







Occupation
SWIMMERS
With 709 biographies, Swimmers are the 28th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Skiers, Companions, and Physicians.
People
Pantheon has 1,307 people classified as swimmers born between 1868 and 2007. Of these 1,307, 1,148 (87.83%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living swimmers include Madeline Groves, Fanni Gyurinovics, and Kalia Antoniou. The most famous deceased swimmers include Jack Medica, Bill Smith, and Georg Zacharias.
Living Swimmers
Go to all RankingsMark Spitz
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Michael Phelps
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Doug Russell
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Kornelia Ender
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Don Schollander
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Ken Walsh
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Kirsty Coventry
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Đurđica Bjedov
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Yoshi Oyakawa
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Valéria Gyenge
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Barbara Krause
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Steve Clark
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Deceased Swimmers
Go to all RankingsJohnny Weissmuller
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Gertrude Ederle
1905 - 2003
HPI: 69.83
Alfréd Hajós
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.03
Mike Troy
1940 - 2019
HPI: 63.14
Rie Mastenbroek
1919 - 2003
HPI: 62.64
Jimmy McLane
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.24
Duke Kahanamoku
1890 - 1968
HPI: 61.66
Charlie Hickcox
1947 - 2010
HPI: 61.49
Wally Ris
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.48
Frederick Holman
1885 - 1913
HPI: 60.25
Katalin Szőke
1935 - 2017
HPI: 60.18
Carolyn Schuler
1943 - 2024
HPI: 60.02
Places
Most swimmers were born in United States (263), Australia (86), and Germany (80). By city, the most common birth places were Budapest (28), Moscow (17), and Brisbane (14).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as swimmers in Pantheon are Louis Handley, John Arthur Jarvis, and Edgar Adams. The concentration of swimmers was largest during the Personal Computer Era, which lasted from 1990 to 2016. Some birth or death locations for earlier swimmers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Swimmers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Swimmers since 1700.