2012 Event A new Olympic Record in the men's 100m breaststroke is set at the 2012 Summer Olympics, by Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa 1991 Event Michael Ray Barrowman swims world record 200m breaststroke (2:10.60) 1987 Event Silke Horneer swims female world record 100m breaststroke (1:07.91) 1981 Birthday Jilen Siroky, 200m breaststroke 1996 Olympics 1981 Birthday Amanda Beard, born in Newport Beach, California, 100m/200m breaststroke, 2 Silver Medals 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Kyoko Iwosoki, born in Japan, 100m breaststroke swimmer, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Anita Nall, U.S., breaststroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics 1976 Birthday Jeremy Linn, U.S., 100m breaststroke, Olympics-silver/gold-96 1975 Birthday Kristine Quance, 100m breaststroke and 200m medley, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Kurt Grote, U.S., 100m/200m breaststroke, Olympics-6th-96 1971 Birthday Guylaine Cloutier, Levis QUE, 100m breaststroke swimmer, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Eric Wunderlich, U.S., 200m breaststroke, Olympics-7th-96 1966 Birthday Tracey Mcfarlane, U.S. breaststroke swimmer, U.S. record 100m 1956 Birthday Liana Vicens, Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke, Olympics 1968 1954 Birthday Catherine Carr, U.S. breaststroke swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1972 1924 Birthday Inge Sorensen, born in Denmark, 200m breaststroke, Olympic-bronze-1936