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Ashley Delaney
Ashley Jason Delaney (born 11 April 1986) from ; updated 2010-06-16, retrieved 2010-07-06. is a national-record holding and Olympic and world championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia, who competed at the Career His first internati ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sale, Victoria
Sale is a city situated in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria and the council seat of the Shire of Wellington. It had an estimated urban population of 15,682 according to the 2021 census. The total population including the immediate area around the town designated for the future development of Sale currently sits at approximately 19,000 according to shire website. History The Aboriginal name for the Sale area is Wayput. Two famous Gippsland explorers, Paul Strzelecki and Angus McMillan, passed through the immediate area around 1840. The first white settler was Archibald McIntosh who arrived in 1844 and established his 'Flooding Creek' property on the flood plain country which was duly inundated soon after his arrival. In the 1840s, drovers heading south to Port Albert crossed Flooding Creek and were confronted with the difficult marsh country around the Thomson and Latrobe rivers. A punt operated across the Latrobe River until a toll bridge was erected. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The Commonwealth Games
Swimming is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. Synchronised swimming and Diving events are optional. Water polo is a recognised (i.e. not yet optional) sport. Editions Events Men's events Women's events Elite Athletes with a Disability events From the 2002 Commonwealth Games a number of events have been included in the program to include elite athletes with disabilities. The inclusion of events in this category has been inconsistent over the four Games where they have been included. All-time medal table ''Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games'' Games records External linksCommonwealth Games sport index {{Commonwealth Games Swimming Swimming Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayden Stoeckel
Hayden Ernest Stoeckel (born 10 August 1984) is an Olympic and national record-holding backstroke swimmer from Australia. He swam for Australia at the 2008 Olympics where he tied with Russia's Arkady Vyatchanin for the bronze medal in the 100m backstroke; in semifinals of the event he also set a new Australian and Commonwealth Record (52.97).Stoeckel's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 23 July 2009. He was also part of the Australian men's 4×100-metre medley relay team that won bronze at the . Stoeckel is a member of South Australia's Norwood Swimming Club. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eamon Sullivan
Eamon Wade Sullivan (born 30 August 1985) is an Australian former sprint swimmer, three-time Olympic medallist, and former world record-holder in two events. He was also the winner of the first season of '' Celebrity MasterChef Australia'', and followed up his swimming career with a number of food business ventures. Swimming career In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam at the Trans-Tasman series. At the 2004 Olympic trials he grabbed a spot in the 4x100 Freestyle relay team by finishing fourth in the final. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Sullivan was the youngest male in the Australian Olympic Team and improved his Personal Best in the heat time that gained him a spot in the final of the 4 × 100 m freestyle, in which Australia was dethroned in the event they had won 4 years ago in Sydney. In July 2005 he was sidelined with a hip injury and missed the World Aquatics Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Australian Swimming Championships
The 2009 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 17–22 March 2009. They doubled as the national trials for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships. Results See also * 2009 in swimming References * {{Australian Swimming Championships S Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal A ... Australian Swimming Championships Sports competitions in Sydney 2000s in Sydney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Australian Swimming Championships
The 2008 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 22–29 March 2008. The championships were used as the Australian trials for the 2008 Olympic Games squad. Like all previous Australian swimming trials, the championships program mirrored the 2008 Olympic swimming program with the addition of the non-Olympic events – 50 m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly; 800 m freestyle (men) and 1500 m freestyle (women). Results Highlighted swimmers achieved the qualification conditions to be included in the Olympic team in that respective event. Men's events Women's events Olympic team news Due to strong performances, two additional members were added to the Australian Olympic swim team: Nick Ffrost and Felicity Galvez both finished seventh in their 200 m freestyle events. Additionally, Galvez finished third in the women's 200 m butterfly. It is assumed Galvez wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Oceania Championships Records In Swimming
Below is a list of current Oceania Swimming Championships records as ratified by the Oceania Swimming Association. Of the 38 events, Australia currently holds records in 21 of them, New Zealand 16 and Papua New Guinea 1. Going into the 2010 Championships, one record set at the inaugural Championships still stood: Rebecca Brown's 2:28.24 in 200 m breaststroke. On the final night of the 2010 Championships, Australia's Rebecca Kemp broke Brown's 17-year-old record, lowering the mark to 2:26.63. Men's events Women's events Mixed relay References External links Oceanian Swimming Association - Oceania Swimming Championship records 2008 Oceania Swimming Championship results2006 Oceania Swimming Championship results2004 Oceania Swimming Championship results {{Records in swimming Oceania championships Records Records A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Oceania Swimming Championships
The 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships took place from 7–16 July at 3 locations in Queensland, Australia.'Championship Information'' for the 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships. Posted by the Oceania Swimming Association on 2006-03-28; retrieved 2010-06-29. This was the sixth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in: *swimming—7, 8, 10 + 12 July at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns, Queensland, Cairns;'Swimming and Open Water results'' from the 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships. Posted by the Oceania Swimming Association on 2006-07-24, retrieved 2010-06-29. *open water swimming—9 + 12 July at Palm Cove, Queensland, Palm Cove Beach; *synchronized swimming (synchro) -- 14–16 July at Chandler Pool in Brisbane. All swimming competition listed below were swum in a 50m (long-course) pool. Participating countries * * * * * * * * * Event schedule The swimming and open water schedules are below. Synchronized swimming was held 14–16 July. *Finals- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events, one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics. This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. These were also the second Summer Olympic Games to be held in a communist state, the first being the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (with venues in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Estonia). Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001, having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after two rounds o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming Australia
Swimming Australia is the peak governing body for competitive swimming in Australia. The body has approximately 100,000 registered members nationally in 1100 clubs across the country, which includes swimmers, coaches, officials, administrators and volunteers. The body oversees the management and development of the sport from the national team at the elite level, the conduct of national and international events, through to grass roots participation. The organisation's vision is to become Australia's leading sport through increased participation, continual outstanding performance and commercial excellence. In 1985, the organisation had approximately 90,000 registered members. History Competitive national swimming championships were first held in 1894. Australia had swimmers at most major international swimming events since the 1896 Summer Olympics. This interest led to the creation of the Amateur Swimming Union of Australia, the precursor to Swimming Australia, which was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 Metre Backstroke
The Men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 6 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The stadium is owned by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). .... Three heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals. Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Men's 200 metre backstroke Aquatics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 Metre Backstroke
The Men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 7 and 8 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The stadium is owned by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). .... Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals. Heats summary Semifinals Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Men's 100 metre backstroke Aquatics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
