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Born April 26, 1947 (age 79) • San Diego • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • National Women’s Hall of Fame (2003)
Michael Phelps smiles while wearing a black suit at the 2004 ESPYs awards, with people in the background.
Michael Phelps
American swimmer
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer
Ryan Lochte, shirtless and wet, smiles and looks upward after swimming, with a blurred blue pool background at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
American swimmer
John Naber
John Naber
American athlete
Shirley Babashoff, 1976.
Shirley Babashoff
American athlete
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Don Schollander
American swimmer
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
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Michelle Smith
Irish swimmer and lawyer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Kristin Otto
Kristin Otto
German swimmer
Champion swimmer Kornelia Ender
Kornelia Ender
East German swimmer
Fraser, Dawn
Dawn Fraser
Australian swimmer
Katie Ledecky smiles and points while celebrating in the pool after setting a world record at the 2013 FINA World Championships, with FINA signage in the background.
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Caulkins
American swimmer
Janet Evans
Janet Evans
American swimmer
Olympic gold-medal winner Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
American athlete
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Helene Madison
American athlete
Shane Gould
Shane Gould
Australian athlete
Krisztina Egerszegi
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungarian swimmer

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