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Born August 28, 1971 (age 55) • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • James E. Sullivan Award (1989)

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Norman Ross
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Ian Thorpe
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Shane Gould
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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.
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Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
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Mark Spitz
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John Naber
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Shirley Babashoff, 1976.
Shirley Babashoff
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Ryan Lochte, shirtless and wet, smiles and looks upward after swimming, with a blurred blue pool background at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
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Krisztina Egerszegi
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