Posted by heathweaver

Here is some biographical information on some of the world’s greatest swimmers.

Ian Thorpe

• Birth Date: October 13, 1982
• Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Birth Name: Ian James Thorpe
• Height: 6′5" (195.58 cm)
• Foot Size: 17
• Arm Span: 192 cm
• coach: Doug Frost, Tracey Menzies

Alexander Popov

• Birth Date: November 16, 1971
• Birth Place: Sverdlovsk, Russia
• Birth Name: Aleksandr Popov
• Height: 6′7" (200.66)

Pieter VD Hoogenband

• Birth Date: March 14 1978
• Birth Place: Maastricht (Netherlands)
• Height: 193cm
• Weight: 71kg

Grant Hackett

• Birth Date: 9 May 1980
• Birth Place: Gold Coast (Queensland)
• Height: 198cm
• Weight: 90kg

Michael Phelps

• Birth Date: June 30, 1985
• Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• Height: 6 ft. 3in. (193 cm)
• Weight: 165 (88 kg)
• Shoe size: 14
• Arm Span: 200 cm
• parents: Fred and Debbie Phelps

Cullen Jones (21.84 on 50 meters)

• Birth Date: 29 February 1984
• Birth Place: The Bronx, New York, United States
• Height: 195.6 cm
• Weight: 88.5 kg
• Coach: Brooks Teal