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Alex Baumann

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Alexander Baumann, (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian sports administrator and former competitive swimmer who won two gold medals and set two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 2007, he was regarded by the CBC, the national broadcaster, as "the greatest swimmer in Canadian history", as the twin Olympic gold medals were Canada's first in swimming since 1912. Since he retired from competitive swimming, he has worked as an administrator in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. In May 2021, Baumann was appointed Chief Executive of Swimming Australia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Baumann is the 252nd most popular swimmer (up from 290th in 2019), the 911th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 993rd in 2019) and the most popular Czech Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Alex Baumann ranks 252 out of 709. Before him are Tatjana Schoenmaker, Anita Lonsbrough, Tim Shaw, Petra Schneider, Anne Ottenbrite, and Silke Hörner. After him are Oussama Mellouli, Beverley Whitfield, Jenny Thompson, Donna de Varona, Károly Güttler, and Janet Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Alex Baumann ranks 723. Before him are Ye Qiaobo, Seiko Hashimoto, Andreas Ogris, Sophie B. Hawkins, Stephen Bowen, and Paula Marshall. After him are Anita Barone, Jonas Sjöstedt, Kaori Ekuni, Paul Kaye, George Newbern, and David Kato.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Alex Baumann ranks 911 out of 1,200. Before him are Pavel Královec (1977), Květa Jeriová (1956), Libor Pimek (1963), Robert Lang (1970), Václav Pilař (1988), and Robert Reichel (1971). After him are Jakub Jankto (1996), Patrik Eliáš (1976), Karel Rada (1971), Vladimír Darida (1990), Filip Bandžak (1983), and František Rajtoral (1986).

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Among SWIMMERS In Czechia

Among swimmers born in Czechia, Alex Baumann ranks 1. After him are Barbora Seemanová (2000), Jan Micka (1995), Jan Čejka (2001), Jan Šefl (1990), and Noelani Day (2003).

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