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African Records In Swimming ...
The African records in swimming are the fastest times ever by a swimmer representing an African country. These records are ratified by CANA, the African Swimming Confederation (its acronym derives from its name in French: ''Confédération Africaine Natation''). All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. Long Course (50 m) Men Women Mixed relay Short Course (25 m) Men Women Mixed relay Record holders' rankings By nation References External linksC.A.N.A. official website {{Records in swimming Africa Records Swimming records Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa (orthographic Projection)
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 Metre Butterfly
The heats for the men's 50 metre butterfly race at the 2009 World Championships occurred on Sunday, 26 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (Romulus and Remus, legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Semifinals Final External linksHeats Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Du Rand
Johannes ("George") Du Rand (born 16 October 1982) is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 meter backstroke. He is a member of South Africa's 2008 Olympic ''Mail & Guardian online''. Published 23 April 2008; retrieved 11 July 2008. team. He competed in the United States for the . Among other events, he has swum at the: * 2006 Commonwealth Games * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 Metre Freestyle Relay
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay at the 2009 World Championships took place on July 31, 2009 at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. 30 countries entered the event, of which 27 swam. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Final See also *Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 12–13 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. The U.S. men's team smashed both the seven-minute barrier and the world record to k ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay Freestyle relay Men 4x200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastien Rousseau
Sebastien Daniel Rousseau (born 10 September 1990) is a competition swimmer who has represented South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ... in three Summer Olympics and other international swimming championships. He is married to Holly. Career Rousseau is the South African record holder in the 400m Individual Medley (LCM) with a time of 4:11.11, which he achieved while winning the event at the 2013 U.S. Open. He competed in the 2009 and 2011 World Swimming Championships, in Rome and Shanghai respectively. He competed in the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, in Delhi and Glasgow respectively. He competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Venter
Jan Albert Venter (also ''Jasper Venter'', born 23 April 1988 in Hartenbos, Western Cape) is a South African swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. Venter won a bronze medal, as a member of the South African team, in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. He also helped his team to claim the title in the same relay distance at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, posting a meet record time of 7:33.63. Venter qualified as a member of the South African team for the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing third in the same distance from the national championships (1:50.60). Teaming with Sebastien Rousseau, Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend (born 28 August 1984) is a competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who competed for South Africa. He became a U.S. citizen during the summer of 2014, and has subsequently represented the United States in international ..., an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Basson
Jean Basson (born 5 October 1987) is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200-metre freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. He also competed in the 400 m freestyle and the 4 x 200 m relay. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he took part in the 4 x 200 m relay. Basson lives and trains in , under coach Frank Busch. He attended the |
Swimming At The 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 Metre Freestyle Relay
The men's 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships took place on 26 July 2009 at the Foro Italico Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy, on the slopes of Monte Mario. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini (literally Mussolini's Forum) under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti. Inspired ... in Rome, Italy. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Final External linksPreliminary Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Schoeman
Roland Mark Schoeman OIS (born 4 July 1980) is a South African American swimmer and was a member of the South African swimming team at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In May 2022, he officially became United States citizen. Career Born in Pretoria, Schoeman first took an interest in the sport when he was 13, and began to compete three years later. He said he began swimming only to impress a girl he met. This marked the beginning of a career that would see him attain a gold, silver and bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games; three gold, a silver and a bronze World Championship medals, as well as four gold, three silvers and three bronzes at the Commonwealth Games. He set new South African records in the 100 m Freestyle (48.69 s), 50 m Freestyle (22.04 s), 100 m Butterfly (52.73 s) and 50 m Butterfly (23.65 s) events. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the 4 × 100 m freestyle, a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle event and a bronze in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darian Townsend
Darian Roy Townsend (born 28 August 1984) is a competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who competed for South Africa. He became a U.S. citizen during the summer of 2014, and has subsequently represented the United States in international events. He was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Townsend was a member of the South African men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay team that won gold and broke the world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Darian Townsend Retrieved 20 July 2014. Townsend attended the University of Arizona, where he swam for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team in 2007 and 2008. He previously attended the University of Florida and competed for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in 2005 and 2006. See also * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) * List of University of Florida Olympians * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * World reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Moore
Graeme John Moore (born 28 January 1989, Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...) is a South African swimmer. He competed for South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the 100 m and 4 x 100 m freestyle. He is 6'6", 215 lbs. References 1989 births Living people South Afri ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndon Ferns
Lyndon Ferns (born 24 September 1983 in Pietersburg, South Africa) is a retired Olympic gold-medalist and former world record swimmer from South Africa. He swam for South Africa at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he was a member of South Africa's Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay that won the event in a world record. Three of the team were a part of the relay that broke the record and won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the 2007 World Championships held in Melbourne, Australia, Lyndon became the first man out of Africa to complete the 100m butterfly in under 52 seconds, touching the wall in 51.90 seconds and with that breaking his own African record. He was also part of the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley relay, both placing fourth. Lyndon also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where he set the African record in the 100m freestyle at 48.00, earning a sixth place in the finals. He also competed in the 100m butterfly, 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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