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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 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Alex Baumann is the 256th most popular swimmer (up from 292nd in 2024), the 918th 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 256 out of 709. Before him are Anita Lonsbrough, Tim Shaw, Petra Schneider, Anne Ottenbrite, Susanne Nielsson, and Silke Hörner. After him are Oussama Mellouli, Beverley Whitfield, Jenny Thompson, Peter Evans, Donna de Varona, and Ivar Stukolkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Alex Baumann ranks 791. Before him are Eyüp Can, Johan Capiot, Sophie B. Hawkins, Khaled Khalifa, Stephen Bowen, and Paula Marshall. After him are Anita Barone, Jonas Sjöstedt, Kaori Ekuni, Wojciech Polak, Andrzej Chyra, and Pete Sandoval.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Alex Baumann ranks 916 out of 1,200. Before him are Ivo Knoflíček (1962), Václav Pilař (1988), Taťána Kocembová (1962), and Robert Reichel (1971). After him are Jakub Jankto (1996), Patrik Eliáš (1976), Karel Rada (1971), Vladimír Darida (1990), Filip Bandžak (1983), František Rajtoral (1986), Filip Jícha (1982), and Jorge Luis Pila (1972).

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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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