Federica Pellegrini is an Italian retired swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini became the first woman ever to break the 4-minute barrier in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:59.15. She also held the women's 200 meters freestyle world record.
Roland Mark Schoeman OIS is a South African American swimmer and was a member of the South African swimming team at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In May 2022, he officially became a citizen of the United States.
Anthony Lee Ervin is an American competition swimmer who has won four Olympic medals and two World Championship golds. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the men's 50-meter freestyle, and earned a silver medal as a member of the second-place United States relay team in the 4×100-meter freestyle event. He was the second swimmer of African descent after Anthony Nesty of Suriname to win an individual gold medal in Olympic swimming. He is the first United States citizen of African descent to medal gold in an individual Olympic swimming event. In 2017 he knelt for the National Anthem prior to the start of a competition in Brazil.
Cullen Andrew Jones is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specializes in freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won silver medals in the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay and the 50-meter freestyle, as well as the gold in the 4 x 100-metre medley.
Charles Houchin is an American former competition swimmer who has had his greatest international success in freestyle relay events. He earned a gold medal as a member of the winning United States team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the CEO and founder of Swimmingly.
Christian Nikles is a Bruneian sprint freestyle swimmer.
Mathieu Gilles Marquet is a Mauritian swimmer.
Florent Manaudou is a French competitive swimmer, an Olympic champion of the 50-meter freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics, and the younger brother of Laure Manaudou, a 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming. He competes for the Energy Standard Swim Club in the International Swimming League.
Osman Kamara is a Sierra Leonean swimmer. He competed in the 100 m freestyle, 50 m backstroke and 50 m butterfly events at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships and in the 50 m freestyle and 50 m butterfly events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. In Barcelona he set national records for the 50 m butterfly and 50 m freestyle.
Christian Diener is a German backstroke swimmer. Jörg Hoffmann is his coach.
The Central African Republic competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1968. Central African Republic failed to register any athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and was part of the African and United States-led boycotts in 1976 and 1980, respectively.
Chloé Marie Hélène Sauvourel is a French-born Central African swimmer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle event; her time of 37.15 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals. She was the flagbearer for her country at the Parade of Nations.
Zane Waddell is a South African swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Waddell won Gold in the 50 metres backstroke event at the 2019 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.
Central African Republic competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.
Samuele Rossi is a Seychellois swimmer. In 2019, he represented Seychelles at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and he finished in 91st place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event. In the men's 50 metre backstroke he finished in 69th place in the heats.
Nafissath Radji is a Beninese swimmer.
Steven Aimable is a Senegalese swimmer. In 2019, he represented Senegal at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In the men's 50 metre backstroke he finished in 46th place in the heats.
Elijah Winnington is an Australian competitive swimmer who specialises in the sprint freestyle events. He has competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, 2020 Summer Olympics, and 2022 World Aquatics Championships.
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