The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Greece

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This page contains a list of the greatest Greek Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 7 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 26th most number of Swimmers behind Romania, and Singapore.

Top 7

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

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1. Evangelia Platanioti (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 33.42, Evangelia Platanioti is the most famous Greek Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages on wikipedia.

Evangelia Platanioti (Greek: Ευαγγελία Πλατανιώτη; born 9 August 1994) is a Greek artistic swimmer. She competed in the women's duet at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's duet where her partner was Evangelia Papazoglou. They finished in 10th place. In February 2024, she won the gold medal in solo technical routine at the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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2. Theodora Drakou (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 32.20, Theodora Drakou is the 2nd most famous Greek Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages.

Theodora (Nora) Drakou (Greek: Θεοδώρα Δράκου) is a Greek competitive swimmer, competing for Panathinaikos. She made her international debut at the 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. She competed in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 4x50m medley relay, finishing 31st, 42nd and 20th respectively. In 2011, she featured in her first world championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50 metre freestyle taking the 16th place and for the national team in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, finishing also in the 16th (last) place in the heats, failing to reach the final. Following this, in 2013, she was out for 8 months following shoulder surgery. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she again competed in the 50 metre freestyle. That year, she was also one of the Olympic torch carriers. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Greek 4 x 100 m mixed medley team who did not progress to the final, despite setting a new national record in the heats. In June 2024, Nora competed in the LEN European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, placing 2nd in the 50m butterfly with a time of 27.87, and 2nd in the 50m freestyle with a time of 24.59 which earned her a qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Her time in the 50 m freestyle was also a new Greek record. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she competed in the 50m freestyle taking the 17th place with a time of 24.80. She was also part of the mixed 4 x 100 m medley relay team. As of January 2025, she is the national record holder for the 50 m and 100 m backstroke and part of the teams that hold the 4 x 50 m women's medley relay record in the short course pool, and the national record holder for 50 m freestyle, 50 m backstroke and part of the record holding teams for the women's 4 x 100 freestyle, women's 4 x 100 medley, mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle and 4 x 100 m medley.

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3. Anna Ntountounaki (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 31.89, Anna Ntountounaki is the 3rd most famous Greek Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages.

Anna Ntountounaki (Greek: Άννα Ντουντουνάκη, born 9 September 1995) is a Greek swimmer, competing for Panathinaikos on club level. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She finished 17th in the heats with a time of 58.27 seconds which was a new national record. She did not qualify for the semifinals. At the 2020 Summer Olympics she finished 9th, achieving a new national record with a time of 57.25 seconds. Also, she won the gold of 2020 European Aquatics Championships sharing this title with Marie Wattel.

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4. Andreas Vazaios (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 31.04, Andreas Vazaios is the 4th most famous Greek Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 13 different languages.

Andreas Vazaios (Greek: Ανδρέας Βαζαίος; born 9 May 1994 in Athens) is a Greek swimmer. He competed in the 200 m individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated after the qualifying heats. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 200 m individual medley event. He finished 9th in the heats with a time of 1:59.33. He qualified for the semifinals where he placed 11th with a time of 1:59.54 and did not qualify for the final. He was a member of the men's 4 x 100 medley relay team which finished 15th in the heats and did not advance to the final. He also swam for North Carolina State University where he won the NCAA Championship Twice in the 200 Yard Butterfly, he was member of a two times NCAA Champion 800 freestyle relay breaking the NCAA record, ACC record and school record. Andreas was the 2019 scholar athlete. Andreas Vazaios is a member of the London Roar team, competing in Season 2 of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions.

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5. Apostolos Christou (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 30.48, Apostolos Christou is the 5th most famous Greek Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Apostolos Christou (Greek: Απόστολος Χρήστου; born 1 November 1996) is a Greek swimmer specializing in backstroke. He is the Greek National Record holder in the 100 metre freestyle and 50, 100, and 200 metre backstroke events, as well as contributing to national record efforts in the 4x100 metre freestyle and medley relays. He is a three-time Olympian, qualifying in 2016, 2021, and most recently 2024, where he became Greece's first Olympic medalist in swimming since the inaugural 1896 Games through his 2nd place finish in the 200 metre backstroke.

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6. Dimitrios Markos (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 15.52, Dimitrios Markos is the 6th most famous Greek Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Dimitrios Markos (Greek: Δημητριος Μαρκος; born 13 September 2001) is a Greek swimmer. He is the current National Record holder in the 400m freestyle with a time of 03:47.77 and in the 800m freestyle with a time of 07:48.59. He is part of club team ANO Argyroupolis and is coached by Alexandros Moraris. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the 2024 Olympics in the 800 freestyle. In Paris, he also competed in the 1500 freestyle and the 4x200 freestyle relay.

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7. Georgia Vasilopoulou (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 1.00, Georgia Vasilopoulou is the 7th most famous Greek Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 2 different languages.

Georgia Vasilopoulou (Greek: Γεωργία Βασιλοπούλου, born 13 November 2001) is a Greek synchronized swimmer. She won a silver medal in artistic swimming at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships as a member of the Greek team in the Combination Routine event. Vasilopoulou earned bronze medals at the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series in the Duet Free event (2018) and Team Technical event (2019) and also competed for Greece at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Vasilopoulou was a member of the Greek team which finished in 3rd place at the 2020 FINA Olympic Games Artistic Swimming Qualification Tournament. That team would have competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified due to a swimmer testing positive for COVID-19.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Greek swimmers born between 1992 and 2001. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Greek swimmers include Evangelia Platanioti, Theodora Drakou, and Anna Ntountounaki. As of April 2024, 7 new Greek swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Evangelia Platanioti, Theodora Drakou, and Anna Ntountounaki.

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