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Proposed addition to WP:NSPORTS: specific notability guideline for competition/competitive swimmers. It specifically excludes synchronized swimmers, channel swimmers, exhibition swimmers and entertainers. Those who satisfy one or more of the following conditions are presumed to be notable for purposes of a stand-alone Wikipedia article:

1. swimmers who have competed in the modern Summer Olympics (1896 to present) per WP:NOLYMPICS;

2. swimmers who have won a gold, silver or bronze medal in one of the identified major international championships, including:
 * (a) the FINA World Aquatics Championships, 50-metre long course (1973 to present);
 * (b) the FINA World Swimming Championships, 25-meter short course (1993 to present);
 * (b) the Commonwealth Games, and its predecessor British Empire Games (1930 to present);
 * (b) the LEN European Aquatics Championships, 50-metre long course (1926 to present);
 * (e) the Pan American Games (1951 to present); and
 * (c) the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (1985 to present).

3. swimmers who are current or former holders of a world record recognized by FINA;

4. college or university swimmers who satisfy the specific notability guidelines for college athletes per WP:NCOLLATH;

5. all other competition swimmers who satisfy the general notability guidelines per WP:GNG, with significant coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources.

For purposes of this specific notability guideline for swimmers, an "independent source" shall mean a source that is unaffiliated with: the International Olympic Committee (IOC), any national Olympic committee, or any Olympic organizing committee; FINA, or any other national or regional governing body for the sport; the organizing body for the Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games or any other hemispheric, regional or similar games or championships; the NCAA, CIS, any other university or college sports governing body, or any university or college sports conference or association. This definition of "independent source" shall specifically exclude websites, media guides, press releases and other publications of teams, sports clubs, college or university athletic departments; college or university newspapers covering college or university sports and swimmers; and alumni magazines or other publications of educational institutions covering their alumni.

For purposes of applying WP:NCOLLATH