The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Czechia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Czech Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 1 of which were born in Czechia. This makes Czechia the birth place of the 44th most number of Swimmers behind Ireland, and Belgium.

Top 6

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

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1. Alex Baumann (b. 1964)

With an HPI of 34.24, Alex Baumann is the most famous Czech Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.

Alexander Baumann, (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian sports administrator and former competitive swimmer who won two gold medals and set two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 2007, he was regarded by the CBC, the national broadcaster, as "the greatest swimmer in Canadian history", as the twin Olympic gold medals were Canada's first in swimming since 1912. Since he retired from competitive swimming, he has worked as an administrator in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. In May 2021, Baumann was appointed Chief Executive of Swimming Australia. At the end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Baumann subsequently resigned the position of CEO in August 2021, citing health reasons.

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2. Noelani Day (b. 2003)

With an HPI of 0.00, Noelani Day is the 2nd most famous Czech Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Noelani Malia Day (born 24 April 2003) is a Tongan swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and she finished in 67th place. In 2021, she competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of five, Day moved from the United States to her mother's home village of Holonga, Tonga.

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3. Barbora Seemanová (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 0.00, Barbora Seemanová is the 3rd most famous Czech Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Barbora Seemanová (born 1 April 2000) is a Czech swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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4. Jan Čejka (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 0.00, Jan Čejka is the 4th most famous Czech Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Jan Čejka (born 29 May 2001) is a Czech swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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5. Jan Šefl (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 0.00, Jan Šefl is the 5th most famous Czech Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Jan Šefl (born 10 May 1990) is a Czech swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. He represented the Czech Republic in men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. He holds the men's Czech national record in the event.

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6. Jan Micka (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Jan Micka is the 6th most famous Czech Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Jan Micka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈmɪtska]; born 15 January 1995 in Prague) is a Czech swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. He is a two-time Czech record holder in the 800 and 1500 m freestyle. Micka is a member of the swimming team for USK Praha, and is coached and trained by Jaroslava Passerova. Micka qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle, as Czech Republic's youngest swimmer (aged 17), at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 15:28.49 from the European Junior Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. He challenged six other swimmers on the first heat, including two-time Olympian Ediz Yıldırımer of Turkey. Micka edged out Iceland's Anton Sveinn McKee to take a second spot by six hundredths of a second (0.06) in 15:29.34. Micka failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fourth overall in the preliminaries.

People

Pantheon has 6 people classified as Czech swimmers born between 1964 and 2003. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Czech swimmers include Alex Baumann, Noelani Day, and Barbora Seemanová. As of April 2024, 5 new Czech swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Noelani Day, Barbora Seemanová, and Jan Čejka.

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