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.
Josh Schneider is an American competition swimmer. He is a two-time medalist at the FINA Short Course World Championships and a former American record holder in the 50-meter freestyle.
Ana Marcela Jesus Soares da Cunha is a Brazilian swimmer who specializes in the open water swimming marathon. She is considered one of the best open water swimmers in history, having obtained 17 medals in FINA World Aquatics Championships. She has also received FINA’s Female World Open Water Swimmer Of The Year award six times. Her countless achievements are comparable only to those of Larisa Ilchenko, another multi-medalist in World Championships.
Aurélie Muller is a French swimmer, who specializes in long-distance freestyle events and open water marathon. She won the 10-kilometer competition at the 2015 world championship in Kazan, Russia and at the 2017 world championship in Budapest, Hungary.
Amina Kajtaz is a Croatian swimmer. Prior to 2022, she represented Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kajtaz competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the daughter of Bosnian former footballer Sead Kajtaz.
Florian Wellbrock is a German swimmer. He is the world record holder in the short course 1500 metre freestyle. He is an Olympic champion, multiple World Champion and European champion, in both Long and Short Courses. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won gold in the 10 kilometre open water and bronze in the 1500 metre freestyle. In total, Wellbrock has won 28 medals at international competitions of which 20 are gold. This includes his gold medal at the Olympic games, six at the World Championships, six at the Swimming World Cup and six at the Open Water Swimming World Cup.
Tilka Paljk is a Zambian swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. She also competed in three events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Paljk was born in Postojna, Slovenia. Paljk was named the Zambia Sportswoman of the Year in 2018 and 2019, and was named in Forbes Africa 30 under 30 in 2021.
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.
Selina Ssubi Katumba is a Ugandan swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
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Nairobi, Kenya [2] [3] [4] 
Mersin, Turkey [5] [6] 
Palembang, Indonesia [7] 
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [8] 
Kazan, Russia [9] 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [10] 
Budapest, Hungary [11] 
