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Also Known As the Swedish Sturgeon
Born August 18, 1901 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died November 6, 1987 (aged 86)
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
Murray Rose
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer
Shane Gould
Shane Gould
Australian athlete
Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer
American swimmer
Janet Evans
Janet Evans
American swimmer
Ross, Norman
Norman Ross
American swimmer
Hodgson, George
George Hodgson
Canadian athlete
Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Vladimir Salnikov
Russian athlete
Henry Taylor
British swimmer
Boy Charlton
Australian swimmer
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
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Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
Inge de Bruijn after winning the 100-metre butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Inge de Bruijn
Dutch athlete
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Olympic gold-medal winner Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
American athlete
Champion swimmer Kornelia Ender
Kornelia Ender
East German swimmer
Weissmuller, Johnny
Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer and actor
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
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