The Powerlist

Dylan Bosch

Dylan Bosch Dylan Bosch is a student-athlete at the University of Michigan, but he’s originally from Johannesburg, South Africa. Born July 17,…

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Kristian Gkolomeev

Kristian Gkolomeev Kristian Gkolomeev is a Greek Olympic swimmer with Bulgarian roots. Born in Velingrad, Bulgaria, Gkolomeev was born to his…

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Bryana Cielo

Bryana Cielo Shortly after Bryana Cielo’s birth, she developed her love of water at her family beach house–and hasn’t stopped…

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Natalie Coughlin

Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin—or Queen Natalie, as perhaps she should henceforth be called—was born in Vallejo, California, in 1982. Coughlin lives…

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Peter Vanderkaay

Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay was born in Royal Oak, Michigan on February 12, 1984 to parents Robin and Mark. From…

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Tom Dolan

Tom Dolan is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400 IM and a former world record holder in the…

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Allison Schmitt

Allison Schmitt is a competitive swimmer who represents the United States internationally. She is a 4x Olympian, 10x Olympic medalist,…

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Connor Jaeger

Background Connor Jaeger had only swum the 1500m freestyle four times before his Olympic Trials debut in 2012. He finished…

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Ricky Berens

Richard “Ricky” Berens Ricky Berens is an American swimmer and two-time Olympic gold medalist. He competed in the 4×100-meter and 4×200-meter…

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Missy Franklin

Background Missy Franklin, better known as Missy “The Missile,” first gained fame in Team USA’s “Call Me Maybe” music video…

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Micah Sumrall (Lawrence)

Micah Lawrence Micah Lawrence was born July 20, 1990 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to parents Scott and Caroline Lawrence,…

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Nathan Adrian

Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian is a U.S. sprinter, born in Washington state as the youngest of three kids. Born Dec….

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Katie Ledecky

Katie Ledecky in the most dominant distance swimmer in history. She is a 3-time Olympian, 7-time Olympic champion and 16-time…

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Dana Vollmer

Background Born in Syracuse, NY, the U.S. butterfly queen grew up swimming near Fort Worth, TX. Dana’s mother, Cathy, was…

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Annie Grevers

Background Half of the swimming power couple whose swim meet engagement became a YouTube sensation (see husband Matt Grevers’ proposal…

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