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Jay Litherland
Jay Litherland (born August 24, 1995) is an American competition swimmer of both Japanese and New Zealand descent. He represents DC Trident which is part of the International Swimming League. He won the silver medal in the Men's 400 Individual Medley at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in a time of 4:10.28. He was a World University Games gold medalist at the 2015 Summer Universiade and a bronze medalist at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Litherland competed for the University of Georgia in American collegiate swimming. Early life Litherland was born in Osaka, Japan as a triplet, along with brothers Mick and Kevin. His father, Andrew Litherland, is a chef from New Zealand, and his mother, Chizuko, is from Japan. He grew up speaking Japanese at home. The family settled in Johns Creek, Georgia, and Litherland was named an All-American in swimming while he was a student at Chattahoochee High School. Litherland and his brothers grew up swimming at Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Summer Universiade
) , Nations participating = 143 , Athletes participating = 12,885 , Events = 272 in 21 sports , Opening ceremony = , Closing ceremony = , Officially opened by = Park Geun-hye , Athlete's Oath = Kim Seong-yeon and Kim Kuk-young , Judge's Oath = Kim Dae-nan and Park Mi-sun , Torch Lighter = Chan Ho Park and Yang Hak-seon , Stadium = Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium , websiteOfficial website, SpreviousS= Kazan 2013 , SnextS = Taipei 2017 , Sprevious = Granada-Štrbské Pleso 2015 , Snext = Almaty 2017 The 2015 Summer Universiade ( ko, 2015년 하계 유니버시아드, Icheon sip-o nyeon Hagye Yunibeosiadeu), officially known as the XXVIII Summer Universiade ( ko, 제28회 하계 유니버시아드, Jeisippalhoe Hagye Yunibeosiadeu) and also known as Gwangju 2015 ( ko, 광주2015, Gwangju Icheon sip-o), was held in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14, 2015. Bid selection The cities of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Taipei, Taiwan; and Gwangju, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 Metre Individual Medley
The Men's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 28 July 2019. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were held at 10:00. Final The final was held on 28 July at 21:01. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2019 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 400 metre individual medley Men's 400 metre individual medley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Tokyo Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013. The Games were originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 March 2020, the event was postponed to 2021, the first such instance in the history of the Olympic Games (previous games had been cancelled but not rescheduled). However, the event retained the ''Tokyo 2020'' branding for marketing purpose.Multiple sources: * * * It was largely held behind closed doors with no public spectators permitted due to the declaration of a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area in response to the pandemic, the first and so far only Olympic Games to be held without official spectators. The Games were the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Swimming League
The International Swimming League (ISL) is an annual professional swimming league, established in 2019. It features a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. In 2019, the regular season started in October and the Final Match was held in December. Athletes with a history of breaking anti-doping rules are banned from ISL. In March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ISL abruptly cancelled its fourth season and all competition in 2022. History FINA-ISL dispute At the start of the 2018 season, the only major annual swimming tournament sanctioned by FINA was FINA Swimming World Cup. International Swimming League, a team-based professional swimming series, was founded in 2017 by Russian-Ukrainian billionaire Konstantin Grigorishin. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming And Diving Championships
The 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships were held on March 23–26 at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. This event determined the team and individual 2016 national champions of Division I men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States, and was the 93rd annual champion swim meet sanctioned by the NCAA. The Texas Longhorns won the team championship, coming in 190 points ahead of the California Golden Bears. This win secured the Longhorns their second ''consecutive'' title and their twelfth title overall. Team rankings (top 10) ''Note: Not all the competitors have been displayed in the rankings below. For the full resultsclick here'' Individual event rankings (top 3) ''Note: Only the top three competitors of each event have been listed below. Gold medalists are the competitors who finished first within their event; silver medalists, the competitors who finished second; and bronze medalists, the competitors who finished third.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Logo
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I Men's Swimming And Diving Championships
The NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool, except for the Division I meets in 2000 and 2004 which were swum in a 25-meter competition course. Events Individual swimming events *''Freestyle events'' **50-yard Freestyle (1925−present) **100-yard Freestyle (1925−present) **200-yard Freestyle (1963−present) **500-yard Freestyle (1963−present) **1,650-yard Freestyle (1963−present) *''Backstroke events'' **100-yard Backstroke ( 1950−present) **200-yard Backstroke (1951−present) *''Breaststroke events'' **100-yard Breaststroke ( 1958−present) **200-yard Breaststroke ( 1958−present) *''Butterfly events'' **100-yard Butterfly ( 1950−present) **200-yard Butterfly (1935−present) *''Medley events'' **200-yard individual medley ( 1956−present) **400-yard individual medley (1963−present) Relay swimming events *''Freestyle relay events'' **200-yard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Athletics Logo
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the country in the Caucasus ** Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom ** Georgia within the Russian Empire ** Democratic Republic of Georgia, established following the Russian Revolution ** Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state ** Province of Georgia, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States ** Georgia in the American Civil War, the State of Georgia within the Confederate States of America. Other places * 359 Georgia, an asteroid * New Georgia, Solomon Islands * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Canada * Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
The 4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, were held on August 26–31, 2013, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th .... Medal table Medal summary Boys' events Girls' events Mixed events External links Official siteEvent InformationOfficial results {{FINA champs FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Sports competitions in Dubai Swimming competitions in the United Arab Emirates S S J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships (or "Junior Worlds") is a swimming championship event organized by FINA for girls aged 14–17 and boys aged 15–18 on 31 December of the year of the competition. It is held biennially, and has been held since 2006. Editions Medal table ''Last updated after the 2022 Championships'' Championships records All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool. Men Women Mixed See also * FINA World Junior Diving Championships * Swimming at the Youth Olympic Games References {{FINA champs Recurring sporting events established in 2006 Junior Junior or Juniors may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959 * ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009 * ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010 * ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019 Films * ''Junior'' (1994 ... World youth sports competitions I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2015 Summer Universiade
Swimming was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 4 to 11 in Gwangju, South Korea. The swimming competitions was held at the Nambu University International Aquatics Center. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. Women's events References External linksResults book {{Swimming at the Summer Universiade 2015 in swimming Swimming at the Summer Universiade 2015 Summer Universiade events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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