The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History
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The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History

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The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History

About this book

In The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History, John Lohn profiles some of the biggest names the sport has ever seen, from Mark Spitz and Tracy Caulkins to Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps. Each swimmer is ranked based on achievements such as Olympic medals, world and European championships, and world records. Lohn provides insight into how these swimmers became the best in their sport by detailing their accomplishments, finest performances, records, and noteworthy biographical information. This new, updated edition contains results from the two most recent World Championships and the 2016 Olympic Games, and while many athletes further cemented their top-100 status, some newcomers also made their way into the rankings—including Katie Ledecky, who launched herself high up the list with her dominating performances.

The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History also features a new section highlighting the top coaches in the sport and includes multiple appendixes that serve as wonderful references for information such as world and Olympic medal counts of the profiled swimmers. Fans, coaches, athletes, and sport historians alike will find this an indispensable resource.

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Information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781538113837
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: Katie Ledecky
  8. Chapter 4: Tracy Caulkins
  9. Chapter 5: Krisztina Egerszegi
  10. Chapter 6: Janet Evans
  11. Chapter 7: Dawn Fraser
  12. Chapter 8: Johnny Weissmuller
  13. Chapter 9: Ian Thorpe
  14. Chapter 10: Matt Biondi
  15. Chapter 11: Shane Gould
  16. Chapter 12: Don Schollander
  17. Chapter 13: Tamas Darnyi
  18. Chapter 14: Mary T. Meagher
  19. Chapter 15: Ryan Lochte
  20. Chapter 16: Kornelia Ender
  21. Chapter 17: Alexander Popov
  22. Chapter 18: Debbie Meyer
  23. Chapter 19: Roland Matthes
  24. Chapter 20: Vladimir Salnikov
  25. Chapter 21: Grant Hackett
  26. Chapter 22: Murray Rose
  27. Chapter 23: Kristin Otto
  28. Chapter 24: Aaron Peirsol
  29. Chapter 25: Michael Gross
  30. Chapter 26: Inge de Bruijn
  31. Chapter 27: Natalie Coughlin
  32. Chapter 28: Kosuke Kitajima
  33. Chapter 29: Duke Kahanamoku
  34. Chapter 30: Shirley Babashoff
  35. Chapter 31: Leisel Jones
  36. Chapter 32: Yana Klochkova
  37. Chapter 33: Claudia Kolb
  38. Chapter 34: Kieren Perkins
  39. Chapter 35: Ragnhild Hveger
  40. Chapter 36: Pieter van den Hoogenband
  41. Chapter 37: Jenny Thompson
  42. Chapter 38: John Naber
  43. Chapter 39: Kirsty Coventry
  44. Chapter 40: Sun Yang
  45. Chapter 41: Helene Madison
  46. Chapter 42: Adolph Kiefer
  47. Chapter 43: Penny Heyns
  48. Chapter 44: Gary Hall Jr.
  49. Chapter 45: Rebecca Soni
  50. Chapter 46: Tom Dolan
  51. Chapter 47: Lorraine Crapp
  52. Chapter 48: Ethelda Bleibtrey
  53. Chapter 49: Mike Burton
  54. Chapter 50: Arne Borg
  55. Chapter 51: Charles Daniels
  56. Chapter 52: Donna de Varona
  57. Chapter 53: Mike Barrowman
  58. Chapter 54: Dara Torres
  59. Chapter 55: Sybil Bauer
  60. Chapter 56: Petra Schneider
  61. Chapter 57: John Hencken
  62. Chapter 58: David Wilkie
  63. Chapter 59: Tracey Wickham
  64. Chapter 60: Hendrika Mastenbroek
  65. Chapter 61: Tim Shaw
  66. Chapter 62: Galina Prozumenshchikova
  67. Chapter 63: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
  68. Chapter 64: Charles Hickcox
  69. Chapter 65: Ann Curtis
  70. Chapter 66: John Konrads
  71. Chapter 67: Karen Muir
  72. Chapter 68: Alex Baumann
  73. Chapter 69: Fanny Durack
  74. Chapter 70: Susie O’Neill
  75. Chapter 71: Brian Goodell
  76. Chapter 72: Lenny Krayzelburg
  77. Chapter 73: Gunnar Larsson
  78. Chapter 74: Martha Norelius
  79. Chapter 75: Katinka Hosszu
  80. Chapter 76: Anthony Ervin
  81. Chapter 77: Brooke Bennett
  82. Chapter 78: Denis Pankratov
  83. Chapter 79: Norman Ross
  84. Chapter 80: Petria Thomas
  85. Chapter 81: Amanda Beard
  86. Chapter 82: Andrew Charlton
  87. Chapter 83: Gary Hall Sr.
  88. Chapter 84: Cynthia Woodhead
  89. Chapter 85: Zoltan Halmay
  90. Chapter 86: Henry Taylor
  91. Chapter 87: Adam Peaty
  92. Chapter 88: Libby Trickett
  93. Chapter 89: Ada Kok
  94. Chapter 90: Jim Montgomery
  95. Chapter 91: Sarah Sjostrom
  96. Chapter 92: Laszlo Cseh
  97. Chapter 93: Jonty Skinner
  98. Chapter 94: Norbert Rozsa
  99. Chapter 95: Rowdy Gaines
  100. Chapter 96: Rick Carey
  101. Chapter 97: Bruce Furniss
  102. Chapter 98: Victor Davis
  103. Chapter 99: Martin Zubero
  104. Chapter 100: Brendan Hansen
  105. Under Consideration
  106. Coaching Greats
  107. Appendix A
  108. Appendix B
  109. Appendix C
  110. Appendix D
  111. Appendix E
  112. Appendix F
  113. Appendix G
  114. Appendix H
  115. Appendix I
  116. Appendix J
  117. Bibliography
  118. About the Author