Top 10 Richest Swimmers of All Time

Top 10 Richest Swimmers of All Time

10. Jenny Thompson (Net Worth: 1 Million)

At number 10 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Jenny Thompson. She is right now 46 years old. She hails from Danvers, Massachusetts. Her expertise is in butterfly strokes as well as freestyle swimming.

She is popularly known as Jenny and her fans love her. Alternatively, she is also known for her representing Stanford University.

9. Diana Nyad (Net Worth: 1.4 Million)

At number 9 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Diana Nyad. Another iron lady in this list, Diana Nyad is right now 70 years old.

She is a non-religious person and is also an author, journalist as well as an Olympic level swimmer. On top of that, she is also a motivational speaker.

8. Ian Thorpe (Net Worth: 2 Million)

At number 8 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Ian Thorpe. His competition with Michael Phelps has been one of the hottest topics in a long time.

Ian is a very skillful and tremendously talented swimmer who is an expert in freestyle swimming. He is 37 years old and has a net worth of 2 million USD.

7. Krisztina Egerszegi: (Net Worth: 2 Million)

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At number 7 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Krisztina Egerszegi. She is also popularly known as Egérke (Little Mouse), Egér (Mouse) as well as Queen Kristina. Her Net worth is 2 million USD and not only is she among the richest swimmers ever, but she is amazingly talented as well.

6. Ryan Lochte (Net Worth: 3 Million)

At number 6 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Ryan Lochte. He is one of the most renowned swimmers to this date and is amazingly rich, with a net worth of 3 million USD. Lochte is popularly known as The Lochtenator and also as ‘Reezy’ by some of his fans. He is very tall with a height of 1.93 meters.

His full name is Ryan Steven Lochte and he is one of the most popular swimmers of this day. He is 35 years old as of right now and hails from Rochester, New York.

5. Kristin Otto (Net Worth: 4 Million)

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At number 5 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Kristin Otto. She is an Olympic swimming champion who hails from Germany. She is the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games. Can we take a moment to realize how awesome that is? She was born on 7th February 1966, which makes her 53 years old right now.

She is one of the tallest female swimmers in the list with an astonishing height of 1.85 meters. Kristin specializes in freestyle swimming along with butterfly style and Backstroke.

4. Shane Gould (Net Worth: 6 Million)

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At number 4 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Shane Gould. Born on the 23rd of November in the year of 1956, she is right now, 60 years old. She hails from the land of Sydney New South Wales. Her preferred styles are Freestyle as well as Medley. As a teenager, she has to move to Fiji with her family at the age of 18 months.

But, she was an amazing swimmer even when she was little. By the age of six, she was a competent swimmer, which is very rare to find among kids. Swimming has been her career for a very long time and it is not such a shock that she is one of the highest-paid ones at that.

3. Matt Biondi (Net Worth: 8 Million)

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At number 3 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Matt Biondi. His full is Matthew Nicholas Biondi, and not only is he one of the richest but he is one of the most talented and skillful swimmers ever. He is 54 years old and specializes in freestyle as well as butterfly stroke.

2. Mark Spitz (Net Worth: 20 Million)

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At number 2 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Mark Spitz. This Olympic swimmer has won 9 Olympic gold medals among others. With numerous endorsements, awards and sponsorships…this swimmer is the second richest among this list.

He is called Mark the shark by his beloved fans because of his tremendous speed in the water. Mark is from the USA and is right now 70 years old, and is going to turn 71 this February 2020. But age does not get to him, rather he ages gracefully.

1. Michael Phelps (Net Worth: 55 Million)

At number 1 in this list of top 10 richest swimmers of all time, we have Michael Phelps. It has been repeated over and over again, but he simply is the best. Even though there was a brief controversy of him using drugs to enhance his abilities in past years, there is no denying that, even without the drugs …he is an amazing swimmer.