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Amanda Lim
Amanda Lim (born Lim Xiang Qi on 8 January 1993) is a Singaporean freestyle swimmer. Career 2007–2009 Lim first competed for Singapore at the 2007 Hong Kong International Open, where, aged just 14, she finished 7th in the heats of the 50-metre freestyle in 27.94, 7th in the heats of the 100-metre freestyle in 1:00.17, 7th in the heats of the 200-metre freestyle in 2:12.35 and withdrew from the 400-metre freestyle. She was denied a place in the final in these events as the rules for the meet stipulated that the maximum number of the competitors from each country was limited to two. Lim also swam in the heats of the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay with Mylene Ong, Ruth Ho and Lynette Lim, setting the fastest qualifying time of 4:06.03. In the final, Lim and Lynette were replaced with Quah Ting Wen and Tao Li who won gold in a new championship record time of 3:56.58. At the Singaporean leg of the 2007 FINA Swimming World Cup, Lim finished 5th in the 400-metre freestyle in 4: ... [...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] |
