There are many famous swimmers around the world. Some of them only swim one stroke, others swim more than one stroke. Some famous swimmers are Jenny Thompson, Lenny Krayzelburg, Michael Phelps, Brooke Bennett, Ian Crocker, and Janet Evans.
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Jenny Thompson was born on February 26, 1973 in Dover, New Hampshire. Her 50 meter freestyle time is 25.10 seconds. In 1999, she was first place in the 100 meter freestyle and first in the 100 meter butterfly. Jenny trains in New York City. She won 5 gold medals in 2003. In 2000, she was Women's Sports Foundation Sports Women of the year. Jenny has 4 world records. |
| Lenny Krayzelburg was born on September 28, 1975 in Odessa, Russia. His 200 meter backstroke time is 1:52.43. In 1999, Lenny was first in the 50 meter, 100 meter, and 200 meter backstroke. He was the USA Swimmer of the Year in 1999. In 2003, he won the 100 meter backstroke at the U.S. Open. Lenny has won 6 world records. He also helped form the Lenny Krayzelburg Foundation. |
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Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2001, Michael was first in the 200 meter butterfly in the world rankings. He is 4th in the 400 meter individual medley. Michael won the Kiputh Award at the CP Summer Nationals. He was the first man to win 5 U.S. titles at one championship. |
| Brooke Bennett was born on May 6, 1980. She mostly swims the 800 meter and the 400 meter freestyle. Brooke is a 3 time gold medalist. Brooke has eleven sponsors. She is an eight time national A team member. |  |
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Ian Croker was born on August 31, 1982 in Portland, Orgeon. Ian trains in Austin, Texas. He won a spot on the Olympic team in 2000. In 2003, he got his first world title for the 100 meter butterfly. He now has 4 American Records. |
| Janet Evans was born on August 28, 1971. She won three individual gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. Janet won 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. Shw was the first women to get back-to-back Olympic and World Championship titles. |  |
