The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Kazakhstan
This page contains a list of the greatest Kazakhstani Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 3 of which were born in Kazakhstan. This makes Kazakhstan the birth place of the 51st most number of Swimmers behind Slovakia, and Taiwan.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kazakhstani Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Kazakhstani Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Dmitriy Balandin (b. 1995)
With an HPI of 36.95, Dmitriy Balandin is the most famous Kazakhstani Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin (Kazakh: Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин; born 4 April 1995) is a retired Kazakh breaststroke swimmer. He won the 200 m breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as the 50, 100 and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2014 Asian Games.
2. Emily Santos (b. 2005)
With an HPI of 20.55, Emily Santos is the 2nd most famous Kazakhstani Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 4 different languages.
Emily Santos (born 15 July 2005) is a Panamanian swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
3. Gabriela Santis (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 1.74, Gabriela Santis is the 3rd most famous Kazakhstani Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 2 different languages.
Gabriela Santis (born 4 November 1996) is a Guatemalan swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, she represented Guatemala at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle and women's 200 metre freestyle events. In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Kazakhstani swimmers born between 1995 and 2005. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kazakhstani swimmers include Dmitriy Balandin, Emily Santos, and Gabriela Santis. As of April 2024, 2 new Kazakhstani swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Emily Santos, and Gabriela Santis.
Living Kazakhstani Swimmers
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Dmitriy Balandin
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.95
Emily Santos
2005 - Present
HPI: 20.55
Gabriela Santis
1996 - Present
HPI: 1.74
