The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Zimbabwe
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Zimbabwean Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Zimbabwean Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Kirsty Coventry (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 34.99, Kirsty Coventry is the most famous Zimbabwean Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 38 different languages on wikipedia.
Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer and politician currently serving as the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe since September 2018. A former Olympic swimmer and world record holder, she is the most decorated Olympian from Africa. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and was elected the Chairperson of the IOC Athletes' Commission, the body that represents all Olympic athletes worldwide in early 2018. Born in Harare, Coventry attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, Coventry won three Olympic medals: a gold, a silver, and a bronze, while in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she won four medals: a gold and three silver. She was subsequently described by Paul Chingoka, head of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, as "our national treasure". Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe called her "a golden girl," and personally awarded her US$100,000 in cash for her 2008 Olympic performance. In 2016, Coventry retired from swimming after her fifth Olympics, having won the joint-most individual medals in women's swimming in Olympic history.
2. Donata Katai (b. 2004)
With an HPI of 0.00, Donata Katai is the 2nd most famous Zimbabwean Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Donata Abdra Sofia Katai (born 7 May 2004) is a Zimbabwean swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Katai was the first black swimmer to represent Zimbabwe at the Olympics. rimary. Born in Harare, she is of Italian and Ndebele descent through her father and Scottish and Shona descent through her mother.
3. Peter Wetzlar (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 0.00, Peter Wetzlar is the 3rd most famous Zimbabwean Swimmer. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Peter Wetzlar (born 27 February 1997) is a Zimbabwean swimmer. He attended Westville Boys' High School in Durban, South Africa and the University of Kentucky. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented Zimbabwe at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, and he finished in 44th place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event. In the men's 100 metre freestyle he finished in 56th place in the heats. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Zimbabwean swimmers born between 1983 and 2004. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Zimbabwean swimmers include Kirsty Coventry, Donata Katai, and Peter Wetzlar. As of April 2024, 2 new Zimbabwean swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Donata Katai, and Peter Wetzlar.
Living Zimbabwean Swimmers
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Kirsty Coventry
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Donata Katai
2004 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Peter Wetzlar
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
