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European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008
The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008 took place in Rijeka, Croatia from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 December 2008. Medal table Medal summary Legend: * WR = World record * ER = European record * CR = Championships record Men's events Women's events See also *2008 in swimming References * Omega TiminResults External links Official Site* Swim RankingResultsResults book {{LEN swimming champs European Short Course Swimming Championships, 2008 Swimming 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... International sports competitions hosted by Croatia Sport in Rijeka December 2008 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazen Kantrida Novi 280708
Cornelis Jan Bazen (born 3 January 1948) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands. He dominated the national sprint championships in the early 1970s, winning them in 1970–1972, finishing second in 1973–1974 and third in 1975–1976. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ... in the 500 m and finished in 6th place. Personal bests: *500 m – 38.8 (1972) * 1000 m – 1:18.1 (1976) * 1500 m – 2:06.0 (1970) * 5000 m – 8:42.1 (1968) References External links * 1948 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands People from Zuidplas Speed skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from South Holland {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Biedermann
Paul Biedermann (; born 7 August 1986) is a German retired competitive swimmer, a 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion. He holds the long course and short course world records in the 200 meters freestyle, and the long course world record in the 400 meters freestyle. Career In 2008, Biedermann was ranked 9th in the world in the 200 m freestyle and 21st in the world in the 400 m freestyle. He won the 200 m freestyle long course at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships final, finishing in a time of 1:46.59. His times for the 400 m freestyle (3:47.69) and 200 m freestyle (NR in 1:46.37) qualified him for the Olympic Games in Beijing. At the Olympics, he placed fifth in the 200 m freestyle final (1:46.00) and 17th overall in the 400 m freestyle (3:48.03). 2009 Long Course and 2010 Short Course World Championships On 26 July 2009, Biedermann won the 400 m freestyle final at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships. He passed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Borysik
Ihor Borysyk (born June 2, 1984) is a retired Ukrainian swimmer. He was born in Simferopol. At the 2009 Ukraine National Cup, he swam a time of 58.67 seconds in a 100-meter breaststroke time-trial, a result that was under the world record at the time. However, it was denied world record status by FINA FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ..., as adequate doping control was not performed on Borysyk the day of the swim. References External linksBEST sports – Profile 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Simferopol Ukrainian male swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Ukraine Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Universiade medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Tahirovič
Emil Tahirovič (born December 30, 1979 near Ivančna Gorica, Yugoslavia) is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia. He swam for Slovenia at the 2004 Olympics. He swam for Slovenia at: *Olympics: 2004 *Mediterranean Games: 2005, 2009 *World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 *European Championships: 2004 *European SC Championships: from The-Sports.org; retrieved 2011-01-20. , 2003, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Hetland
Aleksander Hetland (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian swimmer. Hetland, who represents Bærumssvømmerne,Listing of Norwegian Records, retrieved from medley.no on 2009-07-15. has his strength in the medley events. He became world champion in the men's 50 metre breaststroke in the 2012 Short Course Worlds in Istanbul. At the 2004 Short Course Worlds in Indianapolis, IN, USA, Hetland finished fourth in the 100 m individual medley, setting the Norwegian Record with his time of 54.44. He claimed his first international swimming medal at the 2006 Short Course European Championships in Helsinki, where he received the bronze medal in the 100 m individual medley, improving his Norwegian Record to 53.70. Hetland followed that up with success at the 2007 SC Europeans, winning the silver medal on 50 m breaststroke and setting a new Nordic Record, with 26.93. In 2009, he won gold medal in the 50 m breaststroke gold in the European short course championship in Ist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matjaž Markič
Matjaž Markič (born 12 January 1983 in Koper) is a male breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke event at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ..., finishing in 24th place in the men's 100 m breaststroke. References Profile 1983 births Living people Slovenian male swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Slovenia Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Koper European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Slovenia-swimming-bio-stub Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Swimmers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Roger (swimmer)
Pierre Roger (born 8 December 1983 in La Flèche, Sarthe) is a backstroke swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual 100 metres backstroke event at the 2002 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates .... References * * 1983 births Living people People from La Flèche French male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of France European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Sarthe {{France-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Meeuw
Helge Folkert Meeuw (born 29 August 1984 from Wiesbaden, West Germany) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the: *Olympics: 2004, 2008, 2012 *World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 *European Championships: 2006, 2012 *World University Games: 2007, 2009 *Short Course Worlds: 2006 *Short Course Europeans: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 At the 2008 German Swimming Championships in Berlin, he swam in 53.10 sec a new European Record at 100m backstroke. He also holds 200 m (short course and long course) backstroke German national records in swimming. Personal bests Long course * 100 m backstroke 52.27 NR * 200 m backstroke 1:53.34 NR Short course * 200 m backstroke 1'51.51 NR Family Both his parents, Folkert Meeuw and Jutta Weber, competed for West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ľuboš Križko
Ľuboš Križko (born August 9, 1979) is an Olympic swimmer from Trenčín, Slovakia who competes in men's 100 meter backstroke. He finished 13th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and tied for 27th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, Križko tested positive for tamoxifen Tamoxifen, sold under the brand name Nolvadex among others, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used to prevent breast cancer in women and treat breast cancer in women and men. It is also being studied for other types of cancer. It has b ... and has been banned for two years (retroactive September 22, 2010). References External links Biography and Statistics Olympic swimmers of Slovakia Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Slovak male swimmers 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Trenčín European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Slovak sportspeople in doping cases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aschwin Wildeboer
Aschwin Wildeboer Faber (born 14 February 1986 in Sabadell, Spain), known as Aschwin Wildeboer, is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin. Biography His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called ''Club Natació Sabadell''. He and his parents now live in Denmark, because his father is the Danish national team coach. Career Both Aschwin and his older brother, Olaf, a freestyle swimmer, represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, Aschwin was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100 m and 200 m backstroke. Since 2004, Aschwin has continued to swim internationally for Spain; however, Olaf began swimming for the Netherlands at the 2006 European Championships. Aschwin swam again for Spain in the 2008 Summer Olympics, achieving a new Spanish record in the 100 m backstroke (53.51) and finishing seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Yuryevich Donets (russian: Станисла́в Ю́рьевич Доне́ц; born 7 July 1983) is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke (Short Course). See also * World record progression 100 metres backstroke This is a history of the 100 m backstroke world record as swum in both long-course (50 m; Olympic) pools and short-course (25 m) pools—the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA. Men Long course Short course Women Long c ... References 1983 births Living people Russian male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers World record holders in swimming Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Russia Jewish swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming People from Dimitrovgrad, Russia Sportspeople from Ulyanovsk Oblast {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Pizzetti
Samuel Pizzetti (born 16 October 1986) is an Italian freestyle swimmer from Codogno. He swam at two Olympics; the 1500 m in 2008 and the 400 m in 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat .... References * 1986 births Living people People from Codogno Italian male swimmers Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Italian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Italy European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Swimmers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Sportspeople from the Province of Lodi 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
