SWIMMERS from Cyprus

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cypriot Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Cypriot Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. Kalia Antoniou (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 16.52, Kalia Antoniou is the most famous Cypriot Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 7 different languages on wikipedia.

Kalia Antoniou (Greek: Κάλια Αντωνίου; born 6 April 2000) is a Cypriot swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, she won four silver medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe held in Budva, Montenegro. In 2019, she also represented Cyprus at the World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events. In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

2. Nikolas Antoniou (b. 2004)

With an HPI of 4.49, Nikolas Antoniou is the 2nd most famous Cypriot Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Nikolas Antoniou (born 20 January 2004) is a Cypriot swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He represented Cyprus at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, competing in freestyle events. As of 2024, Antoniou is pursuing a dual degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Nikolas Antoniou began competing in swimming seriously at the age of 15, which he attributes to preserving his long-term passion for the sport.