Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales), also known as the "Thorpedo" or "Thorpey", is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and in 2001 he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds, the second-highest number of any swimmer.

Leisel Marie Jones OAM (born 30 August, 1985 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia) is an Australian swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics - at just 15 years old - and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of Gold medal winning Australian team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004. She is noted for employing a classical breaststroke technique, typified by a slow, but deeper stroke cycle, …

Don Talbot is a former Canadian and Australian swimming coach, alleged to be one of the most successful coaches the world has seen. Since the 1950s he has coached Olympic champions and World Record holders for a thirty year period. The list includes John and Ilsa Konrads, Kevin Berry, Gail Neal, Mark Tewksbury, Alex Baumann, and Tracey Caulkins. In 1981, Talbot was appointed the inaugural Director of the Australian Institute of Sport - a position he held until 1984, …

Erik Vendt (born January 9, 1981 in North Easton, Massachusetts) is a swimmer from the United States who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2001 he won the silver medal in the 400m Medley at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Named 2002 NCAA "Swimmer of the Year" after winning the 1650y free and 400y IM, he was second in the 500y free. Vendt broke the 16-year-old American record in 1500m free, …

Klaas-Erik Zwering (born May 19, 1981 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. He is currently studying MBO entrepreneurship as he trained in Eindhoven with the PSV Eindhoven swim club. His personal coach was Jacco Verhaeren, who is also coach for Dutch swimming phenom Pieter van den Hoogenband. Zwering originally specialized in the 200 meter backstroke, …

Diana Iuliana Mocanu is a former Romanian swimmer. She won gold medals in the 100 meter backstroke and the 200 meter backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also won in the 200 meter backstroke at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships.

Dyana Calub (born November 28 1975 in Bourke, New South Wales) was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 2000s, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Training at Kingscliff, New South Wales, Calub, first gained international selection after winning the 100m and 200m backstroke at the 2000 Australian Championships. At the Olympics, she combined with Leisel Jones, …

Johan Kenkhuis (born May 7, 1980 in Vriezenveen) is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer. From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Johan was a member of the bronze medal 4x200 meter freestyle relay team.

Hayley Jane Lewis (following her marriage, Hayley Taylor) (March 2, 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) was an Australian swimmer best known for winning five gold medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games as a 16 year old. Lewis's 1990 Commonwealth Games gold medals were in: the 200m freestyle, the 400m freestyle, the 200m butterfly and the 400m individual medley. She also won bronze in the 200m individual medley.

Therese Alshammar (born August 26, 1977 in Solna) is a Swedish swimmer. Standing at 1.80 m, she is a specialist of fast races in freestyle and butterfly stroke. She first appeared on the international scene after the 1994 World Aquatics Championships where she made the semifinals in the 100m backstroke. In the 1996 Olympics, she also participated in this event but did not reach beyond the semifinals.

Annika Mehlhorn (born August 5, 1983 in Kassel, Hessen) is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She became European champion in the 200m Butterfly at the European SC Championships 2000 in Valencia. At the same event Mehlhorn won the silver medal at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Randall Bal (born November 14, 1980 in Fair Oaks, California) is a backstroke swimmer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, where he won the gold medal in the 50 m backstroke. He has swum under coach Mike Hastings at California Capital Aquatics since he was four years old. Bal, nicknamed "Turbo", attended the Stanford University, where he studied psychology.

Carla Louise Maria Geurts (born April 20, 1971 in Geldrop, Noord-Brabant) is a former freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia for the Netherlands. Geurts won three silver medals during her career at the European Swimming Championships. She retired in 2001, after the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.

Nathaniel ("Nate") James Dusing (born November 25, 1978 in Villa Hills, Kentucky) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the United States, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). There he won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay, although he just swam in the prelims. Four years later in Athens, Greece he was a bronze medalist, after having swum in the heats of the 4x100m freestyle relay.

Graeme Smith (born March 31 1976, Falkirk, Scotland) is a former British freestyle swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 1500m Freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Three years later, at the European SC Championships 1999 in Lisbon, he captured the golden medal in the same event. Born in Falkirk, his family moved to settle just outside Manchester when he was three years old.

Mitja Kolia Zastrow is a Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. Originally from Germany, Zastrow was born and raised in Wuppertal, near Düsseldorf. He became a naturalized Dutch citizen in July 2003, after a conflict with the German Swimming Association. He currently trains at PSV Eindhoven in Eindhoven, Netherlands, with his coach, Torsten Petsch. Zastrow's swimming career has been filled with a series of unfortunate injuries.

Michael ("Mike") Mintenko (born November 7, 1975 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Canada, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 2000 (Sydney, Australia) and in 2004 (Athens, Greece). Since 2005 he has been married to Lindsay Benko, an US Olympic swimmer. A specialist in the 100m Butterfly, Mintenko has been one of Canada's top and most consistent international performers since 1999.

Elka Graham (born October 20, 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Graham specializes in the 200m and 400m freestyle events, also swimming the 800m freestyle. She has represented Australia at numerous international meets including the Pan Pacific Championships, …

Josh Watson (born July 31 1977 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian backstroke swimmer, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Training at the Kingscliff club near the Queensland border, and coached by Greg Salter, Watson became Australian champion in the 50m backstroke in 1996. However, as it was not an Olympic event, he did not gain national selection until 1997, …

Justin Norris (born June 3, 1980) is an Australian butterfly and individual medley swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Coming from Newcastle, New South Wales, Norris relocated to the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra in 1999 after being awarded a scholarship. He subsequently gained selection for Australia at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney. At his first Olympics in Sydney, Norris made a poor start, …

Tarnee White (born 17 October 1981) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Coming from the Redcliffe club in Queensland, and coached by Ken Wood, White made her international debut at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney, where she came 7th in the 100m breaststroke. At the Sydney Olympics the following year, White swum the breaststroke leg in the heats of the 4x100m medley relay, …

Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he was on the squad that captured the silver medal. Pedrerol competed in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. With the Spanish National Team he also won the world title twice, in Perth 1998 and Fukuoka 2001.

Salvador E. Gómez Agüera is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he was on the squad that captured the silver medal. Gómez, nicknamed "Chava", competed in five Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He made his debut for the national side at the 1987 European Championships in Strasbourg.

Iván E. Pérez Vargas is a water polo player from Spain, who was born in Cuba, but became a Spanish citizen. He was a member of the national team that finished in sixth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. In 2003 Pérez, a player from CN Barcelona, ended up in fifth place with the national side at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in his home town of Barcelona. He twice won the world title with Spain, at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, …

Blaž Medvešek is a former backstroke swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country of Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece as well as at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In his swimming career, he has represented Branik, Maribor and Ilirija, Ljubljana Swimming Clubs and achieved highest achievements while training in Ljubljana with coach Dimitrij Mancevič and team mate Peter Mankoč.

Antony Matkovich (born June 12 1977) is an Australian freestyle swimmer, who won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Coming from Perth, Western Australia, Matkovich became a scholarship holder at the Australian Institute of Sport in 2000. he had previously been a member of Australia's Water Polo team. He made his international debut in 2001 at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, …

Jennifer Reilly (born 6 July 1983 in Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian medley swimmer. Reilly has won the 400 metre individual medley event at Telstra Australian Championships 8 out of the last 9 years, having to withdraw from the final in 2005 and was runner up in 1998. Reilly, born in Geraldton and growing up in Perth, …

Michael ("Mickey") Halika (born November 11, 1978 in Jerusalem) is a former medley swimmer from Israel, who competed in three events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as a member of the Israeli swimming team. He finished sixth in his preliminary heat (and 11th overall) of the 400m Individual Medley (4:19.97). Halika also finished 31st in the 200m Butterfly (2:01.97), and 39th in the 200m Individual Medley (2:07.53).

Ray Hass (born April 3, 1977 in Pretoria, South Africa) is an Australian backstroke swimmer. Hass imigrated to Australia with his family in 1993, and completed his schooling at Ivanhoe Grammar School. After swimming the heat of the 4 x 200 freestyle relay at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Hass was a spectator for the final, when the Australians set a world record of 7:04.66 mins.

William ("Bill") Ashley Kirby (born September 12 1975 in Perth, Western Australia) was an Australian freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1990s and 2000s, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as part of the 4x200m freestyle relay team. Growing up and being educated at the Christ Church Grammar School, Kirby made his debut at the 1993 Pan Pacific Championships before competing at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, …