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Sport > World > Lists > All Time Greatest > SwimmingWho is the All Time Greatest Swimmer
We are compiling a list of the greatest athletes from the sport of swimming, which will then be voted on and the winner placed on the shortlist of the all time greatest athlete ever (all sports). The first stage is to get nominations for swimming before the vote is started. See the current list below of top athletes, compiled using other published lists and visitor feedback. If you believe that there is someone missing from this list, please place a comment below, including any relevant details about the person.
Swimming Greatest
The athletes below are listed in no particular order - once the shortlist is complete then you will be able to vote for who you think is the greatest of all. This list is not complete - if you know of someone who should be listed here, let us know using the comment form below.
| name | notes |
|---|---|
| Alexander Popov | Russia |
| Dawn Fraser | female swimmer from Australia |
| Grant Hackett | Australia, 1500m swimmer |
| Ian Thorpe | Australia |
| Jennifer ("Jenny") Elisabeth Thompson | |
| Johnny Weissmuller | went on to star in films as 'Tarzan' |
| Kristin Otto | Germany |
| Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary |
| Mark Spitz | USA |
| Matt Biondi | USA |
| Michael Gross | known as "The Albatross", from West Germany |
| Michael Phelps | USA |
| Shane Gould | Australia |
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phelps, come on people his heart can pump 2x as much blood as a normal heart and he eats more than 3 full grown men also he can win every event, best overall swimmer hands down (from spencer, Jan 2012)
Dawn Fraser is the athlete of all time, so clearly she is the greatest ever swimmer (from John James, July 2011)
Michael Phelps is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (from Sam, March 2011)
Grant Hackett (Oct 2010)