Nonetheless, Franklin isn't just a dominant swimmer who intimidates opponents, she's also the most versatile swimmer among the U.S. women.
In 1972, Mark Spitz was the greatest swimmer in the world, winning seven gold medals in the Munich Olympics.
Each time the great swimmer mounted the medal stand to hear the national anthem, Phelps, his mother and scores of millions of Americans shed a patriotic tear.
In this case, the swimmer would go through the stages of what lifeguards call an "active drowning, " Osinski says.
He left two of Britain's senior swimmers in his wake to win the British short course title and become only the sixth British swimmer to break the 15 minute barrier.
The Nottinghamshire swimmer won gold in the 400m and 800m freestyle events in Beijing and set a new world record.
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- An Iranian swimmer at the Beijing Olympics who withdrew from a race that included an Israeli did so because he was ill, authorities said Monday.
The sweeping melodrama of The Swimmer and St Francis Dam Disaster provide the album's most emotionally-charged moments, while Robert Onion and Blast Off carry the kind of brooding, sinister undertone which used to make the Pixies so compelling.
Then there is the swimmer Natalie Du Toit, as well as the homegrown stars like Tanni Grey Thompson.
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Frost said the swimmer had shown "incredible talent" by the age of 11.
"The risk for the swimmer was great, " he said in the statement, read to the court by prosecutor Louis Mably.
The Devon swimmer will compete again in the 100m backstroke event, later in the week.
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The swimmer from Llantwit Fardre, near Pontypridd led from the front as Team GB secured an impressive 11 swimming golds in Beijing, 41 medals in total.
The swimmer, Mohammad Alirezaei, did not compete in the men's 100-meter breaststroke heat Saturday because of illness and not for any other reason, a spokesman for the Iranian Embassy in Beijing told CNN.
The swimmer followed up that success by winning more medals at the European Championships in Spain last August.
The anonymous swimmer then brought Ms Frankcom to the surface and got her on board a boat.
The London-based swimmer could not match the pace of Chinese teenager Xiao Fu or Australian Ben Austin and had to settle for bronze.
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Christine Lagarde is surely the first synchronised swimmer to take one of the top jobs in international finance.
Michael Phelps is the first male swimmer to win gold in the same individual event in three successive Olympics.
The swimmer, who is married to her Dutch coach, Erik De Bruin, stunned the sports world by winning three gold medals and one bronze at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.
The swimmer who, under her maiden name Michelle Smith, won three gold medals at the 1996 Olympic Games, is under investigation by International Swimming Federation after it said the doping sample taken in November last year showed clear signs of contamination.
Their success followed the gold medal won by Seaforde swimmer Bethany Firth in the 100m backstroke.
The American swimmer Michael Phelps and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt have the most powerful brands.
The world watched in awe as American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian of all time.
Also scoring big headlines--and much of the world's attention--was swimmer Michael Phelps, the athlete who's more dolphin than man.
The swimmer is fronting Sport England's latest campaign to encourage more people to volunteer their services to grassroots sport.
The swimmer, who has Asperger's syndrome, clocked two minutes 12.63 seconds to beat Australia's Taylor Corry by 0.55 secs.
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Pinsent said they were "alarmed" to realise it was a person and he was "worried about the safety of the swimmer".
After about 20 seconds, the swimmer will start to sink and will hold his breath underwater for anywhere from 30 to 90 seconds.
The box in Aldridge was painted gold for the swimmer in September after she won four medals, including two golds, at London 2012.
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