The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Philippines
This page contains a list of the greatest Filipino Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 1 of which were born in Philippines. This makes Philippines the birth place of the 40th most number of Swimmers behind Zimbabwe, and Slovakia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Filipino Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Filipino Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Karen Moe (b. 1953)
With an HPI of 33.87, Karen Moe is the most famous Filipino Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Karen Patricia Moe Humphreys (born January 22, 1953), née Karen Patricia Moe, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, she won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly event. Moe set world records in the 200-meter butterfly in 1970, 1971 and 1972 (twice). She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1992. In 1978, Moe became the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's swim team at the University of California, Berkeley, and served in that position until 1992. In 1987, she was named the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Coach of the Year. From 1992 to 2004, she served within Cal's athletic department.
2. Teófilo Yldefonso (1903 - 1942)
With an HPI of 33.59, Teófilo Yldefonso is the 2nd most famous Filipino Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Teófilo E. Yldefonso (born Teófilo Yldefonso y de la Cruz; November 5, 1903 – June 19, 1942) was a Filipino breaststroke swimmer. He was the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win an Olympic medal, and the first Filipino to win multiple medals.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Filipino swimmers born between 1903 and 1953. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Filipino swimmers include Karen Moe. The most famous deceased Filipino swimmers include Teófilo Yldefonso. As of April 2024, 1 new Filipino swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Karen Moe.
