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Dawn Fraser
Fraser's achievements at three consecutive Olympics—in 1956 (Melbourne), 1960 (Rome) and 1964 (Tokyo)—earned her international acclaim. She was the first athlete, male or female, to win a gold medal for the same event in three consecutive Olympics. -
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Shane Gould
Between July 1971 and January 1972, Shane Gould set world records in all five internationally recognised freestyle distances: the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1,500m. -
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Keiren Perkins swimming
Kieren John Perkins, OAM is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. He specialised in the 1500-metre freestyle and won successive Olympic gold medals in this event in the 1990s. He won his first at the 1992 Olympics which he won in world record time and then at the 1996 Olympics when he defended his title. -
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Ian Thorpe medals
The most successful swimmer in Australian history, Ian Thorpe was born on October 13, 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales. Between 1998 and 2004, he won 11 world championship titles and five Olympic gold medals. -
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Grant Hackett
Grant George Hackett OAM is an Australian swimmer, most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history. -
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Cate Campbell
Cate Natalie Campbell, OAM is a Malawian-born Australian competitive swimmer, and a current multiple world record holder, who won two bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, a gold and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. -
Mitch Larkin
Larkin won a gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke and a silver medal in both the 50 meter and 100 meter backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. -
Kyle Chalmers
Kyle Chalmers, OAM is an Australian competitive swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 100 metre freestyle, 4×100 metre medley relay, and long course 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay. He is the Oceanian and Australian record holder in the short course 50 metre butterfly and 50 metre freestyle. -
Ariarne Titmus
Ariarne Elizabeth Titmus, OAM is an Australian swimmer. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle, having won both events at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the former world record holder in the long course and short course 400-metre freestyle events. -
Kaylee McKneown
She is the world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and both the long course and short course 200 metre backstroke. She won Gold in both the 100 metre and 200 metre backstroke, as well as the 4×100 metre medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics staged in Tokyo in 2021.