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2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 800 Metre Freestyle
The men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 21 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center. The last champion was Andrew Hurd Andrew Hurd (born August 12, 1982) is a Canadian former freestyle swimmer. He began swimming at age 8 and was a student at the University of Michigan. He won a gold medal on the world cup circuit in 2000 in Edmonton, Alberta in the 1500-metre f ... of Canada. This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows: Results All times are in minutes and seconds. The first round was held on August 21, at 11:37, and the final was held on August 21, at 16:59. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Men's 800 metre freestyle 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Woollett Jr
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Vanderkaay
Peter William Vanderkaay (born February 12, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events and is a four-time Olympic medalist. He was a member of the United States Olympic team in 2004, 2008, and 2012, and won bronze medals in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 400-meter freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal life Vanderkaay was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He grew up in Oakland Township, and attended Rochester Adams High School in Rochester Hills. He has three brothers, all of whom are competitive swimmers. His older brother Christian swam for the University of Michigan and qualified for the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2008 Olympic trials. His younger brother Alex qualified for the 2008 Olympic trials in several events, competing and making the finals in the 400-meter individual medley, 200-meter butterfly and the 200-meter medley. His third and youngest brother, Dane, also qualified for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George O'Brien (swimmer)
George O'Brien may refer to: *George O'Brien (actor) (1899–1985), American film actor *George O'Brien (baseball) (1889–1966), American baseball player *George O'Brien (cricketer) (born 1984), Bermudian cricketer * George O'Brien (cyclist) (born 1931), British cyclist *George O'Brien (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2020), Scottish football player for Dunfermline Athletic, Leeds United and Southampton * George O'Brien (1900s footballer), English football player for Manchester United * George O'Brien (Irish politician) (1892–1973), Irish politician, economist and academic *George O'Brien (painter) (1821–1888), New Zealand painter *George O'Brien (writer) (born 1945), Irish academic and writer of short fiction and memoir *George D. O'Brien (1900–1957), U.S. Representative from Michigan * G. Dennis O'Brien (born 1931), former president of the University of Rochester *George H. O'Brien Jr. (1926–2005), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient *George M. O'Brien (1917–1986), U.S. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esteban Paz
Esteban () is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend to pronounce it as a proparoxytone . People with the given name * Esteban Alvarado, Costa Rican goalkeeper * Esteban Andrés Suárez, Spanish football goalkeeper * Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine footballer * Esteban de la Fuente, Argentine basketball player * Esteban Fuertes, Argentine footballer * Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer * Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver * Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican racing driver * Esteban Lazo Hernández, Cuban politician * Esteban Loaiza, Mexican retired baseball player * Esteban Navarro, Spanish novelist * Esteban Ocon, French racing driver * Esteban Pérez, Argentine basketball player * Esteban Solari, Argentine football player * Esteban Trapiello, Venezuelan businessman * Esteban Tuero, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Worsley
Blake Thomas Worsley (born November 7, 1987, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian Olympic swimmer. He competed for Canada at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 12th. He was raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and swam for the University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univ .... Personal bests and records held ;Long course (50 m) ;Short course (25 m) ;Short course (25 y) ;Kickball References 1987 births Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers from Vancouver University of Denver alumni Living people College men's swimmers in the United States Canadian expatriate swimmers in the United States Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Martin Pereyra
Juan Martín Pereyra is an Argentine swimmer. He has represented Argentina at three consecutive Summer Olympics. At the , he competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Penhale
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name '' Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan ( Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered '' John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see '' Jean'') is another version. For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Gaelic has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the normal Gaelic practice for adapting Biblical names that contain in other languages (''Sine''/''Siobhàn'' for ''Joan/Jane/Anne/Anna''; ''Seonaid''/''Sinéad'' for ''Janet''; ''Seumas''/''Séamus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kier Maitland
Kier Maitland (born November 16, 1988, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a male swimming (sport), swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the distance freestyle events. Maitland is the son of Craig and Karen Maitland and has an older brother named Logan. Club swimming career Kier currently swims for the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club in Edmonton, Alberta during the summer under the coach Steve Price. Kier earned rookie of the year award at the 2005 World Aquatic Trials. The next year he qualified for his first senior national team and earned himself a spot on the 2006 Pan Pacific Games team for Canada. He claimed a bronze medal (1500m freestyle) and a 5th-place finish in the 400m freestyle at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2008, Maitland placed 2nd in the 1500m freestyle at the Canadian Olympic trials. Maitland has won a national title in the 1500m freestyle (2007 Spring National Championships or Pan Am Trials) and has won age group national titles in the 400m, 80 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Kanieski
Lucas da Cruz Kanieski (born 25 January 1990 in Dourados) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. At the 2010 South American Games, Kanieski won the gold medal in the 800-metre freestyle, and two silver medals in the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle. He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 12th in the 800-metre freestyle, 18th in the 1500-metre freestyle and 27th in the 400-metre freestyle. Kanieski competed at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Dubai, where he finished 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle, eighth in the 1500-metre freestyle and also eighth in the 4×200-metre freestyle. In the 1500-metre freestyle, broke the short-course South American record, with a time of 14:45.51. At the 2011 Pan American Games, Kanieski won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, by participating at heats. Also ranked 5th in the 400-metre freestyle and in the 1500-metre freestyle At the 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Randall (swimmer) (born 1988), Canadian actor
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Mark Randall may refer to: * Mark Randall (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player * Mark Randall (footballer) (born 1989), English football player * Mark Randall (runner), winner of the 1976 4 × 880 yard relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships See also * Mark Rendall Mark Rendall (born October 21, 1988) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor whose roles include the lead in the 2004 film, ''Childstar'' and Mick in season 1 of the Canadian television drama series ''ReGenesis''. He played Bastian Bux i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Klueh
Michael Klueh (born March 15, 1987) is an American competition swimmer. He is a four-time medalist (three gold, one silver) at the World Championships. He is also an eight-time medalist (four gold, two silver, two bronze) at the World University Games. Klueh competed for the University of Texas from 2005 to 2009 where he was a 2009 NCAA champion as a member of the 4x200 yard freestyle relay. He is a former American record holder in the 800 short course meter freestyle and former Texas 5A state high school record-holder in the 500-yard freestyle. Klueh is currently an orthopaedic surgery resident at the University of Michigan Medical School Michigan Medicine (University of Michigan Health System or UMHS before 2017) is the wholly owned academic medical center of the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Medicine includes the Universi .... References External links * * Michael Klueh – Texas Longhorns athlete bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |