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European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998
The second edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships was held in Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England, from 11 to 13 December 1998. A total number of 355 swimmers from 34 nations competed in these championships. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events Abbreviations * WR: World record * ER: European record * WBT: World best time (Not an official world record, because world governing body FINA doesn't recognize 4×50 m relay times) ReferencesResults on GBRSports.com {{LEN swimming champs |
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties of England, historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The city is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines and the valleys of the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don with its four tributaries: the River Loxley, Loxley, the Porter Brook, the River Rivelin, Rivelin and the River Sheaf, Sheaf. Sixty-one per cent of Sheffield's entire area is green space and a third of the city lies within the Peak District national park. There are more than 250 parks, woodlands and gardens in the city, which is estimated to contain around 4.5 million trees. The city is south of Leeds, east of Manchester, and north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Rupprath
Thomas Rupprath (born 16 March 1977 in Neuss) is an Olympic swimmer from Germany, who is nicknamed "The New Albatross". Biography He held the world record for the 50 m backstroke (short course) with a time of 23.27 seconds set on 31 November 2002. This was broken by Robert Hurley of Australia on 26 October 2008. He also held the 50 m backstroke (long course) record between 7 July 2003 to 2 April 2008 with a time of 24.80 s. With a time of 54.16 over 100 m backstroke (second behind Helge Meeuw) Thomas Rupprath managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. He also won the 100 m butterfly at the German trials. Achievements ;Olympic Games * Bronze medal in 2000 Sydney * Silver medal in 2004 Athens ;World championships * Silver medal at 2007 Melbourne ;World Championships SC * Gold medal at 2004 Indianapolis * Silver medal at 2000 Athens * Silver medal at 2006 Shanghai See also * List of German records in swimming * World record progression ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphan Perrot
Stéphan Perrot (born 19 June 1977 in Nice) is a breaststroke swimmer from France, who won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres breaststroke event at the 1999 European Championships in Istanbul. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ..., Australia, where he was eliminated in the semifinals of the men's 200 m breaststroke. References External links * 1977 births Living people French male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Swimmers at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Whitehead
Adam James Whitehead (born 28 March 1980) is a male former breaststroke swimmer from Coventry, England. Swimming career Whitehead competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Four years later he won a gold medal and silver medal in the breaststroke events at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 50 metres breaststroke and the 100 metres breaststroke in 1999. However, in his strongest event, the 200 metres breaststroke, he won the title three times (1998, 1999 and 2000). Personal life After this, he worked with the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust as an athlete mentor, using the experiences and skills he gained as an elite sports performer to inspire and support young people, and later in a managem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Kruppa
Jens Kruppa (born 3 June 1976 in Freital) is an international breaststroke swimmer from Germany, who won the silver medal in the 4×100 metres medley relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. See also * List of German records in swimming A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References * 1976 births Living people German male swimmers German male breaststroke swimmers Male medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Schmollinger
Patrick Schmollinger (born 2 September 1973 in Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from Austria, who was born in Germany. He represented Austria at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ..., finishing in 22nd place in the men's 100m breaststroke event. Referencessports-reference 1973 births Living people People from Waiblingen Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region) Austrian male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Austria Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Austria-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Isaksson (swimmer)
Patrik Isaksson (born April 8, 1973 in Västerås) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Sweden, who won several titles in the short course championships. A member of Swedish club , he competed for his native country at the in , |
Mark Warnecke
Mark Warnecke (born 15 February 1970 in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former breaststroke swimmer who, at age 35, won the world title in the 50 m breaststroke at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. That made him the oldest swimming world champion since 1971. He started for the German swimming club SG Essen. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, where he was a member of the 4×100 m medley relay team, that finished in fourth position. Eight years later he won the bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. See also * List of German records in swimming * World record progression 50 metres breaststroke World records in the 50-metre breaststroke competitive swimming event are recorded for men and women in 50-metre pools (long course) and 25-metre pools (short course). Men Long course Short course ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Sánchez (swimmer)
Jorge Sánchez (born 9 February 1977) is an Olympic backstroke swimmer from Spain. He swam for Spain at the: *Olympics: 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ... *World Championships: 1998, 2003 *Mediterranean Games: 2001 *European Championships: 1997 *Short Course Europeans: 1998 References 1977 births Living people Spanish male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Spain Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2001 Mediterranean Games {{Spain-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Ruckwood
Adam Ruckwood (born 13 September 1974) is a male English former competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist. Swimming career Ruckwood represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres backstroke title three times (1998, 2000, 2001) and the 200 metres backstroke title seven times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000). Ruckwood also competed in three Commonwealth Games; he represented England where he won a gold and silver medals in the backstroke events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Four years later he represented England again, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and in 2002 he competed in his third Games. Coaching career He was formerly head coach at City of Birmingham Swimming Club, then moved to city of Coventry swimming club as head coach. See also * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Örn Arnarson
Örn Arnarson (born 31 August 1981 in ReykjavÃk) is a swimmer from Iceland. He won his first major title in 1998 at the European SC Championships in Sheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke. A year later, at the European SC Championships 1999 in Lisbon, Portugal, Örn Arnarson won the 100 m and 200 m backstroke swimming events. Örn Arnarson has participated in three Olympics in 2000, 2004, and 2008. He is the first Icelandic male swimmer ever to participate in the finals for the Olympics back in 2000 when he came 4th place in the 200m backstroke. In late 2008, Örn Arnarson moved to Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ..., where he became the Elite Coach at Aalborg Svømmeklub Elitehold. After working for other swimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eithan Urbach
Eithan Urbach (born 12 January 1977 in Haifa) is a former backstroke swimmer from Israel. Urbach competed in two events in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... In 1997, Urbach shared Israel's Sportsman of the Year award. See also * List of select Jewish swimmers References External links * 1977 births Living people Auburn Tigers men's swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Israeli expatriates in the United States Israeli Jews Israeli male models Israeli male swimmers Jewish swimmers Olympic swimmers of Israel Sportspeople from Haifa Models from Haifa Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Jewish male models ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
