2014 Event U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been suspended for six months from sponsor organization USA Swimming due to a recent drunk driving charge; Phelps plans to enter a treatment program 2013 Event The British High Commission announced they are awarding retired Paralympic swimmer Natalie du Toit an honorary MBE ( Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) 2013 Event Swimmer Diana Nyad makes history, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage 2011 Event U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte sets a new world record for the 200-meter individual medley, winning gold at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2011 Event Prince Albert II of Monaco weds Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock at the royal palace; Wittstock is now known as Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene 2011 Event Ian Thorpe, an Australian swimmer, announces he will come out of retirement to compete in the London Olympics in 2012 1990 Death Gerard Blitz, Belgian swimmer/founder (Club Med), dies at 88 1985 Birthday Michael Phelps, born in Baltimore, Maryland, professional swimmer, winner, 14 Olympic gold medals, considered greatest Olympian of all time, broke 37 world records 1984 Death Johnny Weissmuller, U.S. swimmer, 5 Gold Medals 1924, 1928 Olympics, dies at 79 1983 Death Buster Crabbe, 400m U.S. swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 1982 Birthday Ian Thorpe, born in Sydney, New South Wales, professional swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, won 11 World Championship gold medals, nicknamed, 'Torpedo' 1980 Birthday Sarah Louise Catherwood, Christchurch New Zealand, 4x200m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1980 Birthday Alison Rachel Fitch, Hamilton New Zealand, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1979 Death Gerard Blitz, Dutch 400m swimmer (WR), dies at 78 1979 Birthday Julia Greville, born in Perth, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Laura Nicholls, Kitchener Ontario, 50m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Sophie Simard, Lars Germany, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Kyoko Iwosoki, born in Japan, 100m breaststroke swimmer, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Jade Winter, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics 1978 Death Ethelda Bleibtrey, U.S. swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1920 Olympics, dies at 76 1978 Birthday Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer, Olympics-8th-96 1978 Birthday Dionne Bainbridge, born in Brisbane, Australia, New Zealand 200m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Andrea Moody, Abbotsford BC, 4X100 swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Michael Klim, Poland, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Allison Wagner, 200m/400m medley swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1977 Birthday Shannon Shakespeare, Mission BC, 100m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Trent Steed, Sydney, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Ryan Mitchell, born in Port Augusta SA Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Sarah Ryan, Adelaide SA Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Trina Jackson, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1977 Birthday Stephanie Richardson, born in Toronto, Ontario, 200m/800m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Stacey Gartrell, born in Sydney, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Matt Welsh, born in Melbourne, Australia, professional swimmer, backstroke and butterfly gold medalist at the World Championships in Shanghai, 2006 1976 Birthday Scott Mark Cameron, Dunedin New Zealand, 4x200m relay swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Helen Denman, born in Perth, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Chris Renaud, Fredericton New Brunswick, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Kasia Kulesza, born in Warsaw, Poland, Canadian synchro swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Anita Nall, U.S., breaststroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics 1976 Birthday Scott Logan, Brisbane QLD Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Anna Windsor, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Angie Kennedy, Nambour QLD Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Steven Dewick, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Nadine Neumann, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1975 Death Annette Kellerman, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid), dies at 87 1975 Birthday Joanne Malar, Hamilton Ontario, swimmer, Olympics-11-92, 96 1975 Birthday Tammy Cleland, Sanford, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1975 Birthday Heather Pease, Monterey California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1975 Birthday Tom Dolan, U.S., 400m freestyle/200m/400m medley swimmer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Petria Thomas, Lismore NSW Australia, swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1975 Birthday Lise Mackie, Te Kuiti New Zealand, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Daniel Kowalski, born in Singapore, Australia swimmer, Olympics-bronze/silver-96 1975 Birthday Murray William Burdan, Wellington, New Zealand, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Danyon Joseph Loader, born in Dunedin, New Zealand, 200m/400m swimmer, Olympic-2 gold-96 1975 Birthday Nikki Dryden, born in Calgary, Alberta, 800m swimmer, Olympics 6th 1992, 1996 1975 Birthday Scott Miller, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1975 Birthday John Piersma, U.S., 200m/400m freestyle swimmer, Olympics-4th-96 1974 Birthday Krizstina Egerszegi, Hungarian backstroke swimmer, 100/200m WR 1974 Birthday Janice Bremner, born in Burlington, Ontario, synchro swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Elli Overton, born in Canada, Australian swimmer, Olympics-5th-92, 96 1974 Birthday Martine Dessureault, born in Montreal, Quebec, 50m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Hugues Legault, born in Montreal, Quebec, 50m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer, 3 Bronze Medals 1996, 2000 Olympics 1973 Birthday Scott Goodman, Hobart Tasmania Aus, 200m butterfly swimmer, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Matthew Dunn, Leeton NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Trent Bray, New Zealand, 100m/200m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Kieren Perkins, Australian free-style 1500m swimmer, world record 1973 Birthday Nancy Sweetnam, born in Lindsay, Ontario, 400m swimmer, Olympics-7-92, 96 1973 Death Charlie Daniels, U.S. swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08), dies at 88 1973 Birthday Susie O'Neill, born in Mackay, Australia, butterfly swimmer, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Stephen Clarke, born in Sutton Coldfield, England, Canada swimmer, 1992, 1996 Olympics Bronze 1973 Birthday Kieren Perkins, born in Brisbane, Australia, 1500m swimmer, Olympic-2 gold-92, 96 1973 Birthday Emma Johnson, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Malcolm Allen, Wauchope NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Suzannah Bianco, born in San Jose, California, synchronized swimmer, Olympics-alt-96 1973 Birthday Walter Nicholas Henry Tongue, born in Auckland New Zealand, 50m/100m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Amy Van Dyken, 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer, 2 Gold Medals 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Chris Fydler, Sydney NSW NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Emily Porter Lesueur, born in Glendale California, synchro swimmer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday John Steel, Auckland New Zealand, 100m/200m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Summer Sanders, California, butterfly swimmer, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Marianne Limpert, born in Matagami, Quebec, 200m relay swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Event U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals 1972 Birthday Josh Davis, U.S., 800m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1972 Birthday Erin Woodley, born in Mississauga, Ontario, synchro swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Jill Savery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1972 Birthday Karen Clark, born in Calgary, Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1972 Birthday Norbert Rosza, Hungarian swimmer, 100m freestyle record 1972 Birthday [Thomas] Carlton Bruner, U.S., 1500m freestyle swimmer 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Margot Thien, SD California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Birthday Janet Evans, born in Placentia, California, competitive swimmer, 1988 Olympics gold-medal winner, freestyle, seven World records, five Olympic medals 1971 Birthday Ian Van Der Wal, Darwin Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Jill Sudduth, born in Baltimore, Maryland, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Birthday Glen Housman, born in Rockhampton, Australia, swimmer, Olympics-silv-92, 96 1971 Birthday Janet Evans, Fullerton California, 400m/800m swimmer, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Eddie Parenti, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m butterfly swimmer 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Becky Dyroen-Lancer, born in San Jose, California, synchro swimmer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Guylaine Cloutier, Levis QUE, 100m breaststroke swimmer, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Jon Cleveland, born in Fresno California, Canadian 100m/200m swimmer, Bronze Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Cari Read, born in Edmonton, Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1970 Birthday Eric Namesnik, U.S., 400m medley swimmer, Olympics-silver-1992, 96 1970 Birthday Heather Simmons-Carrasco, Mountain View California, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Heike Friedrich, born in East Germany swimmer, world record 200m 1970 Birthday Jeff Rouse, U.S., 50m/100m backstroke swimmer, Olympic-gold/silver-92, 96 1969 Birthday David Wharton, born in Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics 1969 Birthday Melanie Valerio, 400m freestyle swimmer 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Sheila Taormina, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1969 Birthday Karen Fonteyne, Calgary Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1969 Birthday Giorgio Lamberti, Italian free style swimmer, world record 200m 1968 Birthday Anders Holmertz, Swedish free style swimmer, world record 400m 1968 Birthday Mel Stewart, North Carolina, 200m butterfly swimmer, Olympics gold 92 1968 Birthday Melvin Stewart, U.S. butterfly swimmer, 200m record 1968 Birthday Lisa Alexander, born in Toronto, Ontario, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1968 Birthday Kristen Babb-Sprague, born in California, U.S. synchronized swimmer, Olympics gold 92 1968 Birthday Mark Tewsksbury, Canada swimmer, world record backstroke 1968 Birthday Nathalie Schneyder, born in San Francisco, California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1968 Death Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1912, 1920, 1924 Olympics, dies at 77 1967 Birthday Christine Larsen, New Westminster BC, synchro swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Anthony Nesty, swimmer, won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal 1967 Birthday Sylvie Frechette, born in Montreal QUE, synchro swimmer, Olympic-gold/silv-92, 96 1967 Birthday Tamas Darnyi, born in Budapest, Hungary, backstroke swimmer, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 1967 Birthday Dara Torres, born in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympics gold 84 1967 Birthday Nicholas Gillingham, British swimmer, world record 200m freestyle 1966 Birthday Tracey Mcfarlane, U.S. breaststroke swimmer, U.S. record 100m 1966 Birthday Tiffany Cohen, born in Culver City, California, swimmer, Olympic-2 gold-1984 1966 Birthday Dmitri Volkov, Russian swimmer, world record 1966 Death Betsy Mitchell, U.S. 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 1965 Birthday Matt Biondi, U.S. 100m swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-84, 88, 92 1965 Birthday Silke Horner, born in East Germany, swimmer, world record 100m-breast stroke 1965 Event Australia suspends champ swimmer Dawn Fraser for 10-yrs for misconduct 1965 Birthday Andrew Jameson, born in Crosby, England, competitive swimmer, sports commentator for the BBC, won gold medal for 100m butterfly in 1987 European Championships 1964 Birthday Pablo Morales, born in Chicago, Illinois, butterfly swimmer, 3 Gold medals 1984, 1992 Olympics, 2 Silver Medals 1982 Olympics 1964 Birthday Mary Meagher-Plant, 100m butterfly swimmer, 1984, 1988 Olympics 1964 Birthday Thomas "Tom" Hunter, U.S. 50M FREESTYLE swimmer, world record 1964 Birthday Matthew Cetlinski, U.S. 400m freestyle swimmer 1964 Birthday Michael Gross, born in West Germany, swimmer, Olympic-2 world records-1984 1964 Birthday Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer, world record 200m 1964 Birthday Cynthia Woodhead, born in Riverside, California, swimmer, Silver Medal 1984 Olympics 1964 Birthday Karen Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold 1964 Birthday Sarah Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold 1963 Birthday Ines Diers, born in East Germany, 400m freestyle swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold 1963 Birthday Caren Metschuck, born in East Germany, 100m butterfly swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold 1963 Birthday Sandor Wladar, born in Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold 1963 Birthday Candy Costie, born in Seattle, Washington synchronized swimmer, 1984 Olympic gold 1963 Birthday Tracy Caulkins, Winona, Minnesota, swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1984 1962 Birthday Kim Linehan, swimmer, 1979 1500m World record 1962 Birthday Nancy Hogshead, born in Iowa City, swimmer 1984 Olympics gold model, jockey 1961 Birthday Jill Sterkel, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-bronze-1976, 84, 88 1961 Birthday Steve Lundquist, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1984 1960 Birthday Linda Jezek, born in California, backstroke swimmer, Pan Am Gold-1979 1959 Birthday Brian Goodell, U.S., 400m and 1500m freestyle swimmer, 2 Gold Medals 1976 Olympics 1959 Birthday Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines, U.S., 100m swimmer, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1959 Birthday Rowdy Gaines, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-1984 1958 Birthday Kornelia Ender, Halle GDR, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold-1972, 76 1958 Event Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in 2 days 1957 Birthday Cindy Nicholas, Canada, swimmer, swam English Channel 19 times 1957 Birthday Bruce Furniss, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1976 1957 Birthday Duncan Goodhew, born in England, Olympic gold medalist, most famous swimmer in the UK, author, motivational speaker 1957 Birthday Deana Deardruff, U.S., 4 x 100m swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1957 Birthday Keena Rothhammer, U.S., 800 m freestyle swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1957 Birthday Shirley F Babashoff, California, swimmer, Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-72, 76 1956 Birthday Shane Gould, Brisbane Queensland, swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1972 1956 Birthday Melissa Belote, 100m/200m swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-1972 1956 Birthday Shane Gould, freestyle swimmer, Olympics-3 Gold-1972 1956 Birthday John Phillips Naber, Evanston, Illinois, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold/silver-76 1955 Birthday Enith Salle Brigitha, Netherlands, 100m/200m swimmer 1976 Olympics bronze 1955 Birthday James Montgomery, U.S. 100m swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1976 1954 Birthday Ruben Guerrero, Mexico, relay swimmer, Olympic-1968 1954 Birthday Catherine Carr, U.S. breaststroke swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1972 1954 Birthday David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic gold 1953 Birthday Susan Pedersen, U.S., 4 x 100m medley swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1953 Birthday Tim McKee, U.S., 400m medley swimmer, 1972 Olympics silver 1952 Birthday Steve Furniss, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-bronze-1972 1952 Birthday John Kinsella, USA, swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1952 Birthday Debbie Meyer, born in Annapolis, Maryland, 200m/400m/800m swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1968 Olympics 1952 Birthday Melissa Babish, South Carolina, swimmer, Olympic 1952 Birthday Karen Moe [Thornton], U.S. swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Catie Ball, U.S., 100 m breast stroke swimmer, Olympic-4X4 gold-1968 1951 Birthday Gary Hall, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-bronze/2 silver-1968, 72 1951 Birthday Gunnar Larrson, Sweden, 200m/400m swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Felipe Munoz, Mexico, 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1950 Birthday Debbie "Pokey" Watson, U.S., 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1950 Birthday Mark Spitz, born in Modesto, California, swimmer, 9 Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1968 Olympics 1949 Birthday Claudia A. Kolb, U.S., 200m breast stroke swimmer 1964 Olympic silver 1949 Birthday Roswitha Krause, U.S.S.R., 4 x 100m swimmer, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1949 Birthday Diana Nyad, swimmer, 1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979 1948 Birthday Sharon Stouder, U.S., 100m butterfly swimmer 1964 Olympic gold 1948 Birthday Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer 1964 Olympic gold 1947 Birthday Connie Petracek, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, swimmer, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1947 Birthday Dick Roth, U.S. swimmer, Gold Medal 1964 Olympics 1947 Birthday Donna Elizabeth De Varona, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, swimmer, Olympic-2 gold-64 1947 Birthday Charles Hickcox, U.S., 200m/400m medley swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1968 1946 Birthday Donald Schollander, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold-64 1945 Birthday Carolyn Wood, U.S., 4 x 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold 1944 Birthday Christina von Saltza, U.S., swimmer, Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960 1943 Birthday Erica G Terpstra, Olympic swimmer/Dutch MP, VVD 1942 Birthday Hans-Joachim Klein, born in West Germany, 100m swimmer 1964 Olympics bronze 1942 Birthday Sandra Morgan, U.S. 4 x 100m freestyle swimmer 1956 Olympics gold 1941 Birthday Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer, 299 miles 1941 Birthday Anita Lonsbrough, born in England, 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1940 Birthday Mike Troy, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1960 1940 Birthday Lance Larson, U.S., 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics silver 1940 Birthday Sandra Morgan, 100m freestyle swimmer 1956 Olympics gold 1937 Birthday Jeff Farrell, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1960 1937 Birthday John Devitt, Australia, 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold 1933 Birthday Jean Boiteux, born in France, 400m freestyle swimmer 1952 Olympics gold 1931 Birthday Thelma Kalama, U.S., 4 x 100m relay swimmer, 1948 Olympics gold 1930 Birthday James McLane, U.S., 1500m freestyle swimmer 1948 Olympics gold 1927 Birthday Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer 1948 Olympics gold 1927 Birthday Eva Szekely, Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1952 Olympics gold 1926 Birthday Ursula Happe, Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer 1956 Olympics gold 1926 Birthday Ann Curtis, U.S., 400m freestyle swimmer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1926 Birthday Ann Curtis, 400m/800m U.S. swimmer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1923 Birthday Esther Williams, born in Inglewood, California, actress/swimmer, Dangerous when Wet 1920 Birthday Ragnild Hveger, Denmark, 400m swimmer 1936 Olympics silver 1920 Birthday Ragnhild Hveger, Denmark, 200m swimmer 1936 Olympics silver 1920 Birthday A. W. [Rie] Kuiper-Mastenbroek, born in Netherlands, swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1936 Olympics 1918 Birthday Florence Chadwick, born in San Diego, California, swimmer, Hall of Fame 1970 1918 Birthday Adolph Kiefer, U.S., 100m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1936 Olympics 1918 Birthday Florence Chadwick, swimmer, 1st to swim English Channel both ways 1918 Birthday Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, WR 100m, 1:04.06 1917 Birthday Kusuo Kitamura, Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer 1932 Olympics gold 1913 Birthday Eleanor Holm, New York City, 100m backstroke swimmer 1932 Olympics gold 1911 Birthday Marie Philipsen-Braun, swimmer 1928 Olympics gold 1910 Birthday Buster Crabbe, 400m U.S. swimmer, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics 1908 Birthday Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, California, swimmer 1932 Olympics gold /actor 1906 Birthday Gertrude Ederle, New York City, swimmer 1924 Olympics gold 1904 Birthday Johnny Weissmuller, born in Timisoara, Romania, actor 'Tarzan', 100m swimmer, 5 Gold Medals 1924 and 1928 Olympics 1902 Birthday Ethelda Bleibtrey, 100m/300m U.S. swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-1920 1902 Birthday Ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford, New York, 100m swimmer, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics 1901 Birthday Gerard Blitz, Belgian swimmer/founder, Club Mediterranee 1897 Birthday William Herald, Australia, swimmer, 1920 Olympics 1890 Birthday Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer, Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24 1888 Birthday Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer, Million Dollar Mermaid 1886 Birthday Paul Radmilovic, born in England, swimmer, 3 1908 Olympic gold medals 1885 Birthday Charlie Daniels, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08 1884 Birthday Charles Meldrum Daniels, born in Dayton, Ohio, swimmer, Olympics gold 1904, 08 1883 Death Matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls 1872 Birthday John Jarvis, England, swimmer, won 108 titles
