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John Konrads

1942 - 2021

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John Konrads (Latvian: Jānis Konrads; 21 May 1942 – 25 April 2021) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won the 1500 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In his career, he set 26 individual world records, and after his swimming career ended, was the Australasian director of L'Oréal, as well as campaigning for the Sydney Olympics bid. Along with his sister Ilsa, who also set multiple world records, they were known as the Konrads Kids. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Konrads is the 177th most popular swimmer (up from 207th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 216th in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, John Konrads ranks 177 out of 709. Before him are Caeleb Dressel, Shirley Stobs, Julius Frey, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Krisztina Egerszegi, and Raymond Thorne. After him are Amedee Reyburn, Anthony Nesty, Valerie Davies, John Hencken, Marie Corridon, and Sybil Bauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, John Konrads ranks 649. Before him are Örjan Persson, Per Stig Møller, Barbara Parkins, Dinara Asanova, Mirja Lehtonen, and Howard Jacobson. After him are Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Andrew Vachss, Dennis Hastert, Glyn Johns, Ozren Bonačić, and Liu Qi. Among people deceased in 2021, John Konrads ranks 597. Before him are Catherine Tizard, Lester Bird, Tawny Kitaen, Igor Nikulin, Markie Post, and Igor Zhelezovski. After him are Andrew Vachss, Valentina Sidorova, Mario Osbén, Hayko, Ron Flowers, and Keith Greene.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, John Konrads ranks 194 out of 323. Before him are Aigars Fadejevs (1975), Emīls Dārziņš (1875), Solvita Āboltiņa (1963), Valdis Valters (1957), Aleksandrs Starkovs (1955), and Artūrs Irbe (1967). After him are Māris Gailis (1951), Jānis Akuraters (1876), Roberts Zīle (1958), Nikolai Ekk (1902), Ivans Klementjevs (1960), and Einars Repše (1961).

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Among SWIMMERS In Latvia

Among swimmers born in Latvia, John Konrads ranks 1. After him are Daniils Bobrovs (1997), Artsiom Machekin (1991), and David Thomasberger (1996).

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