| 100% | PHELPS | 6 | Michael __, US Olympic swimmer with 23 gold medals |
| 62% | PHELPS | 6 | Swimmer Michael with 23 Olympic golds |
| 54% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | Swimmer with a record 18 Olympic gold medals: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SPITZ | 5 | Swimmer with the most Olympic swimming gold medals before Phelps |
| 53% | PHELPS | 6 | Swimmer Michael with 28 Olympic medals |
| 53% | PHELPS | 6 | Swimmer Michael with the most Olympic medals |
| 52% | MARKSPITZ | 9 | US swimmer with nine Olympic golds to his name |
| 49% | PHELPS | 6 | American swimmer Michael ___ who has won 23 Olympic gold medals |
| 48% | IAN | 3 | Swimmer Thorpe with five Olympic gold medals |
| 48% | KATIE | 5 | Swimmer Ledecky with seven Olympic gold medals |
| 48% | DANA | 4 | Swimmer Vollmer with five Olympic gold medals |
| 47% | IANTHORPE | 9 | *Swimmer with five Olympic gold medals |
| 44% | IANTHORPE | 9 | *Australian swimmer with five Olympic golds |
| 44% | IAN | 3 | Olympic swimmer Thorpe who's won five gold medals |
| 44% | PHELPS | 6 | Michael ___, retired American swimmer with 28 Olympic medals and a wax statue at Madame Tussauds, Washington DC |
| 43% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | American swimmer who holds the all-time record for Olympic gold medals with 23 wins: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DARA | 4 | Swimmer Torres with 12 Olympic medals |
| 43% | MISSY | 5 | Swimmer Franklin with five gold medals |
| 42% | KATIELEDECKY | 12 | American swimmer with seven Olympic gold medals who was honored with two ESPYs in 2022, Best Olympian, Women's Sports and Best Athlete, Women's Sports (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ALY | 3 | Olympic gymnast Raisman with three gold medals |
| 41% | BILES | 5 | Olympic gymnast Simone with seven gold medals |
| 41% | THORPE | 6 | Aussie swimmer Ian, with five Olympic golds |
| 40% | MARK | 4 | Gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer ___ Spitz who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 39% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | Swimmer who won a record 23 Olympic gold medals (Athens, Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro) (2 wds.) |
| 39% | WILMARUDOLPH | 12 | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won gold medals at the 1960 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOANBENOIT | 10 | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ARNE | 4 | Olympic gold-medal swimmer ___ Borg |
| 38% | PHELPS | 6 | Michael ___, Olympic swimmer with double-jointed ankles which may give him a competitive edge |
| 38% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | Swimmer who won a record 23 Olympic gold medals in Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio de Janeiro (2 wds.) |
| 38% | GAILDEVERS | 10 | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics: 2 wds |