Let's make this birthday one to remember.

37 years old (Born on June 12, 1987)

Happy Birthday, Julia Wilkinson! May your day be filled with laughter, cake, and absolutely no flip-turn mishaps. Ever since you splashed onto the Olympic scene in 2008—setting that blazing Canadian record in the 100-meter backstroke—you've been swimming circles around everyone else (literally!). Your freestyle finesse and medley mastery have left us all breathless...though probably not as breathless as your competitors trying to keep up.

Here's hoping this year brings you even more success—and fewer chlorine-induced hair days. Keep making waves both inside and outside of the pool; you're truly an inspiration who proves life is always better when viewed from lane four!