The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Malawi
This page contains a list of the greatest Malawian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 2 of which were born in Malawi. This makes Malawi the birth place of the 31st most number of Swimmers behind Slovenia, and Switzerland.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Malawian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Malawian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Cate Campbell (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 28.80, Cate Campbell is the most famous Malawian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.
Cate Natalie Campbell, (born 20 May 1992) is a Malawian-born Australian former competitive swimmer. She is the current world record holder in the short course 100 m freestyle. She is also a former world record holder in the long course 100 m freestyle, breaking Britta Steffen's supersuit WR by 0.01. Campbell has eight Olympic medals, four of which are gold, across four Olympics. Campbell was Australia's joint flagbearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was coached by Simon Cusack at the Commercial Swimming Club for over two decades, before moving to train with Damien Jones at the Rackley Swimming Club then Vince Raleigh at Chandler in her fifth and final Olympic campaign bid. Campbell is regarded as one of the greatest Australian swimmers and one of the best relay swimmers of all time, holding four of the fastest 100 m freestyle splits in history at the time of her retirement. In particular, she has been credited as the doyen of the Australian women's sprinting dynasty alongside her sister Bronte.
2. Bronte Campbell (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 20.02, Bronte Campbell is the 2nd most famous Malawian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Bronte Campbell (born 14 May 1994) is a Malawian-born Australian competitive swimmer. A four time Olympian, Campbell is a triple Olympic gold medallist and a former World Champion in the 50 and 100 m freestyle, having won both titles in 2015. Her older sister Cate is also a competitive swimmer, and in 2012, the two became the first Australian siblings on the same Olympic swimming team since 1972. They are the first Australian sisters to ever compete within the same swimming event, also having claimed gold together in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay in 2016 and 2021.
3. Jessica Makwenda (b. 2005)
With an HPI of 0.00, Jessica Makwenda is the 3rd most famous Malawian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Jessica Makwenda (born 21 October 2005) is a Malawian swimmer. She was one of five Malawian sportspeople to take part in the 2020 Summer Olympics. She carried the Malawian flag in the Parade of Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony along with archer Areneo David. She competed in the women's 50m freestyle, allocated to Heat 4 on 30 July.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Malawian swimmers born between 1992 and 2005. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Malawian swimmers include Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell, and Jessica Makwenda. As of April 2024, 1 new Malawian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Jessica Makwenda.
Living Malawian Swimmers
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Cate Campbell
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Bronte Campbell
1994 - Present
HPI: 20.02
Jessica Makwenda
2005 - Present
HPI: 0.00
