Sandy Neilson of the United States who was 16 years, 162 days old when she won gold in women's 100 meter freestyle at the 1972 Games in Munich.
Next comes Carrie Steinseifer of the United States who was 16 years, 168 days old when she won gold at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and then comes Katalin Szőke of Hungary who was 16 years, 346 days old when she won gold at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
Lillian 'Pokey' Watson. Watson won gold in 4x100 meter freestyle relay in the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo at the age of 14 years, 96 days. Carolyn Wood was 14 years, 270 days old when she won gold in 4x100 meter freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.
The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
That is swimmer Michael Phelps who has won 16 Olympic medals (14 gold, 2 bronze). With regard to U.S. athletes, indeed, Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals. However, taking all international athletes into consideration, the one with the most Olympic medals overall is a Russian-Ukranian, Larissa Latynina. A former Soviet gymnast, she won more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She won 18 medals; nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze.
Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice led all women with three gold medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing. Women that won two gold medals include 1) China table tennis player Zhang Yining diver Guo Jingjing diver Chen Ruolin gymnast Xe Kexin 2) Great Britain swimmer Rebecca Adlington 3) Germany swimmer Britta Steffen 4) Australia swimmer Libby Trickett swimmer Leisel Jones 5) Kenya long distance runner Trunesh Dibaba
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Annette Kelllerman
The first woman in Australia to win an Olympic gold medal was Sarah 'Fanny' Durack. A swimmer, she won Gold in the 100m freestyle in Stockholm in 1912.
Maritza Correia at the 2004 Games in Athens. She was a member of the 4x100 meter freestyle relay team that won a silver medal.
Lillian 'Pokey' Watson. Watson won gold in 4x100 meter freestyle relay in the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo at the age of 14 years, 96 days. Carolyn Wood was 14 years, 270 days old when she won gold in 4x100 meter freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.
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.
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The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
New Zealand first sent a woman athlete to the Olympics in the first Olympics it competed in as a separate nation, the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp. That was swimmer Violet Walrond who competed in the 100 meter freestyle, finishing 5th, and the 300 meter freestyle, finishing 7th.
Rebecca Adlington (swimming), Charlotte Cooper (tennis), Edith Hannum (tennis), Shirley Robinson (sailing), Sarah Ayton (sailing), Sarah Webb (sailing), and Kelly Holmes (athletics) with 2 each.
Most golds won by a female in a single Games - 6 by swimmer Kristin Otto (GDR)
There is no minimum age for some sports in the Olympics. A female swimmer from Cameroon was 12 in 2008, and a female swimmer from Nepal was only 13 in 2016. However, for gymnasts the minimum age is 16 (born before January 1, 2001), for bobsledding it is 14, and for boxing, it is 17.
It is Micheal Phelps.The world's fastest swimmer would have to be Michael Phelps because he holds 30 ( i think) world records in swimming.Breaking 37 world records, Michael Phelps is generally considered the greatest swimmer of all time.Currently (2009), France's Frederick Bousquet holds the 50m freestyle record at 20.94 seconds. Britta Steffen holds the women's 50m freestyle record at 23.73 seconds. Although Caleb Dressel has a 18.23 freestyle.Answer The fastest swimmer on earth is seamus sazuki on the japenise swim team. he has beat michale phelps in the 100 backstroke and won 15 gold medals.MagnussonMicheal Phelps is considered the best and fastest swimmer of all swimming records. But this is not yet a fact.Currently (2009-2010), France's Frederick Bousquet holds the 50m freestyle record at 20.94 seconds. Britta Steffen holds the women's 50m freestyle record at 23.73 seconds.