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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julien Henx (born 20 June 1995) is a Luxembourgian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [1] [2] In 2019, he competed in swimming at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe held in Budva, Montenegro. [3]
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.
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.
Olga Genrikhovna Sedakova is a former Russian synchronized swimmer who competed at two Olympic Games, won three gold medals in the World Championships, and nine golds at the European Championships. In 2019, she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Duncan William MacNaughton Scott is a Scottish swimmer representing Great Britain at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, LEN European Aquatics Championships, European Games and the Olympic Games, and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Scott made history after winning four medals - more than any other British athlete at a single Olympic Games - in Tokyo 2020, simultaneously becoming Great Britain's most decorated swimmer in Olympic history. With an additional gold and silver medal in Paris 2024 bringing his total to eight, Scott became Scotland's most-decorated Olympian, and is currently tied with Bradley Wiggins as the second most-decorated Olympian in British history. Scott is the only athlete in the top three to still be actively competing, and the only member of the top four who is not a track cyclist.
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.
Christoph Meier is a Liechtensteiner swimmer.
Kalia Antoniou is a Cypriot swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
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.
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.
Alexandra Schegoleva is a Cypriot swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, she won three silver medals at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe held in Budva, Montenegro.
Sébastien Kouma is a Malian swimmer who lives in France.
Pit Brandenburger is a Luxembourgian swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he competed in swimming at the Games of the Small States of Europe held in Budva, Montenegro.
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.
Ayrton Sweeney is a South African pool swimmer and artistic swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented South Africa at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
Zach Harting is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in the butterfly and freestyle events. He currently represents the DC Trident which is part of the International Swimming League. He competed in the men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. In 2021, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 200m Butterfly.
Mya Azzopardi is a Maltese swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, she won three bronze medals at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe held in Budva, Montenegro.
Arianna Valloni is a Sammarinese swimmer.
Omiros Zagkas is a Cypriot swimmer. In 2010, he competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in the boys' 50 metre freestyle. In 2019, he represented Cyprus at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and he finished in 60th place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event. In the men's 100 metre freestyle he finished in 79th place in the heats. In the same year, he competed at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe held in Budva, Montenegro.
Anastasiya Shkurdai is a Belarusian swimmer. She won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships held in Qatar. She won a gold medal at the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships held in Great Britain.
Filippos Iakovidis is a Cypriot swimmer. He represented Cyprus at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. He competed in the men's 50 metre backstroke and men's 100 metre backstroke events and in both events he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.