SWIMMER
Daniel Kowalski
1975 - Today

Daniel Kowalski
Daniel Steven Kowalski (born 2 July 1975) is an Australian former middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events. He competed in the Olympic Games in 200-, 400- and 1,500-metre individual freestyle events and in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was the first man in 92 years to earn medals in all of the 200-, 400- and 1500-metre freestyle events. Kowalski, alongside Livinia Nixon, hosted the short-lived TV show Plucka's Place in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Daniel Kowalski is the 363rd most popular swimmer (up from 414th in 2024), the 39th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 37th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Singaporean Swimmer.
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Daniel Kowalski ranks 363 out of 709. Before him are Anastasia Davydova, Yelena Rudkovskaya, Penelope Heyns, Frédérick Bousquet, Aaron Peirsol, and Carrie Steinseifer. After him are József Szabó, Natalia Ishchenko, Petria Thomas, David Wilkie, David Berkoff, and Mireia Belmonte.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnastasia Davydova
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 357
Yelena Rudkovskaya
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 358
Penelope Heyns
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 359
Frédérick Bousquet
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 360
Aaron Peirsol
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 361
Carrie Steinseifer
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 362
Daniel Kowalski
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 363
József Szabó
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 364
Natalia Ishchenko
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 365
Petria Thomas
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 366
David Wilkie
1954 - 2024
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 367
David Berkoff
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 368
Mireia Belmonte
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 369
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Daniel Kowalski ranks 896. Before him are Mohamed Mkacher, Eva Abu Halaweh, Pernille Vermund, Milan Fukal, Larenz Tate, and David Moncoutié. After him are Nobuo Kawaguchi, Taijiro Kurita, Bahar Soomekh, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Patrizia Panico, and Candra Wijaya.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsMohamed Mkacher
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 890
Eva Abu Halaweh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 891
Pernille Vermund
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 892
Milan Fukal
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 893
Larenz Tate
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 894
David Moncoutié
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 895
Daniel Kowalski
SWIMMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 896
Nobuo Kawaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 897
Taijiro Kurita
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 898
Bahar Soomekh
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 899
Rawson Marshall Thurber
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 900
Patrizia Panico
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 901
Candra Wijaya
BADMINTON PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 902
In Singapore
Among people born in Singapore, Daniel Kowalski ranks 39 out of 42. Before him are Tila Tequila (1981), Shamsul Maidin (1966), JJ Lin (1981), Shou Zi Chew (1983), Louis Theroux (1970), and Ross Butler (1990). After him are Muhammad Taqi (1986), Kevin Kwan (1973), Joseph Schooling (1995), Gwendoline Yeo (1977), Loh Kean Yew (1997), and Astra Sharma (1995).
Others born in Singapore
Go to all RankingsTila Tequila
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 33
Shamsul Maidin
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 34
JJ Lin
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 35
Shou Zi Chew
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 36
Louis Theroux
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 37
Ross Butler
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 38
Daniel Kowalski
SWIMMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 39
Muhammad Taqi
REFEREE
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 40
Kevin Kwan
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 41
Joseph Schooling
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 42
Gwendoline Yeo
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 43
Loh Kean Yew
BADMINTON PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 44
Astra Sharma
TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.42
Rank: 45
Among SWIMMERS In Singapore
Among swimmers born in Singapore, Daniel Kowalski ranks 2. Before him are Brad Cooper (1954). After him are Joseph Schooling (1995), Quah Zheng Wen (1996), Kayla Sanchez (2001), Quah Ting Wen (1992), and Chantal Liew (1998).
Brad Cooper
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1
Daniel Kowalski
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 2
Joseph Schooling
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 3
Quah Zheng Wen
1996 - Present
HPI: 22.96
Rank: 4
Kayla Sanchez
2001 - Present
HPI: 22.66
Rank: 5
Quah Ting Wen
1992 - Present
HPI: 17.44
Rank: 6
Chantal Liew
1998 - Present
HPI: 15.45
Rank: 7









































