4Shane Gould – Net worth: $6 million
The millionaire Shane Gould is the only person, female or male, to hold every world freestyle record from 100 to 1.500 meters and the 200-meter individual medley world record simultaneously, which she did from December 12, 1971 to September 1, 1972.
Shane Gould holds an impressive list of achievements, such as 1971 ‘Best Sportswoman in the World’, 1971 ABC ‘Sportswoman of the Year’, 1985 ‘Sport Australia Hall of Fame’, 1994 ‘ Olympic Order’, 1995 ‘Legend of Australian Sport’, 2000 ‘Australian Sports Medal’.
Also in 2000, she was one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Although Shane Gould retired at the very young age of 16, she remains one of the greatest female swimmers in history. And one of the richest, with an estimated net worth of $6 million.
