Famous British Swimmers

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Rebecca Adlington

(British Former Competitive Swimmer)

Birthdate: February 17, 1989

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Rebecca Adlington made headlines with her double-gold win at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in which she aced both the 400m and 800m freestyle events. After retiring at 23, she has worked for BBC as a sports pundit and participated in shows such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Adam Peaty

(English Competitive Swimmer Who Specialises in the Breaststroke)

Birthdate: December 28, 1994

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Uttoxeter Uttoxeter, England

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Duncan Scott

(Scottish Swimmer)

Birthdate: May 6, 1997

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Matthew Webb

(British Swimmer Known for Swimming the English Channel)

Birthdate: January 19, 1848

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Dawley, Shropshire, England

Died: July 24, 1883

Liam Tancock

(English Former Competitive Swimmer)

Birthdate: May 1, 1985

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Exeter, England

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Tom Dean

(British Competitive Freestyle Swimmer)

Birthdate: May 2, 2000

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: London, England

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

James Guy

(English Competitive Swimmer Who Specialises in Freestyle and Butterfly and Olympic Gold Medalists)

Birthdate: November 26, 1995

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Bury, Greater Manchester Bury, England

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton

(English Swimmer and Member of the House of Lords, Lord Temporal)

Birthdate: April 14, 1935

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Caithness, United Kingdom

Luke Greenbank

(English Professional Swimmer Who Specialises in Backstroke and Olympic Medalist)

Birthdate: September 17, 1997

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Crewe, Cheshire, England

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Caitlin McClatchey

(British Former Swimmer)

Birthdate: November 28, 1985

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Spyridon Gianniotis

(Greek Competitive Swimmer)

Birthdate: February 19, 1980

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Liverpool, England

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Henry Taylor

(English Competitive Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist)

Birthdate: March 17, 1885

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Oldham, England

Died: February 28, 1951

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Joanne Jackson

(English Freestyle Swimmer)

Birthdate: September 12, 1986

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Northallerton, England

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Jennie Fletcher

(British Competitive Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medallist)

Birthdate: March 19, 1890

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Belgrave, Leicester, England

Died: January 17, 1968

John Arthur Jarvis

(English Competitive Swimmer)

Birthdate: February 24, 1872

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Leicester, England

Died: May 9, 1933

Bill Burgess

(British Swimmer and the Second Person to Successfully Complete a Swim of the English Channel)

Birthdate: June 15, 1872

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Rotherham, England

Died: July 2, 1950

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Sarah Price

(English Former Backstroke Swimmer)

Birthdate: April 19, 1979

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Enfield, London, England

Frederick Holman

(English Competitive Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist)

Birthdate: February 9, 1883

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Dawlish, England

Died: January 23, 1913

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Isabel Newstead

(British Paralympic Athlete)

Birthdate: May 3, 1955

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Died: January 18, 2007