The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Armenia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Armenian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 3 of which were born in Armenia. This makes Armenia the birth place of the 54th most number of Swimmers behind Zimbabwe, and Jamaica.

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Armenian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Armenian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Zhang Ziyang (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 17.58, Zhang Ziyang is the most famous Armenian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages on wikipedia.

Zhang Ziyang (born 1 January 2001) is a Chinese swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Zhang competed in the men's 10km marathon swimming during the 2022 Asian Games and won a gold medal.

Photo of Varsenik Manucharyan

2. Varsenik Manucharyan (b. 2003)

With an HPI of 15.16, Varsenik Manucharyan is the 2nd most famous Armenian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Varsenik Manucharyan (Armenian: Վարսենիկ Մանուչարյան; born 11 July 2003) is an Armenian swimmer. In 2021, she competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Photo of Artur Barseghyan

3. Artur Barseghyan (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 14.91, Artur Barseghyan is the 3rd most famous Armenian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Artur Barseghyan (Armenian: Արթուր Բարսեղյան; born 29 March 2002) is an Armenian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Armenian swimmers born between 2001 and 2003. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Armenian swimmers include Zhang Ziyang, Varsenik Manucharyan, and Artur Barseghyan. As of April 2024, 3 new Armenian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Zhang Ziyang, Varsenik Manucharyan, and Artur Barseghyan.

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