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Born | 22 April 1975 |
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Sport | Swimming |
Julia Russell (born 22 April 1975) is a South African swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]
Mark Andrew Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time. This achievement set a record that lasted for 36 years, until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The swimming competitions of the 1984 Summer Olympics were held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the University of Southern California (USC) campus. There were a total of 494 participants from 67 countries competing.
Emma Clare Johnson is an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1990s, who won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of just 16.
Martín López-Zubero Purcell, also known as Martin Zubero, is a former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.
Otto Wahle was an Austrian-American swimmer who took part in two Summer Olympic Games and won a total of three medals. Wahle coached the men's US swim team at the 1912 Olympics, and the men's US water polo team at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics.
Douglas Albert Russell is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three different events.
William Danforth Mulliken was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion.
Jerome Alan Heidenreich was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where he received gold medals in the 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He received a silver medal in 100-meter freestyle, and a bronze medal in 100-meter butterfly.
Julia Elizabeth Smit is an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events. She has won a total of nine medals in major international competition, six golds, two silvers, and one bronze spanning the Olympics and Pan American Games.
Ross Elliott Wales is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic Games medalist. He represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a bronze medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriots Doug Russell and Mark Spitz.
Julia Gray Stowers is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Stowers earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥apn̥ˌhɪltʏr ˈluːtʰɛr̥sˌtouʰtɪr̥]; born 2 August 1991 in Hafnarfjörður is an Icelandic former swimmer. Born in Iceland, Lúthersdóttir moved to the United States to study public relations and swam for the University of Florida.
Julia Reggiani is a French former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Pernille Blume is a former Danish swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle events. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she was the gold medalist in the women's 50 metre freestyle and won a bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay where she swam the freestyle leg of the relay in both the prelims and the final. She also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle.
Hilary Caldwell is a Canadian competition swimmer who trains in Victoria, British Columbia. She won a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Caldwell won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, as well as a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 200 m backstroke. She won a gold in the 200 m backstroke at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
Kenneth Owen Merten is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Pan American Games medalist, and former world record-holder.
Russell Phegan is an Australian former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Angela Russell is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Sarah Louise Catherwood is an Olympic swimmer from New Zealand.
Julia Voitovitsch is a German swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.