They Ruled the Pool
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They Ruled the Pool

The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History

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They Ruled the Pool

The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History

About this book

Competitive swimming is one of only five sports to have been contested at every Olympic Games since the first competition of the modern era was held in 1896. While only a handful of swimming events took place that year, the sport has grown considerably since then—at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, there were 16 swimming events on the schedule for both men and women. The growth of competitive swimming has given athletes the opportunity to push the limits in the pool, and for more than a century countless swimmers have done just that, proving their worth to be considered one of the best.

They Ruled the Pool looks at the careers of the 100 greatest swimmers in history, profiling some of the biggest names the sport has seen, from Mark Spitz and Tracy Caulkins to Janet Evans and Michael Phelps. Each swimmer is ranked based on achievements such as Olympic medals, world and European championships, and world records. Chapters include biographical information, accomplishments, records, finest performances, and insight into how the swimmer became one of the best in the sport.

Thoroughly researched and compiled, They Ruled the Pool also contains appendixes that serve as quick reference tools for those wanting to see world and Olympic medal counts of the profiled swimmers. Fans, coaches, athletes, and researchers alike will find this an indispensable resource.

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Information

Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9780810887473
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. A Quick Look at the Top 100
  5. Chapter 1: Michael Phelps
  6. Chapter 2: Mark Spitz
  7. Chapter 3: Tracy Caulkins
  8. Chapter 4: Krisztina Egerszegi
  9. Chapter 5: Janet Evans
  10. Chapter 6: Dawn Fraser
  11. Chapter 7: Johnny Weissmuller
  12. Chapter 8: Ian Thorpe
  13. Chapter 9: Matt Biondi
  14. Chapter 10: Shane Gould
  15. Chapter 11: Don Schollander
  16. Chapter 12: Tamas Darnyi
  17. Chapter 13: Mary T. Meagher
  18. Chapter 14: Kornelia Ender
  19. Chapter 15: Alexander Popov
  20. Chapter 16: Debbie Meyer
  21. Chapter 17: Roland Matthes
  22. Chapter 18: Vladimir Salnikov
  23. Chapter 19: Grant Hackett
  24. Chapter 20: Murray Rose
  25. Chapter 21: Kristin Otto
  26. Chapter 22: Aaron Peirsol
  27. Chapter 23: Michael Gross
  28. Chapter 24: Inge de Bruijn
  29. Chapter 25: Natalie Coughlin
  30. Chapter 26: Kosuke Kitajima
  31. Chapter 27: Duke Kahanamoku
  32. Chapter 28: Ryan Lochte
  33. Chapter 29: Shirley Babashoff
  34. Chapter 30: Leisel Jones
  35. Chapter 31: Yana Klochkova
  36. Chapter 32: Claudia Kolb
  37. Chapter 33: Kieren Perkins
  38. Chapter 34: Ragnhild Hveger
  39. Chapter 35: Pieter van den Hoogenband
  40. Chapter 36: Jenny Thompson
  41. Chapter 37: John Naber
  42. Chapter 38: Kirsty Coventry
  43. Chapter 39: Helene Madison
  44. Chapter 40: Adolph Kiefer
  45. Chapter 41: Penny Heyns
  46. Chapter 42: Gary Hall Jr.
  47. Chapter 43: Rebecca Soni
  48. Chapter 44: Tom Dolan
  49. Chapter 45: Lorraine Crapp
  50. Chapter 46: Ethelda Bleibtrey
  51. Chapter 47: Mike Burton
  52. Chapter 48: Arne Borg
  53. Chapter 49: Charles Daniels
  54. Chapter 50: Donna de Varona
  55. Chapter 51: Mike Barrowman
  56. Chapter 52: Dara Torres
  57. Chapter 53: Sybil Bauer
  58. Chapter 54: Petra Schneider
  59. Chapter 55: John Hencken
  60. Chapter 56: David Wilkie
  61. Chapter 57: Tracey Wickham
  62. Chapter 58: Hendrika Mastenbroek
  63. Chapter 59: Tim Shaw
  64. Chapter 60: Galina Prozumenshchikova
  65. Chapter 61: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
  66. Chapter 62: Charles Hickcox
  67. Chapter 63: Ann Curtis
  68. Chapter 64: John Konrads
  69. Chapter 65: Karen Muir
  70. Chapter 66: Alex Baumann
  71. Chapter 67: Fanny Durack
  72. Chapter 68: Susie O’Neill
  73. Chapter 69: Brian Goodell
  74. Chapter 70: Lenny Krayzelburg
  75. Chapter 71: Gunnar Larsson
  76. Chapter 72: Martha Norelius
  77. Chapter 73: Brooke Bennett
  78. Chapter 74: Denis Pankratov
  79. Chapter 75: Norman Ross
  80. Chapter 76: Petria Thomas
  81. Chapter 77: Amanda Beard
  82. Chapter 78: Andrew Charlton
  83. Chapter 79: Gary Hall Sr.
  84. Chapter 80: Cynthia Woodhead
  85. Chapter 81: Zoltan Halmay
  86. Chapter 82: Henry Taylor
  87. Chapter 83: Libby Trickett
  88. Chapter 84: Ada Kok
  89. Chapter 85: Jim Montgomery
  90. Chapter 86: Jonty Skinner
  91. Chapter 87: Norbert Rozsa
  92. Chapter 88: Rowdy Gaines
  93. Chapter 89: Rick Carey
  94. Chapter 90: Ulrike Richter
  95. Chapter 91: Bruce Furniss
  96. Chapter 92: Victor Davis
  97. Chapter 93: Martin Zubero
  98. Chapter 94: Brendan Hansen
  99. Chapter 95: Tom Jager
  100. Chapter 96: Nobutaka Taguchi
  101. Chapter 97: Ulrike Tauber
  102. Chapter 98: Ute Geweniger
  103. Chapter 99: Laszlo Cseh
  104. Chapter 100: Satoko Tanaka
  105. Under Consideration
  106. Appendix A: The Male Rankings
  107. Appendix B: The Female Rankings
  108. Appendix C: The Top 100 by Country
  109. Appendix D: Olympic Medals by Country
  110. Appendix E: Olympic Medals by Individuals
  111. Appendix F: Olympic Medals, Male
  112. Appendix G: Olympic Medals, Female
  113. Appendix H: World Championship Medals by Individuals
  114. Appendix I: World Championship Medals, Male
  115. Appendix J: World Championship Medals, Female
  116. Bibliography
  117. About the Author