The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History

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.

John Lohn is the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Swimming World Magazine and has previously served as the United States correspondent for SwimVortex and senior writer for Swimming World Magazine. He has covered the sport at the national and international levels since 2000, including the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Lohn is the author of Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming, The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming, and The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History.

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