SWIMMERS from French Guiana

Top 2

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

1. Mehdy Metella (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 31.36, Mehdy Metella is the most famous Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Mehdy Metella (born 17 July 1992) is a French freestyle and butterfly swimmer. He was part of the freestyle and medley 4 × 100 m teams that won a gold and a silver medal at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships and gold and bronze at the 2015 World Championship. In both cases, he swam the butterfly leg in the medley relay. He also won multiple medals in the World and European Short Course swimming events. He is the French record holder of the 100m butterfly long course, with a time of 51.06. In the French swimming championships in Rennes he broke his own national record in the 100 m butterfly with a time of 50s85’’.

2. Steven Aimable (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 0.00, Steven Aimable is the 2nd most famous Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 5 different languages.

Steven Aimable (born 7 February 1999 in Cayenne) is a Senegalese swimmer. In 2019, he represented Senegal at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In the men's 50 metre backstroke he finished in 46th place in the heats. In the same year, he also represented Senegal at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. His best result came in the men's 100 metre butterfly event where he finished in 7th place in the final. In the men's 50 metre freestyle, men's 100 metre freestyle, men's 50 metre backstroke and men's 50 metre butterfly events he did not qualify to compete in the final. In 2021, he competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.