Top 25 of 2016: #4 Pernille Blume

Pernille Blume had a wonderful 2016. The 22 year old Danish swimmer won two Olympic medals in Freestyle. One in Gold at 50m and one at Bronze in 4X100m Medley relay. The Gold was Denmarks first in the pool since 1948. As a consequence Pernille was the flag bearer at the closing ceremony for the Danes. Pernille first featured on the site in December 2014, and has also featured a best of Instagram feature. Pernille is one of HWiS most popular girls, culminating a special Gallery made of all of the various pictures we have featured.

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Top 25 of 2016: #8 Ranomi Kromowidjojo

Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo is the 8th place on this years top of the year list. Ranomi is one of a rare breed on this years top 25 list, not medalling at the Olympics. Only one girl ranking higher didn't win a medal. She finished in the final in two individual events and also in the relay. Her great success came at the World Short Course Championships with a Gold, 3 silvers a bronze, and at the Long Course European Championships she won 3 golds and a silver.

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Feres Twins

Brazilian Twins in Synchronised Swimming

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Name: Bia and Branca Feres
Nationality: Brazil
Date of Birth: 22 February 1988
Place of Birth: Brazil
Sport: Synchronised Swimming
Height: unknown

There Feres twins were long time Internet sensations before finally making it to the Olympics this year as part of the Brazil squad for the Synchronised Swimming. They performed before but quit the sport to go and model in AMerica, after getting a lot of Internet attentiom. Now they are back and sure to get a lot of attention

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Boglarka Kapas

Hungarian Swimmer

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Name: Boglarka Kapas
Nationality: Hungary
Date of Birth: 22 April 1993
Place of Birth: Debrecen, Hungary
Sport: Swimming
Height: 1m67cm (5'5)

Boglarka is a Hungarian Swimmer competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She will compete shortly in the 400m Womens Freestyle, and later in the week in the 800m Freestyle. This is her third Olympics after qualifying as a 15 year old in 2008, and also 4 years ago in London.

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