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Rick Carey
Rick Carey (Richard John Carey, born 1963), American backstroke swimmer; triple gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics (100 m and 200 m backstroke, medley relay), nine world records, 1983 Swimming World Swimmer of the Year, ISHOF inductee 1993.
Rick Colella
Rick Colella (Richard Phillip Colella, Jr., born 1951, Seattle) is an American breaststroke swimmer, 1976 Olympic 200 m breaststroke bronze medalist, 1972 and 1976 Olympian, and record-setting Masters swimmer.
Rick Demont
Rick DeMont (Richard James DeMont), American swimmer born 1956, won the 1972 Olympic 400 m freestyle at 16 but was disqualified for ephedrine in his asthma medication; first under 4 minutes for 400 m free (3:58.18, 1973 Worlds gold), later Arizona coach and artist.
Ricky Berens
Ricky Berens is an American former competition swimmer from Charlotte, North Carolina, who won Olympic gold in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2008 and 2012 Games.
Rie Kaneto
Rie Kaneto (金藤理絵), Japanese swimmer born 1988 in Shobara, Hiroshima; won 200 m breaststroke gold at Rio 2016 in 2:20.30, seventh at Beijing 2008, Japanese record holder 2:19.65, retired after 2016.
Rie Mastenbroek
Hendrika "Rie" Mastenbroek (1919–2003) was a Dutch swimmer who won three golds and a silver at the 1936 Berlin Olympics at age 17, setting Olympic records.
Rie van Veen
Rie van Veen, Dutch swimmer of the late 1930s; won silver in the 400 m freestyle (5:27.7) and the 4x100 m freestyle relay at the 1938 European Championships, behind Ragnhild Hveger.
Rika Bruins
Rika Bruins (Henderika Bruins, 1934-2025), Dutch breaststroke swimmer from Groningen; 10th in the 200 m breaststroke at Helsinki 1952 and world record holder in the 4x100 m medley relay, 1954 and 1955.
Rikke Møller Pedersen
Rikke Møller Pedersen, Danish breaststroke swimmer born 1989 in Odense; set the 200 m breaststroke world record (2:19.11, Barcelona 2013), won 2016 Olympic relay bronze, and earned 31 international medals before retiring in 2019.
Riley Gaines
Riley Gaines (Riley Marie Gaines Barker), former University of Kentucky swimmer, 12-time All-American, tied Lia Thomas for fifth in the 200 free at the 2022 NCAAs, now a conservative activist against trans women in women's sports.
Ripar Surf School
Ripar Surf School (Ripar Academia de Surf, Unipessoal Lda.), founded 2001 by Rui Pedro in Praia da Areia Branca, Lourinhã, Portugal, is a family-run surf school and camp near Peniche offering certified lessons, rentals, and hostel packages.
Ripszima Szekely
Ripszima Szekely (Ripszima Mária Székely, born 12 July 1936, Budapest) is a Hungarian swimmer, 1956 Olympian (5th, 400 m freestyle), 4x100 m medley relay world record holder (4:57.8, 1955), who defected to the US after Melbourne; not Éva Székely.
Rita Koban
Rita Kőbán is a Hungarian sprint kayaker, born 1965 in Budapest, who won six Olympic medals, including K-1 500 m gold at Atlanta 1996, and nine world titles.
Ritz Correia
Ritz Correia (Maritza Correia-McClendon), born 1981 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is an American swimmer, first African-American woman on a US Olympic swim team, 2004 Athens 4x100m freestyle relay silver medalist and Georgia Bulldogs record holder.
Riversurf
Riversurfing (river surfing, rapid surfing): riding standing waves on rivers and canals, pioneered at Munich's Eisbach in the 1970s; includes tidal bores like the Severn Bore and engineered adjustable wave parks.
Rob Derbyshire
Rob Derbyshire (John Henry Derbyshire, 1878–1938), Manchester swimmer and water polo player; Olympic gold in water polo 1900 and 4x200m freestyle relay 1908; first Englishman under one minute for 100 yards; later leading British Olympic coach.
Rob Waddell
Rob Waddell, New Zealand rower (born 1975, Te Kuiti), Olympic single sculls gold at Sydney 2000, world champion 1998 and 1999, Team New Zealand grinder, fourth in double sculls at Beijing 2008.
Robbie Haines
Robbie Haines (Robert Bentley Haines, Jr., born 1954), American sailor and 1984 Olympic Soling gold medalist skipper; seven world championships in four classes, 12 Transpacs, Breitbard Hall of Fame.
Robert Andersson
Robert Theodor "Robban" Andersson (1886–1972) was a Swedish swimmer, diver, and water polo player at four Olympics from 1906 to 1920, winning one silver and two bronze medals, all in water polo.
Robert Antal
Robert Antal (Róbert Antal, born Róbert Adler, 1921-1995), Hungarian water polo goalkeeper, 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medalist as backup to László Jeney; emigrated to Canada after 1956 and died in Toronto.
Robert Aspin
Robert Bain Aspin (1872–1933), Scottish varnish manufacturer and Royal Clyde Yacht Club sailor; won Olympic gold in the 12-metre class at London 1908 as crew of Hera, and died at Hunters Quay.
Robert Christophe
Robert Christophe (1938-2016), French backstroke swimmer from CN Marseille; European 100 m backstroke champion 1958, world-record 4x100 freestyle relay 1962, fourth in the Olympic 100 m backstroke in 1956 and 1960.
Robert Cudmore
Robert Cudmore (Collier Robert Cudmore, 1885–1971), Australian-born rower, lawyer, and politician; won 1908 Olympic gold in the coxless four for Great Britain with Magdalen College, Oxford, later led the LCL in South Australia's Legislative Council.
Robert Emmet Odlum
Robert Emmet Odlum (1851-1885), Washington D.C. swimming instructor and Natatorium founder, first person to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, May 19, 1885; died hitting the water at a bad angle.
Robert Farnan
Robert Farnan (Robert E. Farnan, 1877–1939), American rower of the Seawanhaka Boat Club, Brooklyn; won 1904 St. Louis Olympic gold in men's coxless pairs with Joseph Ryan and a 1905 US fours title.
Robert Giertsen
Robert Roach Giertsen (1894–1978) was a Norwegian sailor from Bergen who won gold in the 10-metre class aboard Mosk II at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, the event's only entrant; he later managed his family company's bookkeeping department.
Robert Hurley
Robert (Bobby) Hurley, Australian swimmer born 1988 in Melbourne, backstroke and freestyle specialist; set 50m backstroke short course world record 23.24 in 2008 and won two world short course titles.
Robert Marland
Robert Davies Marland (born 1964, Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian rower, Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight at Barcelona 1992, and two-time world silver medalist (1990, 1991).
Robert Morrison
Robert Erskine Morrison (1902-1980), British rower, gold medalist in the men's coxless fours at the 1924 Paris Olympics with Eley, Macnabb, and Sanders; Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge oarsman and engineer.
Robert Scheidt
Robert Scheidt is a Brazilian competitive sailor, born 1973 in São Paulo, who won the first Olympic Laser gold at Atlanta 1996 and has five Olympic medals from seven Games.