The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Estonia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Estonian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 4 of which were born in Estonia. This makes Estonia the birth place of the 42nd most number of Swimmers behind India, and Bulgaria.

Top 4

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

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1. Eneli Jefimova (b. 2006)

With an HPI of 32.91, Eneli Jefimova is the most famous Estonian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.

Eneli Jefimova (born 27 December 2006) is an Estonian swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary. In July 2021, she won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke event at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy. She won a silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke event at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia. She made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Olympics at the age of 14, where reached semi-finals in 100 metre breaststroke (16th) and finished 27th in 200 metre breaststroke.

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2. Kregor Zirk (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 28.57, Kregor Zirk is the 2nd most famous Estonian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 11 different languages.

Kregor Zirk (born 3 July 1999) is an Estonian swimmer. He is multi time Estonian swimming champion in both short and long course. He has broken Estonian age group and senior records around 300 times.

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3. Martin Allikvee (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 19.55, Martin Allikvee is the 3rd most famous Estonian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Martin Allikvee (born 21 March 1995) is an Estonian swimmer. He is a two-times Olympian, a multiple-time Estonian record holder in the men's breaststroke. He competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is 18-time long course and 25-time short course Estonian swimming champion. He has broken 9 Estonian records in swimming. Announced the end of his sports career in 2021. 60 times Estonian champion, 17 Estonian records. Two times Olympic Swimmer - (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo) Two-times finalist of the European Championship: (2017 and 2019) Multiple participant of the world championships (2014-2020)

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4. Lena Grabowski (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 17.47, Lena Grabowski is the 4th most famous Estonian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 5 different languages.

Lena Grabowski (born 10 September 2002) is an Austrian swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. In 2021, she competed in the 2020 Olympics.

People

Pantheon has 4 people classified as Estonian swimmers born between 1995 and 2006. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Estonian swimmers include Eneli Jefimova, Kregor Zirk, and Martin Allikvee. As of April 2024, 4 new Estonian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Eneli Jefimova, Kregor Zirk, and Martin Allikvee.

Living Estonian Swimmers

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Newly Added Estonian Swimmers (2024)

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