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Diana Nyad - Long-distance swimming
Achievements: First person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, Record for longest ocean swim (110 miles). Country of origin: United States.
Kristin Otto - Swimming
Achievements: 6 Olympic gold medals in a single Olympic Games (1988), First woman to achieve this feat. Country of origin: East Germany.
Katie Ledecky - Swimming
Achievements: 7 Olympic gold medals, 15 world championship gold medals. Country of origin: United States.
Alexander Popov - Swimming
Achievements: 4 Olympic gold medals, World record in 50m and 100m freestyle for several years. Country of origin: Russia.
Caeleb Dressel - Swimming
Achievements: 5 Olympic gold medals, World record holder in the 100m butterfly. Country of origin: United States.
Fu Mingxia - Diving
Achievements: 4 Olympic gold medals, Youngest world champion in diving history at age 12. Country of origin: China.
Ian Thorpe - Swimming
Achievements: 5 Olympic gold medals, 11 World Championship titles. Country of origin: Australia.
Greg Louganis - Diving
Achievements: 4 Olympic gold medals, Regarded as one of the greatest divers in history. Country of origin: United States.
Michael Phelps - Swimming
Achievements: 23 Olympic gold medals, 28 Olympic medals in total. Country of origin: United States.
Mark Spitz - Swimming
Achievements: 9 Olympic gold medals, Set world records in all seven events in which he competed in 1972. Country of origin: United States.
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