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Olivia Smoliga

1994 - Today

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Olivia Smoliga (born October 12, 1994) is a two-time Olympian and American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke and freestyle events. She won a record eight gold medals at the 2018 World Championships, becoming the first swimmer, male or female, to win eight or more gold medals in a single FINA World Swimming Championships or FINA World Aquatics Championships. She is the current Guinness World Record holder for "most gold medals won at a single FINA World Championships" by an individual swimmer. At the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, she won a gold medal for swimming the backstroke leg in the preliminary heat of the 4x100-meter medley relay. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Olivia Smoliga is the 885th most popular swimmer (down from 780th in 2024), the 21,756th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,340th in 2019) and the 204th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Olivia Smoliga ranks 885 out of 709. Before her are Anastasia Gorbenko, Anita Alvarez, Anna Olasz, Alice Tait, Shivani Kataria, and Amanda Weir. After her are Luke Greenbank, Péter Bernek, Hali Flickinger, Hilary Caldwell, Andrew Wilson, and Alyssa Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Olivia Smoliga ranks 1,389. Before her are Şeyma Ercan, Dylan Tombides, Anna Illés, Lee So-hee, Uliana Nigmatullina, and Hiroto Nakagawa. After her are Hiroki Maeda, Elena Oriabinskaia, Ryota Suzuki, Nazriya Nazim, Hali Flickinger, and Tatsuya Wada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Olivia Smoliga ranks 21,764 out of 20,380. Before her are Katherine Bailess (1980), Patrick Reed (1990), Michael J. Willett (1989), Amanda Weir (1986), Colton Iverson (1989), and Molly Bernard (1988). After her are Charlie Cole (1986), Jennifer Wexton (1968), Tim Sheehy (1985), Jodie Meeks (1987), Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (null), and Joey Bragg (1996).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Olivia Smoliga ranks 204. Before her are David Plummer (1985), Julia Smit (1987), Nic Fink (1993), Misty Hyman (1979), Anita Alvarez (1996), and Amanda Weir (1986). After her are Hali Flickinger (1994), Alyssa Anderson (1990), Sydney Pickrem (1997), Caroline Burckle (1986), Kevin Cordes (1993), and Blake Pieroni (1995).

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