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2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 400 Metre Freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October. Medalists See also *List of IPC world records in swimming The world records in disability swimming are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). These are the fastest performances in swimming events at meets sanctioned by the IPC. Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle, back ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 IPC Swimming European Championships - Women's 400 metre freestyle freestyle 400 m women 2009 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Swimming
Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with 50 meters (50 yards) and reaching 1500 meters (1650 yards), also known as the mile. The term 'freestyle stroke' is sometimes used as a synonym for 'front crawl', as front crawl is the fastest surface swimming stroke. It is now the most common stroke used in freestyle competitions. The first Olympics held open water swimming events, but after a few Olympics, closed water swimming was introduced. The front crawl or freestyle was the first event that was introduced. Technique Freestyle swimming implies the use of legs and arms for competitive swimming, except in the case of the individual medley or medley relay events. The front crawl is most commonly chosen by swimmers, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Den Braber
Lisa den Braber (born 13 September 1992) is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer. She represented the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Career At the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships held in Reykjavík, Iceland, she won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom, she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event and, at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she also won the bronze medal in that event. At the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships she won the silver medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event. At the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event and in the women's 400 metre freestyle S8 event. At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2015 IPC S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuliya Volkova (swimmer)
Yuliya Volkova is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S12 events. Yuliya competed as part of the Ukrainian paralympic swimming team at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was .... In her first games she won bronze medals in the and freestyle and the breaststroke, she also competed in the 100m freestyle finishing fifth and the 200m individual medley where she finished seventh. In the 2008 games she won a solitary bronze in the 100m butterfly and also finished sixth in the 50m and 100m freestyle, fifth in the 200m individual medley and fourth in the 100m breaststroke. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ukrainian female breaststroke sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maike Naomi Schnittger (born 1984), German field hockey player
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Maike is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Maike Arlt (born 1963), German volleyball player *Maike Becker (born 1962), German handball player * Maike Evers (born 1980), Australian real estate professional and television personality *Maike Kohl-Richter (born 1964), the second wife of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl * Maike van Niekerk, Canadian activist and entrepreneur * Maike Nollen (born 1977), German sprint canoer *Maike Schaunig (born 1996), German field hockey player * Maike Schirmer (born 1990), German handball player *Maike Stöckel Maike Stöckel (born 6 March 1984, in Bielefeld) is a German field hockey player who competed in the 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Efimenko
Anna Efimenko is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S12 events, for visually impaired competitors. Anna competed in four events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics winning three silver and a bronze. She won a bronze in the S13 backstroke and a silver in the S13 freestyle where she broke the world record for a S12 category swimmer. She also finished second in both the S12 and freestyle events behind team mate Oxana Savchenko Oxana Savchenko (russian: Оксана Владимировна Савченко; born October 10, 1990, in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy) is a Paralympic swimming, paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in S12 (classification), category S1 ... who set new world records in both distances. References External links * Paralympic swimmers for Russia Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Russia Paralympic bronze medalists for Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S13 (classification)
S13, SB13, SM13 are disability swimming classifications used for categorising swimmers based on their level of disability. Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the swimmers in this classification as having: "Swimmers who are the most sighted but are considered to be blind according to the IBSA B3." History The classification was created by the International Paralympic Committee and has roots in a 2003 attempt to address "the overall objective to support and co-ordinate the ongoing development of accurate, reliable, consistent and credible sport focused classification systems and their implementation." For the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee had a zero classification at the Games policy. This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Cattle
Emma Cattle (born 10 April 1988 in Luton) is a British Paralympian competing in S10 events. She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and won medals at the 2009 and 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships. Personal life Cattle has cerebral palsy. She attended Barnfield College. Career Cattle trains at Luton swimming club, and competes in S10 and SM10 events. She began swimming aged 8 at her local swimming club in Luton. She was selected to compete at the 2008 Paralympics, coming sixth in the final of the 100 metre backstroke S10 competition. She also competed in the 50 metre freestyle S10, where she finished last in her heat, and the Women's 200 m individual medley SM10, where she was disqualified in her heat. Cattle qualified to compete at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships, her third appearance at the event. She won a bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle S10. In 2009, Cattle broke the British 100m backstroke S10 record with a time of 1:12.55; her reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Omielan
Anna Omielan (born 14 May 1993) is a former Polish Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events. She is a double European medalist and has competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ... but did not medal. Omielan lost her left leg aged two years old in an agricultural accident when her lower leg was cut off by a lawn mower. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Omielan, Anna 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Białystok Paralympic swimmers for Poland Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Polish female freestyle swimmers Polish female butterfly swimmers 21st-century Polish sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzyna Pawlik
Katarzyna Pawlik (born 17 February 1989) is a former butterfly, freestyle and medley Polish Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ... who competed in international level events. References 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Bytom People from Chorzów Paralympic swimmers for Poland Polish female butterfly swimmers Polish female freestyle swimmers Polish female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic gold medalists for Poland Paralympic silver medalists for Poland Paralympic bronze medalists for Poland Medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S10 (classification)
S10, SB9, SM10 are Paralympic sports#Classification, disability swimming classifications used for categorizing swimmers based on their level of disability. Swimmers in this class tend to have minimal weakness affecting their legs, missing feet, a missing leg below the knee or problems with their hips. This class includes a number of different disabilities including people with amputations and cerebral palsy. The classification is governed by the International Paralympic Committee, and competes at the Paralympic Games. Definition This classification is for swimming (sport), swimming. In the classification title, S represents Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly strokes. SB means breaststroke. SM means individual medley. Swimming classifications are on a gradient, with one being the most severely physically impaired to ten having the least amount of physical disability. Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the swimmers in this classification as having: "very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Steadman
Lauren Steadman (born 18 December 1992) is a British Paralympic athlete who has competed in four Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ..., in both swimming and the paratriathlon. She competed at both the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London as a swimmer, before switching to the paratriathlon for the 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Games in Rio where she won a silver medal in the Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's PT4, Women's PT4. She won the gold medal in the Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's PTS5, Women's PTS5 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, 2020 Games in Tokyo. Life and career Steadman was born in Peterborough in 1992. She has won medals in 2009 IPC Swimming Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Watkin
Louise Stephanie Watkin (née Niklasson; born 13 August 1992 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Watkin swims in the S9 category and represented Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, in which she won two silver and two bronze medals. She won one silver and three bronze medals at the 2008 Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It wa ... in Beijing. Career history She came to the UK in 1996. She was born with Upper Limb Deficiency, and is missing her left hand. After trying out several sports and activities as a child, she settled on swimming at the age of 12. Her first major competition was the World Championships in Durban, South Africa in 2006, and since then she has competed in the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008, the European Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
