The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Kenya
This page contains a list of the greatest Kenyan Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 2 of which were born in Kenya. This makes Kenya the birth place of the 72nd most number of Swimmers behind Uzbekistan, and Kuwait.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kenyan Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Kenyan Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Emily Muteti (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 13.92, Emily Muteti is the most famous Kenyan Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 6 different languages on wikipedia.
Emily Muteti (born 14 June 1998) is a Kenyan swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, she represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She competes at the collegiate level for Grand Canyon University.
2. Danilo Rosafio (b. 2001)
With an HPI of 5.30, Danilo Rosafio is the 2nd most famous Kenyan Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.
Danilo Rosafio (born 16 August 2001) is a Kenyan swimmer. He represented Kenya at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events. He also competed in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay and 4 × 100 metre mixed medley relay events. In March 2019, he was selected as one of the Kenyan athletes to receive a scholarship to help prepare and qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Kenyan swimmers born between 1998 and 2001. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kenyan swimmers include Emily Muteti, and Danilo Rosafio. As of April 2024, 2 new Kenyan swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Emily Muteti, and Danilo Rosafio.
