Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe is allergic to chlorine, so that his race in competition may not have been what the doctor ordered from first. Still, his ability was so undeniable after debuting at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, he won 5 gold medals, most of them an Australian. The great Michael Phelps said Thorpe is his hero. Although he has retired from the sport, he is still one of the world’s most famous athletes. Thorpe is now an LGBT rights activist. In addition to his swimming career, he’s an Armani ambassador.
Ian Thorpe
Natalie Coughlin
Before she joined the Olympics, Natalie Coughlin was the NCAA champion, and she shone at the 2004 Athens Olympics by winning two U.S. gold medals. She is the first woman to swim in less than a minute for a 100-meter backstroke race, an achievement at the following Beijing Olympics. In addition to modeling, she became a CO2 Coconut Water speaker after her swimming career and made TV appearances. Coughlin was an Iron Chef America judge and competed in Chopped.
Natalie Coughlin