The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Trinidad and Tobago
This page contains a list of the greatest Trinidadian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 1 of which were born in Trinidad and Tobago. This makes Trinidad and Tobago the birth place of the 34th most number of Swimmers behind Panama, and Mexico.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Trinidadian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Trinidadian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Anthony Nesty (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 41.74, Anthony Nesty is the most famous Trinidadian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.
Anthony Conrad Nesty (born November 25, 1967) is a former competition swimmer from Suriname who was an Olympic gold medallist in the 100-metre butterfly event in 1988. He is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators men's and women's swim team at the University of Florida, where he attended school. In September 2023, Nesty was named the Head Coach for the US Men's Swimming team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
2. Cherelle Thompson (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 0.00, Cherelle Thompson is the 2nd most famous Trinidadian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Cherelle Thompson (born 14 May 1992) is a Trinidad and Tobago swimmer.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Trinidadian swimmers born between 1967 and 1992. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Trinidadian swimmers include Anthony Nesty, and Cherelle Thompson. As of April 2024, 1 new Trinidadian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Cherelle Thompson.
