Swimming in History (Part 3)

Events in Sport

Events 201 - 218 of 218

World Record

2018-08-05 English swimmer Adam Peaty breaks his own world record in 57.00 as he wins his 9th European 100m breaststroke title in Glasgow, Scotland

World Record

2019-07-24 19-year-old Hungarian swimmer Kristóf Milák breaks Michael Phelps' 10-year-old 200m butterfly world record at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea; swims 1:50.73, 0.78s faster than Phelps

2019-07-27 American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins 3 gold medals in one day at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea; 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and mixed 4×100m freestyle relay (WR 3:19.40)
2020-02-28 Court of Arbitration for Sport bans Chinese triple Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang from swimming for 8 years for breaking anti-doping rules
2021-07-26 Dominant British breaststroke swimmer Adam Peaty successfully defends his 100m title at the Tokyo Olympics beating Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands and Italian Nicolò Martinenghi
2021-07-28 Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus claims Olympic double by winning women's 200m freestyle in OR 1:53.50 in Tokyo; she had beaten American superstar Katie Ledecki in 400m 2 days earlier
2021-07-28 Japanese swimmer Yui Ohashi wins women's individual medley double with victory in 200m at the Tokyo Olympics; 3 days earlier she won the 400m IM gold medal

Olympic Gold

2021-07-29 Australian swimmer Emma McKeon wins the blue riband 100m freestyle gold medal in OR 51.96 at the Tokyo Olympics; her 8th career Olympic medal

2021-07-29 Russian backstroke swimmer Evgeny Rylov wraps up the 100/200m double with OR 1:53.27 in the longer event at the Tokyo Olympic Games
2021-07-29 South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker sets new women's 200m breaststroke WR 2:18.95 at the Tokyo Olympics beating the American pair of Lilly King and Annie Lazor
2021-07-31 American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins 100m butterfly in WR 49.45 at the Tokyo Olympics; completes 100m freestyle/butterfly double

Ledecky's Third 800m Gold

2021-07-31 American swimming superstar Katie Ledecky wins the women's 800m gold for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympics in Tokyo; claims distance 800/1500m double

2021-07-31 Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown wins gold in 200m backstroke to complete 100/200 double at the Tokyo Olympic Games
2021-08-01 American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins his 5th gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in 50m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay
2021-08-01 American swimmer Robert Finke wins men's 1,500m gold in 14:39.65 at the Tokyo Olympics, completing long distance double 800/1,500m
2021-08-01 Australian swimmer Emma McKeon claims gold in 50m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay for total 7 medals at Tokyo Olympics; equals record set by Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952
2022-05-21 US Navy posthumously awards Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Charles J. French, known as 'the Human Tugboat' for heroic actions in the South Pacific in 1942; award presented at Naval Base San Diego in ceremony which also dedicates base's rescue swimmer training pool in French's honor [1]
2022-06-24 American Katie Ledecky wins the 800m gold medal in 8:08.04 at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest; completes 400/800/1500m treble for unprecedented 4th time at a single worlds

Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 201 - 300 of 339

1973-08-02 Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1992; 200m freestyle 1996), born in Mackay, Queensland
1973-08-03 Kurt Grote, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m medley 1996; World C'ship gold 200m breaststroke 1998), born in Palo Alto, California
1973-08-04 Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
1973-08-14 Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 1,500m 1992, 96), born in Brisbane, Australia
1973-08-24 Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer (Olympic gold 50m freestyle 2000, 04; 100m freestyle & 100m butterfly 2000; World C'ship gold x 5), born in Barendrecht, Netherlands
1973-09-02 Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer (World C'ship SC gold x 8), born in Leeton, Australia
1973-12-31 Curtis Myden, Canadian swimmer (Olympic bronze 400m medley 1996, 2000; 200m medley 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
1974-02-01 David Meca, Spanish open water swimmer (World C'ship gold 10k 2000, 25k 2005), born in Sabadell, Spain
1974-03-02 Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and broadcaster (World C'ship gold 200m freestyle 1991; Olympic silver 800m, bronze 400m 1992), born in Brisbane, Australia
1974-04-01 Sandra Völker, German swimmer (world record 50m backstroke 28.71 1999; World C'ship gold 4x100m relay 2001), born in Lübeck, Germany
1974-05-13 Lisa Jacob, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle, 4×200m freestyle 1996), born in United States of America
1974-05-26 Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer, born in Boden, Sweden
1974-06-13 Elli Overton, Canadian Australian swimmer (Olympic 5th 1992, 96)
1974-08-16 Krizstina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer (5 x Olympic gold backstroke/medley 1988, 92, 96), born in Budapest, Hungary
1974-09-26 Gary Hall Jr., American competition swimmer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1974-09-28 Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer

1975-02-18 Scott Tucker, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100 freestyle relay 1996, silver 2000; World C'ship gold 1998), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1975-02-21 Scott Miller, Australian swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1975-04-01 Kristine Quance, American swimmer (Olympics gold 4×100m medley relay 1996), born in Northridge, California
1975-04-21 Danyon Loader, New Zealand 200m and 400m swimmer (2 Olympic gold medals 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
1975-07-02 Daniel Kowalski, Australian swimmer (Olympics-bronze/silver-96), born in Singapore
1975-07-03 John Hargis, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley relay 1996), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
1975-08-25 Petria Thomas, Lismore NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympic silver 1996)
1975-09-15 Tom Dolan, American 400m freestyle/200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
1975-09-28 Lenny Krayzelburg, American swimmer
1975-10-30 Joanne Malar, Canadian swimmer (Olympics-11-92, 96), born in Hamilton, Ontario
1975-11-12 Jason Lezak, American swimmer, born in Irvine, California
1976-02-02 James Hickman, British swimmer (5 x World C'ship [SC] gold 200m butterfly), born in Stockport, England
1976-02-28 Angie Kennedy, Australian swimmer (World C'ship SC gold 4×100m medley 1995; Olympic silver 1996), born in Nambour, Australia
1976-07-24 Anita Nall, American breaststroke swimmer (Olympic gold, 1992), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1976-08-18 Tom Malchow, American 200m swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

1976-10-14 Nataša Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer
1976-10-24 Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer, born in Momchilgrad, Bulgaria
1977-02-16 Trina Jackson, 4X200m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
1977-02-20 Bartosz Kizierowski, Polish swimmer
1977-02-20 Sarah Ryan, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle 2004, silver 4×100m medley 1996, 2000; World C'ship gold 4×100m medley 2001), born in Adelaide, Australia
1977-03-07 Mitja Zastrow, German-born Dutch swimmer, born in Wuppertal, Germany
1977-05-31 Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
1977-07-21 Allison Wagner, American swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Gainesville, Florida
1977-08-13 Michael Klim, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle, 4×200m freestyle 2000; World C'ship gold x 7), born in Gdynia, Poland
1977-11-17 Ryk Neethling, South African swimmer
1977-12-13 Sascha Kindred, British Paralympic swimmer, born in Münster, Germany
1977-12-15 Catherine Fox, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle, 4×100m medley 1996; World C'ships gold 4×100m freestyle 1998), born in Roeland Park, Kansas
1978-01-25 Charlene Princess of Monaco [Charlene Wittstock], Zimbabwean South African born wife of Prince Albert II, and Olympic swimmer, born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia
1978-03-12 Cristina Teuscher, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4 x 200m freestyle relay 1996; World C'ship gold 2001), born in New Rochelle, New York
1978-03-14 Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer

1978-04-05 Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
1978-04-25 Matt Walker, British Paralympic swimmer, born in Stockport, England
1978-07-21 Kyoko Iwasaki, Japanese swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1992), born in Numazu, Japan
1979-02-15 Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer, born in Kranj, Slovenia
1979-03-04 Geoff Huegill, Australian swimmer
1979-03-23 Misty Hyman, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 2000), born in Mesa, Arizona
1979-03-23 Natalya Baranovskaya, Olympic swimmer
1979-06-29 Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer (Olympic gold 2008, silver 2012, bronze 2004, 12), born in Borne, Netherlands
1979-07-03 Ludivine Sagnier, French actress (Swimming Pool), born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France
1979-07-20 David Ortega, Spanish freestyle and backstroke swimmer
1979-08-21 Ashley Whitney, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x200m freestyle relay 1996), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1980-02-24 Roman Sloudnov, Russian swimmer
1980-05-06 Brooke Bennett, American swimmer (3 Olympic golds), born in Tampa, Florida
1980-05-07 Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
1980-05-09 Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer (Olympicss - gold, 2000 & 2004), born in Southport, Queensland
1980-07-03 Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay 2004; 3 x World C'ship gold), born in Pretoria, South Africa
1980-09-21 Nyree Lewis, British Paralympic swimmer
1981-03-16 Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
1981-03-31 Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch distance swimmer (Olympic gold 10k open water 2008), born in Alkmaar, Netherlands

1981-05-08 Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer, born in Kanagawa, Japan
1981-05-19 Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
1981-05-21 Beth Botsford, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1981-08-04 Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
1981-08-15 Brendan Hansen, American swimmer (Olympic gold, 4x100m medley relay 2004, 08, 12; 6 x World C'ship gold), born in Havertown, Pennsylvania
1981-10-29 Amanda Beard, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m medley 1996, 200m breaststroke 2004), born in Newport Beach, California
1981-12-10 Ryan Pini, Papua New Guinea swimmer
1982-01-07 Hannah Stockbauer, German swimmer, born in Nuremberg, Germany
1982-05-04 Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer (World C'ship [SC] gold 200m backstroke 2008; Olympic silver 100m/200m backstroke 2004), born in Vienna, Austria
1982-08-07 Yana Klochkova, Ukrainian swimmer, born in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
1982-08-23 Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer, born in Vallejo, California
1982-08-31 Ian Crocker, American swimmer, born in Portland, Maine
1982-09-22 Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer (Olympic gold 100/200m breaststroke 2004, 08), born in Tokyo, Japan
1982-10-13 Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer (5 Olympic gold medals), born in Sydney, Australia
1983-01-31 Tom Vangeneugden, Belgian swimmer, born in Overpelt, Belgium
1983-03-13 Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer (Olympic 2004 Gold), born in Mission Viejo, California
1983-05-01 Alain Bernard, French swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 2008, 4x100 freestyle relay 2012), born in Aubagne, France

Aaron Peirsol (40 years old)

1983-07-23 American swimmer (5 Olympic Gold, 2 Silver), born in Irvine, California

1983-09-16 Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
1983-11-16 Britta Steffen, German swimmer (Olympic gold 50/100m 2008), born in Schwedt, Germany
1983-12-13 Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish swimmer (Olympic gold 2004), born in Ruda Śląska, Śląskie, Poland
1984-01-15 Megan Jendrick, American swimmer, born in Tacoma, Washington
1984-01-26 Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer (Olympic gold women's 100m breaststroke 2004; World C'ship gold x 5), born in Hangzhou, China
1984-02-12 Peter Vanderkaay, US mid-distance swimmer, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1984-02-29 Cullen Jones, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle 2008; 4x100m medley relay 2012), born in New York City
1984-04-04 Arkady Vyatchanin, Russian-Serbian backstroke swimmer, born in Vorkuta, Russia

Ryan Lochte (39 years old)

1984-08-03 American swimmer (12-time Olympic medalist), born in Rochester, New York

1984-09-21 Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
1985-02-06 Yang Yu, Chinese swimmer, born in Hangzhou, China
1985-02-16 Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek swimmer

Michael Phelps (38 years old)

1985-06-30 American swimmer (record 23 Olympic gold medals), born in Baltimore, Maryland

1985-07-09 Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
1985-08-09 Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer, born in Orange County, california
1985-08-30 Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer (3 Olympic medals), born in Perth, Australia
1985-08-30 Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic golds, 1 silver), born in Katherine, Australia