The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Slovakia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Slovak Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 1 of which were born in Slovakia. This makes Slovakia the birth place of the 39th most number of Swimmers behind Norway, and Zimbabwe.

Top 3

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

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1. Martina Moravcová (b. 1976)

With an HPI of 36.12, Martina Moravcová is the most famous Slovak Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.

Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics (1992–2008). She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, both achieved at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the 100-meter butterfly, she finished second to Inge de Bruijn, and in the 200-meter freestyle, she finished eight one-hundredths of a second to home favorite Susie O'Neill.

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2. Ieva Maļuka (b. 2003)

With an HPI of 0.00, Ieva Maļuka is the 2nd most famous Slovak Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Ieva Maļuka (born 9 April 2003) is a Latvian swimmer. She represented Latvia 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. She also competed in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay event. Her mother Jeļena Rubļevska is a former modern pentathlete who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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3. Andrea Podmaníková (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 0.00, Andrea Podmaníková is the 3rd most famous Slovak Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Andrea Podmaníková (born 23 February 1998) is a Slovak swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2021, she represented Slovakia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Slovak swimmers born between 1976 and 2003. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Slovak swimmers include Martina Moravcová, Ieva Maļuka, and Andrea Podmaníková. As of April 2024, 2 new Slovak swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Ieva Maļuka, and Andrea Podmaníková.

Living Slovak Swimmers

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Newly Added Slovak Swimmers (2024)

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