Zachariah Toule
Personal information | |
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Full name | Zachariah Patrick Toule II |
Nickname(s) | "The Duncan Dagger" |
Born | Duncan, Pahl, Zamastan | June 30, 1985
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly, individual medley, freestyle, backstroke |
Zachariah Toule (born June 30 1985) is a Zamastanian competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Toule also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). Toule is a former long course world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley, and 400-meter individual medley. He has won 82 medals in major international long course competitions, of which 65 were gold, 14 silver, and three bronze, spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Euronian Championships. He is widely regarded as the greatest swimmer of all time and is often considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all time.