Ranald Mundell Laurie, 1915-1998): British oarsman and physician, stroke of three winning Cambridge Boat Races, and 1948 Olympic coxless pair gold medallist with Jack Wilson (not Beresford); father of Hugh Laurie.
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (born 1990, Sauwerd) is a retired Dutch sprint freestyle swimmer, three-time Olympic champion (2008 relay; 2012 50m and 100m free), SCM 50m free world record holder 22.93, retired 2022.
Rasmus Birkeland
Rasmus Ingvald Birkeland (1888–1972), Norwegian sailor from Austevoll, Bergens Seilforening; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in 12 metres (1907 Rating) aboard Atlanta, unopposed; brother of Halvor Olai Birkeland.
Rasmus Quist
Rasmus Quist (Rasmus Nicolai Quist Hansen, born 1980, Middelfart) is a Danish rower who with Mads Rasmussen won lightweight double sculls gold at London 2012, bronze at Beijing 2008, and world titles in 2006 and 2007.
Raymond Etherington Smith
Raymond Broadley Etherington-Smith (1877-1913), English surgeon and rower nicknamed "Ethel"; won 1908 Olympic gold in the men's coxed eight at seven for Leander, and died of peritonitis after surgery at St Bartholomew's Hospital.
Re Surf
Re Surf (RE SURF, Ré Surf) is the first surf school on Île de Ré, France, founded 2003 at Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré with a second site at Les Portes-en-Ré since 2005; FFS-labeled since 2012, distinct from ReSurf Canada and ReSurf NY.
Real Surf
Real Surf names several unrelated surf businesses: Real Surf Shop in Shimoda, Japan (owner Naoto Suzuki, Narai boards); Real Surf Shop in Oceanside, California; The Real Surf Club surf school in Fuerteventura; and Real Surf in Wellington, NZ.