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Sculling
Sculling: rowing with two oars per rower, one in each hand, denoted "x" in boat classes; contrasted with sweep rowing (one oar). Includes oar lengths, stroke phases, and history.
Sean McCann (swimmer)
Sean McCann (born 2005) is a British distance freestyle and open water swimmer for Scotland, brother of Madeleine McCann; Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games 400m freestyle finalist, Loughborough University student.
Sebastian Brendel
Sebastian Brendel (born 1988, Schwedt/Oder) is a retired German sprint canoeist, three-time Olympic champion in C1 1000 m (London 2012, Rio 2016) and C2 1000 m, with 13 world titles, later ICF Athletes' Committee Chair.
Sebastien Vieilledent
Sebastien Vieilledent (Sébastien Vieilledent), French rower born 1976 in Cannes, Olympic gold medalist in the men's double sculls at Athens 2004 with Adrien Hardy, 2003 world champion, later DTN and CEO of the French Rowing Federation.
Secca
Secca (Italian for a submerged shoal or rocky rise) names Mediterranean dive sites such as Secca due Balconi off Arenzano and Secca del Papa off Sardinia, plus unrelated organizations: La Secca sports club, SECCA Racing, and SECCA art centers.
Semyon Belits Geyman
Semyon Belits-Geyman (Семён Викторович Белиц-Гейман), Soviet freestyle swimmer born 1945 in Moscow; 1968 Olympic relay silver and bronze, 1966 European 1500 m champion, and 800 m freestyle world record holder at 8:47.4.
Serge Maury
Serge Jean Maury (born 1946, Bordeaux) is a French sailor, 1972 Munich Olympic gold medalist in the Finn dinghy with 58 points at Kiel; Finn Gold Cup winner 1973, bronze 1971, 10th at Montreal 1976.
Sergei Zabolotnov
Sergei Zabolotnov (Сергей Валентинович Заболотнов), born 1963 in Tashkent, is a retired Soviet backstroke swimmer, 1984 Friendship Games 200 m world record holder (1:58.41) and 1988 Seoul Olympic relay bronze medalist.
Sergey Fedorovtsev
Sergey Fedorovtsev (Сергей Федоровцев), Russian rower born 1980 in Rostov-na-Donu; 2004 Athens Olympic champion in men's quadruple sculls, also competed 2008 and 2012; banned in 2016 for trimetazidine.
Sergey Fesenko
Sergey Fesenko (Сергей Леонидович Фесенко), born 1959 in Kryvyi Rih, is a Ukrainian swimmer who won 1980 Olympic gold in the 200 m butterfly and silver in the 400 m IM for the Soviet Union, later coaching Ukraine's national team.
Sergey Geybel
Sergey Geybel (Гейбель Сергей), Russian breaststroke swimmer born 1981; 2009 world record 4x100m medley relay (3:19.16), 2009 European short course relay gold, and masters world record 50m breaststroke (28.24, Kazan 2015).
Sergey Koplyakov
Sergey Koplyakov (Сергей Викторович Копляков), Belarusian-born Soviet swimmer born 1959 in Orsha; 1980 Olympic 200 m freestyle champion in 1:49.81 and first man under 1:50 (world record 1:49.83, 1979); four Olympic medals; later Dynamo Minsk coach.
Sergey Kotenko
Sergey Kotenko (Сергей Владимирович Котенко, born 1956, Almaty) is a Kazakhstani water polo player, not the Ukrainian colonel of the same name; Olympic gold 1980 and bronze 1988 with the USSR, world champion 1982, Dynamo Almaty captain.
Sergey Petrenko (Sergey Vladimirovich•Petrenko)
Sergey Petrenko (Сергей Владимирович Петренко; born 1956) is a Ukrainian canoe sprint racer who won two Olympic gold medals for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Montreal Games.
Sergey Postrekhin
Sergey Postrekhin (Сергей Альбертович Пострехин), born 1957 in Kherson, Soviet/Ukrainian sprint canoeist; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold C1 500 m and silver C1 1000 m; 1979 world C1 500 m champion; later 1992 Unified Team head coach.
Serghei Covaliov
Serghei Covaliov (1944–2011) was a Romanian sprint canoeist who specialized in canoe doubles, winning Olympic gold at Mexico City 1968 and silver at Munich 1972 with Ivan Patzaichin.
Serghei Tarnovschi
Serghei Tarnovschi (Сергій Тарновський), born 1997 in Lviv, is a Ukrainian-born sprint canoeist for Moldova: Youth Olympic gold 2014, Olympic C1 1000 m bronze at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, 2022 world C1 5000 m champion; his Rio 2016 bronze was annulled for GHRP-2.
Sergio Pedrerol
Sergio Pedrerol (Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé), Spanish water polo player born 1969 in Molins de Rei; Olympic gold 1996 and silver 1992 with Spain, world champion 1998 and 2001.
Seth van Neerden
Seth van Neerden, American breaststroke swimmer of the 1990s, Fort Lauderdale Swim Team; 1995 Pan Am triple gold medalist, 1993 short-course world relay champion, and former US record holder in the 100 m breaststroke.
Sewer Peak
Sewer Peak is a reef surf break at the top of Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County, California, inside Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. A powerful left-right reef favoring SW/W swells and low tide, it is the most competitive Pleasure Point section, best October through May for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Shan Ying
Ying Shang, more commonly written Shan Ying (单莺), is a Chinese freestyle swimmer, born in 1978, who won relay gold at the 1994 World Championships.
Shane Gould
Shane Gould (born 1956, Sydney) is an Australian swimmer who at Munich 1972, aged 15, won five individual medals (3 gold in world record time) and held every freestyle world record from 100m to 1500m simultaneously.
Shannon Crawford
Shannon Crawford (born 1963) is a Canadian rower from Brampton, Ontario, who won gold in the women's eight at Barcelona 1992, her only Olympic race, after starting rowing in 1986.
Shannon Smith
Shannon Smith, Canadian swimmer born 1961 in Vancouver, won 400 m freestyle bronze and placed sixth in the 800 m at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; BC Sports Hall of Fame 1983.
Shannon Vreeland
Shannon Vreeland (born 1991, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American freestyle swimmer from Overland Park, Kansas, who won Olympic gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at London 2012 in an Olympic record 7:42.92.
Shark Waves Surf School
Shark Waves Surf School (Shark Waves escuela surf) is a surf school in Las Peñitas, León Department, Nicaragua, at 12.36037°N, 87.02337°W, offering board rentals and surf lessons; distinct from the Shark Waves mobile game and swim team.
Sharon Finneran
Sharon Finneran (Sharon Evans Finneran-Rittenhouse, born 1946), American swimmer, 1964 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist in the 400 m individual medley and holder of long-course world records in the 800 m freestyle, 200 m butterfly, and 400 m IM.
Sharon Stouder
Sharon Stouder (Sharon Marie Stouder-Clark), American swimmer, 1948-2013. Won 3 golds and a silver at Tokyo 1964 aged 15, setting 100m butterfly and relay world records.
Sharon van Rouwendaal
Sharon van Rouwendaal, Dutch open water swimmer, born 1993 in Baarn, won Olympic 10 km gold at Rio 2016 and Paris 2024 and silver at Tokyo 2020, making her the most decorated Olympic marathon swimmer; retired September 2025 after an 18-year career.
Sharon Wichman
Sharon Wichman (Sharon Lynn Wichman-Jones), American swimmer born 1952 in Detroit, Club Olympia Fort Wayne; 1968 Mexico City Olympic gold in the 200 m breaststroke (2:44.4 OR), first American woman to win that event, plus 100 m bronze.