Michel Phealps
Sweden
Anthony Ervin was the first African American swimmer to win a Gold medal.
Anthony Ervin is the first swimmer of African American descent to win a gold medal. Ervin is of African American and Native American descent on his father's side, and Jewish American on his mother's side.
penny haynes is a african swimmer who won gold medal
Didn't Cullen Jones win a gold medal o the 2008 US 4 by 100 relay?
Its Stephanie Rice, and she's an Australian Olympic Gold Medal swimmer.
Michael Phelps
Cullen Jones, In 2008, he solidified himself as one of the fastest men in the water after becoming the second African American in history to win a gold medal in swimming.
Rebecca Addlington (GBR) Stephanie Rice (AUS)
An Olympic swimmer got her first gold medal and kept it as a memento.
American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal was created in 1926.
Malcolm Champion, a swimmer who won gold in 1912 as part if the Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) 4x200m Relay. The first individual gold medal was won by boxer Ted Morgan in 1928.