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Born November 23, 1956 (age 68)
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Shane Gould
Shane Gould swimming at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany, where she was the top female swimmer.
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Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
American swimmer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Shirley Babashoff, 1976.
Shirley Babashoff
American athlete
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
American swimmer
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer
American swimmer
Janet Evans
Janet Evans
American swimmer
Murray Rose
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Michelle Smith
Irish swimmer and lawyer
Champion swimmer Kornelia Ender
Kornelia Ender
East German 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
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
Boy Charlton
Australian swimmer
Krisztina Egerszegi
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungarian swimmer
Helene Madison
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John Naber
John Naber
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