Who is the youngest Olympic female swimmer?
The youngest swimmer in US history was Donna Elizabeth de Varona. She won the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics at 13 years old….
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Who is the best American female swimmer?
American Swimmers of the Year
| Year | Female Winner | Male Winner |
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| 2016 | Katie Ledecky | Michael Phelps |
| 2017 | Katie Ledecky | Caeleb Dressel |
| 2018 | Katie Ledecky | Chase Kalisz |
| 2019 | Regan Smith | Caeleb Dressel |
Who is the best girl Olympic swimmer?
McKeon was the most valuable female swimmer of the Olympics, and she is the top female swimmer in the world.
- Ariarne Titmus, Australia.
- Kaylee McKeown, Australia.
- Zhang Yufei, China.
- Tatjana Schoenmaker, South Africa.
- Maggie MacNeil, Canada.
- Lilly King, USA.
- Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong.
- Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden.
Who is the 15 year old Olympian?
Katie Grimes
She is the youngest American Olympian at the Tokyo 2020 games and has been called the future of Team USA swimming. And in her first ever Olympic swim, 15-year-old Katie Grimes finished second in her 800m freestyle heat, just two seconds behind teammate Katie Ledecky.
What is the youngest US Olympian?
She’s been called the Simone Biles of her sport — that’s how good she is. Hopefully, she brings home a few gold medals. While Liu is the youngest Team USA athlete overall at these Games, 17-year-old speedskater Jordan Stolz is the youngest man on the Olympic squad.
Who is the youngest USA Olympian 2021?
Facts about ages in the Tokyo Olympics:
- The youngest member of Team USA is 15-year-old swimmer Katie Grimes; the oldest is equestrian Phillip Dutton, 57.
- At 44, Abdi Abdirahman is the oldest runner to ever make a U.S. Olympic track and field team.
Who is the best female backstroker?
Ranking the Best Women’s Swimmers in the World From 1-25 As Olympic Year Arrives
- Maggie MacNeil, Canada.
- Federica Pellegrini, Italy.
- Sydney Pickrem, Canada.
- Benedetta Pilato, Italy.
- Anastasiya Shkurdai, Belarus.
- Leah Smith, United States.
- Kira Toussaint, Netherlands.
- Marie Wattel, France.
Do Olympics have an age limit?
Specifically, Rule 42 of the Olympic Charter states: “There may be no age limit for competitors in the Olympic Games other than as prescribed in the competition rules of an IF as approved by the IOC Executive Board.” Just like the IOC does for sex testing, eligibility rules for age are deferred to the IFs.
Who is the 14 year old swimmer in the Olympics?
Summer McIntosh
2020 TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES Despite facing far and away the most pressure-packed competition of her young career, Canada’s Summer McIntosh has continued to perform unbelievably well at the Tokyo Olympic Games at the age of 14.
Who is the youngest woman to win an Olympic medal?
At the age of 13 years and 268 days, she won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, making her at the time the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal….Marjorie Gestring.
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