American swimmer

Olivia Smoliga

Olivia Smoliga is a two-time Olympian and American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke and freestyle events. She won a record eight gold medals at the 2018 World Championships, becoming the first swimmer, male or female, to win eight or more gold medals in a single FINA World Swimming Championships or FINA World Aquatics Championships. She is the current Guinness World Record holder for "most gold medals won at a single FINA World Championships" by an individual swimmer. At the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, she won a gold medal for swimming the backstroke leg in the preliminary heat of the 4x100-meter medley relay.

Born

1994

October 12

Died

Living

Era

1990s

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Olivia, in brief

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1994 Born

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-539 The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia conquer Babylon, ending the Babylonian empire. (Julian calendar)
633 Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed by an alliance under Penda of Mercia and Cadwallon of Gwynedd.
1279 The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.
1398 In the Treaty of Salynas, Lithuania cedes Samogitia to the Teutonic Knights.

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The world in 1994

When Olivia arrived

april 14 In a friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two U.S. Army helicopters, killing 26 people.
april 15 Marrakesh Agreement relating to foundation of World Trade Organization is adopted.
april 24 A Douglas DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay after takeoff from Sydney Airport. All 25 people on board survive.
april 26 China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.

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