Olivia Smoliga

Olivia Smoliga
Smoliga at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (1994-10-12) October 12, 1994
Glenview, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight163 lb (74 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubCali Condors
Athens Bulldog Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Georgia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
2017 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
2017 Budapest 4×100 m medley
2019 Gwangju 50 m backstroke
2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed freestyle
2019 Gwangju 100 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
2012 Istanbul 100 m backstroke
2012 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle
2018 Hangzhou 50 m backstroke
2018 Hangzhou 100 m backstroke
2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m freestyle
2018 Hangzhou 4×100 m freestyle
2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m medley
2018 Hangzhou 4×100 m medley
2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed freestyle
2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed medley
2012 Istanbul 50 m backstroke
2012 Istanbul 4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 100 m backstroke
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
2012 Honolulu 100 m backstroke
2012 Honolulu 4×100 m freestyle
2012 Honolulu 4×100 m medley
2012 Honolulu 50 m freestyle

Olivia Smoliga (born October 12, 1994) 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.

She swam for the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League.

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