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Born April 26, 1947 (age 77) • San Diego • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • National Women’s Hall of Fame (2003)
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Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
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Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
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John Naber
John Naber
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Shirley Babashoff, 1976.
Shirley Babashoff
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Don Schollander
American swimmer
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
Michelle Smith
Irish swimmer and lawyer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Kristin Otto
Kristin Otto
German swimmer
Champion swimmer Kornelia Ender
Kornelia Ender
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Fraser, Dawn
Dawn Fraser
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Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky
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Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Caulkins
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Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer
Olympic gold-medal winner Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
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Janet Evans
Janet Evans
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Helene Madison
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Shane Gould
Shane Gould
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Krisztina Egerszegi
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