Water sports

Sandor Tarics

Sándor Tarics (Alex Tarics), Hungarian water polo center, 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist who scored four goals against Malta, later a San Francisco earthquake engineer known for seismic base isolation, and the world's oldest living Olympic champion from 2011 until his death in 2016 at 102.

Sandor Totka

Sándor Tótka (Tótka Sándor), Hungarian sprint kayaker born 1994 in Mezőtúr; Olympic K1 200 m champion at Tokyo 2020, K2 500 m silver at Paris 2024, Youth Olympic gold 2010.

Sandor Wladar

Sandor Wladár (Wladár Sándor), Hungarian swimmer born 1963 in Budapest, 1980 Moscow Olympic champion in 200 m backstroke (2:01.93), 1981 European double champion, veterinarian, and President of the Hungarian Swimming Federation since 2017.

Sandra Morgan

Sandra Morgan (Sandra Anne Morgan-Beavis, born 1942, Tamworth, NSW) is an Australian freestyle swimmer who won 4x100m relay gold at Melbourne 1956, aged 14.

Sandro Campagna

Sandro Campagna (Alessandro Campagna), born 1963 in Palermo, Italian water polo player and coach; 1992 Olympic gold and 1992–94 Grand Slam with the Settebello, 409 caps; later head coach of Italy (2011, 2019 world titles) and Greece.

Sandro Sukno

Sandro Sukno is a Croatian water polo coach and former player, born in Dubrovnik in 1990, who won Olympic gold in 2012 and leads Pro Recco.

Sandy Gilchrist

Sandy Gilchrist, born John Alexander Gilchrist, is a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, finishing fifth in the 400 meter individual medley both times.

Sandy Neilson

Sandy Neilson (Sandra Lynn Neilson, later Neilson-Bell), American swimmer born 1956, won three 1972 Munich Olympic golds including the 100m freestyle at 16, later set Masters world records and coaches in Austin, Texas.

Sang Xue

Sang Xue (桑雪), Chinese diver born 1984 in Tianjin; won women's synchronized 10m platform gold with Li Na at Sydney 2000 (345.12 pts) and the 2001 Fukuoka world title; 4th in individual platform. Not the fencer Tan Xue.

Sanja Jovanovic

Sanja Jovanović (born 1986, Dubrovnik) is a Croatian backstroke swimmer, three-time Olympian, who held the short-course 50 m backstroke world record 2007–2014 (25.70) and won five European short-course titles.

Santa Barbara Surft School

Santa Barbara Surf School (Santa Barbara Surf School), a surf school and rental shop at 736 Carpinteria Street, Santa Barbara, teaching since 2002; private lessons mainly at Mondos Beach, $75-$125 per person, board, wetsuit, and instructor included.

Santiago Lange

Santiago Lange (Santiago Raúl Lange Roberti), Argentine Olympic sailor born 1961 in San Isidro; seven Games 1988–2020, Tornado bronzes 2004/2008, Nacra 17 gold Rio 2016 with Cecilia Carranza after lung cancer surgery, first Argentine sailing gold.

Sanur Surf School

Sanur Surf School, also listed as SANUR SURF School & Boat Taxi, is a family-run surf and watersports school on Merta Sari Beach, Sanur, Bali, teaching surf, kitesurf, foil, wakeboard, and SUP with boat access to Baby Reef.

Sarah Ayton

Sarah Ayton (Sarah Lianne Ayton-Dempsey), British sailor born 1980 in Ashford, England; double Olympic Yngling gold medallist at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, world champion 2007 and 2008, MBE and OBE.

Sarah Josephson

Sarah Josephson (born 1964), American artistic (synchronized) swimmer; with twin sister Karen won Olympic duet gold at Barcelona 1992 and silver at Seoul 1988, plus multiple World Championship and World Cup medals.

Sarah Mardini (سارة مارديني)

Sarah (Sara) Mardini, Syrian swimmer from Daraya and sister of Olympian Yusra Mardini; swam a failing refugee dinghy to Lesbos in 2015, was arrested in Greece in 2018 for rescue work, and acquitted in 2026.

Sarah Price

Sarah Price (Sarah Jane Price), born 1979 in Enfield, England, is a British backstroke swimmer; two-time Olympian (2000, 2004), short-course 200 m backstroke world record holder in 2001, and European and Commonwealth champion.

Sarah Ryan

Sarah Michelle Ryan (born 1977, Adelaide) is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004) with three relay medals, gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Athens 2004; not the footballer or jockey of the same name.

Sarah Sjöström

Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer born 1993, sprint freestyle and butterfly specialist; six Olympic medals including Rio 2016 100 fly gold and Paris 2024 50 and 100 free golds; 2021 elbow fracture comeback.

Sarah Webb

Sarah Webb (Sarah Kathleen Webb-Gosling, born 1977, Weybridge) is a British sailor with Olympic gold in the Yngling three-person keelboat at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008; crew with Shirley Robertson, then Sarah Ayton and Pippa Wilson; OBE, motivational speaker.

Sarina Hülsenbeck

Sarina Hülsenbeck (later Fischer), born 1962 in Rostock, East German swimmer with ASK Vorwärts Potsdam; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold and world record 3:42.71 anchoring the 4x100 m freestyle relay.

Saskia Clark

Saskia Clark, British 470 sailor born 1979 in Colchester: Olympic gold Rio 2016 and silver London 2012 crewing for Hannah Mills, sixth at Beijing 2008 with Bassadone, 2012 world champion, retired at 37.

Satoko Tanaka

Satoko Tanaka (田中聰子), Japanese backstroke swimmer born 1942 in Sasebo, Nagasaki; 1960 Olympic bronze in 100 m backstroke, ten 200 m backstroke world records 1959-1963, three Asian Games golds; not the jazz vocalist or researcher of the same name.

Schlitterbahn

Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts: family-founded Texas waterpark chain (New Braunfels, opened 1979 by Bob and Billye Henry); pioneered Master Blaster uphill coaster, Transportainment rivers; parks later acquired by Cedar Fair and Six Flags.

Scott Durant

Scott Durant (Scott David Durant), British rower, MBE, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Rio 2016, his only Games; also 2015 European champion in the coxless four and world silver medallist in the coxed pair.

Scott Goldblatt

Scott Goldblatt (Scott Daniel Goldblatt, born 1979) is an American freestyle swimmer, 2000 and 2004 Olympian, who won 4x200 m freestyle relay gold at Athens 2004 and silver at Sydney 2000.

Scott Spann

Scott Spann (Scott Spann, Jr.), American breaststroke swimmer born 1988, sixth in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2007 Pan Am bronze medalist; son of 1979 Pan Am medalist Scott Spann Sr., brother of Alexis Spann.

Scott Strausbaugh

Scott Strausbaugh (born 1963, York, Pennsylvania) is an American slalom canoeist who, with Joe Jacobi, won C2 gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the first US whitewater slalom gold.

Scott Tucker

Scott Eric Tucker (born 1976, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American swimmer, Olympic gold (1996) and silver (2000) medalist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay, with 14 major international medals, almost all in relays.