The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Indonesia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Indonesian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 1 of which were born in Indonesia. This makes Indonesia the birth place of the 99th most number of Swimmers behind Lebanon, and Cameroon.

Top 2

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

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1. Lukman Niode (1963 - 2020)

With an HPI of 44.81, Lukman Niode is the most famous Indonesian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.

Lukman Niode (21 October 1963 – 17 April 2020) was an Indonesian swimmer. He competed in numerous domestic and international events including three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the heats in all three events. Lukman died on 17 April 2020 in Pelni Hospital in Jakarta at the age of 56, due to COVID-19 during the pandemic.

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2. Dong Zhihao (b. 2005)

With an HPI of 21.60, Dong Zhihao is the 2nd most famous Indonesian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 9 different languages.

Dong Zhihao (born 31 March 2005) is a Chinese swimmer, who holds the world junior record in the 200-meter breaststroke. He won the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

People

Pantheon has 2 people classified as Indonesian swimmers born between 1963 and 2005. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Indonesian swimmers include Dong Zhihao. The most famous deceased Indonesian swimmers include Lukman Niode. As of April 2024, 1 new Indonesian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Lukman Niode.

Living Indonesian Swimmers

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Deceased Indonesian Swimmers

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Newly Added Indonesian Swimmers (2025)

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