30 of the World’s most Famous Swimmers

Winner of 14 Olympic gold medals, Michael Phelps also broken Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics with his tally of eight gold medals at the Beijing’s Olympics in 2008.

Olympic Gold medaillist, world record swimmer

She is the best swimmer ever and she is my hero!! :)

beet michael phelps for the first time recently in the men's 200IM in the Nationals!!!

Until Michael Phelps came along, Mark Spitz holds the record for the most gold medals (7 gold medals) amassed at a single Olympics.

Dubbed as the greatest Australian swimmer, Ian Thorpe holds 5 Olympics gold medals, 11 World Championship gold medals and is Swimming World Magazine “World Swimmer of the Year” four times.

Shame that his name is not even mentioned here... he should be ranked no. 1 to find out what the reason go through this you tube documentary : Popov - What's the Limit? (Part 1)

Dara Torres was the first American swimmer to ever compete in 5 different Olympics. She won 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 4 bronze medals during her tenure as an Olympics swimmer.

She won 2 gold medals at the 2008 oylimpics in Bejing. She rocks:) :) !!!

Winner of 8 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in the Olympics, Jennifer Beth Thompson is regarded as one of the greatest Olympics swimmer is history.

Winner of the 1500 meters freestyle event at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, 2000 and Athens, 2004, Grant Hackett is regarded as the greatest long distance swimmers in Australian history. Besides numerous other Olympics gold medals, he also won a total of 10 World Championship gold medals.

Leisel Jones, an Australian, she won the gold medal for the 100 meter breaststroke event in the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008. she was also a member of the Australian swimming team that won the Olympics Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay event in 2004 at Athens.

She has gotten a world record at age 17

because he is fit and he is youg

he won 50 gold medals

She has the world record for the 200 breast.

former world record holder in 50 and 100 metre freestyle

American swimmer, born in 1997 was fifteen years old when she won Olympic gold in the 800m freestyle in 2012. She has gone from strength to strength including 4 individual gold medals plus a relay gold for the United States at the recent World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia. I think she could go on and emulate the great Michael Phelps as a legendary swimmer as she is now, the equivalent of Usain Bolt or the Frankel of horse racing. Dominant.

Australian swimmer who has been at the top of her game for many years, particularly the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK.

British swimmer who won gold at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.

Probably the greatest British swimmer since Rebecca Adlington's two gold medals of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Competes in breaststroking and currently the world record holder.

Swedish swimmer who as of 2018 has won many titles including Olympic and World Championship.

Hungarian swimmer who has already become one of the stars of the 2016 Rio Olympics. One of the top European swimmers

He's hot - The End

Michelle Smith or Michelle de Bruin won 3 gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She is currently retired.

I think that's how you spell it ? good challenge for Rebecca Adlington whos my fve swimmer ever =]