micahel phelps
tom dolan
ed moses
In the film Eugene was an Olympic swimmer before he became paralyzed.
Johnny Weissmuller portrayed Tarzan in many movies.
Milo, who became an olympic champion because of this hard training.
Ye Shiwen is an Olympic swimmer from China. Being only 16 years of age, she competed in the London Olympics of 2012, and won the gold medal in women's 400-meter. She became the center of attention when her time of 28.93 was faster than that of Ryan Lochte, a favorite from the men's swimming division.
Women first competed in the Olympic Games in 1900. Charlotte Cooper became the first female Olympic Champion. She won the tennis singles.
Hasely Joachim Crawford TC is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became his country's first ever Olympic champion.
James Brendan Connolly became the first Olympic champion in 1527 years when he won the gold medal in the triple jump(hop,step and jump)at the 1896 Olympics in Athens.He won the silver medal in the same event ,four years later in Paris.
Cassius Clay, who later converted to Muslim and changed his name to Muhammad Ali
Women were allowed to complete in Olympic swimming starting in 1912. That year, the Australian swimmer Fanny Durack, became the first female to win olympic gold in 100-yard freestyle swimming.
Ian Thorpe grew up in Milperra, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. He became one of Australia's premier swimmer and won five Olympic god medals.
she became a swimmer because when she was little her father was a unsucsessful swimmer she promised herself that she would complete his dream for him.
it became a Olympic sport in 1963