World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA, is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for both the IOC and the international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Farida Hisham Osman is an Egyptian competitive swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events. She is an All-Africa Games gold medalist and Egyptian national champion and record-holder. Osman is the fastest female swimmer in Egypt and Africa, she is currently coached by Teri McKeever. Osman holds the senior national records for all the butterfly, freestyle and backstroke events, as well as African records in the 50m and 100m butterfly.
Evgeny Mikhailovich Rylov is a Russian competitive swimmer and Olympic champion specializing in backstroke events. He won three gold medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, and a bronze medal at his senior international debut at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan. He also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, both were in the 200 metre backstroke event. In 2018, at the 2018 World Short Course Championships, he won gold medals in the 200 metre backstroke and 50 metre backstroke. At the 2019 World Championships, he won a gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke, silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke, and silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke. He won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke and 200 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
María Alejandra Bramont-Arias García is a Peruvian swimmer. She competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Emily Muteti is a Kenyan swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, she represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.
Mohamed Samy is an Egyptian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
Xander Skinner is a Namibian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. He is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, an Olympic training center in Geneva, Ohio.
Peter Wetzlar is a Zimbabwean swimmer. He attended Westville Boys' High School in Durban, South Africa and the University of Kentucky. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Jeanne Boutbien is a French-Senegalese swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Sébastien Kouma is a Malian swimmer who lives in France.
Adrian Robinson is a Botswanan swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented Botswana at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
Issa Mohamed is a Kenyan swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
Emma Chelius is a South African swimmer.
Brent Szurdoki is a South African swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented South Africa at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
Martin Binedell is a South African swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented South Africa at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. He also competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Ryan Coetzee is a South African swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. In 2018, Coetzee won bronze medals in the Men's 50m Butterfly and 4x100 medley relay at the Commonwealth Games.
Felicity Elizabeth Passon is a Seychellois swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She represented Seychelles at the 2019 African Games, winning two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal, and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Jaouad Syoud is an Algerian swimmer. He is a five-time gold medalist at the African Games.
Clayton Jimmie is a South African swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
From 2015 to 2022 when the World Aquatics was still known as FINA, neutral athletes have competed under the designation Independent FINA Athlete (IFA) either due to their national federation's suspension of their governing body or as refugees.
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