Greatest British Swimming Swimmers
The greatest British swimming swimmers in history — ranked by career achievements, honours and legacy.
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Browse all 6 british swimming athletes in our database.
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Adam Peaty
Swimmer (Breaststroke)
British swimmer who won back-to-back Olympic 100m breaststroke titles (2016, 2020) and set multiple…
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Matt Richards
Freestyle
English freestyler who anchored Britain's dominant 4x200m relay squad and won individual 200m free…
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Rebecca Adlington
Freestyle (Distance)
British distance freestyler who won two Olympic golds at Beijing 2008 (400m/800m free), setting a…
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Duncan Goodhew
Swimmer (Breaststroke)
Duncan Goodhew is a British former swimmer who won Olympic 100m breaststroke gold at the 1980…
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Tom Dean
Swimmer (Freestyle)
Tom Dean is a British freestyle swimmer who became the first British swimmer in 113 years to win…
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Duncan Scott
Swimmer (Freestyle/Medley)
Duncan Scott is a Scottish swimmer and Britain's most decorated Olympic swimmer, famed for becoming…