Swimmer

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A sport requiring high dedication on competitive level

Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports,[1] with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle.

Competitive swimming at elite level requires long and dedicated training hours over many years, and is not a sport for rich amateurs.

 

Examples

Page nameBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Philipp Hildebrand19 July 1963SwitzerlandSwimmer
Central banker
BIS, IMF, Quit as Swiss National Bank/Chair after details of his wife's currency trades emerged. Later vice chair of BlackRock.
Charles Keating4 December 192331 March 2014Fraudster
Swimmer
Maybe the highest profile player who was jailed for his part in the Savings and loan fraud.
Tara Kirk Sell12 July 1982Deep state functionary
Swimmer
"Worked on pandemic preparedness and response for over a decade, focusing on public health policy and risk communication."
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